To address the shortage of care workers in the prefecture and secure high-quality foreign care workers, subsidies are provided for the initial costs incurred when care service establishments in the prefecture employ foreign care workers.
Oita Prefecture: Foreign Care Worker Employment Emergency Subsidy — Additional Recruitment
September 9, 2026
Summary
Oita Prefecture provides subsidies to care service establishments employing foreign care workers to address the shortage of care workers and secure high-quality personnel.
Key Information
| Location | Oita |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Ongoing – Dec 28, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥200,000 per person |
| Subsidy Rate | First-time users of this subsidy: 1/2; all other establishments: 1/3; the maximum amount may vary by establishment |
| Purpose | Human resource development and employment |
| Eligible Expenses | Travel expenses |
| Eligible Applicants | Care facilities, sole proprietors, and corporations |
| Implementing Agency | Oita Prefecture |
| Official Page | https://www.pref.oita.jp/soshiki/12300/kaigozinzai-kinkyutaisaku.html |