HIDA Journal 2017 SPRING No.10

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13No. 10 SPRING 2017NEWSThe Fifth “Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners Engaged in Nursing or Long-Term Care” was held on Saturday, September 3, 2016. This year, the venue was moved to National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Yoyogi, Tokyo. Among the audi-ence were the former Prime Minister and Chairman of Japan Indonesia Association, Inc. (JAPINDA), Mr. Yasuo Fukuda and his wife, along with some 200 more people. Ten contestants from ve coun-tries, who had passed preliminary paper selection process, gave speeches loaded with their passion for nursing and long-term care.Japanese medical and long-term care work-places are progressively accepting foreign human resources. This move has attracted considerable attention from the society. From its inception, HIDA has been involved in the six-month long Japanese language course for the candidates who arrived in Japan on the Training Program under Economic Partnership Agreement for Nurse and Certied Care Worker Candidates (hereinafter referred to as “EPA Program”). HIDA instituted the contest in 2012 in the hope to make many people of Japan aware of the aspira-tion of those candidates, studying with the aim to pass respective Japanese national qualication examinations while working at hospitals and facilities across Japan. The contest is also open to non-EPA Program foreigners.The speeches we heard this year were full of optimistic and positive content. The top three winners, especially, impressed us not only with their uency in spoken Japanese, but also their creativity in drawing audience’s interest such as structure of speech the followed the ki-sho-ten-ketsu (introduction, development, turn and conclusion) format. Their often moving speeches were also delivered with sense of humor, such as mixing the dialect of the region they work. The three hours just ew passed.At the prize giving ceremony, Chairman Fukuda praised each contestant for their courage to work in foreign environment and the hard work they put in for learning the language. A questionnaire survey was conducted at the venue to measure audience’s response, which included many comments such as “I was moved to see how those young people reect on their own thoughts as they fulll their duties in the demanding foreign environment;” “It was a tremendous learning opportunity for me, allowing me to know what those young people feel and think every day as they work at Japanese hospitals and long-term care facilities;” and “We Japanese also have things to learn from what those people from overseas think in their mind;” and so on. It was the day that afrmed how this contest offered the valuable opportunity to hear live voices from mouths of foreign workforce in nursing and long-term care.The contest was reported later on its BS channel in a late-night slot of NHK News, as well as by various media services such as industry newspaper and orga-nization bulletin. The video clips of speeches by the ten contestants of this contest are available on an HIDA website page (http://www.hidajapan.or.jp/jp/project/nihongo/sp2016/index.html :in Japanese only). We would love for you to watch them and enjoy the taste of contest atmosphere.We think more and more foreign human resources will start working nursing and long-term care workplaces in Japan. There may be more cases of other countries introducing the Japanese system. HIDA is resolved to meet the expectation of human resource develop-ment in this area, through carrying out the EPA Program and our service with this contest.The Fifth “Japanese Speech Contest for Foreigners Engaged in Nursing or Long-Term Care” heldMs. Duc Thi Hoai, the winner of “Never give up your dream. Keep working hard” PrizeSummary of the fifth contestDate & Time: Saturday, September 3, 2016; 13:30–16:30Venue: National Olympics Memorial Youth Center; 3-1. Yoyogi Kamizono-cho, Shibuya-ku, TokyoHost: The Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development Association (HIDA)Co-host: The Japan FoundationSponsored by: CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.; KBB, I&D Co., Ltd.; Koyo Square Co., Ltd.; International Health Assistance and Research Center (IHAR); 3A Corporation; Japan Indonesia Association, Inc.; Bank Negara Indonesia Tokyo Branch; Philippine National Bank Tokyo Branch; BRIDGEOVER Co., Ltd.; BONJINSHA Co., Ltd.; Learn-S Co., Ltd.; Mr. Hideaki Otani; and Mr. Tatsuo NishidaSupported by: Association for Japanese Language Teaching (AJALT); The Japan Association of Certified Care Workers; The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language; and Matsumoto Junior CollegeJudges: Ms. Kazuko Shimada, Vice President, The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language; Ms. Hisae Kimura, Chairperson, Care and Welfare Department, Matsumoto Junior College;Dr. Yuriko Sato (PhD), Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyFirst Prize “Having a client decline my service is unexpectedly...”Fauziatunnisa (Ms.; Indonesia)She was feeling down as she had many clients declining her care at her long-term care workplace. She observed how senior staff member treated the clients appropriately and realized the cause was own lack of ability to communicate. She changed how she treated them and found the situation improved. The experience of having clients decline her service gave her the opportunity to reect on her practice, which allowed her growth.Third Prize “Success found in long-term care work”Ho Thi Ban (Ms.; Vietnam)When she arrived in Japan, she had a dream to have a good life that was the envy of others. Soon she found the work unrewarding and monotonous. She failed such tasks as leading a client to toilet or changing diapers: tasks she previously thought easy. It was when she felt down from those incidents, she told a client what she honestly felt, and was thanked in return. It was that experience that made her change mind about what success is: it is to help people and to be trusted. This changed her mindset; and now she aims to become a professional in long-term care.Prize for “Genuine learning in nursing”Lindawati Meliala (Ms.; Indonasia) “What taught me about my nursing practice”Prize for “Feeling-centered Kaigo” Solis Ken Wendy Kristine Dote (Ms.; Philippines) “What I cherish in my care work”Prize for “Never give up your dream. Keep working hard”Duc Thi Hoai (Ms.; Vietnam) “My dream”Prize for “Thank you Kaigo”Tarieleva Nargilia (Ms.; Kirgizstan) “Thank you, Kaigo”Prize for “Smile makes circle of happiness”Indrawati (Ms.; Indonasia) “Importance of smile”Prize for “Kaigo with heart and mind”Casem Michael Anthony Yoshiy (Mr.; Philippines) “Kaigo with heart. Kaigo with mind.”Prize for “Nursing with consideration and kindness”Wang Qing (Ms.; China) “Kindness hidden behind the supercial harshness of nursing"Having a client decline my service is unexpectedly...” by Fauziatunnisa (Ms.; Indonesia)*Sponsored by a private sponsor, Mr. Tatsuo Nishida, this prize is awarded to one individual candidate on the EPA Program, who arrived only lately. In addition to Ms. Fauziatunnisa; this prize was awarded to four others who could not take part in the contest.Second Prize “Supported and encouraged”Sarigumba Mary Ann Banzali (Ms.; Philippines)When she was new to the country, she felt unsure when confronted by the local dialect. Now, three years later, the dialect smoothly comes out of her mouth when talking to her clients. She loves working in long-term care, and thinks it her calling when her clients say to her, “thank you.” She intends to continue working hard, with an aspiration to become the bridge that connects her country and Japan through long-term care.Prize WinnersSpecial Prize Winners Nishida Prize*

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