My name is Masa Honda. I come from Yokohama city. I have studied about public health in developping countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Timor leste. I live with my parents in Kumaoto because I have no house to stay in Japan. In the last 7 years I was in Indonesia and Thailand, so I rent a house in those countries. During my study at Kumamoto university, I would like to stay my parents house. I am so excited to stay in Kumamoto because it is my first time. Kumato is not a big city, but not so countryside. It is just big enough to stay for my daily life. If we can go to the downtown, we can see Kumamoto castle which is simbol of Kumamoto city.I can recommend some traditional Kumamoto foods whose name is BASASHI. It is raw meet of horse. Please do not imagine of horse before eating.


I will finish my course at Kumamoto university this coming March. I need to look for my job not only Japan but also other countries. I am interested in medical system in the third country. Japanese government pays attention to ODA(official development assistance) to developping countries. I have a chance to apply for the job as a teacher at some university in Thailand as well as Indonesia. In future, We Japanese needs some help from other countries especially caregiver to take care of elderly people. In 2015, the rate of population of people, over 65 is near 20 %, this rate will be  higher year by year.Therefore, we predict some problems due to too many elderly people. Taking care of elderly people needs cost, manpower and adequate system, so each community try to make  sustainable strategies.


when I look at other countires such as Canada, England and German, those countries need caregiver from other countries. Those countries have a flexible solution to welcome people to imigrate. It is really competitive field to get caregivers in many countries. if we invite caregivers from some countries, we should consider how to give a good condition for those inorder to stay in Japan for lonf time.