Jakarta, May 6 -- The Health Ministry informed that this year, it is targeting to send at least 300 nurses from Indonesian health polytechnics to Japan, including Mie Prefecture, and support the nurses' adaptation to culture and competency improvement.

Director for health human resources at the ministry, Yuli Farianti, said here on Tuesday that the target is higher than in the previous years, when Indonesia sent at least 200 nurses annually.

The higher target is driven by young nurses' interest, who have been motivated to work in Japan by looking at their seniors, she added.

"Since 2020, Japan has opened up opportunities for nurses and caregivers. Currently, we see that the number of our nurses is at 102.16 percent, (thus Japan's needs...