title: Issues and challenges in nursing and nursing education in Japan.
abstract: In this editorial we discuss the challenges and issues in nursing and nurse education in Japan. These include a rapid growth in the number of universities offering nursing programs without sufficient time for preparation of faculty; issues in the traditional ways of teaching in classrooms; the appearance of nursing shortages in a country with the highest rate of longevity in the world; and the position of nursing faculty in a society that is largely male dominated.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turale
authors.forename: Misae
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Fujiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nakao
mesh_terms: D002016:Buddhism / Q000523:psychology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D014933:Women's Rights