Latar Belakang. Perawat yang bekerja di luar negeri, khususnya Jepang berisiko mengalami stres kerja dikarenakan berbagai situasi stres bagi perawat. Stres kerja menyebabkan penurunan prestasi kerja individu yang berdampak pada berkurangnya pelayanan kesehatan yang diberikan oleh rumah sakit Tujuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi tingkat stres pada perawat Indonesia yang bekerja di panti lansia area Tokyo-Yokohama Jepang Metode. Desain penelitian adalah descriptive cross-sectional study. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada Bulan April 2024 di Jepang khususnya daerah Tokyo, dan Yokohama. Populasi adalah semua perawat yang bekerja di Jepang. Sampel sebanyak 115 orang dengan teknik total sampling. Pengambilan data menggunakan kuesioner Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Analisa data menggunakan dengan analisis deskriptif. Hasil. Hasil penelitian didapatkan tingkat stres pada pada perawat Indonesia yang bekerja di Panti Lansia Area Tokyo-Yokohama Jepang sebagian besar dengan kategori sedang yaitu sebanyak 93 orang (80,9%). Kesimpulan. Stres sedang merupakan stresor yang dihadapi seseorang yang berlangsung beberapa jam sampai beberapa hari. Disarankan kepada perawat agar meningkatkan kemampuan manajemen koping dan penggunaan Bahasa asing. Kata Kunci: Perawat, Jepang, Tingkat Stres

Background. Many nurses who work abroad, especially in Japan, risk experiencing work-related stress due to various stressful situations. Work-related stress leads to decreased individual work performance, impacting the quality of healthcare hospitals provide. The purpose of this study was to identify the level of stress in Indonesian nurses working in elderly care facilities in the Tokyo-Yokohama area of Japan. Method. This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study was conducted in April 2024 in Japan, specifically in the Tokyo and Yokohama areas. The population included all nurses working in Japan. In this study, 115 respondents were recruited using the total sampling technique. Data were collected using the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive analysis. Results. Findings indicated that the stress level among Indonesian nurses working in Elderly Care Facilities in the Tokyo-Yokohama area of Japan mostly fell into the moderate category, with 93 respondents (80.9%). Conclusion. Moderate stress is a stressor experienced by an individual lasting from a few hours to several days. It is recommended that nurses enhance their coping management skills and use foreign languages. Keywords: Nurse, Japan, Stress Level