| Before considering on moving to the Far East, | | | | infectious disease control and prenatal care. The |
| especially to Japan, you need to find out the system | | | | system is provided by both local and national local |
| of health care in the country. The system of health | | | | governments. For other personal medical care needs, |
| care in Japan provides for the needs of each citizen | | | | payments are made through an insurance system of |
| and foreigners in the country. Found below are some | | | | universal health care. There is equality in access as |
| of the important details about the health care system | | | | well as fees that have been set by a government |
| in Japan which can provide you the facts to help you | | | | agency. |
| in your decision process. | | | | There are a few issues in the system of health care in |
| The system of health care in Japan provides many | | | | Japan. As mentioned before, there are only a few |
| options for an individual's medical needs. There are | | | | doctors in the country. Another one is the lack of |
| many clinics as well as both public and private hospitals | | | | English medical staff in the country. This has become |
| scattered through out the country. The difference | | | | quite an issue as more and more individuals emigrate |
| though is that Japan has no institutionalized system of | | | | to the country. This has been addressed by the |
| family doctors. The public health system pays for up to | | | | government with the employment of English speaking |
| 70% of the total cost of medical care and medications | | | | medical professional staff. These trained personnel |
| for a treatment. Since culturally Japanese are focused | | | | obtained their degrees from either the United States or |
| on business, thus there are only a few Japanese | | | | the United Kingdom, making their skills safe and reliable. |
| professionals in the medical field. When you undergo | | | | Having a highly evolved technological society with the |
| health care in Japan, it is quite impersonal and not | | | | most modern equipment designed for medicine. |
| much ethics in the profession. | | | | Like many Asian countries, Japanese medical |
| There is only one structure of universal health | | | | practitioners fall into the trap of over prescription |
| coverage and there are particular characteristics for | | | | though only for minor illnesses such as cough, fever |
| each class such as being a tourist, a worker, a student, | | | | and colds. These occur in the upper class suburbs but |
| an individual's age and other personal circumstances. | | | | this has been curbed significantly by the proper |
| When an individual is staying for at least a year in | | | | authorities. |
| Japan, an individual needs to have health insurance in | | | | As advised in the Expat Forum, "carefully go over |
| the country and there are two different systems that | | | | them and see the pros and the cons. As much as |
| applies to citizens and foreigners alike. These are the | | | | possible, ask your friends who are already in this |
| Employee's Health Insurance, which is for those | | | | highly-industrialized as to the real status of Japan |
| gainfully employed and the other one is the National | | | | because they are they ones that have lived in Japan." |
| Health Insurance, which applies to community based | | | | Do take this advice to heart in order that you can |
| health needs. | | | | thrive in the modern Asian technological society such |
| The system of health care in Japan provides for free | | | | as Japan in the long run. |
| screening examinations for particular diseases, | | | | |