There are two kinds of public health insurance in Japan (insurance for illness, injury, etc.): Employee Health Insurance and National Health Insurance. Those working at a place like a company will be enrolled in Employee Health Insurance, while others will be enrolled in National Health Insurance. Anyone who is enrolled in either will receive a Health Insurance Card. If you bring your Health Insurance Card with you to the hospital when suffering from injury, illness, or so on, you will only have to pay 30% of the hospital fees.
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March 1st, 2022: From the Japan Health Insurance Association homepage
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Japan's public health insurance program
In Japan, there are cases where if you complete some paperwork you may get money back from the hospital. On the other hand, there are cases where even if you are enrolled in insurance your hospital bill may not become cheaper. Please make effort to properly understand the insurance system.
※For those whose country has a social security agreement with Japan relating to the public health insurance program, enrollment is not required.
【Applicable Countries】
・Germany
・United Kingdom
・Korea
・United States
・Belgium
・France
・Canada
・Australia
・The Netherlands
・The Czech Republic
・Spain
・Ireland
・Brazil
・Switzerland
・Hungary
・India
・Luxembourg
・The Philippines
・Slovakia
・China
・Finland
