Japan's social health insurance system ensures universal coverage1 but restricts eligibility to residents with a minimum stay of three months. Consequently, short-term visitors, temporary residents, ...

Reporting new COVID-19 cases became simplified across Japan ... the health of patients or organized their hospitalization based on the information in such reports. Under the new system, however ...

Mano also points out that among the OECD nations, Japan's inpatients stay in hospital the longest: 16.1 days on average, compared to just over 5.5 days in the United States. "Our medical system is ...

The health ministry will also interview medical professionals who treated the victims and compile oral records.

The Japanese government plans to abolish the current health insurance ... through a facial recognition system and allow doctors and pharmacists to view information such as prescription records ...