Unless the system of medical insurance and reimbursement of healthcare providers changes, the combination of increasing technological advances, an ageing population, and unconstrained demand will produce a crisis in Japanese health care. Japan is only belatedly waking up to this crisis. The Japanese ...
Japan’s medical system: Public, private, universal, national, state, single payer - which is it? Japan has universal public healthcare: it’s a legal requirement for all Japanese citizens to have the health insurance provided by the state. This coverage is quite thorough and entitles people ...
Since 1961, the Japanese public healthcare system based on the universal health insurance system has contributed to raising the level of health and life expectancy of the Japanese people through improving the equity in access to healthcare and the quantity and quality of healthcare services. On th...
Healthcare providers agreed with the Thai government policy promoting long-stays. The most recognized obstacle in caring for Japanese long-stay elderly was the language barrier. More research on Japanese elders staying abroad is needed to promote effective communication between Japanese elderly and other...
Future challenges and perspectives for Japanese dentistry include: tackling the regional differences in oral health, decreasing the cost of health expenditure, establishment of sustainable emergency oral healthcare services in times of disaster, and the development a new tele-dental system for remote ...
The Japanese universal-healthcare system is a cornerstone of society such as only a few European countries have. Societal growth since World War II, and even social stability, one could argue, have been linked with a healthcare system that has consistently provided universal, r...
However, whether or not this target level is optimal depends on two elements: the first is future technological breakthroughs in the medical field, and the second is whether or not the Japanese healthcare system, which is based on the medical doctors' monopoly over medical/healthcare treatments,...
Though it may not be perfect, the healthcare system in Japan makes receiving medical care a relatively cheapo-friendly experience. This is great, but if you don’t speak Japanese, the experience can easily turn into one of frustration and confusion—not great when you feel like you’re going...
Several observations and policies point to a normalization of the Japanese healthcare system in the direction of rationalization and specialization of the provision of care, cost control in the mature-products segment, and recognition of value. Among the most visible are the following:...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the medical care system in Japan as well as on the Japanese economy. This paper provides an overview of issues related to these two themes. First, using data from the end of August to the end of November 2020, we confirm the infection ...