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Are healthcare and health insurance expensive in Japan?
When we asked expats in Japan if healthcare and health insurance are expensive in Japan, they wrote...
"I have Social Health Insurance that my job helped set up for me. It's accepted pretty much everywhere as it's a public insurance. I have only needed to do something preventative, though, so I have only paid for medical service in its entirely before," explained one expat living in Tokyo, Japan.
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"My experience is that the national health insurance is great and easy to enroll in and easy to use. The insurance is reasonably priced and covers 70% of most medical needs. I have not had a problem with the healthcare system yet. I make sure to find an establishment that provides English support and everything is much smoother for me," said another expat in Tokyo, Japan.
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Are healthcare and health insurance expensive in Japan?
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