The Tokyo Metropolitan Government employed a woman as a librarian for over 20 years through repeated […]
HEALTH INSURANCE All Japanese citizens are required by law to be covered by public health insurance. […]
The health ministry plans to make mental health checks mandatory in regular health examinations given at […]
At least 33 people died in 17 prefectures in 2009 after not visiting doctors because they […]
Hundreds of foreign and Japanese people staged a rally Sunday in Tokyo demanding better working conditions […]
Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Akira Nagatsuma has announced cuts in national health insurance premiums for […]
The Immigration Bureau announced Wednesday new guidelines for foreign residents, stating that joining the social insurance […]
The Immigration Bureau has effectively scrapped a guideline that compelled foreign residents to present health insurance […]
Aim is to ease foreigners’ concerns The Immigration Bureau is planning to change a new guideline […]
The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)-led administration has called for a “shift from concrete to people” […]