Japan's health ministry is planning to deny in principle the renewal or change of residential status for foreign citizens who refuse to pay national health insurance premiums, it was learned Tuesday.

With services offered at fixed prices set by the state, many service providers are struggling to cope with rapid inflation ...

As tourism to Japan surges, so too has the use of its world-class medical facilities for treatment and surgery. But not all patients pay their bills. St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo’s Chuo ...

This Japanese cohort shows that behavioral health service users had health care costs higher than those of individuals who did not use behavioral health services, yet lower than the costs demonstrated ...

Smartphones, wearable devices, telemedicine platforms, artificial intelligence software, internet applications and other digital health technologies are advancing and transforming disease diagnosis, ...

Japan's welfare ministry is considering a new support measure for childbirth to replace the existing lump-sum allowance, officials said. The ministry will explore the possibility of establishing a new ...

TOKYO – Japanese government officials and health care providers say they were not told in advance of a U.S. Department of Defense decision last year to force tens of thousands of its civilian ...

Lawmakers are pressing the Pentagon to improve medical care in Japan for U.S. military personnel, families and Defense Department civilians amid ongoing concerns that the lack of access to care is ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Jordan and Denise McMahon and their three children said they are returning to Albuquerque, N.M., just six months after they arrived at this air base, where Jordan works for ...

Japan has among the best healthcare systems in the world, yet it is looking to make major changes to spur innovation in this field so as to adapt to a new demographic reality. The country leads the ...

Kikuta Yutaka, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, attended the handover ceremony held at the premises of the hospital. Under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the ...