Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, checks how health insurance cards are kept at a care home in Tokyo's Ota Ward, on July 28, 2023. (Pool photo) It's difficult to comprehend why the Japanese ...

A CCTV investigation has uncovered a widespread scheme in which medical insurance personal accounts are being used to buy everyday consumer goods — from toothbrushes and face masks to sunscreen ...

This partially modified photo shows a conventional health insurance card. (Mainichi) Starting Dec. 2, Japan's conventional health insurance cards will no longer be usable. However, the Ministry of ...

Japan on Tuesday fully transitioned to a system that integrates health insurance card functions into the My Number identification cards, even as challenges remain in expanding its use. While existing ...