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 ...

Previously standard national health insurance cards will expire in Japan as of the end of December 1, 2025, as Japan makes its transition to the use of My Number cards incorporating health insurance ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers common questions readers may have about Japan's full-scale transition to the "My Number" health insurance card system allowing My Number ID cards to function as health ...

This Nov. 9, 2021, file photo shows a My Number health insurance card reader in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. (Mainichi/Yuki Nakagawa) Japan's traditional health insurance cards are set to expire on Dec. 1.

Japanese media outlets appeared to struggle to find suitable expressions to describe the complicated and confusing Dec. 2 transition to the “maina hokensho” system. The day was meant to mark a ...

While the U.S. has continuously held the largest share of the worldwide insurance market, the second-largest insurance market, Japan, also possesses massive assets. Both share aging populations. With ...

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Defense Department is counting on the contractor that provides health care for military members overseas to create a provider network in Japan that accepts civilian ...

Japan health insurance cards expire, integrate with 'My Number' Japan's health insurance cards expire on Dec. 1. The government is encouraging residents to sign up to integrate the cards into the My ...