Japan is a nation, which consists of four islands and four thousand small islands situated in the Pacific Ocean. The four major islands are Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu and Hokkaido. Japan’s population surpasses one hundred and twenty seven million, which makes it one of the largest populations in the world. The capital city, Tokyo constitutes a population of thirty million making it the biggest urban area in the world. Japan has the third largest economy in the world and the third lowest mortality rate in the world and highest life expectancy. The biggest group of the population is the Yamoto, leading social ethnicity is the Burakuimin and chief ethnic groups the Ryukyuan and Ainu.As of 2008 Japan’s GDP was $34,200.The population practice Buddhism,
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In Japan mandatory medical care is provided to all citizens. Medical care is freely given to those on welfare and poor people. Lasting care is given to old people and cash payments to pregnant mothers. Widespread coverage through national, employer-based and elderly insurance. They are funded by the government, private employers and specific coinsurance costs. The health care in Japan ensures that its citizens are covered without regard to medical difficulties. Patients are free to choose the physician or and the hospital they want without being denied. Hospitals must be nonprofit and run by physician by and enforced by law (Bliss, Sugiyama, Yamaguchi, & Murakami, 2013, p 30).
All Japanese citizens should be registered in an insurance cover whereas non-citizens are advised to national health schemes but is voluntary. There is the Employee Health Insurance and National Health Insurance. National Health Insurance is for self employers and students while corporate employees is the social insurance. The national insurance is grouped into two, one which deals with each urban area or community whereas the other is the National Health Insurance Union which provides services to public or private clinics. The health system in Japan is advantageous to all citizens and benefits the country to a great deal which improves the country’s livelihood and people (Holtz, 2008, p
In Japan mandatory medical care is provided to all citizens. Medical care is freely given to those on welfare and poor people. Lasting care is given to old people and cash payments to pregnant mothers. Widespread coverage through national, employer-based and elderly insurance. They are funded by the government, private employers and specific coinsurance costs. The health care in Japan ensures that its citizens are covered without regard to medical difficulties. Patients are free to choose the physician or and the hospital they want without being denied. Hospitals must be nonprofit and run by physician by and enforced by law (Bliss, Sugiyama, Yamaguchi, & Murakami, 2013, p 30).
All Japanese citizens should be registered in an insurance cover whereas non-citizens are advised to national health schemes but is voluntary. There is the Employee Health Insurance and National Health Insurance. National Health Insurance is for self employers and students while corporate employees is the social insurance. The national insurance is grouped into two, one which deals with each urban area or community whereas the other is the National Health Insurance Union which provides services to public or private clinics. The health system in Japan is advantageous to all citizens and benefits the country to a great deal which improves the country’s livelihood and people (Holtz, 2008, p