Japan announces new policy barring entry to foreigners with outstanding medical bills and requiring visitors staying over ...

The Japanese government ... and fail to dispel public anxiety, then drastic reforms must be undertaken," Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reportedly said during the meeting. A Health Ministry survey ...

The government is also considering making private medical insurance mandatory for foreign visitors. Read more at straitstimes ...

Tourists could be made to get private medical insurance and immigration officials would be able to access visitors’ records ...

Japan is currently experiencing one of its ... As part of dismantling necessary public health measures, the government has restricted the free availability of the more reliable PCR tests.

TOKYO -- The legal status of COVID-19 in Japan will ... working as a health policy advisor to the health ministry of Vietnam. When asked what kind of coronavirus measures were being taken there ...

suggesting a correlation between the relaxation of public health measures and the resurgence of infectious diseases. In response to the rising number of STSS cases, Japanese authorities issued a ...

Government officials considered taking action against mpox on Friday, following the World Health ... Japan about mpox. The officials confirmed they will continue the inspection and medical ...

Japan has drawn up a draft ... such as considering public health insurance coverage. The government also plans to implement measures to ease the financial burden of paying for children's higher ...

(Mainichi/Kimi Takeuchi) TOKYO -- The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on July 19 that it plans to require companies to implement measures ... airports and public facilities as ...