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Question by sangeetha g: How to take medical insurance for foreigners in short term visa in Japan?
My mother in law is here in Japan on a short term visa(3 months). She had sprained her hand in India while coming here and is bothering her a lot. We heard that it would be very costly in the hospitals without medical insurance. As she might need to take xray and other medicines. We would like to know how we can take medical insurance for foreign nationals on short term visa in Japan. I thank u in advance for answering my query.

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Answer by Seiryū
I’d suggest that you call the embassy of your country in Japan.
I’m not sure what policies Japan has about foreigners in Japan, but I would think that you would have to get insurance from your own country or at least through your country you could ask about this?
List of Embassies, Consulates, and International Organizations in Japan:

http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/emb_cons/protocol/index.html

http://web-japan.org/links/government/index.html

I hope this helps. Also, I would suggest that you keep your question open for others to answer.

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