Japan has public medical insurance systems.
Foreign nationals listed on the Basic Resident Register who stay in Japan for purposes other than sightseeing or medical treatment are required to enroll in one of the public medical insurances.
Once you get enrolled in a medical insurance system, you can receive medical care at hospitals at a partial cost.
[Type of public medical insurance]
There are three types of public medical insurance:
- Company’s Health Insurance, Mutual Aid Insurance, and Sailor Insurance
- Medical Insurance System for the Elderly
- National Health Insurance
1 Company’s Health Insurance, Mutual Aid Insurance, and Sailor Insurance
(1) Enrollee
Company’s Health Insurance is an insurance that people who work for companies or business establishments and their families are enrolled in.
* Please check with your company for eligibility.
(2) Enrollment and withdrawal procedures
The company etc. performs enrollment and withdrawal procedures.
(3) How to pay insurance premiums
The insurance premium is deducted from your salary.
2 National Health Insurance (NHI)
(1) Enrollee
This insurance covers those who are not enrolled in Company’s Health Insurance, etc.
(2) Enrollment and withdrawal procedures
When you enroll in or withdraw from the NHI, you need to submit the notification by yourself.
[1] When an NHI enroll notification is required
| When is notification required? | Required documents, etc. |
|---|---|
| When you move to Miyazaki City |
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| When you withdraw from your Company's Health Insurance |
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| When you are no longer a dependent of your family member enrolled in a health insurance system | |
| At the end of optional continued enrollment in a health insurance system |
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| When a child was born |
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(* 1) Residence Card, Permanent Resident Certificate, passport, driver's license, etc.
(* 2) Issued by the workplace.
(* 3) Issued by the Pension Office.
(* 4) Required for all the persons who are to enroll in NHI
[2] When an NHI withdrawal notification is required
| When is notification required? | Required documents, etc. |
|---|---|
| When you move out of Miyazaki City |
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| When you enroll in Company’s Health Insurance |
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| When you have become a dependent of your family member enrolled in a health insurance system | |
| When the insured person of NHI died |
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(* 5) If Company’s Health Insurance Card has not been issued, a proof that you have enrolled in Company’s Health Insurance.
[3] When other notification is required
| When is notification required? | Required documents, etc. |
|---|---|
| When your address in the city has been changed |
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| When the head of your household or your name has been changed | |
| When your household has been divided or combined with another | |
| If you set a separate address for study |
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| If you have lost your health insurance card or the card is too damaged to use |
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(* 6) Must be issued in the relevant year.
(* 7) Must not expire. (A copy is allowed)
[Notification destination]
Citizens Registration Management Division, National Insurance and Pension Division, each General Branch Office, each Regional Center
(3) How to pay insurance tax
There are two methods for paying insurance tax:
Ordinary payment: Payment through direct debit or with a payment slip
Special payment: Payment by deduction from the public pension
3 What is the Medical Insurance System for the Elderly?
(1) Enrollee
The following people are eligible for enrollment:
- All people aged 75 years and over (From the 75th birthday)
- Persons aged 65 to 74 with certain disabilities (From the date of certification)
(2) Enrollment method
[1] Those who have reached the age of 75
No enrollment notification is required.
[2] Those who have a certain disability certification
For the enrollment procedure, contact the "National Insurance and Pension Division".
(3) How to pay insurance premiums
There are two methods for paying an insurance premium.
Ordinary payment: Payment through direct debit or with a payment slip
Special payment: Payment by deduction from the public pension.
(Inquiries) ※仅限日语
| Department of Taxaction National Insurance and Pension Division TEL : 0985-21-1745 E-mail : [email protected] |
