02 Dec

Posted at 06:12h in

You will need this card for your hospital visits Insurance cards are no longer issued in Japan. Instead, you will need to show your Myna Health Insurance Card (マイナ保険証Myna-hoken-sho), which is your My Number Card (Or Individual Number Card) registered to be used as a health...

20 May

Posted at 14:24h in

After seeing a doctor, you will receive your prescription (処方箋 Shohou-sen), if needed. Take the prescription to a pharmacy (薬局 Yakkyoku )and get it filled. In Japan, the prescription you receive from your doctor is valid for only 4 days, so please go to any prescription pharmacy...

29 Feb

Posted at 00:55h in

Has finding the right hospital or clinic in Sapporo left you at a loss? Here are some services that might help you. Sapporo Emergency Relief Center Also known as the “the Kyukyu Anshin Center in Sapporo” (救急安心センター札幌). Call #7119 (phone number 011-272-7119). After the operator takes your call, they will...

01 Dec

Posted at 21:55h in

http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hf/cis/kyukyu/denwasoudan.htm in Japanese http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hf/cis/kyukyu/denwasoudan.htm in English, translated by google If you are not sure if you should take your sick child to the hospital / clinic or do not and need to know how you should take care of him/her during holidays and night time, dial #8000. It...