The type of applicable insurance varies depending on the residential status, working condition and ages of individuals.=> Information
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| Coverage for medical care |
Health Insurance System
| By enrolling in the medical insurance system, the insured person and his/her family is able to have medical expenses for treatment due to illness or injury paid for by the government. |
(1)Health Insurance (Regular company employees should enroll.)
=>Company
=>Social Insurance Offices
(2)National Health Insurance (Self-employed, housewives and others who are not enrolled in any other health insurance should enroll.)
=>Municipal Offices
_If medical expenses during a given month are exceedingly high, the health insurance might cover the additional expenses.
Protection
for Special Diseases
| For certain afflictions such as tuberculosis, contagious sicknesses, infections and mental illness, there is a medical coverage system. |
Social Welfare Center
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Coverage for Pregnancy,Birth and Child Care
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Protection for Working Women
•Maternity leave, menstrual leave
=>Company
•Prohibition of dismissal during maternity leave
=>Labor Standards Inspection Offices
Mother and Child Insurance
•Temporary Assistance with Fees for Childbirth and Child Care
=>Municipal Offices (for those enrolled in National Health Insurance)
=>Company (for those enrolled in Social Insurance)
•Maternal and Child Health Handbook, Health Examination for Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers, babies and infants, and Insurance for Inoculations
=>Municipal Health Centers,
=>Municipal Offices
•Assistance with Hospitalization and Midwifery Expenses
This is a system for those who have difficulties paying for childbirth expenses. Those costs may be partially or even fully paid by this system.
=>Municipal Offices
Raising Infants
•Infant Allowance: given to those who are bringing up children under 3 years old.
=>Municipal Offices
Fatherless Family
•Fatherless Welfare Fund, Widow Welfare Fund: loan to support the independence of fatherless families.
=>Municipal Offices
•Care Dispatch Project to Fatherless Families: dispatching care to families who need temporary child care.
=>Municipal Offices
•Child Rearing Allowance: given to mothers or guardians of children who are not supported by their father
=>Municipal Offices
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| Protection and Insurance for the Disabled |
Welfare Service for the Disabled
| When you receive the Disability Handbook, you may receive welfare benefits depending on the rank of the disability. |
(1)Medical Benefit (Training, Rehabilitation)
(2)Support on Medical Expenses
(3)Daily Tools
(4)Facility Use, etc.
=>Municipal Offices
Welfare Service for Mentally Disabled
| When you receive the Medical Training Handbook, you may receive welfare service depending on its rank. |
(1)Support on Medical Expenses
(2)Daily Tools
(3)Facility Use, etc.
=>Municipal Offices
Allowance for the Disabled
| For those who have either the Disability Handbook or the Medical Training Handbook, you may receive the following allowances depending on your conditions. |
(1)Special Child Rearing Allowance
(2)Disabled Child Welfare Allowance
(3)Child Rearing Allowance
(4)Special Disability Allowance
=>Municipal Offices
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| Protection and aid regarding school life |
Supply of school goods: when financial support is needed for children and students to enter schools
=>Municipal Offices, enrolling schools
Support for disasters or accidents of children and students at school: indemnity for illness or injury due to accidents at school
=>enrolling schools
Scholarships from the Japan Scholarships Association: scholarships for high school and university students
=>enrolling schools
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| Aid for low-income families |
Aid for low-income families
Public Assistance: a system to support needy persons with allowances for minimum medical and housing expenses
=>Municipal Offices, Health Welfare Center
Welfare Fund Loan System: when a low-income family or family with a disabled person would like borrow the money needed for independent rehabilitation
=>Municipal Offices
Public Housing: low-rent leases for low-income families who have financial difficulties
Municipal Housing
=>Municipal Offices
Prefectural Housing
=>Prefectural Office of Public Works
Legal Aid: loan system for judicial and consultation expenses civil cases
=>Legal Aid Association
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| Aid for seniors |
Pension System
| System to aid the lives of elders, the disabled and the bereaved |
1. Employees’ Pension Insurance: employees of companies enroll together in Health Insurance =>Companies, Social Security Offices
2. National Pensions: people between 20 and 59 years old, who are not enrolled in Employees’ Pension Insurance, such as housewives and the self-employed
=>Municipal Offices
Nursing Care Insurance
Insurance system which supports seniors or other people who need nursing care because of illness related to aging
(1)People over 65 years old
(2)People from 40 to 64 years old
Applicable for those enrolled in Medical Insurance
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=>Municipal Offices
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| Aid for Workers |
Workmen’s Compensation
Insurance for Accidents
| System to provide swift and fair protection for workers who suffer injury, illness, disability or death in the course of their work or while commuting to or from their workplace |
=>Companies, Labor Standards Inspection Offices
Unemployment Insurance
| System established to provide the benefits needed to sustain you until you can find another job, and to help ease the task of finding another job |
=>Employment Security Offices
Labor Protection Act
| All employees are covered by all the basic articles relating to working conditions as stipulated in the Labor Standards Act, as well as the Minimum Wage Act, Labor Health and Safety Act, and Workers’ Compensation Act |
=>Labor Standards Inspection Offices
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| Protection regarding Automobile Accidents |
Automobile Liability Insurance
All owners of an automobile must enroll.
System to cover payments, with certain limitations, to another person in the event that you have injured or caused the death of a person
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=>Insurance Company, Police
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Please contact the relevant offices for more detailed information
Please understand that access to these programs is not guaranteed, and depends on your circumstances. |
