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Chapter 1: How to use clinics and hospitals and the health insurance system
chapter 2: Infectious Diseases
chapter 3: Sexual and Reproductive Health
chapter 4: Occupational Health (Consultation About Work)
chapter 5: Mental Health

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Chapter 1
If I get sick, can I receive medical treatment?

Chapter 1

How to use clinics and hospitals and the health insurance system

Chapter 1

How to use clinics and hospitals and the health insurance system

1. 1. If I get sick, can I receive medical treatment?

1. 2. What is health insurance?

1. 3. What kinds of health insurance plans does Japan have?

1. 4. Who can enroll in health insurance?

1. 5. How do I enroll in health insurance?

1. 6. How much of the costs of medical treatment do I have to pay?

1. 7. If the cost I have to pay is very high, is there a way to make it cheaper?

1. 8. Can I pay the money in instalments?

1. 9. Where should I go when I get sick?

1. 10. What will I need when I go to a clinic or hospital?

1. 11. What medical department should I go to?

1. 12. I can’t speak Japanese very well, so I am worried about the language barrier when I go to the clinic or hospital.

1. 13. What should I do if I am ill, and I want to take time off work?

1. 14. Where can I buy medicines?

1. 15. I don’t know which medicine to buy.

1. 16. If a technical intern trainee quits work (runs away) without saying anything, what will happen if they get sick?

chapter 2

Infectious Diseases

2. 1. I have a bad cough. What kind of illness might I have?

2. 2. What will happen if I am diagnosed with tuberculosis?

2. 3. I am worried that I might have contracted HIV.

2. 4. What should I do if I am diagnosed with HIV?

2. 5. I have heard that a certain infectious disease is spreading in Japan, and I am worried about going there. Where can I obtain information and plan what action to take?

chapter 3

Sexual and Reproductive Health

3. 1. Is it common in Japan to promise or write down that I will resign/return to my own country if I get pregnant? What will happen if I do not sign?

3. 2. My genitals are itchy, and it hurts when I pee. What should I do?

3. 3. What should I do to prevent STIs?

3. 4. I don’t want children right now. What should I do?

3. 5. I might be pregnant. What should I do?

3. 6. I have been a victim of a sex crime (rape). What should I do?

3. 7. My partner is violent toward me, and I am suffering. What should I do?

chapter 4

Occupational Health (Consultation About Work)

4. 1. I have heard about health checks. What are they for and how are they done?

4. 2. How many times a year do I undertake a health check? How much does it cost?

4. 3. Can I add extra tests when I undertake my health examination?

4. 4. If I become physically or mentally unwell or get injured at my company, what should I do? Can I take time off work?

4. 5. I was injured in a traffic accident. What should I do?

4. 6. What will happen if I die, lose consciousness, incur a lifelong injury, or fall into a similar state while in Japan?

4. 7. I am worried about being exposed to danger because I have to do unfamiliar work straightaway.

4. 8. The working conditions I am working in are harsh (smelly, dark, cramped, noisy, hot, cold, constricting position, unsafe).What should I do?

4. 9. My boss at my company is always saying harsh things to me or being violent toward me, and I am very scared. What should I do?

4. 10. No matter how many times I say no, a work colleague keeps acting toward me in a sexual way, such as asking me to have dinner or to go out just the two of us, or touching me unnecessarily. What should I do?

4. 11. I have heard that there is something called a labor union at my company. If I get sick or injured, what kind of assistance can I receive from the labor union?

chapter 5

Mental Health

5. 1. I am having trouble getting used to life in Japan. I cannot keep up with the people at my company, and I feel anxious every day. Why is that?

5. 2. What kinds of symptoms will I experience if I am mentally or physically fatigued.

5. 3. What should I do if I experience symptoms from stress?

5. 4. I have ongoing symptoms such as feeling low and unmotivated, unable to get up in the morning, unable to sleep, and having no appetite. What should I do?

5. 5. I feel like I want to kill myself. What should I do?

5. 6. I suddenly feel afraid of the people around me and that they are saying bad things about me. I can actually hear voices. What should I do?

5. 7. I am worried about a colleague who is acting and talking differently from before. I recommended that this person see a psychiatrist, but they refused. What should I do?

5. 8. I want to consult a mental health specialist. Where can I find one?

5. 9. How much will it cost to see a mental health specialist?

5. 10. A friend has offered me drugs (stimulants, marijuana, etc.). I want to try it just once, but is it dangerous?

5. 11. I love drinking alcohol. Even if I have had a little bit to drink before driving or working, nobody can tell and I think I will be fine, but is that not good?

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If I get sick, can I receive medical treatment?

Of course you can receive the necessary medical treatment . If you go to a clinic or hospital ➡ See “How to receive a medical consultation”

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Chapter 1: How to use clinics and hospitals and the health insurance system

Chapter 1: How to use clinics and hospitals and the health insurance system chapter 2: Infectious Diseases chapter 3: Sexual and Reproductive Health chapter 4: Occupational Health (Consultation About Work) chapter 5: Mental Health

If quoting this publication: Migrant Health Working Group (MHWG), 2022. Handbook for Vietnamese Nationals Working in Japan. MHWG, Hanoi.

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