Japan’s New Health Card System: Benefits and Drawbacks

Health insurance cards are going away for better or for worse After December 2nd this year health insurance cards will no longer be issued in Japan (although current ones will remain valid until their expiration date or December 2025, whichever comes earlier). At that point you have two options: register your health insurance details on […]

Applying for a My Number Card Online

Whose number? Your number? The other day I applied for a plastic My Number card online. Despite all my reservations and blog posts about how much I dislike the system, I finally cracked. The final straw was the fact that the 通知票 are no longer valid if the address has changed since they were issued, […]