‘Japanese Visas’ Archives

Natl. Health Insurance now Mandatory – Tied to Visa Renewal

This information has been public for over a month now but I thought I would condense it all here and make it easy for people to follow.  Basically in mid-June Japan's legislature passed a new law making it mandatory for all "foreigners" living in Japan to have the National Health Insurance.    Come April 2010, if you aren't part of the [...]