• In a survey of Japanese who have received medical overseas, 24.2 percent said Japan’s health care system was 'much better' than the system in the country they cited, while another 24.2 percent said they felt Japan’s system was 'slightly worse.' | ISTOCK
    In a survey of Japanese who have received medical overseas, 24.2 percent said Japan’s health care system was “much better” than the system in the country they cited, while another 24.2 percent said they felt Japan’s system was “slightly worse.” | ISTOCK
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Japanese people who have received medical care overseas have mixed views of other countries’ health systems, according to an online straw poll conducted by The Japan Times.

The Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 poll drew responses from 66 Japanese whose experiences with foreign health care systems spanned 22 countries. They were asked to pick the one country whose health care left the strongest impression and compare its system with Japan’s.

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