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Japanese offer mixed views of foreign health care

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

By Tomoko Otake
Staff Writer

Feb 19, 2017

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.

Of the 66 respondents, 21 mentioned experience getting medical care in the United States, seven in Australia, six in Canada, five in the United Kingdom and three each from Malaysia, France and Denmark.

Japanese offer mixed views of foreign health care

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