How different is the healthcare system in Japan from your country?! Let’s chat about the medical system and hear some listener stories about visiting the doctor here. 

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Frankie - @franklinthewoman

Cheyenne - @lostwithlow

Words mentioned/useful words

健康診断 kenkou shindan - health check/physical exam

健康 kenko - health

診断 shindan - check/exam/diagnosis

人間ドック ningendokku - comprehensive medical checkup

ホクロ hokuro - mole, facial mole, beauty mark

完治 kanchi - complete recovery

Videos mentioned:

Sharla in Japan surgery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wZa3Jk8bwY

Bilingual Baby - https://www.youtube.com/@bilingualbaby-english/videos

Robots for healthcare - https://thespeaker.co/japan-invest-robots-immigrants-provide-healthcare-aging-population/

forceful removal: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSr9VYrLP/

Time stamps

00:00 intro/most wanted CAUGHT

3:26 healthcare stories intro

8:40 countries with the best healthcare

10:01 brief overview of healthcare system

12:07 birth costs

15:07 back to overview + out of pocket

20:02 company health checks

27:28 surgeries, cancer, chronic illness

34:14 epidural/birth story

36:22 denied care

37:37 forceful IUD removal

38:55 dismissive doctors

46:50 dermatologist struggle

52:59 soap-less clinic

54:07 gyno story

58:09 medical malpractice 

1:04:04 uplifting story