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[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 1 points 11 hours ago

Japan is not technically correct. One is required to have healthcare coverage, but some people skirt the law and don't. We also pay at point of service, pay for prescriptions, etc. This is on top of paying for insurance (though your company may offer insurance that it pays some/all of). There are tax procedures once medical out-of-pocket reaches 100k JPY in a year and a way to reduce/eliminate further cost.