1.National Health Insurance System

National Health Insurance System enables us to receive medical treatments with relatively reasonable cost.
International students with 乬Student乭 status in Japan are required to join this system so that they will bear only 30% of their medical expenses.
丒Where to apply丗National Health Insurance Division at your local city hall
丒Required documents丗Residence card and passport
仺You will receive 乬National Health Insurance乭 card upon application. (If not, ask the staff.)Make sure to take your card with you whenever you receive medical treatment.

Note that you need to make a monthly payment. However, you can apply for 60% discount of the payment if you show them that you had no income or below a certain income made in Japan in the previous year.Please ask the staff for more details.
Also, if you find your medical expenses quite expensive, ask the staff about High-Cost Medical Expense Benefit.
When you go back to your home country after your study in Japan, make sure to return your insurance card and settle any outstanding fees at your local city hall prior to your departure.

2.National Pension System (for students aged 20 and over)

This pension system is for when you reach old age, or you suffer disabilities from illnesses or accidents. All residents including foreigners in Japan aged between 20 and 59 must enroll in.
(1) Enrollment
If you are aged 20 or over when you come to Japan, please enroll in at the city hall. If you are 19 or under at the time, please enroll in when you reach 20. After enrollment, you will receive a blue handbook and payment slips. Even if you complete (2), you will still receive the payment slips. Please do not pay using the slips and wait for a postcard that indicates that you are officially exempt from the payment. Also, please keep the blue handbook safely after returning your country as it will be necessary if you live or work in Japan in the future.
(2) Monthly premium and exemption from payment
Although a monthly payment is approximately \16,000, students are eligible to apply for the payment exemption when enrolling in the pension system at the city hall.

3.Other type of insurance

International students(except research students) must apply for and purchase the following types of insurances. More detailed information can be provided at the Student Welfare Section of the Student Support Division.

(1)Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research [Additional coverage for commuting accidents] (Gakkensai )
This insurance covers expenses for international students who sustain an injury during their regular work, extra-curricular activities and the commute between their home and NWU according to the number of days of treatment.
(2) Liability Insurance coupled with 乬Gakkensai 乭 (Futaibaiseki ) [A course: Liability Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research (Gakkenbai )]
This insurance will provide compensation for damages that occur when international students injure another person or destroy someone else乫s property during classes, at school events or during their travels.

Visit the following website for details:
仠Life at NWU_ Health Management:
/iec/int/en/life/health/index.html

仠Website for Japan Educational Exchange Services(Japanese only):
http://www.jees.or.jp/gakkensai/index.htm

MEXT Scholarship students and exchange students must take out additional insurance 乬Comprehensive Insurance for Students Lives乭.
The International Students Section of the International Division will give these students more details accordingly.
*Non MEXT Scholarship student can take out this insurance.Please consult with the staff at the International Division

4.Health Care Center

Health Care Center helps students maintain and improve their mental and physical health with regular checkup and consultation, and give them first-aid treatment for injury or sudden illness on campus.
Opening hours: from 9 to 17, Monday through Friday.
NWU Health Care Center Website:https://www.nara-wu.ac.jp/hoken/

Call Emergency Relief Center in Nara when you are unsure about calling an ambulance or going to a clinic outside the above hours. They are available on 24/7.
Emergency Relief Center in Nara:#7119乮or 0744-20-0119乯

5.Hospitals and Clinics around the University

Institution	Service is availablein English	TEL	Services
Sawai Hospital		0742-23-3086	Internal Medicine, Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, others
Nara City Hospital	仜	0742-24-1251	General Medical Department, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Gynecology, Orthopedics, others
Kitaoka Clinic	仜	0742-23-9805	Internal Medicine
Kusuhara Clinic	仜	0742-26-0026	Internal Medicine
Matsukura Hospital	仜	0742-26-6941	Orthopedics
Tsukamoto Orthopedics Clinic	仜	0742-23-5680	Orthopedics
Takai Ladies Clinic	仜	0742-26-0551	Gynecology
Iida Skin Clinic	仜	0742-23-0701	Dermatology
Hattori Eye Clinic	仜	0742-22-4567	Ophthalmological clinic
Tamaki Otolaryngology	仜	0742-26-6587	Otolaryngology
Iribe Dental Clinic	仜	0742-27-6480	Dentistry
Tomimori Dental Clinic		0742-22-3332	Dentistry
Nara City Emergency Clinic		0742-34-1228	Internal Medicine Weekdays Night: 21:00 乣 5:30 Saturday: 14:30 乣 18:30, 21:30 乣 5:30 Holiday: 9:30 乣 18:30, 21:30 乣 5:30
Nara City Emergency Dental Clinic		0742-33-4182	Dentistry Holiday: 9:30 乣 11:30, 13:00 乣 15:30

*Check surgery hours before your visit.

6.A First-aid Kit

We recommend you to have a first-aid kit in your room.
仠Thermometer, band-aid (plaster), cooling sheet, cold compress etc.
仠Fever reducer, Painkiller (e.g. paracetamol), stomach medication
仠Sports drink, Oral Rehydration Solution, pre-packed food (e.g. rice porridge)

7.Regular Health Checkup (only for degree students)

Students take health checkup in every April.
More details will be available on the website (/hoken/index.html) and bulletin board accordingly. The health check items include height and weight measurement, urinalysis, visual acuity test, hearing test (conversation method), chest X-ray film and medical examination. The results can be issued as 乬health checkup certificate乭 by automatic issuing machine.

8.Tuberculosis (TB)

TB is an infectious disease. When you have prolonged cough, please consult a medical institution immediately. If you also have a slight fever and night sweats with such cough, go see a doctor without delay.
More detailed information can be found by the following site:

乹Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health Multilingual movie about tuberculosis YouTube乺
https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/kansen/kekkaku/videomaterial.html

仠 About TB (You can use multilingual translation.)
https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/kansen/info/kekkaku/kekkaku?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XMODE=0&XCHARSET=UTF-8&XJSID=0

仸Students of some nationalities丂need submit TB Clearance Certificate (Students from Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and China)
(Only the TB Clearance Certificate that is issued from the J-IMS is accepted.
Please check the website: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/kenkou_iryou/kenkou/kekkaku-kansenshou03/english.html丂)仸 This certificate is valid for six months.