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Japan has formally ended the use of traditional health insurance cards, completing a shift to the My Number identification system as the main means of verifying eligibility for public medical services ...

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This photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, shows a poster giving notice of the expiration of existing health insurance cards. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Tuesday fully transitioned to a system ...

Japan has introduced a new health insurance ID system which uses individual number cards, commonly known as My Number Cards, as the main means of identification required to receive insured medical ...

Previously standard national health insurance cards will expire in Japan as of the end of December 1, 2025, as Japan makes its transition to the use of My Number cards incorporating health insurance ...

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The expiration dates of existing health insurance certificates are approaching, but the usage rate of so-called My Number insurance cards that serve as a substitute for the certificates remains ...

Conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across the country starting from Dec. 2, as the government fully integrates health insurance with My Number ...

This partially modified photo shows a conventional health insurance card. (Mainichi) Starting Dec. 2, Japan's conventional health insurance cards will no longer be usable. However, the Ministry of ...

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