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Originally Posted by minimin
Hmm thanks for responding so quickly ^_^ I just wanted to know peoples experiences with health care, I rarely get sick but you know You tend to get sick when you least expect it and I wanted to hear if it was even slightly okay because my friend said "they didn't hold health-care as high as a standard as electronics" So i just wondered for myself, and the dental work is really that bad there. You think being one of the smarter more advanced countries they'd have better health-care. I want to get more fluent in Japanese as well any ways. So you'd say there biggest problem is there medicine being less effective.
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No, for most foreigners, the biggest problem is effective communication with the doctors. There are many forms to fill out (which may be in Japanese), and understanding the doctor's questions, orders, and diagnosis precisely as well as fully communicating just what's wrong may not be easy for someone with little or no Japanese. And while you may be able to get a friend to help translate, they may not be entirely fluent in 1 language or the other either. Rough translations and pantomiming can only do so much, and while it's not a big deal if you are just asking directions to the train station or something, communicating well with your doctor can be very important.