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 ...

Japan's health insurance system is undergoing change with the invalidation of the old insurance card. Here's what you need to know if you are a resident of Japan. Patient: "I have a My Number Card." ...

Japan's traditional health insurance cards are set to expire on Dec. 1. They will be replaced with the "My Number" health insurance cards -- My Number identification card with added health insurance ...

Starting on Dec. 2, the current health insurance cards used in Japan will cease to be issued, and the system will be fully incorporated into the "My Number" card services. My Number cards are now held ...

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 ...

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 ...

Your red, white and blue Medicare card includes your unique Medicare number and the start date of your Part A and/or Part B ...

This Nov. 9, 2021, file photo shows a My Number health insurance card reader in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. (Mainichi/Yuki Nakagawa) Japan's traditional health insurance cards are set to expire on Dec. 1.

Japan on Tuesday fully transitioned to a system that integrates health insurance card functions into the My Number identification cards, even as challenges remain in expanding its use. While existing ...