2022 Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 137-146
A questionnaire survey was conducted for foreigners who visited Japan to clarify the problems that they face and their peace of mind or lack thereof when receiving needed medical care during visits to Japan. As the result of this, 62.6% of the respondents answered that medical information is limited. In addition to the lack of information in English, the lack of English-speaking medical professionals was also cited as a reason for this. And of the 98 foreign visitors to Japan who had actually visited a medical institution in Japan, 66 respondents answered that there was a medical interpreter at the medical institution, and of these, 41 respondents were concerned about communication. In addition, for foreigners visiting Japan, it became also suggested that various anxieties over language and communication might not be fully resolved even when using a medical interpreter.
