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>HOME Japanese Page ■Public Assistance Act http://eiyaku.hounavi.jp/eigo/s25a14401.php ◆Medical Assistance and Medical Service Fee (Source: The Kyoto Shimbun) Public Assistance Act covers medical expences (such as medical examination, drugs and surgeries) used by the recipients with public assistance (three-fourth is covered by the country and one-fourth is covered by the local government). When they receive assistance, they apply for "medical coupons" at the welfare office. After receiving the coupons, they hand in the coupons to the specified medical institutions and receive medical examinations. On the other hand, the medical institutions make receipts based on the contents of the medical examinations. Then the institutions charge Social Insurance Medical Payment Fund for the services used by the recipients with public assistance. After checking the receipts by Social Insurance Medical Payment Fund etc., the medical institutions receive the medical service fees. ■Who ◆HASHIGUCHI Shoji （橋口 昌治） ◆IWATA Masami （岩田正美） ◆SUGIMURA Hiroshi （杉村宏） ■Literature in Japanese ◆MICHINAKA Ryu November 10, 2009 Public Assistance and Japanese Style Working Poor （『生活保護と日本型ワーキングプア―貧困の固定化と世代間継承』）Minerva Shobo, 199p. ISBN-10: 462305277X ISBN-13: 978-4623052776 2310yen [amazon]/[kinokuniya]       ■Newspaper Articles ◆October 19, 2009 "One Step toward Reality Check of Poverty Rate and Analysis of its Details: Causative Factors and Processes" (The Kyoto Shimbun) ◆August 6, 2009 "Asylum-seekers Facing Destitution: Long Wait for Processing, Lack of Funds Forcing Many Refugees into Grim Survival Game" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090806f1.html ◆July 23, 2009 "Crisis Management Lacking: Experts" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090723f1.html ◆July 2, 2009 "Single Moms Fight for Kids' Futures: End of Government Aid Makes it even Harder to Give Offspring Access to Higher Education" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090702f1.html ◆June 27, 2009 "Bill to Revive Single-parent Aid Scores Futile Win" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090627a4.html ◆June 12, 2009 "From Despair to Somewhere: Kazuhiro Soda's latest film is a fascinating insight into a Japanese mental-health clinic" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20090612a1.html ◆May 9, 2009 "Unaccredited Schools for Foreign Kids may Get Subsidies under Bill" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090509a8.html ◆April 26, 2009 "Media Silence on First Lady's School Visit Shows Japan's Education Gap" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20090426pb.html ◆March 25, 2009 "Wrestling with Job Losses as the Recession Deepens" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20090325hc.html ◆March 22, 2009 "Sharp Cuts in Recruitment Seen in 2010" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20090322a2.html ◆March 21, 2009 "Activist Views Homeless in Realistic Light" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090321f2.html ◆December 3, 2008 "Temps in Manufacturing Feel Full Brunt of Slump" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20081203a2.html ◆November 29, 2007 "New Rules, Basic Pay Labor Laws Passed; Better Terms Hoped" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20071129a3.html ◆October 1, 2007 "'Doing Something' may Pose Perils during a Credit Crunch" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20071001a1.html ◆September 2, 2007 "You have to Appear to Be a Complete Loser in Japan to Get Benefits" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20070902pb.html ◆August 10, 2006 "As the Rich Get Richer, Local Leaders See Households Fall by the Wayside" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20060810a4.html ◆August 6, 2006 "Welfare's not Fair when it Comes to Single Mothers" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20060806pb.html ◆September 1, 2003 "Merger of Opposition Parties may Bring Grand Reform Era" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20030901ts.html ◆July 10, 2003 "Homeless Shelters' Presence, Profits Irk Neighbors" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20030710b6.html ◆February 22, 2003 "Needy Find Welfare Elusive, Demeaning: Screening Shortcomings, Social Attitudes Keep Safety Net at a Distance (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20030222b9.html ◆August 25, 1997 "Homeless Turn down Public Assistance" (The Japan Times) http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn19970825a2.html ■Theme-related Links ◇Irregular Employment ◆Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/index.html ◆Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/chouki/23exp.htm ◇Poverty ◆"Statistical Handbook of Japan 2009" by Statistics Bureau, Japan http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/pdf/c15cont.pdf UP:September 18, 2009 REV:September 24, 2009/October 30, 2009/November 6, 2009/November 9, 2009/November 10, 2009/November 13, 2009/November 20, 2009 Preparer & Translation by KATAOKA Minoru |