Japan? Come for the Sushi. Stay for the Surgery

The headlines read, "Come to Japan, stay for the surgery" and the article talks about Japan's expensive medical services and how the government is going to relax visa requirements so that rich foreigners can come to enjoy the medical care.

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Well, I don't know about that that expensive part... Medical services in Japan are much better and cheaper than what I've seen in the USA!

From the Wall Street Journal:

In a bid to cash in on its high-quality but expensive medical industry Japan said Friday it will ease visa requirements to encourage the flow of wealthy travelers seeking medical treatment here. The government will loosen visa requirements in January 2011 that would allow patients to receive renewable, multiple-entry half-year visas, lengthening the current single-entry visa period by about three months, according to a statement released by the foreign ministry Friday.





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