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Japan sees slow progress in wooing medical tourists
Hurdles include a lack of doctors to care for foreign patients and the need for interpreters
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Mon, Aug 31, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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Washington
JAPAN started to become serious about medical tourism after the government called for the promotion of the admittance of patients from overseas in its growth strategy for 2010.
Although the government has provided some support, such as by offering medical residence visas since 2011, too little action has been taken and progress has been slow.
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