insurance
Employee Health Insurance / Shakai Hoken
社会保険 (shakai hoken)
Employee Health Insurance (社会保険, Shakai Hoken) covers full-time employees and their eligible dependents at participating companies. Premiums are split between employer and employee and are automatically deducted from monthly salary. It generally offers lower out-of-pocket costs than National Health Insurance, bundles pension contributions, and extends dependent coverage to spouses and children who earn below a threshold.
In Japan, employees working 30 or more hours per week at qualifying companies are automatically enrolled in Shakai Hoken by their employer.
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | Employee Health Insurance / Shakai Hoken |
| Japanese (日本語) | 社会保険 |
| Chinese (中文) | 社会保险 |
| Korean (한국어) | 사회보험 |
| Portuguese | Seguro de saúde dos trabalhadores |
| Spanish | Seguro de salud para empleados |
| Filipino | Segurong pangkalusugan para sa empleyado |
| Thai | ประกันสังคม |
| Vietnamese | Bảo hiểm y tế dành cho người lao động |
| Romanization | shakai hoken |
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Read the guide →Last reviewed: September 2026