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Health Checkup / Annual Health Examination

健康診断 (kenkō shindan)

An annual health checkup (健康診断, kenkō shindan) is a periodic medical examination designed to detect diseases early and monitor general health trends. In Japan, employers are legally required to provide checkups to full-time employees, and municipalities offer them to NHI members. A standard checkup includes body measurements, blood pressure, vision, hearing, and blood and urine tests for metabolic and organ function markers.

Employers in Japan must conduct at least one health checkup per year for all full-time employees; foreign workers are legally entitled to the same examinations as Japanese employees.

In 9 languages

Language	Term
English	Health Checkup / Annual Health Examination
Japanese (日本語)	健康診断
Chinese (中文)	健康检查
Korean (한국어)	건강검진
Portuguese	Exame de saúde anual
Spanish	Revisión médica anual
Filipino	Health checkup
Thai	การตรวจสุขภาพประจำปี
Vietnamese	Khám sức khỏe định kỳ
Romanization	kenkō shindan

Related terms

• Blood Test 血液検査
• Urinalysis 尿検査
• Chest X-Ray 胸部X線
• Blood Pressure Measurement 血圧測定
• Physical Examination 身体診察
• Cholesterol Test / Lipid Panel コレステロール検査
• National Health Insurance 国民健康保険

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