Tiếng Việt · viet.amda-imic.com (archived)
Vietnamese-Language Resources
Health information and administrative forms for Vietnamese residents and workers in Japan. Archived from AMDA-IMIC's Vietnamese-language resource section.
Hệ thống chăm sóc sức khỏe tại Nhật Bản hoạt động theo cách khác với những gì người cư trú nước ngoài thường quen thuộc ở quê hương. Các thủ tục đăng ký bảo hiểm y tế, quy trình nhận thuốc theo đơn, cách chuyển tuyến đến bác sĩ chuyên khoa, và việc điền các mẫu đơn để yêu cầu hoàn tiền bảo hiểm đều có quy định riêng, và hầu hết các tài liệu chỉ có sẵn bằng tiếng Nhật. AMDA-IMIC đã cung cấp thông tin sức khỏe và các mẫu hành chính bằng tiếng Việt từ năm 2013 đến năm 2024.
Trang này tập hợp 12 loại mẫu đơn y tế và hành chính bằng tiếng Việt và các hướng dẫn về hệ thống y tế Nhật Bản. Trong tình huống khẩn cấp, hãy gọi 119 để gọi xe cứu thương. Tại khu vực Tokyo, số #7119 cung cấp tư vấn y tế qua điện thoại. Hãy mang theo thẻ bảo hiểm y tế (hokensho) khi đến khám.
Vietnamese nationals became one of Japan's largest and fastest-growing foreign resident groups during the 2010s, driven primarily by the expansion of Japan's Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) and, from 2019, the Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) program. By the mid-2020s, Vietnamese nationals represented the second-largest foreign national group in Japan by registered residents. AMDA-IMIC's Vietnamese-language section (formerly at viet.amda-imic.com) expanded its resources significantly from around 2015 to reflect this demographic shift.
Vietnamese became one of the most actively used language channels for the centre's consultation services, reflecting both the community's size and the significant health information needs of technical intern trainees — a population that often arrives in Japan with limited Japanese language ability and limited prior knowledge of Japan's administrative systems.
Start here
- How Japan's healthcare system works
- National health insurance (NHI) — enrolment and coverage
- What to bring to your first clinic visit
Health Context for Vietnamese Workers
Vietnamese technical interns and specified skilled workers face a specific set of health system challenges. Many work in remote rural areas where multilingual health resources are scarce. Employer-sponsored health insurance (Shakai Hoken) is typically provided for employees at regular workplaces; technical intern trainees and specified skilled workers are legally entitled to Shakai Hoken coverage from the start of their employment. Understanding coverage scope and claims procedures requires information that is rarely provided in Vietnamese by employers or insurers.
Worker's accident compensation (rousai hoken) is particularly relevant to this community, as manual labour in agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing, and construction carries occupational injury risks. Rousai claims cover 100% of treatment costs for work-related injuries with no co-payment. Claims are filed through the employer and the Labour Standards Inspection Office using the relevant forms. AMDA-IMIC's Vietnamese-language library provided workers with the documentation needed to understand and pursue rousai claims independently.
Tuberculosis (TB) screening is a specific concern for Vietnamese nationals in Japan. Japan's immigration and employer obligations intersect with TB prevention, and the screening and treatment process involves forms and administrative steps that AMDA-IMIC documented through its TB treatment materials in Vietnamese.
Japan's mandatory annual stress check (sutoresu chekku) applies to all employees regardless of nationality at workplaces with 50 or more employees. Many Vietnamese workers complete the form without understanding what it is for. AMDA-IMIC's Vietnamese-language documentation explains the purpose of the check, how to interpret results, and what rights an employee has if the result triggers a follow-up consultation.
Forms in Vietnamese
All 12 form types documented by AMDA-IMIC are available in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt):
Medical glossary (Tiếng Việt) → Medical phrasebook →
Prefectural support desks listing Vietnamese
Prefecture health consultation desks that explicitly list Vietnamese-language support include Hokkaido, Iwate, Akita, Yamagata, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi, Nagano, Gifu, Mie, Shiga, Kyoto, Kumamoto, and Okinawa. See the full prefecture directory for contact details.