Resources

The following is a list of resources on health policy in Japan. While most resources are available in English only, some are available in both English and Japanese.

Main TopicYearTitleAuthor/EditorPublisher/JournalLanguage
Ageing2020The need for home care physicians in Japan – 2020 to 2060Hiroyoshi Iwata, Masato Matsushima, Takamasa Watanabe, Yoshifumi Sugiyama, Kenichi Yokobayashi, Daisuke Son, Yoshinao Satoi, Eriko Yoshida, Sumiko Satake, Yuki Hinata & Yasuki FujinumaBMC Health Services ResearchEnglish
Ageing2018Longevity and elderly care: lessons from JapanShaw Watanabe, Sayuri Kodama, Hideo HanabusaGlobal Health JournalEnglish
Ageing2018Healthcare costs for the elderly in Japan: Analysis of medical care and long-term care claim recordsAkiyama N, Shiroiwa T, Fukuda T, Murashima S, Hayashida KPLoS ONEEnglish
Ageing2015Long-term Care of Older Persons in JapanReiko HayashiUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the PacificEnglish
AMR2018Public knowledge and perception about antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance in Japan: A national questionnaire survey in 2017Kazuhiro Kamata, Yasuharu Tokuda, Yoshiaki Gu, Norio Ohmagari, Katsunori YanagiharaPLoS ONEEnglish
AMR2018Evaluation of the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance in Japan during its first eighteen monthsYasushi Ohkusa, Tamie Sugawara, Hirokazu Kawanohara, Miwako KameiDrug Discoveries and TherapeuticsEnglish
Dementia2019The Association between Social Support and Incident Dementia: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study in JapanChiyoe Murata, Tami Saito, Masashige Saito and Katsunori KondoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthEnglish
Dementia2018The estimated cost of dementia in Japan, the most aged society in the worldMitsuhiro Sado, Akira Ninomiya, Ryo Shikimoto, Baku Ikeda, Toshiaki Baba, Kimio Yoshimura, Masaru MimuraPLoS ONEEnglish
Dementia2018Identification of dementia using standard clinical assessments by primary care physicians in JapanHiroyuki Noda, Kazumasa Yamagishi, Ai Ikeda, Takashi Asada, Hiroyasu IsoGeriatrics & Gerontology InternationalEnglish
Financing2019Japan: achieving UHC by regulating paymentNaoki IkegamiGlobalization and HealthEnglish
Financing2019Financing Long-term Care: Lessons From JapanNaoki IkegamiInternational Journal of Health Policy and ManagementEnglish
Financing2012In Japan, All-Payer Rate Setting Under Tight Government Control Has Proved To Be An Effective Approach To Containing CostsIkegami, Naoki; Anderson, Gerard F.Health AffairsEnglish
Financing2011Cost containment and quality of care in Japan: is there a trade-off?Hashimoto, Hideki et al.The LancetEnglish; available in Japanese
Global Health2020Tracking Japan’s development assistance for health, 2012–2016Shuhei Nomura, Haruka Sakamoto, Maaya Kita Sugai, Haruyo Nakamura, Keiko Maruyama-Sakurai, Sangnim Lee, Aya Ishizuka & Kenji Shibuya Globalization and HealthEnglish
Global Health2018Japan’s contribution to making global health architecture a top political agenda by leveraging the G7 presidencySakamoto, H., Ezoe, S., Hara, K., Sekitani, Y., Abe, K., Inada, H., Kato, T., Komada, K., Miyakawa, M., Hinoshita, E., Yamaya, H., Yamamoto, N., Abe, S. K., & Shibuya, K.Journal of Global HealthEnglish
Insurance2011Population ageing and wellbeing: lessons from Japan's long-term care insurance policyTamiya, Nanako et al.The LancetEnglish; available in Japanese
Legislation2009The Regulation of Medical Malpractice in JapanRobert B LeflarClinical Orthopaedics and Related ResearchEnglish
Mental Health2018Public Perceptions toward Mental Illness in JapanKasahara-Kiritani M, Matoba T, Kikuzawa S, et al.Asian Journal of PsychiatryEnglish
Mental Health2017Strengthening community mental health services in JapanKiyoto Kasai, Shuntaro Ando, Akiko Kanehara, Yousuke Kumakura, Shinsuke Kondo, Masato Fukuda, et al.The Lancet PsychiatryEnglish
Mental Health2012Suicide in JapanMotohashi, YutakaThe LancetEnglish; available in Japanese
Overview2020International Health Care System Profiles: JapanRoosa Tikkanen, Robin Osborn, Elias Mossialos, Ana Djordjevic, George A. WhartonThe Commwealth FundEnglish
Overview2020Health at a Glance: Asia/PacificOECD and WHOOECD PublishingEnglish
Overview2019OECD Reviews of Public Health: Japan: A Healthier TomorrowOECDOECD PublishingEnglish
Overview2019Health System in Japan (In: Levy A., Goring S., Gatsonis C., Sobolev B., van Ginneken E., Busse R. (eds) Health Services Evaluation)Ryozo MatsudaSpringerEnglish
Overview2019Health Policy in Japan – Current Situation and Future ChallengesShinya MatsudaJapan Medical Association JournalEnglish
Overview2018Japan Health System ReviewSakamoto H, Rahman M, Nomura S, Okamoto E, Koike S, Yasunaga H et al.World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East AsiaEnglish
Overview2016Universal Health Coverage and Primary Healthcare: Lessons From JapanGerald BloomInternational Journal of Health Policy and ManagementEnglish
Overview2016Investigating the health care delivery system in Japan and reviewing the local public hospital reformXing Zhang and Tatsuo OyamaRisk Management and Healthcare PolicyEnglish
Overview2015The Future of Japan's Health System‚ Sustaining Good Health with Equity at Low CostReich, Michael R; Shibuya, KenjiNew England Journal of MedicineEnglish
Overview2014Power of Community Health in Implementing the Universal Health Insurance System in JapanMasamine JimbaJapan Medical Association JournalEnglish
Overview2011Why is Japanese life expectancy so high?Murray, Christopher JLThe LancetEnglish; available in Japanese
Overview2011What has made the population of Japan healthy?Ikeda, Nayu et al.The LancetEnglish; available in Japanese
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices2016Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement in Japan: For Faster, More Complete Access to New DrugsAkane Takayama, Mamoru NarukawaTherapeutic Innovation & Regulatory ScienceEnglish
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices2015Regulation of Generic Drugs in Japan: the Current Situation and Future ProspectsRyosuke Kuribayashi, Maki Matsuhama, and Kenichi MikamiThe AAPS JournalEnglish
Policy makers and players2005The iron triangle of Japan's health care: The Japan Medical Association is losing its grip on healthcare policyKondo, JamesBMJ, 8 Jan 2005, 330 (7482), 55-56English
Policy makers and players2003Unwritten history of Japan Medical AssociationMizuno, HSoshisha, Japan 2003; 11-12English
Policy Process20133.11: Disaster and Change in JapanSamuels, Richard JCornell University PressEnglish
Quality2014Health inequalities in Japan: the role of material, psychosocial, social relational and behavioural factorsHiyoshi A, Fukuda Y, Shipley MJ, Brunner EJSocial Science MedicineEnglish
Resources for Health2019Geographical distribution of family physicians in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional studyYoshida, S., Matsumoto, M., Kashima, S. et al.BMC Family PracticeEnglish
Resources for Health2018Aging of hospital physicians in rural Japan: A longitudinal study based on national census dataMatsumoto M, Kimura K, Inoue K, Kashima S, Koike S, Tazuma SPLoS ONEEnglish
Resources for health2015Foreign Help Wanted: Easing Japan Labor ShortagesGanelli, Giovanni; Miake, NaokoInternational Monetary Fund, Regional Office for Asia and the PacificEnglish
Resources for health2011Education for health professionals in Japan‚ time to changeBan, Nobutaro; Fetters, Michael DThe LancetEnglish; available in Japanese
Sustanability2011Future of Japan's system of good health at low cost with equity: beyond universal coverageShibuya, Kenji et al. The LancetEnglish; available in Japanese
Women's Health2020Impact of HPV vaccine hesitancy on cervical cancer in Japan: a modelling studyKate T Simms, Sharon J B Hanley, Megan A Smith, Adam Keane, and Karen CanfellThe Lancet Public HealthEnglish
Women's Health2019National campaign to promote maternal and child health in 21st-century Japan: Healthy Parents and Children 21Eri Osawa, Toshiyuki Ojima, Yuka Akiyama , Zentaro YamagataJapan National Institute of Public HealthEnglish