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Japan

GTM #8
Estimated hand therapy patients / year
3,100,000
Insurance system
public
Medical tourism
strong
Emergency number
119

Content roadmap (editorial)

Summaries from internal Notion country dossiers (April 2026 export), shown to explain guide depth — not legal, regulatory, or clinical advice. How we use this data.

Rollout wave
Wave 1
Editorial difficulty
high
Hub expansion priority
Queued after Wave 1 hubs
Research status
drafted (verify before product claims)

Large aging market with strong clinical depth; language, PMDA expectations, reimbursement, and provider workflows raise editorial localization cost.

National device/software orientation (from export): PMDA (orientation)

Citations: HandTherapy editorial country dossiers (Notion export) · PMDA (orientation)

Emergency information

Primary authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)

Advice line: #7119 (select regions)

Open Emergency help for Japan (cited, dialable numbers from our same sources — not a diagnosis)

Top clinics

  • University of Tokyo Hospital — Orthopaedics and Hand (Tokyo)

Therapists in directory

Seed region not linked yet for this country.

Legal notices · Japan (informational)

Figures for Japan are educational references, not individualized clinical, legal, or travel advice. HandTherapy.app does not create a clinician–patient relationship. Always confirm emergency numbers and coverage with local authorities and your care team.

In Japan, public references commonly list 119 for life-threatening emergencies. HandTherapy.app does not place calls, verify numbers for your situation, or monitor emergencies. If you may be having a medical emergency, use local emergency services immediately.

Medical disclaimer · Privacy · Terms

Public listings (societies, hospitals, faculty)

Curated from primary public pages (societies, IFSHT member lists, NHS or hospital sites, clinic “About” pages). Not a pay-to-play ranking.

  • Japan Hand Therapy Society (JHTS)
    National hand therapy society

    Member society (Japan Hand Therapy Society) is listed on the IFSHT Japan page with a public site link (jhts.or.jp).

    Citations: IFSHT — Japan (JHTS member listing) · Japan Hand Therapy Society

  • The University of Tokyo Hospital — hand / upper extremity (tertiary academic hospital)
    Tertiary hospital or program (anchor)

    Tertiary academic hospital site; confirm current hand and orthopaedic service lines via the hospital’s published service directory.

    Citations: UTokyo Hospital

Nearby: —Related systems: Singapore, Australia, Germany
Sources (9)
  • Statistics Bureau of Japan — https://www.stat.go.jp/english/
  • MHLW — https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/
  • MHLW Statistics — https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/database/db-hh/
  • JNTO Medical Tourism — https://www.jnto.go.jp/medical/eng/
  • FDMA Emergency — https://www.fdma.go.jp/en/post1.html
  • FDMA #7119 Guidance — https://www.fdma.go.jp/mission/enrichment/appropriate/appropriate008.html
  • UTokyo Hospital — https://www.h.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/
  • IFSHT — Japan (JHTS member listing) — https://ifsht.org/members/japan/
  • Japan Hand Therapy Society — https://jhts.or.jp/