Medical tourism comes to Japan with new pilot project near airport

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A medical tour participant is accompanied by an interpreter to hear her comprehensive health checkup results. (Photo by Yurika Yoneda)

YURIKA YONEDA

December 22, 2025 11:25 JST

TOKYO — With Japan’s life expectancy among the world’s highest and its rapidly growing popularity as a tourist destination, a domestic travel agency and a railway operator have teamed up with a hospital to promote medical tourism near Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.