Employee Benefits Social + Labor Insurance
Long-term Care Insurance PDF Print E-mail

RIKEN personnel who are 40 years of age or over are enrolled in the long-term care insurance program.This system provides nursing services for insured persons who are:

  1. Aged 65 or over, require nursing care services, and have been approved for these services.*

  2. Between 40 and 64 years old, have health insurance coverage, and have been approved for necessary long-term care due to conditions associated with aging-related diseases.

For more information, please see: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/topics/elderly/care/index.html.

Premium

You share of the premium for your health and dental insurance will be automatically deducted from your monthly salary. Your employer will also pay a portion of the premium. The amount deducted depends on your salary.

*Premiums for insured persons aged 65 or over are collected by the insured person's residential municipality.