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Traveling overseas while in Japan

Postby anthans » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:18 am

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Postby Taro Toporific » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:56 am

anthans wrote:... I just want to get medical coverage and emergency evacuation coverage.... Also, about how much would an 8-day overseas trip cost?

You have several options:

    Before embarking on an "adventure" vacation, I have bought insurance at one of flight insurance kiosks at Narita Airport. Just ask at the airport information desk where the flight insurance kiosks are located...or use kiosk locations and phone numbers are here: http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/guide/service/list/svc_02.html .
    The high-risk travel insurance by AIU that I purchased at the airport cost me over 4,000 yen, ouch! http://www.aiu.co.jp/travel/
    On another high-risk vacation, I bought a cheap "rider" on my renter's insurance (AXA) for 2,000 yen for a 30-day vacation in the jungles of the Yucatan.
    The best deal I found for my needs, was to upgrade my AMEX card to a premium Gold/Platinum/Black level. That covers everything travel-wise (medical coverage, emergency evacuation, VIP waiting room, rental car insurance, lost luggage insurance, etc. ) for 4000yen/year. This has turned out the cheapest deal for me because I travel a lot. It may be possible to get the same kind of a "free" insurance deal from a Japanese gold card issuer such as Master Card.

As always with all things in Japan, Y.M.M.V.
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Postby gaijinpunch » Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:08 pm

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Postby anthans » Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:28 am

Taro Toporific wrote:The high-risk travel insurance by AIU that I purchased at the airport cost me over 4,000 yen, ouch! [/URL]


That doesn't seem too bad.

When I went back to the US last month for 3 days the travel insurance I purchased was about $80.00. This covered everything though.

4,000 yen isn't so bad I guess:(
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Postby TennoChinko » Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:54 am

Earlier this this year, I went to this site which I've used before:
http://expat-planner.com/insurance/health-travel-insurance/

And, bought the following travel medical insurance for one-week of coverage for a trip in Asia (outside of Japan):

Product Type: Patriot America®
Deductible: 0.00 USD
Maximum Limit: 500,000.00 USD
Supplemental Accidental Death: 0.00 USD
Premium: 25.00 USD
Adventure Sports: No
Evacuation Plus Rider: No

Administered By: INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GROUP, INC. as agent for the Insurer
Insurer: SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION (publ)



Compared to the policy my Japanese gf had bought for us through AIU for a trip back to the US a few years ago, this was much more reasonable. Plus, the policies and procedures being in English were a lot more easier to understand.
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Postby anthans » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:31 pm

Thanks TennoChinko.

I think I'll use the site you recommended. Thanks to everyone else for their suggestions.:o
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