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Japan sants to build medical tourism market
BusinessWeek, July 28, 2009
Japan's government tells BusinessWeek that it has an idea for creating jobs in its healthcare sector--competing for medical tourists against Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and India. Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has a plan for luring wealthy patients from Asia and Russia to Japan for advanced medical treatment. Countries such as India, Singapore, and Thailand are already a popular destination for Americans, Europeans and Japanese who are looking for specialized medical procedures but don't want to pay the high costs.
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