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we Just been there last week..my hubby and my daugther they have fun but me im bored looking at them..

Glad all is well. Thanks for the story about the healthcare system.

Wow! Sorry to hear about your snowboarding accident, Kevin, but equally happy that you seem to have survived it okay! Embarrassing moments in Japan, plenty there are to be had, for sure.
Interesting point about Japanese National Universal Healthcare System and a very important one to those who plan to live in Japan. It is inexpensive at the doctors office and clinic, but you do have to pay into the national healthcare system monthly in order to receive that inexpensive treatment. If you are self employed, then it a personal responsibility. If you work for a company, then you are covered through that company.
If a person doesn`t pay into the system, then they must pay full price, whatever that is. Your yearly insurance fee is correlated to your income in Japan. Far superior to the current health care system in the USA, for sure!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Japan
I am an older American living in Japan for a number of years and have been to numerous hospitals and clinics, and agree with you how reasonably priced health care costs are in Sushiland, especially compared to the USA. Services, treatment and medicine all being of high quality, too!
If I had had my dental and medical work done in the US, I would have been bankrupted a long time ago!
I have always been treated well by medical/dental professionals in Japan.
At the one clinic I frequent they call me Spielberg-さま。I guess because I have a short white beard?
And you are so right on about using specific Japanese words appropriate to a social situation as a tool to learning the language. Having visited my dentist frequently, had surgery, etc. have learned many medical specific words related to those encounters, for sure.
Hope you are feeling well and back on the slopes, soon, Kevin! Well, maybe next snow season, eh?
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Glad you’re okay. I think I’d feel pretty safe in a Japanese hospital. Often, people from our military base go to Japanese hospitals for surgery and specialized treatment. I didn’t know that about the cost, though. Also, the Japanese veterinarians get rave reviews! Get some rest, Kevin.

phew, I’m glad to know that you’re okay. A few years ago I hit my head and basically went through your experiences, too. At first in your video I thought the collar of your shirt was a neck brace, that scared me.

And the healthcare system you told us is really surprising! Wow, ~$60.

Thanks a bunch for these videos, they’re always a joy to watch.

By the way, nice hat!

Hello there Kevin, glad you’re alright and hope you recover very soon. I’m pretty much new around here and I’m visiting Japan this April and I want to learn something about the use of counters in Japan. I’ve been studying some basic Japanese words and phrases but one of the things I find difficult is memorizing the suffix you add when you count certain objects. Particularly talking about when you order at bars or restaurants, for example you want to order 2 glasses of water you say “mizu o ni-hai onegaishimasu” (is that right?). But if it’s bottle of beer, you change hai to hon (or pon?). It’s confusing for me and I don’t want to sound stupid and end up being stared at by the waiter. I think it’s a very helpful topic and also give some tips when ordering at restaurants. Hope you guys consider this, kanpai!

Glad to see you are doing well and walking and all. I hope the fall didn’t cause you to not want to do the slopes again. Jane’ ( I hope that is right) well any way bye bye!

oh my god…
i did the exact same thing with the snow boarding accident…
warmed up on the bunny slope, and fell there… i dont remember what happened either…
pride went down also as you said … just wanted to let you know .. that your not the only one