Insurance   ・ National Health Insurance Foreign students with the visa status of "College Student"are required to enroll in the National Health Insurance system. For details of the insurance, please click here. ・ Comprehensive Renters’Insurance for Foreign Students Studying in Japan This insurance protects the insured students against liability accidents and gives their guarantors peace of mind. Please take out this insurance now and enjoy a full, worry-free life as a foreign student in Japan. When you rent an apartment, please be sure to purchase this insurance. For more detail information, please click here. ・ Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research This insurance is to cover the medical expenses of the students for their physical damages caused by an accident/disaster while they are in an educational/research activity or while they are commuting to and from the school. 　* All UT students are required to enroll in this insurance. 　* For detail information about the insurance, please contact following office counters. 　* To use this insurance, application forms should be submitted within 30 days after the accident/disaster occurred. Application Counters for the Insurance　Click here to see the list of application counters. Faculties of IAS and Engineering　…　Section of Academic Affairs Faculties on Kuramoto Campus　…　Section of Academic Affairs ・ Insurance for Internship and Practice-teaching Activities This insurance is to cover the damages that the UT students caused under an internship/practice-teaching activity that is officially admitted by the University. 　* All Engineering students (Undergraduate and Graduate Students) are required to purchase this insurance. 　* Students are advised to purchase this insurance when they attend an out-campus internship activities. Annual fee for the 　　 insurance is 210 yen. 　* If you are not enrolled in the UT as an undergraduate/graduate student or have not yet purchased Personal Accident Insurance 　　 for Students Pursuing Education and Research, you cannot enroll in this insurance. Application Counter for the Insurance　Click here to see the list of application counters. Faculties of IAS and Engineering　…　Section of Academic Affairs Faculties on Kuramoto Campus　…　Section of Academic Affairs Example of the Damaged to be Covered by the Insurance A student misused a machine and gave some damage to a person while in an internship program ... A student misused a machine and broke it while in an internship program ... While in a nursing-care program, a student accidentally injured a elderly person ... A student accidentally broke a PC of the school while in a practice-teaching activity ... ・ General Fraternal Insurance for Students, General Liability Insurance for Students To apply for these insurance, please contact University Co-op Office. 　* UT Co-op Office: 080-652-1073 General Fraternal Insurance for Students (Gakusei Sougou Kyousai)　* Click here to access the HP (Japanese only) 　　This insurance covers the injuries and sickness of the students and the damages the students caused to their apartment. General Liability Insurance for Students　(PDF Brochure in Japanese) 　　This liability insurance covers the damages that the student caused to others. (Also available in foreign countries) ・ Motor Insurance Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance (Jibaiseki Hoken) All automobile owners in Japan must have this compulsory insurance. Voluntary Automobile Liability Insurance (Nini Hoken) Having this voluntary insurance is not required to own a automobile in Japan; however, since compensation for traffic accidents is huge in this country, most automobile owners in Japan have this voluntary insurance. All foreign students are strongly advised to enroll in a voluntary insurance when they own a automobile.