Insurances
National Health Insurance
International students with the visa status of “Student”are required to enroll in the National Health Insurance program.
Comprehensive Renters’ Insurance for Foreign Students Studying in Japan
This insurance designed to cover unexpected emergencies, such as fire, and to help an international student avoid unnecessarily inconveniencing his/her joint gurantor.
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 TU 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
- Josanjima campus students: in the office of Student Support Division
- Kuramoto campus students: in the administrative office of your faculty
Insurance for Internship and Practice-teaching Activities
This insurance is to cover the damages that the TU 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 TU 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
- Josanjima campus students: in the office of Student Support Division
- Kuramoto campus students: in the administrative office of your faculty
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.
* TU Co-op Office: 080-652-1073
General Fraternal Insurance for Students (Gakusei Sougou Kyousai)
This insurance covers the injuries and sickness of the students and the damages the students caused to their apartment.
General Liability Insurance for Students
This liability insurance covers the damages that the student caused to others.
Motor Insurance
Compulsory Automobile Liability Insurance (Jibaiseki Hoken)
All automobile owners in Japan must have this compulsory insurance.
Voluntary Automobile Liability Insurance (Nin-i 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.
