［ For foreign workers in Japan ］

英語版

Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Application
Guidance for Foreign Workers＜Volume 1＞
Applicable Insurance Benefits

Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act applies to foreigners who work as
employees in Japan regardless of nationality. Not only those who have resident status
which allows work but also foreign students who have part time jobs are also covered
by Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance when they get injured.
This outlines the types and contents of Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance
that foreign workers in Japan can receive.
Feel free to contact nearby Labour Standards Inspection Office regarding any further
details such as the requirements for payment.
Please note that some benefits can no longer be received after the benefits claimant
return home country.

【Table of contents】● If you are injured or ill due to work or commuting・ ・・ ・・ ・・ P3● If your family member dies due to work or commuting ・ ・・ P7● If you have already received the insurance benefits ・・ ・・・ P10● Other ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ ・ P14● Important reminder before leaving for home ・・・ ・・・ ・・・ ・ P16

Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare, Labour Standards Bureau,
Workers’ Compensation Department, Compensation Division

Industrial Accident Compensation InsuranceThis insurance is a system which provides insurance benefits such as medical
expenses for workers who get injured, become ill or die due to work orcommuting. As long as they work in Japan, non-Japanese are also eligible forIndustrial Compensation Insurance.

【 Cause/Reason 】

other【 Disaster Type 】

Other
Accidents【Insurance】

HealthInsurance*Health insurance is not applicable for industrial accidents.

Types of Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits◆ Medical (Compensation) Benefits ：A worker who is injured or becomes ill due to work orcommuting is eligible to receive this benefits for the medical treatment.
◆Temporary Absence from Work (Compensation) Benefits: A worker who is injured or becomes ill due
to work or commuting and unable to work in order to receive treatment is eligible to receive this benefits
for compensation of wages.
◆Injury and Disease (Compensation) Pension: In case of not recovering from the injury or disease after 1
year and 6 months from the beginning of treatment and the severity of disability falls in certain physicaldisability certificate.
◆Disability (Compensation) Benefits: A worker who is injured or becomes ill due to work or commuting
and the disabilities remain is eligible to receive this benefits.
◆Surviving Family (Compensation) Benefits : When a worker died due to work or commuting, thebereaved family is eligible to receive this benefits.
◆Funeral Rites Benefits: The benefits cover the deceased worker’s funeral expenses.
◆Nursing Care (Compensation) Benefits: The benefits cover the expenses of nursing care for recipientsof Disability (Compensation) Pension or Injury and Disease (Compensation) Pension.

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In case of Injury or disease due to work or commuting
Q. If I get injured or become ill resulting from work or commuting, can I receive benefits from Industrial Accident
Compensation Insurance for the medical treatment?

① You can receive medical treatment free of charge at Rosai hospitals or othermedical facilities designated by Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance.
② If treatment is received at a medical facility other than Rosai or the designatedhospital, the patient initially pay the treatment cost, however the full
payment will be reimbursed later by claiming.
③ Transportation expenses incurred for hospital visits can also be reimbursed
in full if certain conditions are met.
Medical Compensation Benefits: Payment for medical treatment＜Claim Method＞
The case ①-submit the claims form to the designated medical facility.
The case ②-submit the claims form directly to the labour standards inspection office.
＜Important Points＞①In principle medical examination and treatment should be received at a Rosai (Industrial Accident
Compensation Insurance) hospital or a hospital designated by Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance.
②Medical Care can be received until the injury or disease has been cured (stabilized symptoms).
Statute of Limitations--Claim rights are earned from the day of expense paid and the claims are valid for two years from thefollowing day of the date of payment.
(There is no statute of limitations on medical compensation benefits)

Transportation expense＜Payment Details＞
The actual costs required for travel to and from the medical facility will be reimbursed.
＜Payment Conditions＞
Payment will be made when the conditions of both ①and ②are met.
①The distance between worker’s residence or workplace and the medical facility must in principle, be
2km or more.
②In the case that the worker travel to an appropriate medical facility in the same village, city or town as
the worker’s workplace or residence (exceptions may be made for cases where there is no appropriate
medical facility in the worker’s village, city or town).
＜Claim Method＞
Submit a claims form directly to the labour standards inspection office
Statute of Limitations--Claim rights are earned from the day of expense paid and the claims are valid for two years fromthe following day of the date of payment.

【For more Details】
Volume 2 ・Medical (compensation) Benefits/Treatment Expense Benefits →P13
・Medical (compensation) Benefits/Treatment Expense claims form → P36

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Procedures for Receiving Medical (Compensation)Benefits
Industrial
Accident Occurs
Treatment at a medical facility
designated by Industrial
Accident Compensation
Insurance*1

Treatment at othermedical facility*3

Obtain certification from
employer on claims form

Payment to medical
facility for treatment
Obtain certification from
employer/medical
facility on *4 claims form

Submit *2 claims form
to a designated medical
facility

Submit *4 claims form tolabour standards
inspection office
Attach receipts
for any nursing or
travel expenses

Claims form is received
at labour standards
inspection office

When necessary, theclaimant and otherrelated parties may berequested to submit
other materials or tohave a hearing.

Examination at labour
standards inspection office

Treatment costs arepaid to designatedmedical facility

It generally takes 1 month fromreceipt of a claim to determinationof benefits, however in some cases
it may require more than 1 month.

Examination at labour
standards inspection office

Insurance benefits aretransferred to the specifiedbank account*3 In this situation the expenses
required for treatment are paid.
*4 Medical Care Expense
Payment Claims Form (In the case of
employment injury, Form No. 7. In thecase of commuting injury, Form 16-5)*1 In this situation the treatment requiredfor injuries or disease. is provided free of charge.
*2 Medical Compensation Benefits Claims Form
(In the case of employment injury, Form No. 5.
In the case of commuting injury, Form 16-3)

For commuting injury Form No. 16 (Attachment)“Commuting Related Items” must be submitted in addition to
the claims form

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Q. What type of compensations can I receive if I am injured during workand forced to be absent from work for the treatment ?

A.
If a worker is absent from work for medical treatment and loses wages, he/she
can receive Temporary Absence from Work (Compensation) Benefits.
・From when–the 4th day of the absence
・How much –80% of the basic daily benefits (*) per day(insurance benefits 60%+special allowance 20%)
＊The ‘basic daily benefits’ amount (average wages) is calculated by dividing the wages of
total of the 3 months before the accident by the number of calendar days.
(Example) In case the worker receives wages of 200,000 yen per month, with end of monthwhen the wage calculation closes. The accident occurs in October.
200,000 yen×3 months÷92 days (July (31 days)＋August (31 days)＋September (30 days)≒6,522 yen
6,522×80% ≒5,217yen→ 5,217 yen, 80% of the basic daily benefits amount is paid per day of lost work.

Temporary Absence from Work (Compensation) Benefits＜Payment Conditions＞
Payment will be made when all of the conditions in ①-③are met.
①Absence from work for treatment must be resulting from injuries or diseases due to work orcommuting②The worker must be unable to work
③The worker must be receiving no wages＜Payment Details＞
80% of the basic daily benefits ( insurance benefits 60%+special allowance 20%) will be paid
from the 4th day of absence.
＜Claim Methods＞
Submit a claims form directly to the labour standards inspection office＜Important Points＞
No payments are made from Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance for the 1st through 3rddays of missed work. For employment injury, during this time the employer shall provide
Temporary Absence from Work Compensation Benefits(60% of average wages per day).
Statute of Limitations –Claim rights are earned for each day on which wages are not paid and claims are valid for
two years from the following day.

【For more Details】
Volume 2・Temporary Absence from Work (Compensation) Benefits→ P15
・Temporary Absence from Work (Compensation) Benefits Claims form → P39

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Industrial Accident
OccursObtain certification fromdoctor, employer on claims
form*This employer’s
certification is not neededfrom thesecond submission of aclaims form onward
after leaving work.

Submit claims form to labour
standards inspection office

When necessary,the claimant andother related parties
may be requested tosubmit othermaterials or to havea hearing.

Examination at labour
standards inspection office○whether to judge the injury/disease the result of work○necessity for the worker to be absent from work
○Calculation of insurance benefits and others

It generally takes
1 month fromreceipt of a claim todetermination of
benefits, however
in some cases it
may require morethan 1 month

Determination of whether benefits
will be provided or not
Notification of provision (or refusal) of benefits issent to claimant

Insurance benefits aretransferred to the specifiedbank account6

Temporary Absence from work
(Compensation) Benefits claims form
(In the case of employment injury,
Form 8.
In the case of commuting injury,
Form 16-6)

In case of a family member died due to work or commuting
Q. What type of compensations can family members receive if the household income provider
dies as a result of a work or commuting related injury or disease?

①The family can receive Surviving Family (Compensation) Pension, Surviving Family (Compensation) Lump-sum and Funeral Expenses.
②The family can also receive unpaid benefits such as Medical (Compensation) Benefits and Temporary Absence from Work Benefits
if the worker died before those benefits were paid.

Surviving Family (Compensation) Pension, Surviving Family (Compensation) Lump Sum<Related insurance benefits> unpaid insurance benefits, special
allowances, industrial compensation retraining support allowance,industrial compensation childcare support allowance○ Surviving Family (Compensation) Pension＜Family Eligible to Claim＞

Spouse, child, parent, grandchild, grandparent and sibling who depended on the worker’s income for the livelihood at the timeof death, however for surviving family other than the wife, the individuals must be above or below set ages or suffering fromdesignated level of disabilities.

＜Payment Details＞
Eligible recipients will receive payments in order of priority according to the number of surviving family as follows.

No. ofsurvivingfamilyCompensation Pension for Surviving Family

1

153 day s of basic daily benefits (175 days of days ofbasic daily amount benefits for surviving wife of over 55
years old, or with a designated disability ).

2

201 days of basic daily benefits amount3

223 days of basic daily benefits amount

223 day s of basic daily benefits amount

4 or more

245 days of basic daily benefits amount245days of basic daily benefits amountLump-sum for SurvivingfamilySpecial Pension for Surviving Family

153 days of basic daily calculation amount(175 days of days of basic daily benefits
pay ment amount for surviving wife of over
55 years old, or with a designated disability).
3,000,000 yen＜Claim Method＞

201 days of basic daily benefits amount※basic daily calculation amount→Volume2, P8

Submit a claims form directly to the labour standards inspection office○Surviving Family (Compensation) Lump-Sum＜ Payment Conditions/Payment Details ＞
・In case no surviving family member eligible to receive surviving Family (Compensation) Pension exists at the time of the worker’s death:→ 1000 days of basic daily benefits amount, Lump-sum for surviving family of 3,000,000 yen, and 1000 days of basic daily
benefits amount will be paid to worker’s family in order of priority.

・In case all eligible Surviving Family (Compensation) Pension recipients lose their rights to claim or if the total amount of pension and Surviving Family(Compensation) Pension prepaid lump-sump paid to eligible surviving family are less than 1000 days worth of the basic daily benefits or basic daily calculation
amount:→ The lump-sum will be paid to the surviving family in order. The amount which already paid to the surviving family will be
deducted from the portion of 1000 days of basic daily benefits and 1,000 days of basic daily calculation.

＜Claim Method＞
Submit a claims form directly to the labour standards inspection office

Statute of Limitations – 5 years from the following day after the worker died.
【For more Details】 Volume 2・Surviving Family (Compensation) Benefits→ P25
・Surviving Family (Compensation) Benefits Claims Form → P41

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Procedure for Receiving Surviving
Family (Compensation) Pension/Lump Sum
Industrial
Accident Occurs

Worker Dies
Obtain certificationfrom employer onclaims form

＜Attachments＞○Death certificate○Materials proving relationship withdeceased(Family register extract or certifiedcopy) *
○Materials showing that theclaimant’s livelihood depended on the
deceased’s income
etc.
*If any of these materials areunavailable for certain countries, thenmaterials which prove the claimant is a
blood family of the deceased*It generally takes 4month from receipt
of a claim todetermination of
benefits, however insome cases it may
require more than 4month.

・Surviving Family (Compensation) Pension
payment claims form
(In the case of employment injury, Form 12.
In the case of commuting injury, Form 16-8.)
・Surviving Family (Compensation) Lump
Sum payment claims form
(In the case of employment injury, Form 15.
In the case of commuting injury, Form 16-9.)

The surviving family should submit the claims
form and attachments to labour standards
inspection office.

Examination by labour
standards inspection office○ Was the death the result of work
○ Verification of eligible recipients○ Calculation of insurance benefits
and others
Determination of whether benefits
will be provided or not

Notification of provision (or refusal) of
benefits is sent to claimant

Insurance benefits aretransferred to thespecified bank account*Submission of materials other than those listed may be required

8Funeral Expenses (Funeral Rites Benefits)<Payment Conditions>
Funeral expenses will be provided to the party holding the funeral if the surviving family holds afuneral or a company funeral is held at the company of the deceased.
<Payment Details>①315,000 yen + 30 days of basic daily benefits payment amount②60 days of basic daily benefits payment amount if the amount of ① is less than 60days of basic daily benefits payment amount<Claim Method>
Submit a claims form directly to the labour standards inspection office

Statute of Limitations –2 years from the following day after the worker died.
【For more details】 Volume 2・Funeral Expenses (Funeral Rites Benefits)→ P 31・Funeral Expenses (Funeral Rites Benefits) Claims Form → P43
Q. If the deceased worker underwent medical treatment or missed work before dying and would
have been eligible for industrial compensation benefits, but died before receiving the benefits,
can someone else receive the benefits in his/her place?

If someone who is eligible to receive insurance benefits dies and the deceased:①had cause to receive benefits but had not yet made a claim②made a claim for benefits but payment determination for the claim had not yet been made③was determined eligible to receive benefits, but had not yet received payment then members of
the surviving family of the deceased who fulfill a fixed set of conditions can receive insurance
benefits and special allowances.
(Unpaid Insurance Benefits)

Unpaid Insurance Benefits
Special Allowances＜ Related insurance benefits＞ Medical(Compensation)
Benefits, Absence from Work (Compensation) Benefits,
Disability (Compensation) Benefits, Injury and Disease(Compensation) Pension,
Surviving Family (Compensation) Benefits＜ Surviving family Eligible to Make Claims> ＞
Claims can be made if the conditions of both ①and ②are met.
① Eligible recipient must be the spouse, child, parent, grandchild, grandparent or sibling of the deceased.
② Eligible recipient must have been made living by the deceased at the time of death (this does not necessarily mean
they had to live together)
If no one fills the requirements of ① and ②, the heir can make the claim.
＜If the Recipient of the Surviving family (Compensation) Pension Dies> ＞
Surviving family who are eligible to make claims –The next qualified recipient from among
the surviving family of the deceased worker( spouse, child, parent, grandchild, grandparent and sibling)according to priority (NOT the spouse of the person who was receiving the pension)＜Claim Method＞
Submit a claims form to the labour standards inspection office

Statute of Limitations –Same as for the individual insurance benefits9If already receiving Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Benefits
Q. How long can I continue to make hospital visits for treatment?

A. Medical(Compensation) Benefits can be received until the injury or disease has
been cured (stabilized symptoms). If the injury or disease is still not recovered after
1 year and 6 months after beginning of the treatment, and the degree of disability ishigh, Injury and Disease (Compensation) Pension will be received.
Injury and Disease (Compensation) Pension

Related insurance benefits: Nursing Care(Compensation) Benefits＜ Payment Conditions/Payment Details> ＞

If the injury or disease falls within the legally designated injury and diseaseclassifications and the condition is continuous, Injury and Disease (Compensation)
Pension, Injury and Disease Special Allowance and Injury and Disease Special
Pension can be provided.
injury/disease
injury/disease
injury/disease (compensation) pension special allowance (lump sum)
class

Class 1
Class 2
Class 3313 days of basic daily
benefit payment amount
277 days of basic daily
benefit payment amount
245 days of basic daily
benefit payment amount

1,140,000 yen
1,070,000 yen
1,000,000 yen

injury/disease special pension
313 days of basic daily
calculation amount
277 days of basic daily
calculation amount
245 days of basic daily
calculation amount＜Important Points＞

These benefits are not automatically issued for a claim but determined basedon the authority of the chief of the relevant labour standards inspection office.

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Q. I have been told that your symptoms are ‘cured’ (stabilized) although I have not made a fullrecovery. Can I receive some sort of compensation?

A. Conditions which are not likely to improve even if they continue to be treated under Industrial
Accident Compensation Insurance are treated as cured (symptoms stabilized). If disabilities remain evenafter a condition is considered cured (symptoms stabilized), Disability (Compensation) Benefits can bereceived.
Disability (Compensation)
Benefits＜ Related insurance benefits ＞
Nursing Care (Compensation) Benefits, post-surgical treatment, aftercare,provision of expenses for artificial limbs and other assistive devices＜ Payment Conditions/Payment Details ＞
Once injuries or disease resulting from work or commuting have been cured (symptoms stabilized), if disability
remains which falls within the legally designated injury and disease classifications, various pensions and lumpsum benefits can be provided based on the degree of severity of the disability as shown below.

Disability Class Disability (compensation) benefits

Disability special
allowance

Disability special pension

313 day s of basic
daily benefit pay ment
277 day s of basic
daily benefit pay ment
245 day s of basic
daily benefit pay ment
213 day s of basic
Penson daily benefit pay ment
184 day s of basedaily benefit pay ment
156 day s of basic
daily benefit pay ment
131 day s of basic
daily benefit pay ment
503 day s of basic
daily benefit pay ment
391 day s of basic
daily benefit pay ment
302 day s of basic
daily benefit pay ment
223 day s of basic
Lump Sum daily benefit pay ment
156 day s of basic
daily benefit pay ment
101 day s of basic
daily benefit pay ment

3,420,000
y en
3,200,000
y en
3,000,000
y en
2,640,000
y en
2,250,000
y en
1,920,000
y en
1,590,000
y en
650,000
y en
500,000
y en
390,000
y en
290,000
y en
200,000y en
140,000y en

313 day s of basic
daily calculation amount277day s of basic
daily calculation amount245day s of basic
daily calculation amount213day s of basic
Pension daily calculation amount
184day s of day s ofbasic
156day s of basic
daily calculation amount131day s of basic
daily calculation amountClass 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5Class 6Class 7
Class 8Class 9Class 10Class 11Class 12Class 13Class 1456 day s of basic
daily benefit pay ment

Lump
Sum

Disability special lump sum

503day s of day s of basic daily
calculation amount391day s of day s of basic daily
calculation amount302day s of day s of basic daily
calculation amount
223day s of day s of basic daily
calculation amount
Lump Sum
156day s of day s of basic daily
calculation amount
101day s of day s of basic daily
calculation amount

80,000y en

56day s of day s of basic daily
calculation amount

Statute of Limitations –5 years from the following day after the injury or disease is cured (stabilized)＜Claim Method＞
Submit a claims form to the labour standards inspection office【For more information】 Volume 2・Disability (Compensation) Benefits→ P17
・ Disability (Compensation) Benefits Claims Form → P40
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Procedure receiving Disability (Compensation) Benefits
Industrial
Accident Occurs

MedicalTreatment

Symptoms
Stabilized
Obtain certificationfrom employer on claims form

＜Attachments＞○ X - rays, etc.
○ In case receiving disability
pension, basic disability pension
and others for the same reasons,materials showing the amount ofbenefits*It generally takes 3 months
from receipt ofa claim to determination of
benefits, , however in somecases it may require morethan 3 months.

Submit claims form to labour standards
inspection office*If necessary, claimants may
be required to be examinedby a specialized doctor toverify symptoms.

Disability Class
Verification
Notification of provision of insurance
benefits is sent to claimant

Disability (Compensation) Benefits
Claims Form
(In the case of employment injury,
Form 10.
In the case of commuting injury, Form
16-7.)

Insurance benefits aretransferred to the specifiedbank account*Submission of materials other than those listed may be required.

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Q. What type of compensations can I receive if severe disabilities remain and I needcare from my family or a nursing service?

A. Nursing Care (Compensation) Benefits can be received within the range of amount.
＜ Related insurance benefits＞
Disability (Compensation) Benefits,
Injury and Disease (Compensation) Pension

Nursing Care (Compensation) Benefits＜Payment Conditions＞
Payment will be made if all of the conditions in ①-④are met.

① the recipient should have remaining disability which falls under Disability(Compensation) Pension class1 or Injury andDisease (Compensation) Pension class 1 or higher brain function disability class 2, and constant or on call nursing care isrequired.
② the recipient should be currently receiving nursing care from a private nursing service or from family, friends or
acquaintances③ the recipient is not currently hospitalized in a hospital or a clinic④ the recipient is not currently admitted to a elderly healthcare facility＜ Payment Details ＞
Provided amounts for constant and on call nursing care are as follows. (April 1st, 2013)○Constant nursing care: Monthly 56,600 yen to 104,290 yen○On call nursing care: Monthly 28,300 yen to 52,150 yen＜ Claim Method ＞
Submit a claims form to the labour standards inspection office
Statute of Limitations – 2 years from the 1st day of the month following the beginning of nursing care
【For more information】

Volume 2

・Nursing Care (Compensation)Benefits→ P32
・ Nursing Care (Compensation)Benefits Claims Form → P 44

Other Support Systems● Aftercare
In case after injuries and disease are cured (symptoms stabilized), the symptoms become worse or having risk ofdevelopment of disease accompanying remaining disabilities, the recipient can receive medical examinations and healthguidance about once a month for designated injuries and diseases (20 injuries and diseases). The person can also receive
expenses for travel to and from hospitals required for these visits.

● Provision of Expenses for Artificial Limbs and Other Assistive Devices
If receiving Disability (Compensation) Benefits or expected to receive them and meeting a fixed set of conditions,the person can receive payment for expenses for purchase (repair) of artificial limbs and other assistive devices withinbase cost limits. The person can also receive expenses for travel required to purchase (repair) these items.
● Post-surgical Treatment
If the person received Disability (Compensation) Benefits, he/she can receive further treatment and examinations such as
further surgery for attachment of artificial limbs, for improvement of the scar, etc. at Rosai (Industrial Accident
Compensation) hospitals or other designated hospitals free of charge. The person can also receive expenses for travel toand from hospitals required for these visits.
● Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance school support allowance
If recipients or surviving children are attending school and receiving Surviving Family Compensation
Pension and fulfill a fixed set of conditions, they can receive assistance payment within certain limits(Industrial Accident Compensation school support allowance or Industrial Accident Compensation Childcare support
Allowance)

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Other Situations
Q. The company where I work is not cooperative and insists the accident I suffered

was not eligible for Industrial Accident Compensation, and will not assist with procedures
such as providing employer’s certification, what should I do?
A. In principle, there is no reason a worker (or surviving family) cannot
initiate Industrial Accident Compensation insurance proceedings on their own. In the event
unavoidable obstacles such as the company refusing to provide employer’s certification, Industrial
Accident Compensation insurance claims forms can be accepted without
Employer’s certification.

Q. Is it possible to have an accident which occurred at a company a long time
ago recognized as an industrial accident?
A. If the statute of limitations set for each type of insurance benefits is exceeded, benefits
cannot be received.
Each of the benefit items notes the relevant statute of limitations, so refer to thosesections
Q. Can Industrial Accident Compensation be claimed even if I have already retiredof the company the accident occurred or if the company no longer exists?
A. Claims can be made even in the above circumstances.
However, in these situations you may be asked to provide the names andaddresses of the employer and co-workers from the company.

Q. The company told me that ①the company does not participate
in the industrial compensation system and ②a different special insurance isused instead of industrial compensation. In these circumstances can worker’s
compensation benefits still be received?
A. ① In principle, workers can receive industrial compensation benefits ifthey suffer an injury or disease caused by work, even if the company is notenrolled in the industrial compensation insurance program.
② industrial compensation benefits can be received even if the company subject tocovered by special insurance systems.
※*if there is any compensation provided by the company (provision of medical treatment costs,
compensation for lost work time, compensation for loss, etc.), the benefits may not be able to beprovided (or the provided amounts may be reduced).

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Q. Can I receive benefits from Industrial Compensation Insurance in the following cases?
①While commuting I was hit by a bicycle and injured. I do not know who the other person was.
②I was injured while going to work using a different route than usual.
In these circumstances can industrial compensation benefits still be received?
① Benefits from Industrial compensation Insurance can be received.
A. ②For cases where a different commuting route than normal is used, the casemay be eligible for insurance benefits if a fixed set of conditions are met.

Commuting Injury
commuting injury refers to worker’s injuries or disease which occur as a result of“commuting”.
“Commuting” refers to the reasonable routes and methods used by workers
for the travel related to work noted in ①to ③below, excluding those items whichthemselves are characteristic of work.
① Round trip travel between a worker’s residence and place of work
② Travel between a work place stipulated in ordinance Ministry of Health, labour andWelfare and another work place (referring to travel between work places for workers
with multiple jobs)③ Travel preceding or continuing on from the round trip travel noted in ①(limited totravel which corresponds to the requirements in Ministry of Health, Labour andWelfare ordinances)＜ Payment Details ＞
The same as for employment injury.
(For Temporary Absence from Work Compensation, 200 yen is excluded from thebenefits amount as a burden charge.)＜ Claim Method＞
The same as for employment injury.
Attachments: Accident Certificate (For traffic accidents) etc.
【For more details】

Volume 2 ・ commuting injury → P 5

Q. I was injured in a traffic accident while commuting. Can I still receive worker’s

compensation benefits if I have already received insurance money from the otherparty’s compulsory automobile liability insurance etc.?

A. Under the same accident, the amount of the Industrial Accident Compensation Benefits you receive
will be deducted the amount of compulsory automobile liability insurance etc. from total of Industrial Accident
Insurance. Special allowances received if any work is missed or if any after effects
remain will be paid regardless of whether payment was received fromcompulsory automobile liability insurance etc.

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Important reminder when returning to home country<Handling of claims from outside Japan>

Insurance benefits amounts
The provided amounts will be the amount in Japanese yen at theexchange rate (sales rate) of the payment day.

Receiving treatment overseas
Payment can be made if the medical treatment details are verified tobe appropriate. (The expenses required for treatment will be paid）

Support system limited to Japan (main examples)
・Aftercare
・Provision of expenses for artificial limbs and other assistive devices(Wheelchairs and other devices can be provided in some situations.)
・Post-surgical treatment
・Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance school support allowance(Limited to attendance at schools within Japan)etc.

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