Law		Context		Conditions
Japanese	English	Japanese	English	Japanese		English
	Livelihood Protection Act		Subsidies for Livelihood, Education, Residential, Medical, Childbirth, Labor, and Funeral			Limited to Permanent Foreign Residents
	Disease and Death of Foreign Travellers Act		Subject to Each local governments decision when reported by hospitals or police.			No limitations
	Child Welfare Act		Subsidies for National Health Insurance Members only.			No limitations
			Medical Services, Hospitalization, and any medical services for Tuberculosis can be paid by government.			No limitations
	Child Allowance					Based on Treaty for Refugees, limited to Permanent Foreign Residents
	Mother-Child and Widow Welfare Act		Entry for homes for fatherless family, Mother-Child Welfare Funds Loan available, priority given to rent Public Housing and Home helper sending services.			No limitations
	Mother-Child Health Act		Maternity Passbook, Health Counselling Maternity Health Check, Infant Health Check, Mother-Child Infection Prevention, and Medical Service for Premature Baby			No limitations
	Weak-minded Welfare					No limitations
	Disabled Welfare					No limitations
	Tuberculosis Prevention Act		For subscriber to a Health Insurance program, 50% of the costs, otherwise, 95% will be subsidized by the government.			No limitations
	Infectious Disease Prevention Act					No limitations
	Preventive Vaccinations Act					No limitations

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