Rural health care access: Japan vs. U.S.
In Japan’s far north, Hokkaido stretches across mountains, forests, and endless snow. For months each year, the landscape turns white, and travel slows to a crawl. This vast and beautiful region (known for dairy farms, fishing towns, and open space) is also one of the most sparsely populated parts of the country.
For people living here, health care access depends not only on medicine, but on geography, infrastructure, and weather. It’s …
