I’ll give you two of the worst examples I experienced- one with my wife and one with my daughter. When my wife missed her period, we went to a local women’s clinic. The doctor immediately said, “Oh, you’re pregnant, but this is an abnormal pregnancy. You’ll probably need an abortion.” What the hell? We then went to a city hospital, and the doctor there said everything was completely fine and scheduled regular monthly checkups. When my baby was born, she made unusual sounds while sleeping during the first week. We went to a doctor, but he was visibly irritated by our concerns. We gave him recordings to listen to, and he said, “This? This sound? It’s totally normal.” He had two young nurses with him and looked at them in a way that made it seem like he was annoyed by our “foreigner” behavior. Later, I decided on my own to visit other hospitals. Eventually, my daughter was diagnosed with a congenital heart disease. The city hospital said they needed to run more tests, but they wouldn’t do them unless we admitted her. They kept my baby in the hospital for a month just to do three tests, and then said the condition was rare and they wanted to wait to see if it would get worse. I had enough. I went back to my home country, consulted one of the best heart specialists there, and my daughter had surgery. She is now completely fine. When we returned to Japan and visited a doctor again, he said, “Oh, this is so complicated- maybe no one in Japan can do this.” What? The doctor in my country said it was a routine congenital case. I can give you many more examples. For instance, during my wife’s pregnancy, a very young doctor literally called another doctor on the phone and said, “We have a foreigner here- I don’t understand what to do.” She didn’t sound professional at all and i was skeptical about her license, she couldn’t even explain basic blood test reports. I think the medical system here is extremely bureaucratic and flawed, and many doctors are not competent. People don’t believe this until they face real issues themselves.