Has any foreigner been able to work as a doctor in Japan?

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1. This is a copy of your post for archive/search purposes.

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   **Has any foreigner been able to work as a doctor in Japan?**

   I know this question has been asked a million times, and every one keeps saying check the wiki. I’ve read all the posts, I’ve read the wiki and I have somewhat of a plan that I’m following. But has anyone actually done it? if you succeeded, know someone who had or are currently working towards becoming a doctor in Japan, please tell me about it.

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2. Most foreign physicians in Japan are from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Korea.
   There are more astronauts than practicing Western doctors in Japan {unless you count [US military physicians](https://www.hippocraticadventures.com/american-doctor-in-japan/)}.

   There are are a few Western doctors who somehow squeak through the barriers such as this [youtuber](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBddmKxv0rk) but foreign doctors who aren’t from the Sinosphere are rare.

   * [“Option Number 2”](https://youtu.be/-ZM5TdguHwg?feature=shared&t=99)

   * https://studyabroadaide.com/become-medical-doctor-japan/

   * https://www.reddit.com/r/movingtojapan/comments/ik0j7j/foreign_doctors_in_japan/

   * [Med Insider Japan {youtube}](https://www.youtube.com/@medinsiderjapan5527)

   * [Globalising Japan’s medical care](https://bccjacumen.com/globalising-japans-medical-care/)

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   >know someone who had or are currently working towards becoming a doctor in Japan

   Should we tell the OP about the American practicing as a doctor in Japan, Doctor Hamburger?

3. There is a Dutch physician practicing in Fukuoka.

   https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-schlemper-77341817