Originally Posted by
Sunnyhere
When professional Japanese government employees marry gaijin, will the gaijin typically be able to join his or her spouse's insurance plan with minimum hassle or expense?
If you are talking about health insurance, it depends on whether that particular foreigner naturalizes or remains alien. It also depends on whether the foreigner spouse has his/her own employment. Depending on those factors, it could be minimal hassle (just adding a name) and cost or it could be a massive red tape adventure with a chunk out of the wallet to boot.