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Foreigner dies, sticks hospital with 22 million yen unpaid bill | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Summary by Ground News
A hospital in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward was stuck with an unpaid 22.3 million yen ($155,000) bill after the death of an uninsured foreign national who had been treated at the hospital for five years. The government saw no prospect of collection and decided to give up on settling the bill, which totaled 22,292,402 yen.