Japan Medical Operations (JMO)
Air & Ground Medical Coordination Across Japan
We provide end-to-end operational support for international patient transfers in Japan.
From airport handling to hospital admission, we ensure seamless execution on the ground.
What we do
Our Services
End-to-end support for international medical transfers in Japan — from the airport to the hospital, and for payment handling when your case needs it.
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Airport Medical Assistance (Arrival & Departure)
On-site coordination at Japanese airports: documentation, clinical handover, and connection to the next leg of the patient journey — arrival or departure.
02
Stretcher Transport (Non-Emergency Ambulance)
Non-emergency ground stretcher and ambulance transfer between facilities and airports, aligned with the wider international transfer plan.
03
Commercial Flight Medical Escort Support
Physician- or nurse-led escort on scheduled commercial flights for patients cleared to fly, with handover on both sides.
04
Discharge support services
Direct coordination with Japanese hospitals for discharge, status reporting, discharge planning, and handover to subsequent care.
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Discharge Medical Expense Payment
We support the hospital's billing and payment workflow domestically on behalf of our overseas partners, ensuring smooth case progression without avoidable cross-border delays. *Conditions apply.
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Coverage
We provide services throughout Japan.
We also offer support for all of Japan, including Hokkaido, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Fukuoka.
Why us
Why Japan Medical Ops
- Real on-site operational capability (not just coordination)
- Extensive experience with international cases
- Direct communication with Japanese hospitals
- Fast response and flexible execution
- Reliable partner for air ambulance and assistance companies
we actually show up
Baseline standards
Our Operational Standards
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24/7 Response
Year-round readiness for urgent international transfer requests. Overseas insurers and peer operators can initiate a case brief at any hour — our dispatch and clinical coordination lines are maintained continuously.
02
ICU-level Medical Capability
Physicians and nurses with ICU backgrounds staff every transfer. In-cabin medical equipment is specified to ICU-level standards, allowing continuous monitoring and intervention throughout the full length of the flight.
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Global Destination Coverage
Worldwide operational reach supported by an extensive fleet and a dedicated clinical team. Transfer routes are planned to meet each destination country's entry and medical documentation requirements from the outset.
Track Record
Case categories we routinely handle
A working cross-section of the Japan-involved medical transfer cases JMO JAPAN MEDICAL OPERATIONS has executed for overseas partners to date. Grouped by case type and by the partner categories we coordinate with on both sides of the transfer.
Case Types
- Inbound tourist medical repatriation out of Japan
- Inter-hospital transfer inside Japan under clinical supervision
- ICU-level long-haul international medical repatriation
- Commercial flight medical escort for airline-cleared patients
- Bedside-to-bedside air + ground combined transfer
Partner Categories
- Overseas travel and health insurers
- International medical assistance companies
- Peer aeromedical operators routing through Japan
- Japanese receiving and discharging hospitals
- Airport ground handling and medical clearance desks
Operational footprint grounded in a medical transport heritage that began with ground ambulance services in Japan and field experience during major Japanese disaster response.
Operations log
Recent Operations
A working record of recent JMO JAPAN MEDICAL OPERATIONS operational activity. Images and short clips from actual transfers, updated regularly.
About
About Us
Japan Medical Ops (JMO) is a specialized provider of medical transport coordination and on-site support in Japan, operated by leno inc. We bridge the gap between international medical teams and the Japanese healthcare system, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant patient transfers.
- Company
- JMO JAPAN MEDICAL OPERATIONS
- Operated by
- leno inc.
- Representative
- Koji Ibuka
- Headquarters
- 813 Kamitsuchii, Gifu, Gifu, Japan 5020803
- Service Coverage
- Worldwide operational reach from Japan, with a focus on cases involving Japan, the Americas, and Europe.
- Service Lines
- Airport Medical Assistance · Stretcher Transport (Non-Emergency Ambulance) · Commercial Flight Medical Escort Support · Discharge support services · Discharge Medical Expense Payment
Message from the Representative
Why we run this operation from Japan
leno inc., which operates this service, did not start as an international medical transfer company. It started as a ground ambulance operation in Japan, shaped by hands-on field experience during major Japanese disaster response — where getting a patient safely from one bedside to the next, under pressure and without improvisation, was the only acceptable outcome.
That heritage is the reason we built the current cross-border capability. Overseas insurers, assistance companies, and peer aeromedical operators handling a Japan-involved case need a single team that can talk to Japanese hospitals directly, move a patient by air or by ground, and settle the Japanese medical bill in-country — without handing the case off three times.
Our mission is narrow and we prefer to keep it that way: make international patient transfer into and out of Japan safe, efficient, and something our overseas partners can entrust to us without hesitation.
Koji Ibuka — Representative, JMO JAPAN MEDICAL OPERATIONS
Contact
Contact Us
Available 24/7 for urgent and scheduled cases. Use the form below or reach out using the channels listed — we will respond as soon as possible.
- Email: Please use the secure form below. We will reply by business email.
- WhatsApp: Available on request — please state your preferred number in the form.
- Location: Japan