Hi,

We were planning to go to Japan this month but I changed my mind..... I'm a bit of a worry wart though.

My concerns were: 1) food - when pg as you know all meat/fish needs to be well done and I was worried about being able to find stuff that I felt was ok to eat 2) hospitals - I'd heard a number of reports that English is not commonly spoken in Japan and I was worried if something did happen that there would be a serious language barrier if I had to go to hospital (I did Japanese at school until year 10 but can't remember much at all)

Having said all that I'm sure you'll be totally fine and if medical attention was needed you'd find an English speaker and there'll be PLENTY for you to eat over there.

I hope you have a great holiday.