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I doubt they would have cancelled the visa. Immigration doesn't have access to your medical records. It is more likely that they may not have renewed her working visa if she was currently unemployed. Unfortunate but you have to follow the rules of the visa.
I'm not sure how easy for Japan's Immigration to have seen those medical records.
But from sources ( https://www.bn.emb-japan.go.jp/consular/criteria/_of/_visa/_issuance.htm and https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4235/en ) it seems like the following applies:
And from that law,
(Dealing with different English translations of the Japanese originals likely explains the slight discrepancies in wording here.)
Finally, Google's AI overview confirms,
Also, there's a forum thread over at https://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0%20174499 which states,
But perhaps since a hospitalisation occurred in this case, that's why it was treated so strictly.
There's also https://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0%20173504 which says,
So while I'm still unsure about the exact mechanism of enforcement, it seems that Japan Immigration is supposed to know or be informed about these kinds of situations specifically because their laws require it to establish and maintain visa eligibility.
In other words, the tale that protist shared is at least plausible and I believe likely to be completely truthful.
Everything is being centralized to the My Number (MyNa) system (national ID card, basically). Starting this year, insurance cards are no longer issued but the MyNa card is used. They plan to do driving licenses and the zairyuu card for foreigners as well. As an aside, foreigners' cards expire with their residency which can be a paperwork nightmare for some things, especially with immigration having lately been very slow running over the SoR expiry.
Now, does consolidating that mean that they will have easier access or access at all? That I'm not sure of. I wonder indeed how the government would have known.