Japan’s first case under the revised Organ Transplant Law took place this month with organs from a man, left brain-dead in a traffic accident in Kanto-Koshinetsu, whose family gave sole consent without prior written approval from the man. Before the new law, transplants required a written instruction from the donor. After some debate, it appears ...
Twelve pediatric hospitals, 40 percent of those designated by Japan’s Ministry of Health. Labor and Welfare to provide organs from donors under age 15, are unable to decide when brain death occurs or to handle bodies to preserve organs properly. See news report here The revised Organ Transplant Law went into effect on July ...
Japan's Tax Commission proposed this week an exemption from gift tax on cash gifts up to 15 million yen (roughly US$167,000) next year if the gift is used to buy a home according to Nikkei.com. More favorable tax treatment is well overdue to encourage home ownership, leasing and construction of private homes, and ...