Morihito Takita, MD. Chairman of Accessible Railway Medical Services Tetsuikai Medical Corporation. Director of Navitas Clinic Tachikawa   January 8, 2025, MRIC published by Medical Governance Research Institute http://medg.jp   “Since the sewer system isn't connected yet, please wrap waste in litter or newspaper and dispose of it in a trash bag after use.” I once participated in recovery efforts for the Great East Japan Earthquake from Texas (1). That experience flashed thro

Akihiko Ozaki, M.D., Ph.D. Physician at the Medical Governance Research Institute "We are taking this drug off the market because we cannot prove its effectiveness." Cancer treatment drugs that were deemed this way in the United States are still used as "recommended treatments" in Japan. At least seven cases have been confirmed as of July 2023. This surprising fact was revealed by the authors' latest research, accepted for publication in “Investigational New Drugs” and is due

Mr. Keita Shimizu, Science Class III, The University of Tokyo, 1st year As I was rocked on the Yamanote Line as it traveled through Tokyo late at night, I was left with two conflicting emotions. One was a sense elation. The other was a sense self-reflection. I had the opportunity to participate as a student staff member in the 19th Symposium of the Council for Promoting Medical Reform from the Field on November 16th and 17th last year. I entered the University of Tokyo in Apr

Masahiro Kami, M.D., Ph.D. President, Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan Keywords: #Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, #National Medical Licensing Examination, #Doctor Shortage, #Aesthetic Clinics, #Doctor Maldistribution, #Cosmetic Surgery   As the maldistribution of doctors exacerbates shortages in rural areas and certain specialties, the government has proposed measures to regulate the outflow of doctors to aesthetic clinics, which has been cited as

Tetsuya Tanimoto, MD. Chairman of Accessible Railway Medical Services Tetsuikai Medical Corporation. Director of Navitas Clinic Kawasaki Monet: A Name You Know, Even If You Don’t Know Why Oscar-Claude Monet (1840–1926) is one of those names you’ve probably heard, even if your knowledge of art is limited to doodles in the margins of a notebook. Maybe you remember him as the guy who painted all those water lilies. Maybe you think of Impressionism, even if you’re not entirely su

Kana Yamamoto, M.D., Ph.D Physician, Medical Governance Research Institute "A Little Iken(Medical Opinion) Notebook" is a column in...