- Apr 26, 2022
Understanding others and understanding yourself
Author: Yasuhiro Kotera Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham It’s been 13 years since I left Japan. The first 3 years were spent in the United States, and the rest was in the United Kingdom. During this time period, there were frequent visits to the Netherlands, where my in-laws live. Those 3 countries have a very different culture from the Japanese culture. For example, one salient difference would be individualism and collectivism. Those 3 Western countries a
- Apr 24, 2022
DR.TSUBOKURA'S RADIATION LECTURE VOL.167
Author: Masaharu Tsubokura M.D., PhD. Editor: Yudai Kaneda 333 Worse than average mental health situation June 26, 2021 In March of this year, the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation issued a report titled the “20 Year Report.” As we have mentioned several times before, in addition to internal exposure to cesium, the current report also includes a significant downward trend. Moreover, the report indicates that the possibility of an increase in cancers
- Apr 21, 2022
Suggestions on In-House Mentor Training in Japanese Companies
Author: Mariko Yagisawa Graduate from the University Advanced Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Studies and Skills at the University of Derby, UK In recent years, the Japanese government has enacted laws to improve the working environment for workers, including Work-style reform. As part of these reforms, Japanese companies have been introducing in-house mentoring programs. However, the author has had many opportunities to observe that the programs are not being effectively im
- Apr 20, 2022
DR.TSUBOKURA'S RADIATION LECTURE VOL.166
Author: Masaharu Tsubokura M.D., PhD. Editor: Yudai Kaneda 331 The amount of thyroid exposure to radiation is important June 12, 2021 In March 2021, the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation issued a report titled the “20 Year Report.” In the report, the committee commented that the large number of thyroid cancers found after the accident was probably not related to radiation exposure. On the other hand, there is an opinion that the number of thyroid ca
- Apr 12, 2022
The situation of medical students in Ukraine
Author： Yudai Kaneda Hokkaido University School of Medicine Editor: Chiharu Kawasaki Teikyo University School of Medicine This article was translated from Japanese MRIC published on March 23, 2022 Vol.22064 ウクライナの医学生は今… | MRIC by 医療ガバナンス学会 (medg.jp) I am Yudai Kaneda, a fourth-year medical student at Hokkaido University School of Medicine, currently studying at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. In this article, I would like to share my thoughts on the situation in Russ
- Apr 11, 2022
Running at night without wearing a mask
Author: Chiharu Kawasaki Teikyo University School of Medicine "With Corona" is a phrase that appears in the Japanese media as a slogan for coexisting with the coronaviruses. It has been a year and a half since "with corona" became a familiar phrase. However, I still have to wear a mask wherever I go. I know some people wear masks when running outdoors, but I take off my mask when I run at night. And that’s the only time when I’m mask-free outside home. Every time I run, I fee
- Apr 10, 2022
DR.TSUBOKURA'S RADIATION LECTURE VOL.165
Author: Masaharu Tsubokura M.D., PhD. Editor: Yudai Kaneda 329 Radiation Exposure from Food May 29, 2021 In March of this year, a United Nations panel (UNSCEAR) issued a report on radiation exposure and the health effects of the recent nuclear accident. In this report, the committee commented that the high number of thyroid cancers found after the accident was probably unrelated to radiation exposure. Several reasons have been mentioned for this. The first was that the thyr
- Apr 5, 2022
Can invention bring innovation of human life?
Author: Yudai Kaneda School of Medicine, Hokkaido University I believe that the two concepts are inseparable, since innovation is brought about by innovation. Although these words may be defined in various ways depending on how they are understood, I define "invention" as "the development or invention of something," and "innovation" as "the achievement of a social structure or lifestyle that was previously unachievable.” Looking back in history, about 4 million years ago, hum
- Apr 3, 2022
DR.TSUBOKURA'S RADIATION LECTURE VOL.164
Author: Masaharu Tsubokura M.D., PhD. Editor: Yudai Kaneda 327 Radiation Exposure from Food May 15, 2021 International organizations have been releasing evaluation reports on radiation exposure and its health effects due to the recent nuclear accident. One of the most representative reports is the one United Nations Commission (UNSCEAR) issued. The report’s latest version, the “2020 Report,” was released in March 2022, and the results this time regarding the amount of inter
