OneVoice OneAction Across the nation, young physicians are bringing a new energy to the field. What sparks their resolve, and where is their journey leading them? Here, we pause to capture the heart and soul behind their mission. Physician, Orange Home Care Clinic Currently Director, Kokoiruyo Clinic (“I’m Here With You” Clinic) Feeling the Pulse of Our Aging Society in Home Care I am currently in my fourth year as a physician, working at the Orange Home Care Clinic(herei

Akihiko Ozaki, M.D., Ph.D. Physician at the Medical Governance Research Institute Visit to the Higashi Osaka Clinic On September 6th, I visited Okamoto Internal Medicine Clinic in Higashiosaka City. The clinic's director, Dr. Masayuki Okamoto, graduated from Nada High School and went on to Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine. After working at his alma mater, he opened a clinic in his hometown of Higashi-Osaka. Dr. Okamoto was a senior at high school of Dr. Masahiro Kam

Takashi Miyaji, internal medicine Clinical Education and Training Center, Akita University Hospital 【Key points 】 •Key concepts emphasized by the Reconstruction Design Council included “solidarity” and the “responsibility of the working generation.” •Income tax, which allows for contributions based on individuals’ ability to pay, served as the main source of funding. •Policies should be aligned with public values and provide a clear direction for society as a whole. While tax

Akihiko Ozaki, M.D., Ph.D. Physician at the Medical Governance Research Institute This year, we mark another 3.11. A full 14 years have passed since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent nuclear power plant accident. Since 2012, I have spent the majority of my time in Fukushima. Thanks to various connections, I have been fortunate enough to continuously be involved in both clinical practice and research to convey the health impacts and lessons learned from t

Shinichi Matsumoto Visiting Professor, Department of Surgery Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University At the 20th Symposium of the Field-Driven Healthcare Reform Promotion Council, I was given the opportunity to deliver a lecture for the first time in quite some time. I spoke about islet transplantation, a curative treatment for diabetes. I would like to share the content of that lecture through MRIC. THE ROAD TO TRANSPLANTATION RESEARCH When I was in the second yea

Tetsuya Tanimoto, MD. Chairman of Accessible Railway Medical Services Tetsuikai Medical Corporation. Director of Navitas Clinic Kawasaki In May, the drug-pricing policy announced by the Trump administration went beyond a simple reduction in U.S. drug prices and took on the nature of a global political and economic strategy. Its impact is expected to ripple across the entire global pharmaceutical system. Behind the policy, which aims to align U.S. drug prices with those of cou

Akihiko Ozaki, M.D., Ph.D. Physician at the Medical Governance Research Institute To explain it again, "Chokubi" is a term for doctors who go "straight" or “direct” (choku) into aesthetic medicine (bi) immediately after finishing their initial clinical residency, without first passing through a university medical department or a general hospital. Reports last year indicated that several hundred doctors annually are choosing this path. I (the author) have been interested in th

Masahiro Kami, M.D., Ph.D. President, Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan Recently, it was announced that the “Enhanced Games” will be held in Las Vegas, USA, in May 2026. Participants may take part as subjects in clinical trials. Events such as sprinting, swimming, and weightlifting will be held, but what is particularly noteworthy is that athletes can choose from three options: 1. participating naturally without using any drugs, 2. participating unde

Akihiko Ozaki, M.D., Ph.D. Physician at the Medical Governance Research Institute In recent years, the breast cancer field, which the author is responsible for, has seen a continuous succession of new drug developments. In 2024, capivasertib ("Truqap") for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer with specific gene mutations (PIK3CA, AKT1, PTEN) was approved in March, sacituzumab govitecan ("Trodelvy") for triple-negative breast cancer in November, and datopotamab deruxtecan (

Tetsuya Tanimoto, MD. Chairman of Accessible Railway Medical Services Tetsuikai Medical Corporation. Director of Navitas Clinic Kawasaki The controversy surrounding Masahiro Nakai, a 52-year-old former media personality, has led to significant developments within Japan's entertainment and broadcasting industries. Nakai, previously a member of the boy band SMAP, was accused of sexually assaulting a female Fuji Television Network employee in her 20s during a dinner in June 2023

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

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 o

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

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