Category: Business

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 25, 2025 Number of comments0
Business Health Japan Transplantation

Japan’s Terumo to Buy British Firm for Organ Transplant Biz

Japanese medical equipment maker Terumo Corp. said Monday that it will fully acquire OrganOx Ltd., a British maker of equipment to preserve organs for transplantation, for 1.5 billion dollars. The acquisition will allow Terumo to make a full-fledged entry into the organ transplantation market, which is forecast to grow. Set up in 2008 as a spinoff from the University of Oxford, OrganOx developed medical equipment using normothermic machine perfusion, a technology to preserve organs by circulating fluids containing oxygen and nutrients through organs at near-body temperature.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt March 15, 2025 Number of comments0
Abuse Business Japan Mental Health

Japan to mandate protective steps for firms against abusive customers

Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday 11th March approved an amended bill requiring companies to adopt protective measures against overbearing or abusive behavior from business clients or the public. The bill mandates that firms establish clear rules against abuse and set up a system for victims to file complaints. The move follows a rise in workers quitting or suffering from mental illness due to “kasu-hara,” a Japanese slang term for customer harassment.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 18, 2023 Number of comments0
Business Disability Japan Welfare

Firms providing services for people with disabilities in Japan report low profit margins

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has conducted a survey on the business conditions of establishments providing welfare services for persons with disabilities, and found that their profit margins in the last fiscal year were lower than the average for all industries, indicating that they are in a difficult situation.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt November 20, 2019 Number of comments0
Business Disability Japan Technology

Japanese technology advisor supports US IT firm Gartner’s prediction that by 2023, employment opportunities for the disabled will be tripled

“US IT firm Gartner predicts that in 2023 the employment opportunities for people with disabilities will triple. Opportunities will open not only to people with disabilities, but also to many people who have not been able to work for various reasons.”