Category: Health

by Michael Gillan Peckitt December 13, 2023 Number of comments0
Alzheimer’s Health Japan

Eisai-Biogen Alzheimer’s Therapy to Cost 2.98 million Yen Per Year

A single course of treatment with an Alzheimer’s drug developed by Japanese company Eisai Co. and U.S. firm Biogen Inc. will cost around 2.98 million yen ($20,500) per year in Japan and will be largely covered by public health insurance, a health ministry body said Wednesday.

As the drug, branded Leqembi, will be covered by public health insurance, those undergoing treatment will pay between 10 to 30 percent of the cost out of their own pocket, depending on their age and income.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt October 17, 2023 1
Aichi Care Disability Health Japan Megumi Corporation Nagoya

Three Aichi organizations submit requests to provide relief for people with disabilities over excessive food costs

Three organizations representing people with disabilities in Aichi Prefecture have submitted a written request to the prefectural government and the city of Nagoya demanding that the government take action in response to the issue of the Megumi Corporation (Tokyo), a welfare company that operates facilities for people with disabilities nationwide, overcharging its users for foodstuffs.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 28, 2023 Number of comments0
Health Japan

Japan’s Average Life Expectancy Continued to Fall in 2022

In 2022, men’s average life expectancy in Japan fell 0.42 year from 2021 to 81.05 years, and that of women dropped 0.49 year to 87.09
years. The drops were “largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic,”
a ministry official said.

The COVID-19 pandemic is seen to have shortened the average life expectancy in 2022 by 0.12 year for men and 0.13 year for women, larger than 0.10 year and 0.07 year, respectively, in 2021.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 10, 2022 Number of comments0
Disability Health Japan Transplantation

Japanese NPO suspected of facilitating transplant using trafficked kidney, donor was a Ukrainian woman

A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization is suspected of having facilitated an overseas living donor kidney transplant that used a trafficked kidney. Audio and video recordings obtained by The Yomiuri Shimbun and interviews with individuals affiliated with the NPO reveal that the donor was a Ukrainian woman who was having financial difficulties, and that the price for her kidney was about $15,000 (¥2 million).