Japan Logs 1,000th Organ Donation by Brain-Dead People
The 1,000th case involved a man in his 60s who has been declared brain-dead at a hospital in western Japan based on the law, according to the network.
Category: Organ Donation
Group Exec Rearrested over Organ Transplant Brokering
Tokyo police served a fresh arrest warrant Tuesday for an executive of a nonprofit organization on suspicion of brokering an organ transplant for another patient, without permission from Japan’s health minister.
The suspect has denied the charges, according to police sources.
NPO director arrested for arranging organs for transplant without permit
Sources say this is the first time for a person to be arrested in Japan on suspicion of brokering organ transplants overseas without permission.
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