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SURGERY

Seoul may be a cosmetic surgery mecca, but Tokyo has its fair share of high-quality clinics as well.
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Feb 12, 2024
A wrinkles-and-all guide to cosmetic surgery in Japan
Japan is uniquely positioned between two opposing hot spots of the beauty industry: Seoul and Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2022
Japan auto parts maker devises guard to protect doctors from radiation
The device came in response to doctors asking how best to protect pregnant physicians from exposure to radiation during cardiac catheterization surgery.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2020
Surge of plastic surgeries cuts into medical supplies in virus-hit Japan
The Japan Association of Aesthetic Medicine and the Japan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery state that such treatments are "not essential for many people."
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 9, 2019
Shohei Ohtani begins throwing again
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani resumed throwing Friday for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery in October.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2017
Japan plans to ban before-and-after photos in ads for cosmetic surgery
The health ministry will prohibit medical institutions from using before-and-after photos of patients in cosmetic-surgery advertisements, sources said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 26, 2016
Lions southpaw Takahashi has Tommy John surgery
Seibu Lions lefty Tomomi Takahashi, who saved 51 games over the previous two seasons, has had Tommy John surgery, the Pacific League club announced Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 23, 2016
Darvish ready for bullpen session
Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish is set to start pitching in the bullpen in the coming days after throwing and playing catch on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2016
Beware the hazards of cosmetic surgery
Plastic surgery is hugely popular the world over, but when it goes wrong the results can be catastrophic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2016
Congolese boy, 8, who lost lips in deadly chimp attack to get rare reconstruction surgeries in New York
An 8-year-old boy whose lips were torn off during an attack by chimpanzees as he played near a river in his native Democratic Republic of Congo will undergo a rare double-lip reconstruction at a New York hospital next week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2015
Japan's metrosexual revolution sees men turning to Botox, plastic surgery
From sales personnel to company leaders, men are increasingly going for surgery to look calm, confident and young.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 18, 2015
South Korea to lure tourists with tax breaks on breast augmentation
South Korea is taking duty-free shopping to a whole new level, with plans to exclude face lifts, breast enlargements and liposuction from value-added tax for tourists.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2015
Nagoya hospital plastic surgeon, two others held over illegal side clinic
The head of the plastic surgery division of Chukyo Hospital in Nagoya was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of operating a clinic in the city of Okazaki without proper permission from authorities.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 14, 2015
Darvish joins growing list of Japanese pitchers with major injury woes
Yu, too?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 2, 2014
Errors tarnish the reputation of South Korea's big plastic surgery industry
Kim Bok-soon disliked her nose and fantasized about getting it fixed after learning of the Korean superstition that an upturned nose makes it harder to hold on to riches.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 15, 2013
Insurance OK'd for artificial breasts
A health ministry panel has approved a system that will enable cancer patients to receive public insurance coverage for artificial breasts from next month.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world