In response to the newly arrived businesswoman seeking native English-speaking general practitioners/family doctors in Kansai and Kyoto, here is a quick round-up.

British-born Dr Geoffrey Barraclough has been practising in Kobe for 37 years, and still makes house calls when necessary. Contact him at the Kobe International Hospital & Medical Services Association, 4-23-11 NinomiEya-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe (078-241 2896 in English, Japanese, French and German).

The basic consultation charge is 6-7,000 yen; house calls start from 15,000 yen.