Heart and liver transplants from a brain-dead donor got under way in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures Monday in the third case since Japan legalized the procedure in 1997.
The donor, a man in his 20s, was confirmed brain-dead Sunday following an accident.
He had indicated on his donor card in April that he was prepared to donate all his organs in the event of brain death, and his family had signed the card as required by law.