The family of a brain-dead man has given consent for his organs to be donated, although the patient never expressed that intention in writing, a transplant coordination group said Thursday.
It's the second time a family has given such approval under the revised transplant law.
In the first case earlier this month, a man who was declared brain-dead had previously told his family he was willing to donate his organs. However, in the latest case the decision was made by the family alone, a representative of the Japan Organ Transplant Network said.