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TRANSPLANT

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 25, 2022
Keio University researchers seek approval for first uterus transplant in Japan
If approved, the procedure could pave the way for some women without a functional uterus to have a child without turning to surrogacy or adoption.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 14, 2021
Japanese medical body conditionally approves uterus transplants
Current organ transplant laws in Japan do not permit uterine transplants from deceased donors, so a donor is likely to be a family member of the patient.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2019
China harvesting organs from Falun Gong members, expert panel finds
China is murdering members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and harvesting their organs for transplant, a panel of lawyers and experts said on Monday as they invited further investigations into a potential genocide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 28, 2017
Organ donations and transplants still face obstacles in Japan
It has been 20 years since the government legalized organ transplants from brain-dead donors, and seven years since the law was revised to allow children to donate organs and families to approve organ donations of loved ones unilaterally.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2017
Girl, 1, becomes Japan's youngest lung transplant recipient
A 1-year-old girl became the youngest lung transplant recipient in Japan on Thursday after being given the organs from a brain-dead boy, according to a hospital in Okayama Prefecture that performed the surgery.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2017
Okayama University carries out successful lung transplant surgery in Vietnam
Okayama University Hospital said Tuesday it has successfully conducted a lung transplant operation on a 6-year-old boy at a hospital in Vietnam, the first such surgery in the Southeast Asian country.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2017
Health ministry OKs transplants involving retinal cells grown from donor iPS cells
A health ministry panel gives permission to conduct the world's first transplants of retinal cells grown from artificially derived donated stem cells to stop macular degeneration.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2016
Woman admits donation plea for nephew's heart transplant was a hoax
It was all a lie.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2014
Man in Japan infected with both HIV and hep C got priority liver transplant, now back at work
A man in his 40s infected through contaminated blood products with both HIV and hepatitis C recently underwent liver transplant surgery, the first person to benefit from revised guidelines in Japan giving priority for the surgery to such patients, sources said.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 25, 2014
Transplant success: Boy under 10 gets heart of girl under 6
Osaka University Hospital says it has successfully transplanted the heart from a girl under the age of 6 into a boy aged under 10.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2014
Lung transplant for toddler, 2, is first for Japan and makes world medical history
Okayama University Hospital says it has transplanted parts of a mother's left lung into her 2-year-old son, who is the youngest person in the country ever to successfully undergo the procedure.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 18, 2013
First pancreatic islet transplant from brain-dead donor conducted
Kyoto University Hospital said Friday it successfully transplanted pancreatic islets from a brain-dead donor to a diabetes patient Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2013
Liver cells successfully transplanted into baby for first time in Japan
The National Center for Child Health and Development in Tokyo said Friday it has successfully transplanted liver cells into a baby in a national first.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2013
Surgeons transplant part of mom's lung into 3-year-old son
Part of a mother's lung is successfully transplanted into her 3-year-old son in the world's first middle lobe transfer from a living donor.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 11, 2013
Monkey that had its uterus reimplanted gives birth
A Japanese research team says a crab-eating monkey has successfully given birth after having its uterus removed and reimplanted, in the first case of its kind in the world.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
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People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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