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• Bioethics as a Prescription for Civic Action: The Japanese Interpretation 

  Kimura, Rihito (1987-08)

  This paper reports on recent developments in the rise of bioethics in Japan. Much of the recent interest in bioethics in Japan is seen as a response to various civic movements. The women's liberation movement, access to ...
• Anencephalic Organ Donation: A Japanese Case 

  Kimura, Rihito (1989-02)

  This essay is the last of eight in this issue of the
• Ethics Committees for "High Tech" Innovations in Japan 

  Kimura, Rihito (1989-08)

  Although ethics committees in Japan have been developing in major medical schools and in some hospitals, their members are usually medical professionals from the same institution. The lack of national legislation for setting ...