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On the cover: Day Trading in Japan: How to set up a stock trading account as a non-Japanese.

Summer 2006
(June 2006)
No. 68

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Private vs Public Hospitals
This brings us to the subject of private versus public hospitals: Judging from the above opinions, you would assume that university hospitals, most of which are large and public, could provide better care. However, Wocher disagrees with this assessment: "Most of Japan's hospitals still remain fairly domestic. There is no competition with the National Health Insurance - and most of the large hospitals are public. There is more of a status quo here since it is so heavily regulated by the government." Private hospitals, on the other hand, are under less governmental bureaucracy. So they tend to be more committed to patient care than research and experimentation: "At Kameda, we have to...be more competitive because we do not rely on public funding. In this sense, I think private hospitals really have an incentive to try to improve."
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Kameda offers non-Japanese patients still other advantages. For one thing, it is managed by a Westerner in tune with their needs. What's more, many of its doctors are bilingual with overseas training, and they can provide medical record summaries in English.

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While deemed as the best in the world by the likes of the World Health Organization, the Japanese medical system itself is said to be wrought with many ailments.
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Science SQC, New Quality Control Principle: The Quality Strategy of Toyota

By Kakuro Amasaka
Springer-Verlag Tokyo. 2004:
317 pages, hard cover
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Prius, Toyota's hybrid vehicle, on the line at the Aichi Plant.

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Japan must now aim to reduce emissions by as much as 15 percent.
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Japan must now aim to reduce emissions by as much as 15 percent.

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The breeding and distribution of transgenic mice, mice with deliberately and artificially altered genetic backgrounds, is a business with a steep learning curve, high entry costs, and high risk. A business opportunity? Absolutely not, say most.

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