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Donors and Transplants Data

is the only fundamental and radical treatment for patients with end-stage diseases of vital organs, which cannot be replaced by any other therapeutic modalities. Many patients die while waiting for such vital, life-saving organs to become available in Japan.

was enforced in Japan on October 16, 1997, legalizing the transplantation of heart, lung, liver,pancreas, kidney and intestine from brain-dead donors.

is designated in Japan as the irreversible functional loss of the entire brain, including the brain stem. The heart beat can be sustained temporarily with the support of a mechanical vetilator, but will eventually stop (in most cases, a few days). Brain death is estimated less than 1% of all deaths.

from a brain dead donor, under Japanese Law, is permitted only when he/she (15 years old and over) has a documented will both to accept the brain death diagnosis and to donate his/her organs for organ transplantation, and also his/her family does not refuse either of them.

can be donated from non-heart beating cadavers, diagnosed based on the triad of the Japanese conventional death criteria (cardiac standstill, pulmonary arrest, and dilated pupils without light reflex), the former two organs irrespective of the existence of the documented will, the latter needs the documented will mandatorily.

will take several hours. There will be no additional costs associated with organ donation, and no payment will be made for the organs.

e-mail your name, sending address, phone number, zip code, and the number of cards you wish to be sent. We will be happy to send you them in a few weeks for free!