medical

Tokyo hospital marks 30 years training overseas...
Aida Sofiati of Indonesia, left, asks a Japanese doctor about a patient’s condition at Toranomon Hospital in Tokyo. (The Asahi Shimbun)
January 01, 2013
A program in advanced medical technologies is celebrating 30 years of successfully training doctors from developing nations, and is hopefully just getting started.
BIZ BRIEF: Terumo opens new sales branch in Austria
May 07, 2012
Medical device manufacturer Terumo Corp. announced on May 7 that it had opened a sales branch in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria, on April 20 as part of its business expansion...
Toyota unveils its first medical-use robot
A Toyota Motor Corp. robot that can lift a bed-ridden person and carry him or her to wherever they want to go. It reduces the burden of caregivers. The photograph was taken in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Nov. 1. (Toshiyuki Takeya)
November 02, 2011
Toyota Motor Corp. on Nov. 1 showed off four types of robots for medical and nursing care use that it plans to market in 2013.
Ultimate commuter convenience: health checks at...
A visitor has his bone density checked at a Carepro outlet in the Yokohama station on the Toyoko Line. (Norihide Furusawa)
September 06, 2011
YOKOHAMA--Here's one more excuse to be late home after a long day in the office.
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