Penalty applies to violation.
In this case, organ donation as well as removal, transportation and transplantation of organs were performed in collaboration with relevant members, and the event was reported widely as the first removal and transplantation of multiple organs including heart, liver, kidneys and corneas from a brain-dead donor in Japan. While the event gathered national attention, various problems were also raised. The Ministry of Health and Welfare is particularly concerned about the issue of protecting the privacy of organ donors and their families. Including this issue, the Professional Committee on Organ Transplantation in the Council on Public Health and others are planning to inspect and verify various procedures in the cases and to formulate measures to improve the system based on the learning of this case as soon as possible. The second case of organ donation from a brain-dead donor was scheduled in May 1999, and this case will be reviewed in the same way as the previous case.