Series of organ transplants from brain-dead donor completed

Sunday 18th January, 09:29 AM JST

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Mark_McCracken at 06:47 AM JST - 18th January

The world's first successful heart-lung transplant was on March 8, 1981.
CaptDingleheimer at 08:06 AM JST - 18th January

Brave soul, the transplantee. I'd be sketched out to get so much as stitches in my pinky finger in a Japanese hospital.
kagunlapell at 10:14 AM JST - 18th January

transpants in japan are way behind the rest of the world...I guess it is because there are literally almost no donnor.
telecasterplayer at 12:15 PM JST - 18th January

JT Mod: Suggested rewrite of the headline, "1st combined heart-lung transplant in Japan successfully performed in Osaka"
JohnBecker at 10:42 PM JST - 18th January

This qualifies as national news? Here in the states, this is an everyday occurrence.

Kudos to the donor and his family for helping to save the lives of others.
PepinGalarga at 08:22 AM JST - 19th January

its so hard to find donors because there are few people who dont smoke or abuse alcohol in this country...
archiebald at 12:20 PM JST - 19th January

its so hard to find donors because there are few people who dont smoke or abuse alcohol in this country...

You are talking rubbish.