The development of a national organ transplant program has been hindered in Japan because

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In Japan, the standard of death is absence of heartbeat and respiration, which makes it difficult to use organs for transplantation because they can only be collected from individuals who have died in a hospital and their hearts are still beating. It is different from the standard used in most countries, which is brain death. This has hindered the development of a national organ transplant program in Japan.

The Development of a National Organ Transplant Program Has Been