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Martin68

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8. The same its true of many doctors in Japan, though I believe women bear more of the brunt than men do.

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Tue May 13, 2025, 06:01 PM

May 13

Doctors in Japan also often withhold information about fatal diseases because they believe the will to live is important to survival, and being informed that you have a fatal disease might kill you faster. Oddly enough, Japanese doctors ae quite aware of the difference between the Japanese customs, and those of doctors in foreign countries. As a result, they often treat foreign patients as a foreign doctor would.

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The same its true of many doctors in Japan, though I believe women bear more of the brunt than men do. Martin68 May 13 #8