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Scary Needles and Japanese Health Care

September 14, 2012 by Hashi 33 Comments

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US Vice President Joe Biden once said that health care is a “big f’in’ deal,” and I tend to agree. I don't just mean in the US, where Biden was referring to Obamacare, but across the world people … [Read more...]

Why Aren’t Japanese Doctors Telling The Truth?

March 29, 2012 by Viet 63 Comments

Or is it Lupin The 3rd?

It may come as a surprise to many of you that Japanese doctors generally don't tell the truth. You are probably asking yourself, what does this author mean? It means exactly as how it sounds. Japanese doctors have a … [Read more...]

In Japan, You Visit A Scary Japanese Doctor 12+ Times A Year

January 22, 2010 by Koichi

Dark Scary Nurse in Hospital

Japanese hospital experiences are known to be a little... wild... but when I saw this chart I thought it had some pretty interesting information in it. The main goal of this chart was to show how ridiculous America's per … [Read more...]

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