Columns by Honorary Director

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2021.3.23

The Party’s Over

’m writing this column on March 23. After eight more days, I will be leaving my post as the chief administrator of Matsuzawa Hospital.
   The government has now decided to lift the second Emergency Declaration, apparently based on…

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Back Numbers

2021

2021.03.23
The Party’s Over
2021.02.12
The Final Countdown, Part 5
2021.01.07
The Final Countdown, Part 4: The medical community must take the lead against COVID-19

2020

2020.12.31
The Final Countdown, Part 3: The Unbearable Lightness of Politicians’ Words
2020.11.20
The Final Countdown, Part 2: A safety net for the weak is a safety net for all: Influenza vaccinations for social welfare recipients
2020.10.23
The Final Countdown: There can be no government without people’s trust

2019

2019.08.01
That which is afoot everywhere in the Capital–bullying, abuse, independent investigative committees, research, hospitals, ethics committees
2019.01.08
Happy New 2019: Some reflections on Dr. Shuzou Kure

2018

2018.01.08
First of all, a Happy New Year to everyone

2016

2016.08.16
The Sagamihara Incident
2016.02.05
New Challenges for Matsuzawa Hospital in 2016

2015

2015.07.13
Human rights of psychiatric patients from abroad
2015.01.06
Challenges ahead in 2015

2014

2014.08.18
The 69th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War
2014.07.01
Aiming to be No.1
2014.01.23
Some thoughts on the present and future of Matsuzawa Hospital on New Year’s Day 2014

2013

2013.01.07
The dilemma of Matsuzawa Hospital in 2013

2012

2012.10.30
Are Japan’s medical and welfare services parts of the ‘service industry’?
2012.07.01
A few words of self-introduction on becoming the director