Edited by
Hans-Martin Sass
Robert M. Veatch
Rihito Kimura

^{CHAPTER EIGHT: DEATH, DYING, AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
IN JAPAN: SOCIO-CULTURAL AND LEGAL POINT OF VIEW}

Rihito Kimura
Waseda University

I. INTRODUCTION - ____THE TRADITIONAL AND CULTURAL ACCEPTANCE OF DEATH II. RECENT TRENDS IN THE SITUATION OF DYING IN JAPAN III. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES AS A NON-LEGAL DOCUMENT IN JAPAN __________3.1. Socio-Cultural Aspects __________3.2. Legal Aspects IV. SOME UNIQUE ELEMENTS IN JAPANESE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES V. CASE DISCUSSION __________5.1. Rejection of the Suit Claiming Legal Validity of Living Will __________5.2. Legal Criteria for Active Euthanasia in Japan __________5.3. A Physician's Active Ending of a Patient's Life by Family Request VI. FAMILY ROLE IN MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING VII. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE __________7.1. Professor Koichi Bai's Book __________7.2. An Official Report of the Japanese Medical Association's ______________Bioethics Council __________7.3. The Japan Science Council's Final Report on Death With Dignity VIII. CONCLUDING REMARKS APPENDIX I __________JAPAN SOCIETY FOR DEATH WITH DIGNITY __________A Draft of Legislation by JSDD - Official Translation by JSDD APPENDIX II __________SURVEY FOR WASEDA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (SHS) __________Bioethics - Prof. Rihito Kimura REFERENCES

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