Medical Information Magazine Monthly 'Shuchu' April 2026 Issue: Lead Interview with Kenji Ogami, Dean of Tokai University School of Medicine; Shuchu OPINION by Kazuhiro Maejima, Professor at Sophia University, and others

▲ April issue of Monthly 'Shuchu'

Lead Interview Kenji Ogami Dean, Tokai University School of Medicine Nurturing 'Good Doctors' in a 'Pioneering Medical School' ~ Towards the Next 50 Years with the 'Harmony of Science and Humanism' ~ https://www.medical-confidential.com/prtimes/2604_KantoInterview.pdf Art in Hospital Freude Care Town Hitachinaka (Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture) Towards a Model Case for Healthcare Connecting People Report on the 95th 'Meeting to Consider the Future of Japanese Healthcare' Tomoko Koike Associate Professor, Keio University School of Nursing and Health Sciences / Graduate School of Health Management Promoting Behavioral Change Using Nudge Theory: Effective Implementation Methods in Healthcare Settings https://www.medical-confidential.com/prtimes/2604_MirainoKai_95.pdf Shuchu OPINION Kazuhiro Maejima Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University The Global Upheaval Caused by American First-ism: The Path Japan Must Take to Survive https://www.medical-confidential.com/prtimes/2604_ShuchuOPINION.pdf CONTENTS Politics ・Japan Integrated into the US 'Peace Through Strength' Strategy ・Will 'Consumption Tax Reduction' Become a Risk for the Takaichi Administration? ・The Future of Labor Standards Act Amendments ・MHLW Watching: Who is Targeted for Paid Services in the Reform of the Long-Term Care Insurance System? https://www.medical-confidential.com/prtimes/2604_kw216.pdf ・MHLW Personnel Watching: The Wave of Diversification in 'Second Careers' Reaches Kasumigaseki https://www.medical-confidential.com/prtimes/2604_kjw102.pdf ・Political Circle Search: The Future of the 'Absurd Endless War' Management ・Disaster Medicine Cannot Continue on 'Nobility' Alone ・Hospital Management Utilizing Female Human Resources Sanwa Hospital (Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture): A Workplace Environment and Organizational Autonomy Fostered by Dialogue ・Rules of Insurance Medical Care: Outpatient Management Surcharge Academic Societies ・To What Extent Can Researchers Possess an Entrepreneurial Mindset? Economy ・With the LDP's Landslide Victory in the General Election, 'Sanaeonomics' Set to Fully Launch

・Report on the UNIV. CAMBRIDGE JAPAN ACADEMY English Word High School Championship ・566 Doctors Supporting 'Shuchu' https://www.medical-confidential.com/prtimes/2604_566Dr.pdf Society ・Japan Science Council Becomes an Independent Administrative Institution, Enhancing Independence from the Government ・Unconfirmed Information Potential Safety Management Issues Hidden Behind a 70% Home Return Rate? Lawsuit Over Diaper Costs? The Reality of Caregiving Healthcare Pressuring Household Budgets Series ・Legal Wisdom for Management by Kiyonari Inoue, Director, Inoue Law Office, Attorney at Law ・Rokuro Hama's Clinical Side Effect Notebook by Rokuro Hama, Representative, General Incorporated Association for Pharmaceutical Vigilance (Drug Check) ・Our Recommendation by Shin Maki / aki nagao ・A Global Perspective on the Future of 'Japanese Healthcare' by Toshiki Mano, Professor, Chuo University Graduate School; Specially Appointed Professor, Tama University Graduate School; Physician ・My Overseas Study Experiences by Atsuhito Sugiyama, Director, Chubu Medical Center for International Exchange, Social Medical Corporation Kouseikai / Honorary Director, National Center for Global Health and Medicine ・Patient's Feelings, Doctor's Heart by Rika Kayama, Psychiatrist, Deputy Director, Mukawa Town National Health Insurance Hobetsu Clinic ・Torei Tachiki's 'Star Fortune Telling' ・Book Review ・Latest Situation of the 'Mental Healthcare Dark Side' by Mitsunori Sato, Journalist

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