It's no surprise to hear some attribute the Japanese having the world's longest lifespan because of a widespread fear to seek medical treatment
And of course, the big bullshit in the article:
Yeah, right. I'd say more like 100,000 cases.Yoshiro Shibata, of the medical malpractice information center, says slipshod surgery is rampant.
"If the United States is said to have anywhere from 40,000 to 90,000 cases of medical malpractice yearly, Japan must easily have more than at least 20,000 cases," he tells Asahi Geino.
And get this:
Nonetheless, little appears likely to change.
"You'll never get rid of malpractice," a pharmaceuticals company employee says. "Doctors would have nothing to laugh about when they have a few drinks."