Japan's organ donor shortage drives some patients to Cambodia

Health CareIllegal brokers arrange for transplants overseas as patients cope with 10-year wait timesA doctor works at a organ transplant theater in Germany. © ReutersSAHO NAKAGAWASeptember 5, 2026 02:51 JSTTOKYO -- With the number of domestic organ transplants meeting only a fraction of demand, some in Japan are turning to intermediaries who illegally broker operations overseas.Read NextHealth CareJapan stem cell heart disease patch gets insurance approvalHealth CareJapan's Nipro plans mobile dialysis training for rural IndiaHealth CareTakeda aims for dengue vaccine inclusion in India's shots programOpinionAI can help predict the next pandemicASEAN MoneySingapore's care tech race heats up as city-state ages rapidlyIPOSingapore hospital group makes market debut as population agesLatest on H