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Medical Ethics Lab
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The lab studies medical ethics, examining the ethics that underlie decisions in clinical practice and health policy.
AboutAbout the lab
Bringing ethical thinking to clinical practice and health policy
The lab studies the ethical and philosophical theories that form the foundation for healthcare policy decisions and for ethical judgments in clinical practice.
In a field where medicine, philosophy, law, sociology, psychology, and religious studies overlap, the lab conducts empirical research in Japan and abroad alongside literature-based research.
In 2019, the lab established the University of Tokyo Bioethics Collaborative Research Organization, through which it works with faculty members from departments across the university on bioethical issues in contemporary society.
In its classes, the lab emphasizes not only understanding the issues but also acquiring ways of thinking ethically, and it puts strong effort into group discussions and exercises.
Key terms
- Informed consent
- The process in which a physician fully explains the details of a treatment or study, and the patient or participant gives consent after understanding them
- Ethics committee
- A committee in which experts and citizens review whether plans for medical research or care are ethically sound
- Theory of justice
- A theory in political philosophy about how resources and burdens should be fairly distributed within society
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies the ethical and philosophical theories that form the basis for healthcare policy decisions and for ethical judgments in clinical practice. Its topics include ethical theories, theories of justice, the allocation of healthcare resources, the ethics of clinical and epidemiological research, public health ethics, and the ethics of euthanasia and induced abortion.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Medical Ethics Lab include faculty members, Project Researchers, Project Clinicians, visiting researchers, Technical Specialists, Administrative Assistants, graduate students, and undergraduate students writing graduation theses.As of 2026
- ProfessorEisuke NakazawaPublications ↗
- Associate ProfessorKyoko TakashimaPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorNana AraiPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorShizuka Katsuzaki
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- Top image: “HippocraticOath” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- Examining the ethics of medical care and medical research: “Clinical Trial Volunteer Signs Informed Consent Form ( )” NIAID / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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