Tokyo Kaido - Vol. 3 Ch. 29

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Thanks for the chapter. Good as always.

Does Japan have different standards than the United States regarding patient confidentiality? I feel like you see healthcare workers blabbing about their patients to third parties quite a bit in manga. Or is it a willing suspension of disbelief thing used as a convenient way to add context to the plot? I guess it could just be a lack of awareness from some writers.

Edit: Oof, according to this healthcare data wasn’t specifically codified as confidential in Japan until 2015. Also, prior to that year data privacy laws only applied to databases containing 5000+ individuals. I believe Tokyo Kaido began publication in 2009, so depending on how many previous patients the clinic has had, the doc wasn’t breaking the law. I’d still say it’s unethical though.
 

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