Dept. of Healthcare Ethics, Kyoto University

Today, the concept of ethics has become an important (and tricky) keyword not only for patients and healthcare providers but also in the fields of research and development, dissemination and reporting of knowledge and information in society, and decision-making and operation of policies in the country. Moreover, the response to ethics has become an even more important issue in corporate activities domestically and internationally and in the field of industry-academia collaboration.

Research and Education

Contents of Education (Coursework)

Specific Research Topics

Consideration of educational materials for the future development of medical AI and the physician-patient relationships
(Osaka Hoken-Yi Zassi 2024:4;12-16.)

Examining local governments’ “Corona Human Rights Ordinances” during the pandemic
(Annual Report on Medical Law 2021:36;65-73, Medical Business 2021:607;16-20.)

We have been involved in planning and writing educational materials related to the ethics of healthcare and research (e.g., “Ethics of Medical Research and Clinical Trials: Learning from Case Studies in Japan,” published by Nihon Hyoronsha).


Awareness of citizens and scholars regarding human–animal chimeric embryo research
(Cell Stem Cell 2016:19(2);152-153)