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04-11-2007, 12:02 PM
mainichi Over 70 percent of hospital doctors in Japan work at least 48 hours a week excluding night shifts, and about 20 percent are working at least 64 hours a week, far longer than the 40-hour week set by Japanese laws, a medical survey has found. Seventy percent of doctors also listed overwork as a cause of medical errors, the survey conducted by the Japan Hospital Association showed. The results are likely to bring calls for the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to address the shortage of doctors at hospitals. Read more... (http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070410p2a00m0na014 000c.html)