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After the enforcement in Japan of the amended Act on Organ Transplantation in July 2010, the number of brain-dead donors vastly increased. But the total numbers of the deceased donors for organ transplantation were almost the same after 2009. Brain-dead and cardiac-arrested donors in 2012 totaled 45 and 65. The percentage of brain-dead donors increased after 2010, but the total numbers of deceased donors decreased. According to the increase of brain-dead donors, many institutions took part in the procurement of variety of organs. This is a report on organ procurements from deceased donors for organ transplantations in Japan in 2012.
