Boston Scientific Corporation / Johnson & Johnson / FEATHER Safety Razor Co. Ltd. / TOSHO Inc. / Kyoritsu Medical Co. Ltd. / Koike Medical Co. Ltd. / Hakujuji Co. Ltd. / Terumo Corporation / Toshiba Medical System Corporation / Fukuda Denshi Co. Ltd. / Hitachi Medical Corporation / NIKKISO Co. Ltd. / Panasonic Dental Co. Ltd. / Top Corporation / Shofu Inc. / Kyocera Corporation / Kawasumi Laboratories Inc. / Menicon Co. Ltd. / Shimadzu Corporation / Asahi Kasei Medical Co. Ltd. / Sanyo Yakuhin Kogyo Corporation / Kawamoto Corporation / K.K. B. Braun Aesculap Co. Ltd. / GE Yokogawa Medical System Ltd. / Nihon Kohden Corporation / Aloka Co. Ltd. / Colin Medical Corporation / JMS Co. Ltd. / Sysmex Corporation / FujiFilm Medical Co. Ltd. / Nidek Co. Ltd. / HOYA Healthcare Corporation / Olympus Corporation / ESPEC Corp. / Nipro Corporation / Livedo Corporation / Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. / 3M Health Care Matsumi Chemical Industries Co. / Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. / JETRO USA / /
Country
Japan / United States / /
IndustryTerm
less expensive equipment / massage devices / maintenance services / healthcare / manufacturing plant / healthcare sector / medical equipment / diagnosis systems / Medical specimen examination equipment / basic diagnostic services / healthcare industry / surgical equipment / risk equipment / healthcare providers / large and high-priced equipment / diagnostic equipment / /
MedicalCondition
common cold / /
MedicalTreatment
massage / /
Person
Hiro Katsuse / / /
Position
JETRO USA business development representative / Dealer Distribution System While / dealer distribution system / industry advisors / healthcare advisor / /
January 17, 2008 Medical Equipment: How U.S. Companies Are Positioned to Get Ahead of Two Upcoming Shifts in Japan Two upcoming shifts in Japan’s healthcare sector can create opportunities for U.S. companies who can m