University of Tokyo Hospital inspected

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the health ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan government walk into the University of Tokyo Hospital in Bunkyo Ward on Feb. 21 for investigation following the death there of a male patient in his 50s. Inspectors are focusing on the hospital's response to the incident and whether or not training is being given to prevent recurrences of such incidents.

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