Health minister to gather info on suspected organ trafficking

The Yomiuri Shimbun
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry

Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Shigeyuki Goto said Monday he will gather information on a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization’s involvement in suspected organ trafficking.

“I will work on gathering information while collaborating with relevant academic societies,” Goto said at a press conference after a Cabinet meeting Monday. “If police ask me for cooperation, I will fully cooperate with them.”