title: [Death inquiry system in Japan].
abstract: In Japan, there are two different systems of death investigation: criminal inspection and judicial autopsy from a criminal justice standpoint and, from a public health standpoint, administrative inspection and either autopsy on consent or administrative one. As a result, reason for the death inquiry is often obscure. One aim of death inquiry is to prevent any future loss of life under similar circumstances, which the Japanese system does not consider. The systematic reform of the Japanese death inquiry system is thought to be necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujimiya
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003334:Coroners and Medical Examiners; D003416:Criminal Law; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan