100-year-old doctor in Japan still practices medicine with no intention to retire


At 100 years old, Dr Teru Kasamatsu continues to see outpatients three days a week at Kasamatsu Hospital in Japan. -- PHOTO: THE JAPAN NEWS/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

KAINAN, Wakayama (Japan News/ANN): A 100-year-old woman in Wakayama Prefecture continues to practice medicine to support the health of local residents.

Dr Teru Kasamatsu, a doctor at Kasamatsu Hospital in Kainan, sees outpatients three days a week, mainly regular patients. At the hospital facing Wakayama Bay, Dr Kasamatsu was clad in a white coat and speaking to patients with a gentle smile while checking their medical charts.

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