Big Tokyo earthquake seen reducing capacity at 60% of hospitals

Doctors and nurses would be unable to report, limiting number of patients

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Staff at Kitasato University Medical Center train on receiving earthquake victims. (Photo courtesy of Kitasato University Medical Center)

NAOKI ASANUMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- A major earthquake in the Tokyo metropolitan area would likely disrupt the capital's medical care system, with more than 60% of hospitals saying they would have reduced capacity due to likely staff shortages and facility damage.

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