Shigeaki Hinohara, honorary head of St Luke’s International Hospital, died aged 105 on July 18th.

Hinohara studied medicine at Kyoto Imperial University and began working at St. Luke’s in Tokyo in 1941. During World War II, he treated many people injured by the air raids there. Hinohara was well known for his significant contribution to healthcare in Japan. He had long advocated the importance of preventive medicine and introduced the comprehensive check-ups called “ningen dock.” Following the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995, he led a medical team that saved many victims’ lives.

Hinohara always encouraged senior citizens to maintain an active social life and avoid illness by having fun. He himself continued seeing patients until after he turned 100.

7月18日、聖路加国際病院名誉院長の日野原重明さんが、105歳で亡くなりました。

日野原さんは京都帝国大学で医学を学び、1941年に東京の聖路加国際病院で働き始めました。第2次世界大戦中は、空襲による多数の負傷者の治療にあたりました。日野原さんは、日本の保健医療に多大な貢献を果たしたことで知られています。早くから予防医学の重要性を訴え、包括的な健康診断である「人間ドック」を導入しました。1995年に起こった東京地下鉄サリン事件では、発生後に医療チームを率いて、多くの被害者の命を救いました。

日野原さんは日頃から、高齢者に対して、活動的な社会生活を送り続け、楽しみを持つことで病気を予防するよう勧めていました。彼自身、100歳を超えてからも、患者さんの診察を続けました。

Listening Quiz

1. Complete the sentence: Hinohara was an important advocate for ( ).

• afree healthcare for senior citizens
• bthe importance of preventive medicine
• ccontinuing to work even after retirement

2. Which of the following could best replace “advocated” in paragraph two?

• apromoted
• bpersuaded
• cindicated

3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the article?

• aHinohara was responsible for the introduction of Japan’s ningen dock check-ups.
• bHinohara was well known as the author of the best selling book “How to Live Well.”
• cHinohara studied medicine in Kyoto and began working at St. Luke’s in Tokyo in 1941.

4. Following the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, Hinohara’s medical team was responsible for saving many lives.

• aTRUE
• bFALSE
• cN/A (not applicable)