In response to a recent fire surge caused by electric vehicles in underground parking lots across South Korea, the government is reportedly considering regulatory changes, including installing additional sprinklers and expediting the fire department's response times.

“In this world, no matter what country you go to, everything is under the table.” That is what Katsutoshi Ozawa, a manager from Kanagawa Prefecture, was told by director of the Intractable Disease Patient Support Association, a nonprofit organization that helps facilitate organ transplants.