Some people report a lack of understanding of veganism from their doctor in Japan. Below is a list of doctors that are reported to have experience with vegans or to be understanding of a plant-based diet. Some are vegan themselves.

Name	City	Specialty	Web
Dr. Mika Washio	Shinbashi, Tokyo	General Medicine	International Health Care Clinic (English) Check Healthy Tokyo’s writeup (English)
Dr. Takeshi Fujiyoshi	Kumamoto	Proctology and colorectal	Fujiyoshi Clinic Hachidory lists him as vegan.
Dr. Takafumi Tsurumi	Tokyo	Preventive healthcare, alternative medicine	Tsurumi Clinic (English) The clinic’s website recommends veganism.
Dr. Fukamori	Akashi, Hyogo	Ophthalmology	Fukamori Ganka Reported to be vegan.
Dr. Thomas Lomax MB BS	Minato, Tokyo	General Medicine	Tokyo Medical and Surgical Clinic (English) Reported to be understanding of veganism.