Estimated amount of blood donations Japan 2021, by type
In 2021, people in Japan donated an estimated amount of more than 1.3 million liters of blood through 400 mL donations. In Japan, the collection and supply of blood for use in transfusion are operated only by the Japanese Red Cross Society. The Red Cross Society in Japan recommends blood donors to donate 400 mL when it is possible, in order to ease the suffering of the patients.