Editing Do not resuscitate (section)

=== Japan ===
In Japan, DNR orders are known as Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR). Currently, there are no laws or guidelines in place regarding DNAR orders but they are still routinely used.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Nakagawa|first1=Yoshihide|last2=Inokuchi|first2=Sadaki|last3=Kobayashi|first3=Nobuo|last4=Ohkubo|first4=Yoshinobu|date=April 2017|title=Do not attempt resuscitation order in Japan|journal=Acute Medicine & Surgery|volume=4|issue=3|pages=286–292|doi=10.1002/ams2.271|pmc=5674456|pmid=29123876}}</ref> A request to withdraw from life support can be completed by the patient or a surrogate.<ref name="Rubulotta 203–208">{{Cite journal|last1=Rubulotta|first1=F.|last2=Rubulotta|first2=G.|last3=Santonocito|first3=C.|last4=Ferla|first4=L.|last5=Celestre|first5=C.|last6=Occhipinti|first6=G.|last7=Ramsay|first7=G.|date=March 2010|title=End-of-life care is still a challenge for Italy|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20203548|journal=Minerva Anestesiologica|volume=76|issue=3|pages=203–208|issn=1827-1596|pmid=20203548}}</ref> In addition, it is common for Japanese doctors and nurses to be involved in the decision-making process for the DNAR form.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Cherniack|first=E P|date=2002-10-01|title=Increasing use of DNR orders in the elderly worldwide: whose choice is it?|url= |journal=Journal of Medical Ethics|volume=28|issue=5|pages=303–307|doi=10.1136/jme.28.5.303|pmc=1733661|pmid=12356958}}</ref>