On February 9, 1998, the Tokyo High Court reversed the ruling of a lower court, which had ruled that a doctor was justified in giving Misae Takeda a blood transfusion during a surgery in 1992.
veebruaril 1998 tühistas Tokyo ülemkohus ühe madalama astme kohtu otsuse, millega oli 1992. aastal antud arstile luba teha Misae Takedale operatsiooni ajal vereülekanne.