Tatsuki Inoue

Impacts of coal smoke on infant mortality: Evidence from industrializing Japan

Abstract This study investigates the health consequences of coal smoke during Japan's early industrialization. Using fixed‐effects models and a prefecture‐level panel dataset on actual coal consumption and infant mortality from 1899 to 1910, this study finds that higher coal cons...

Health impacts of public pawnshops in Industrialising Tokyo

Abstract This study examines whether expanded credit access through low‐interest small loans relaxed liquidity constraints among poor households and improved early‐life health in industrialising Tokyo. Using ward‐level panel data for 1927–1935, this study shows that public pawnsh...

Penile Metastasis From Castration‐Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Case Report

ABSTRACT Introduction Penile metastasis from prostate cancer—generally associated with a poor prognosis—is rare and underreported. We report one relevant case. Case Presentation The patient was a 65‐year‐old male with metastatic hormone‐sensitive prostate cancer (prostate‐specifi...