Because they have yet to pass national legislation protecting the chiropractic profession, Japanese DCs are in a similar situation that U.S. DCs faced. We were fortunate enough to be able to pass chiropractic licensure state by state. The DCs in Japan must accomplish this nationally, which has proved to be an extremely difficult task. And in spite of their efforts, Japanese DCs are currently faced with two chiropractic professions.
ChiroExpo - An Online Chiropractic Exposition Hall
Have you visited the largest chiropractic exposition hall on the internet? It's called ChiroExpo, and it features nearly 100 chiropractic companies from around the world. You can access ChiroExpo at www.chiroweb.com/chiroexpo .
ChiroExpo provides convenient interaction between doctors of chiropractic and the companies they're interested in. You can select from a variety of pull-down menus to find out more about a specific product or service (including web and e-mail addresses and other contact information), or view a list of companies that offer the same type of product or services.
ChiroExpo offers hosted "Q&A" forums where doctors can have their questions answered by company representatives. The site also includes "Free Samples" and "Special Offers" menus so that doctors can request certain products or services for free (or at a substantial discount). For those who wish to browse, a search engine feature is also available.