*Saito, Shinya, Kato, Tsuneo, Saito, Takeshi, Sato, Hidetoshi, Takasaki, Mitsuhiro, Ban, Shintaro, Matoba, Kazuko & Yoshida, Motofumi November 2007 "More Development of Curriculum of Palliative Care and Medicine"
The 31st Study Group on Clinical Practice of Death in Japan, Kumamoto
*Morita Takafumi, Tada, Yoko & Matoba, Kazuko November 2007 "Having the Last Time at Vihara: Trial of Clinical Audit"
The 31st Study Group on Clinical Practice of Death in Japan, Kumamoto
*November 2007 "Joffe Bill and Palliative Care in Britain: How Are Thoughts of Dr. C. Saunders Inherited?"
The 31st Study Group on Clinical Practice of Death in Japan, Kumamoto
*Matoba, Kazuko & Hotta, Yoshitaro June 23, 2007 "What Are Meant by Withholding of Life-support Treatment/Guidance on Halt of it: Cases in Britain"
The 12th Annual Convention of Japan Society for Palliative Medicine, Okayama Convention Center
*March 31, 2007 "Withholding and Withdrawing of Life-Prolonging Treatment: The case of Oliver Leslie Burke- When and Who is Appropriate for Making Decisions?" Core Ethics 3:315-335 [abstract]
*Matoba, Kazuko, Hotta, Yoshitaro, Ariyoshi, Reiko & Sueoka, Yoko March 31, 2007 "A Japanese Translation of the General Medical Council's Guidance on "Withholding and Withdrawing Life-prolonging Treatments: Good Practice in Decision Making"" Core Ethics 3:433-444 [abstract]
*March 17, 2007 "On Things We do not Understand aboout Care"
Study Group "Considering "Vague" Care", #411 Soshikan Building, Ritsumeikan University
[Research Funds]
*"What Kinds of Values do People Think Exist about Making an End at Vihara?"
Research Grant for Study Group on Clinical Death, November 1, 2007 to October 30, 2008