The syndrome was discovered by Dr Nobuo Kurokawa who, over the last 10 years, has been treating a steady flow of Japanese middle-aged women with the same symptoms.

BBC: Tuesday, 14 November, 2006

Dr Kurokawa, who has a surgery in Osaka, believes that 60% of older women are affected by RHS and says that if it is ignored, the symptoms will just get worse.

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Almost all the international stars -- Norman Foster, Nigel Coates and Philippe Starck among them -- as well as leading local talents such as Kurokawa Kisho and Maki Fumihiko have had a hand in remaking Tokyo.

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