Criteria for Donation
Method of blood Apheresis donation Whole blood donation
donation Plasmapheresis Plateletpheresis 200mL 400mL
Volume donated 300mL-600mL < 400mL 200mL 400mL
at one time by weight
Age 18-69*1 18-54 16-69*1 18-69*1
Weight >=45kg(men),  >=40kg(women) >= 50kg
blood specific gravity >= 1.052 or >= 1.052 or >= 1.052 or >= 1.053 or
or >= 12.0 g/dL >= 12.0 g/dL >= 12.0 g/dL >= 12.5 g/dL
Hemoglobin*2 (if red cell indices are within normal range, hemoglobin >= 11.5g/dL for women)      
       
Platelet count - >= 15x107/mL - -
>= 60x107/mL
Total donations/year Counting one plateletpheresis donation as two, less than 24 times <= 6 times(men) <= 3 times(men)
<= 4 times(women) <= 2 times(women)
Total volume of blood donated/year - - <= 1,200mL(men)
<= 800mL(women)
including 200mL and 400mL donations
*1Donors between 65-70 years old can donate as long as they had donated between 60-64 years old.
*2:At the Hokkaido Blood Center, male donors must have a hemoglobin level of 13.0 g/dL for a 200mL  donation or 13.5 g/dL for a 400mL donation in order to protect their health.
Blood Donation Interval 
Method Next time      
Plasmapheresis Plateletpheresis 200mL 400mL
Last time 200mL ³ 4 weeks      
400mL >= 8 weeks >= 12 weeks(men), >= 16 weeks(women)
Plasmapheresis >= 2 weeks >= 2 weeks
plateletpheresis >= 2 weeks >= 1 week*4
* 4 weeks interval is required if you donate 4 times in 4weeks.