Nihon Ishi Gakkai (), Japanese Society for the History of Medicine, JSHM) is a juridical corporation (''shadan hōjin'') established in 1892 by the physician
Fujikawa Yū and several colleagues in order to promote the study, research and communication of the
history of medicine
The history of medicine is both a study of medicine throughout history as well as a multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past and present, throughout human societies.
More than just histo ...
and allied sciences in all of its aspects. The secretariat of the society is housed in the Departement of Medical History,
Juntendo University
is a private university in Japan. Its headquarters are on its campus in Bunkyo, Tokyo, for the School of Medicine and in Inzai, Chiba, for the School of Health and Sports Science. The university was established in 1838 for medical and in 1946 ...
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Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
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The Japanese Society for the History of Medicine publishes the ''Nihon Ishigaku Zasshi – Journal of the Japanese Society for the History of Medicine''. It offers two scientific awards, the ''Fujikawa-Yū-Award'' (the former Scientific Promotion Award) and the ''Yakazu-Award''.
[Established by the physician Yakazu Dōmei (2905-2002) who played a leading role in the revival of traditional Japanese medicine (TJM).]
Literature
*''Nihon Ishi Gakkai sōkai hyakkai kinenshi''. Tokyo: Nihon Ishi Gakkai, 2000.
See also
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Nihon Yakushi Gakkai
Nihon Yakushi Gakkai (The Japan Society for the History of Pharmacy / JSHP, ) is a learned society, which aims to promote the study of the history of pharmacy and to contribute to the development of Japanese pharmaceutical science.
The JSHP was fo ...
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Yōgakushi Gakkai
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External links
Website of the JSHM(English/Japanese)
Website of the Kansai Chapter of the JSHMWebsite of the Japanese Society for the History of Nursing
(Japanese)
Website of the Japanese Society for the History of Psychiatry
(Japanese)
Website of the History of Science Society of Japan
(Japanese)
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Scientific societies based in Japan
History of medicine
Organizations established in 1892