Nihon Ishi Gakkai


Nihon Ishi Gakkai is a juridical corporation 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 and allied sciences in all of its aspects. The secretariat of the society is housed in the Departement of Medical History, Juntendo University.
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 and the Yakazu-Award.

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