Nihon Yakushi Gakkai


Nihon Yakushi Gakkai 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 founded in 1954 by the chemist Dr. Yasuhiko Asahina, Professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, who also became the first president. The JSHP maintains close relationships with related institutions and learned societies such as the Yōgakushi Gakkai and Nihon Ishi Gakkai.
Since 1966, the JSHP has published a biannual journal Yakushigaku Zasshi. English abstracts are accessible from 2015 on. Back-numbers are available as pdf-files from the JSHP’s website. In 2016 the society published an extensive "Encyclopedia of Pharmaceutical History" with contributions of more than 80 experts.

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