Culture & History
The History of Medicine (5) -The Role of Kanbun in Japan's Medical and Intellectual Evolution

  In the long history of Japanese medicine and scholarship, one of the most significant innovations was the ad […]

続きを読む
Culture & History
The History of Medicine (4) -The Evolution of Japanese Medicine Through the Kentoshi Missions

For over two centuries, from 600 AD to 838 AD, Japan and China engaged in a series of diplomatic and trade mis […]

続きを読む
Culture & History
The History of Medicine (3) -Shichimi Togarashi: Japan’s Medicinally Inspired Spice Blend

  Have you ever tasted or seen Shichimi Togarashi, Japan’s famous seven-spice blend? Developed during the Edo […]

続きを読む
Culture & History
The History of Medicine (2) - The Legacy of Yagen: Traditional Medicine’s Essential Tool

  Have you ever heard of the Yagen (薬研)? This traditional pharmaceutical tool, resembling a small boat with a […]

続きを読む
Culture & History
The History of Medicine (1) - Tracing the Origins of Tablet Manufacturing in Japan

Ancient Roots of Pharmaceutical Science   The roots of pharmaceutical science stretch back to ancient Greece, […]

続きを読む
Culture & History
History of the Pharmaceutical Association in Japan

  In Japan, there is an organization called the Pharmaceutical Association, which is a professional organizati […]

続きを読む