Nara Pref－Japan

International Symposium on Oriental Medicine in China and Japan

Jointly Organized by Gansu Province of China

Day: Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Place: Nara Prefecture Cultural Hall
Subject: “Oriental Medicine – Learn from the Old to Create a New –Vision for the Future of Oriental Medicine”

Coordinator: Kenji Watanabe (Associate professor of Keio University)

<Symposium’s background and objectives>

          This symposium aimed to deepen people’s understanding about oriental medicine and the relationship between Nara and oriental medicine in the past and now, as well as to rejuvenate Nara Prefecture as a medicine producer. The symposium was jointly held with Gansu Province, a famous producer of crude drugs in China. A panel discussion was also held to seek the future of oriental medicine.

<Lectures>

- Special lecture: “The Chronicle of Nara’s Medicine”

Speaker: Kaisuke Yoneda, former Vice-President of The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine

- Lecture: “Utilization of Natural Medicinal Resources and Its Problems in Gansu”

Speaker: Jiang Hua, Chief Pharmacist at the Gansun Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine

- Lecture: “Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry in Ding xi City, Gansu and Its Challenges”

Speaker: Ma Zhi zhong, Chief Officer of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry Development Council of Ding xi City

- Panel Discussion

Kenji Watanabe
　　　　　 Hiroshi Sato, Professor at Tokyo Women’s Medical University

Kaisuke Yoneda, former Vice-President of The Japan Society for Oriental Medicine

Yasuo Shimada, Technical Advisor of Japan Crude Drug Association

< Proposals from the Symposium>

1. Nara Prefecture has a centuries-old tradition of utilizing medicinal plants and the people of Nara should be proud of this tradition.

2. If once lost, it is difficult to rebuild such a tradition. Therefore, the related industries should attract and groom successors.

3. For small and medium-scale farmers, it is impossible to do all the work of planting, harvesting and processing. Companies should be built to deal with each part of the work.