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Chemical Heritage Japan Program : Introduction to
the History of Chemistry in Japan
Kazutaka Arai＊
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本稿は 2020 年度化学史研修講演会での講演内容1）を英訳したものである．「日本化学会の化学遺産」についての英語紹介がこれまで殆どなかったとのご指摘を受けて投稿した．なお本英訳に当たって，最新の2020 年度認定までの総数 57 件に対する議論とし，また認定対象物の種類・技術分野・所在地（所蔵地）の細かい議論を省略するなど一部見直ししている．
なお，化学遺産の表記について，「認定の順にしたがって，日本化学会認定化学遺産第何号，Chemical
Heritage No . ○○○○ authorized by the Chemical Society of Japan と表記する．」と規則で定められているが，本稿では趣旨を損なわない範囲で簡略表現を用いた．

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Japan from 2009 and disseminating information

Introduction

about its history . The committee’s accreditation

The Chemical Heritage Japan（hereinafter CHJ）

work can be termed a chemical heritage certifica-

Program of the Chemical Society of Japan（herein-tion activity and CHJ Program . The annual flow

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after CSJ） has entered its 13th year . I have ana-of the CHJ Program is shown in Fig . 1 .

lyzed the 57 certified CHJs as of 2020 by grouping

The CHC , the parent committee , restarts thethem into academic or technical（chemical tech-program each April . Following the parent com-

nology , manufacturing chemistry）and people―

mittee’s instructions , the investigation subcommit-

centered or things―centered , by active periods ,tee reviews the investigations of the recommended

and so on . In this work , I would like to explore

candidates , prioritizing them and then reporting

the history of chemistry in Japan derived fromback to the parent committee. Next , the third―party

CHJs and discuss the source of the people’s will tocertification subcommittee , comprising authorities

save something precious and/or memorable .

from industry and academia , discusses and au-

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thorizes the report . Finally , the report is submit-

About the Chemical Heritage Japanted to the Board of Directors of CSJ for approval .

ProgramThis process , which has been officially decided

The Chemical Heritage Committee（CHC）of CSJ ,through many procedures , is almost the same asestablished in March 2008 , began recognizing

other heritage―recognition processes . In the CHJ

world―class chemistry―related cultural heritage inProgram , the report is officially certified after

2021 年 4 月 15 日受付＊ Member of the Chemical Heritage Committee of Chemical Society of Japan ,Emeritus 50 years member of the American Chemical Society
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Fig . 1

Fig . 2“confirmation of the consent of the owner/organi-

At the beginning of the program , we createdzation”（④―2 of Fig . 1）at the unofficial stage . Once

detailed CHJ certification criteria . 3） Simply put ,certified , the certificate is awarded by the CSJ

CHJ has been associated with pivotal events inpresident at the annual awards ceremony eachthe history of chemistry in Japan since the end ofyear . Currently , the total number of CHJs is 57 .

the Edo era . Candidates for CHJ are investigated ,1 Shiba（2010）called this a “Kipp’s apparatus , ” but this is a “Carbonated water production equipment . ”
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recommended , and prioritized according to these

towers for absorbing hydrogen chloride gas , ”6） iscriteria . We also investigate the recommendations

a typical technical CHJ . Only one part of theby an open call for CHJs . Based on the results ofequipment remains from Japan’s first privately

the investigations , we discuss the revision of theowned chemical fertilizer company , which usedrecommendation title and the reason for recom-

the Leblanc process to produce sodium carbonate .

mendation .

Amazingly , the stone towers , about 10 m tall ,Some of the common questions about the pro-have remained standing for 130 years .

gram include these : Is there any financial assis-

Many cases were difficult to classify . For exam-

tance for preservation for those certified? Are

ple , in Fig . 4 , CHJ No . 002 , “Keizo Uenaka’s

there any restrictions（permissions for publishing ,（1876―1960）notebook , Memorandum on Adrena-

visiting , selling , etc . ）applied after certification?

lin , ”7） was originally a laboratory memorandum

The CHJ Program does not provide assistance ofrecording the successful crystallization of adrena-

any kind , nor does it impose restrictions .

lin in Takamine Laboratory . The handling volume

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was gradually increased until finally the adrena-

Analysis of 57 certified CHJs

line could be put to practical use as a high―potency

See Tables 1―1 , 1―2 , 2―1 , and 2―2 . Table 1 is adrug . Since the notebook was a famous “laborato-

list of CHJs of CSJ as of March 2021 , and Table 2

ry memorandum” in Japan , 8） I classified it as an

is a list of the subjects analyzed in each CHJ . The

academic CHJ . Another difficult case to classify

results of the completed analysis are shown at thewas CHJ No . 003 , “A sample of glutamic acid bybottom of the Table 2―2（and Table 5）.

Kikunae Ikeda（1864―1936）.”9） The sodium salt of

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glutamic acid is the famous food additive ,Results and Discussion

ajinomoto（monosodium glutamate）. I classified

The numbers of academic and technicalthis sample as an academic CHJ since it was thefirst sample remained at Kikunae’s laboratory in

CHJs are almost the same .
Table 2―2 shows 28 academic CHJs , and the ratio

the University of Tokyo . However , it could be

is about 50 ％（28/57） . There were 35 technicalalso classified as a technical CHJ .

CHJs , for a ratio of about 60％（35/57）. There

Other examples that were difficult to classify as

were a few more technical CHJs , but the numbers

academic or technical were the people―centered

were almost the same . I explain this in detail be-

CHJs , such as CHJ No . 026 , “Materials of Saburo

low .

Utsunomiya（1834―1902）, pioneer chemical engi-

Typical academic examples of CHJs taken fromneer of Japan . ”10）（See Fig . 5）Around 1860 , Ut-

Fig . 2 are CHJ No . 001 , “Kyo―U Sho―Oku collec-

sunomiya was an assistant at Yousho Shirabeshotion , ”

4）and CHJ No . 029 , “Waseda University li-

brary collection , ”

5）（later Kaisei―jo , one of the forerunners of the Uni-

which are both unique collec-

versity of Tokyo）, an educational and research in-tions of Youan Udagawa’s（1798―1846）chemistry―

stitution at the end of the Edo era . In 1863 , Ut-

related materials , including his manuscript ofsunomiya successfully proposed renaming Kaisei―

Seimi Kaiso , Japan’s first systematic chemistry

jo’s Refining Department as the Chemistrybook written in Japanese .

Department . He invited Dutch chemist Koenraad

In Fig . 3 , CHJ No . 004 , “Remains of granite

Wolter Gratama（1831―1888）to be a professor

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No . 001
No . 002
No . 003
No . 004
No . 005
No . 006②
No . 007
No . 008
No . 009
No . 010③
No . 011
No . 012
No . 013
No . 014
No . 015
No . 016
No . 017④
No . 018
No . 019
No . 020
No . 021
No . 022⑤
No . 023
No . 024
No . 025
No . 026
No . 027
No . 028

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Materials about Joji Sakurai（1858―1939）who laid the foundation for modern Japanese chemistry
Materials related to Nagayoshi Nagai（1845―1929）who contributed to the discovery of ephedrine and to girls’ education
Chem lab of Former Fifth High School and Physics and Chemistry Classrooms of Former Fourth High School, built in 1889 and 1890, respectively
Materials including the bundle of the resignations and orders to Saburo Utsunomiya（1834―1902）, the pioneer of chemical engineers in Japan
Isoma injection molding machine and dies those were imported from Germany in 1943 and supported the development of plastic industry in Japan
Materials related to Japan’s first industrialization of aluminum production in 1934 at Omachi , Nagano Prefecture

Masataka Ogawa’s（1865―1930）Nipponium Research , discovery research of new element , related materials
Chika Kuroda（the pioneer female chemist）’s（1884―1968）natural pigment research―related materials
Materials related to manufacture of artificial oil by the Fischer―Tropsch Synthese in Japan around 1938―1940
Materials on the development and commercialization of ammonia synthesis using the Tokyo Industrial Research Institute method
Remains（buildings and materials）showing the origin of the potassium chlorate by electrolysis industry of Japan in 1910

Riko Majima’s（1874―1962）Urushiol Research―related materials including ozone generator in Tohoku University and Osaka University
Setsuro Tamaru’s（1879―1944）materials（photographs and letters）stored in the Tamaru family
Umetaro Suzuki’s（1874―1943）Vitamin B1 discovery in 1910 and related materials , the first discovery in the world
Benzene purification equipment , designed in―house in 1914 and domestically made , related to the origin of the Japanese synthetic dye industry
Hard（for pipes）and soft（for wire coating）vinyl chloride resin molded early products in Japan
Materials including vinylon tow in 1950 , showing the origin of Japanese vinylon industry around 1940―1950
Materials showing the origin of the Japanese cement industry both government―owned and private―owned

Transcripts of lectures on chemistry delivered by Pompe van Meerdervoort in 1859 at Nagasaki（Pompe Seimisho）
Japan Academy collection : Komin Kawamoto’s（1810―1871）chemistry―related materials including Kagaku Shinsyo
Remains（buildings and materials）to show the establishment and development of celluloid industry in Japan from 1908 at Daicel Chem. Ind . Ltd .
Materials including cylindrical glasses to show the origin of flat glass plate industry in Japan around 1910 at Asahi Glass Co . Ltd .

Kyo―U Sho―Oku collection : Youan Udagawa’s（1798―1846）chemistry―related materials including Seimi Kaiso
Keizo Uenaka’s（1876―1960）notebook “Memorandum on Adrenalin” in 1900 at the Takamine Laboratory in New YorkA sample of glutamic acid extracted from Laminaria japonica by Kikunae Ikeda（1864―1936）in 1908
Remains of granite towers for absorbing hydrogen chloride gas , by―product of Leblanc soda process , built in 1891 at Nihon Seimi Seizo Co . Ltd .
Materials（yarns and a model of spinning machine）showing the origin of the viscose rayon industry around 1916 in Yonezawa
A part of the plant and related materials for ammonia production by Luigi Casale process , built in 1923 at Nihon Chisso Hiryo Co . Ltd .

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No . 029
No . 030
No . 031
No . 032
No . 033⑦
No . 034
No . 035
No . 036
No . 037
No . 038⑧
No . 039
No . 040
No . 041
No . 042
No . 043⑨
No . 044
No . 045
No . 046⑩
No . 047
No . 048
No . 049
No . 050⑪
No . 051
No . 052
No . 053
No . 054⑫
No . 055
No . 056
No . 057

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Materials（including parts of naphtha steam cracker and a polyethylene reactor）around the time of birth of the Japanese petrochemical complex
Remains（stoned distillation tower and bamboo filler）of bromine production equipment made from bittern and seawater , and porcelain containers
Remain of a part of regenerated camphor distillation column , built in 1920 , kept in Kobe , Hyogo Prefecture

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Third―order structural models of protein（cytochrome c , takaamylase A）, stored in Osaka University
Blueprint of the Seimi―Kyoku that laid the foundation for modern chemistry education in Japan around 1869―1872（Osaka Kaiseijo―Zenzu）
Remains of the first domestic metal magnesium ingots manufactured in Japan in 1935
Three containers at the time of the launch（in 1885）of Japan’s first Western medical prescription cosmetics , Bi―gan―sui（Beauty Water）

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Fume hood of Gakushuin University , south building No . 1 , built in 1927
Remain of Japan’s first electromagnet for NMR spectrometer , stored in the University of Electro―Communications
Remains（the early building and the sellected materials related physics and chemistry）in Shimadzu Foundation Memorial Hall
Copper ammonium rayon manufacturing equipment “Hank spinning machine” , and related materials

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Transcripts of lectures on chemistry : Griffith “Kagaku Hikki（Chemical Writings）” and Sluis “Seimi Gaku（Chemistry）” both written in 1871
Synthetic rubber samples by monovinyl acetylene method of J . Furukawa of Kyoto University
Materials related to Jokichi Takamine（1854―1922）, the pioneer of chemical entrepreneurs looking at the world from Japan

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Materials related to Mitsumaru Tsujimoto（1877―1940）, the creator of Japanese Oleochemistry
Materials including early equipments of oxygen gas separation , showing the origin and development of oxygen industry in Japan
Dainihon Jochugiku Co., Ltd . collection : Materials showing the origin of the pesticide industry in Japan
Materials including the prescriptions and the containers , showing the origin of the modern cosmetics industry
Remains（production equipment and wooden container）of iodine made from natural gas brackish water

Materials related to Hikoma Ueno（1838―1904）, the founder of Japanese photographic chemistry
Materials related to Mitsuru Kuhara（1855―1919）, the pioneer of Japanese chemistry in Meiji era and the first president of Chem Soc of Japan
Tetsuo Nozoe’s（1902―1996）chemical heritage : Non―benzene aromatic compounds samples and world famous chemist signature book
Materials showing the origin of Japanese high―pressure polyethylene industry , research at Kyoto University and industiallization
Materials related to G . Wagner（1831―1892）who contributed to the development of Japan’s modern ceramics industry

Waseda University library collection : Youan Udagawa’s（1798―1846）chemistry―related materials including Seimi Kaiso
Industrial high―pressure oil/fat decomposer（autoclave）imported in 1910 and supported the development of the Japanese oleochemical industry
Remains（Moromi tower and distillation tower shelf）showing the origin of Japanese industrial alcohol industry in around 1938―1939
Nippon Paint HD collection : Materials showing the origin of the Japanese paint industry from 1881 at Komyo―Sya Co .
Materials showing the origin of the Japanese nylon industry around 1942―1957 at Toyo Rayon Co . , Ltd .（later Toray Industries , Inc . ）Table 1―2
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Fig . 5from Nagasaki to Edo（later Tokyo）in 1867 and

set up a Seimi―Kyoku（school of modern physics

helped popularize modern Western chemistry inand chemistry）in Osaka . Utsunomiya , who again

Japan . When Japan’s Meiji Restoration began inbecame an official member of the Ministry of Edu-

1868 , under the new Meiji government , Gratama

cation of the new Meiji government in 1870 , went2 Yamashita（1966）called this a “Lab Notebook” in Japanese , but it was a “memorandum on adrenalin” excerpted from
Uenaka’s lab notebooks . Yamashita（2002）renamed this a “Research Note” in English . See reference 8―a and 8―b .
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dertook efforts to popularize modern Westernchemistry in Japan . Hence , CHJ No . 026 was bestclassified under academic efforts .
From 1872 , as a technical officer of the Ministryof Industry of the new Meiji government , Utsu­
nomiya supported establishing sulfuric acid andsoda factories of the Osaka Mint Bureau . As anengineer , he also accomplished the start―up of numerous government―owned factories , such as
glass , cement , refractory brick , and so on . Afterretiring in 1884 , he continued to help modernize
attempts such as the Japanese brewing industry .
Utsunomiya , the pioneer of chemical engineers inJapan , responded actively to the demands of thetimes , as evidenced by the bundle of the resignations and orders to him , shown in Fig . 5 . I classified No . 026 as a technical CHJ .
The classification was especially difficult in theacademic materials . Tables 2―1 and 2―2 show theacademic CHJs with technical aspects marked ○near the technical column , and the technical CHJs
with academic aspects were also marked ○（double marked）. There were 28 academic CHJs ,about 50％ of the total , and 35 technical CHJs ,about 60％ . There were a few more technical
CHJs , but the numbers were almost the same ,suggesting that the CHC wanted to balance theacademic and technical fields .

person’s name was included in the title or the de-b.

scription in the CHJ leaflets , I classified that CHJs

People―centered or things―centered?

b―1 .

as a people-centered CHJ and added the ○ mark

About the people―centered CHJs

Many people’s names were included in the titles

to the people column .

of the CHJs , and names and portraits frequently

There were 26 “people―centered” CHJs , about

appeared in the CHJ leaflets issued every year by

45% of the total（See Tables 2―1 and Table 2―2）.

the CHC . However , all the chemical heritage

Among these 26 CHJs , in CHJ No . 017 one per-items could be called “things , ” is the question use-son’s name was mentioned but multiple people

less? I did not think so . To me , the critical classi-

were really associated with the CHJ materials .

fication distinction was whether the material was

Two person’s names were mentioned in CHJ

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Biographical timeline of the history of chemistry in Japan .

discussion . It is interesting to see the history ofcelluloid doll）.（See Fig . 7）

chemistry in Japan spelled out by people . I ex-

I will not provide an overly detailed discussion

tracted 26 CHJs（see Table 3）, rearranging them

about the sorting in this section . Suffice to sayfrom oldest to the most recent by birth year（seethat in general , people and companies often cher-Fig . 6 , left）and choosing 10 people whose por-

ish things that they find meaningful for a longtraits appeared on the Chemical Heritage web-time . If such things were related to chemicals in

2）site . In this way , I constructed a biographicalJapan , they were likely to be recognized as CHJs .

timeline of the history of chemistry in Japan（seeFor example , I classified CHJ No . 019 , “The pio-

Fig . 6 , right）. This seemed to be an effectiveneer female chemist in Japan , Chika Kuroda’s

methodology . Overall , there were more than 50（1884―1968）natural pigment research―related ma-

CHJs , with no major omissions .

terials”12） as people―centered . The four specimen

About the things―centered CHJs

boxes she left behind are excellent examples ofWhen there was a single object , it was relatively

cherished things . They may have been the impor-easy to sort the CHJs by the type of thing . How-tant evidences of her research as her livelihood

ever , when there were many related things ofand the meaningful thing . She handwrote thevalue , the sorting task became more difficult . For

specimen descriptions . （See Fig . 8）Many things

example , CHJ No . 009 , “Remains（buildings andclassified as people―centered CHJs look like thematerials）to show the establishment and develop-

same . The large number of patent manuscripts ofment of celluloid industry in Japan , ”11） included a

CHJ No . 046 , signatured by Jokichi Takamine

red brick factory , a western―style dormitory for（1854―1922）in many places , would be another ex-

invited foreign engineers , an experimental squeez-

ample .

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Fig . 8the Oxygen Industry in Japan” 13） is one of theand Hakodate）, kept operational by many mainte-

things ―centered CHJs . The historical factorynance staff in charge of the first domesticallybuildings have housed much of the historicalmanufactured equipment in Japan . 14）（See Fig . 9 ,equipment as the memorial halls . The website ofbottom left）These buildings and the equipment

Hakodate Oxygen Company shows the air ex-

reminded me that Japanese culture values history .

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Fig . 9activity , the present location of the collections ,Period 2 .

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Period 3 .

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L ate Meiji era and to the early Taishoera（1890―1915）

What is the timeline?

I color―coded the CHJs into seven periods :Period 1 .

Early and middle Meiji era（1875―

Period 4 .

End of the Edo era to the beginningof the Meiji era（1830―1875）

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Period 6 .

Later part of World War II and postwar（1940―1960）

history . I sorted the CHJs according to these posi-

Period 7 .

D ecades of high economic growth

tions after carefully considering whether they

Table 4

Table 5

Table 4 shows each period’s position in Japanese

7 periods in the history of Japan

Periodic Distribution of CHJs

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should be placed before , during , or after either of

CHC’s slogan is that do not lower the level ofthe two World Wars . Therefore , the starting and

CHJ . We will continue to honor the certification

ending years overlap slightly . The World Wars

criteria and end the program only when there are

had a massive impact on both academia and theno more candidates ― a time that is unlikely torise and fall of industries in Japan . Table 4 alsocome , since new milestones are achieved eachshows the major historical incidents in Japan . The

year . We need to investigate the preservation sta-

results of sorting the CHJs are shown in Tables 2―

tus of some of the CHJs , recognized in past years

1 and 2―2 . Some CHJs straddled the periods―for

but not yet realized . There are also issues to be

example , CHJ Nos . 026 , 040 , 041 , 049 , and 050―

resolved , such as how to acknowledge the nega-but their numbers were small , so I excluded

tive elements in Japan’s chemical heritage , suchthem . Table 5 shows the periodic distribution ofas the remains of poison gas manufacturing

the CHJs .

plants , records of chemical weapons research ,Many of the pivotal events in modern chemistry

and the manifestations of environmental pollution .

in Japan happened in the early days , so about five

We also need to focus on the relatively new but

years after the CHJ Program started , there were

important chemical heritage certification of Peri-

many certifications for the older periods .（See Ta-

ods 57 . We would be grateful if you , our readers ,bles 2 and 5）However , since the investigation

would continue your warm and generous support

subcommittee of the CHC must conduct field sur-in these efforts .

veys by hand , the investigations take time . Moreover , after an investigation is completed , all com-

Acknowledgments

mittee members must agree before they reach an

I would like to thank Mr . Keizo Tajima for pro-official conclusion（Fig . 1）. Now that the CHJ

viding information on the chemical heritage related

Program has run for more than ten years , they

to industrial history of Japan . I would also like tohave achieved a balanced distribution across thethank all the other members of the CHC for theirperiods（Table 5）. There are 13 CHJs in Periodkind cooperation . I would like to thank Editage

4 , which is notably higher than the others , likely（www . editage . com）for English language editing .

because the academic and technical seeds planted
in Periods 1―3 blossomed in Period 4 . One of theReferences

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carefully stored for about 100 years , and have be-

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shu Koenkai）, 2020 , August 22 ,［online seminar］,

5.

pp . 22―39 .

Conclusion

2） Chemical Society of Japan , “Chemical Heritage

I scrutinized 57 CHJs and analyzed them to explain the history of chemistry in Japan from various perspectives . The CHJs of the CSJ are goodteaching materials for explaining this history .

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Chemical Heritage Japan Program : Introduction to
the History of Chemistry in Japan
Kazutaka ARAI

（Member of the Chemical Heritage Committee of Chemical Society of Japan ,Emeritus 50 years member of American Chemical Society）
This paper introduces the Chemical Heritage

Some of the results are as follows . The num-

Japan（hereinafter CHJ）Program of Chemical So-

bers of academic and technical CHJ are almost theciety of Japan（hereinafter CSJ）, which was es-

same , though there are many cases where it istablished in March 2008 and has entered its 13th

difficult to classify . The numbers of people―cen-year . As far as I know , this is the first detailed

tered CHJ is almost the half of the numbers of all

introduction of the program in English .

CHJ . It is interesting to see the history of chemis-

Firstly I introduce the goals , the organization

try in Japan spelled out by people , Fig . 6 for ex-

and the annual flow of the CSJ Program . Table 1

ample . Periodic distribution of CHJs was shown inshows a list of 57 certified CHJs up to March of

Table 5 .

2021 . The 57 certified CHJs will be analyzed by

In this work , I have attempted to explain thegrouping them into academic or technical（chemi-

history of chemistry in Japan from various per-cal technology , manufacturing chemistry）, people

spectives . In other words , it can be said that the―centered or things―centered , by active periods ,CHJs of CSJ are good teaching materials for in­and so on .

txoducing the history of chemistry in Japan .

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