Volume 1, Special Edition | Current Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2010

Journals of Japanese Acupuncture andMoxibustion

Noboru Mitsuhata
Tokyo Eisei Gakuen College

Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture andMoxibustion
Published five times ayear for members of TheJapan
SocietyofAcupunctureandMoxibustion. Deals withbasic and clinical research
results
pertainingtoevidence for the efficacy ofacupuncture
andmoxibustion as well as casereports. Moreover, as an
online journal it offers thejournal's content in English. http://www.jsam.jp/

Oriental Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine
Meridian Therapy
Published four times ayear for members of Society
for Traditional Japanese
Medicine. Contents forbeginners dealing with casereports about meridian
therapy or ways to study
pulse diagnosis as well as
methods to study theclassics. The text is notavailable in English.

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Published four times ayear for members ofJapaneseSocietyof
Ryodoraku
Medicine.
Publishes research into
physiologic vital reactions
elicitedby
Ryodoraku
therapy and case reports.
http://www.jsrm.gr.jo/

Journal of the Society of Physical Therapy of the Japan
Eastern Medical Association
The contents of theconferences
hostedbyJapan Society of Oriental
Medical Physical Therapyis
publishedinthismagazine once annually for
its members. The text is notavailable in English.

Oriental Medicine

Traditional Acupuncture and Moxibustion Journal ofthe Japan Society
Published twice a yearfor members of Japan
Traditional Acupuncture &Moxibustion
Society.
Publishes research into
medical classics, clinicalresearch etc. and contents
based on the topics ofacademic conferences heldby this society. The text isnot available in English.

Journal of the Japan Autonomic Nervous SystemSociety

Published four times ayear for members ofJapan Eastern MedicalAssociation.
Publishesbasicresearchintoacupunctureandmoxibustion and Kampo
as well as case reports.
The text is not availablein English.

Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Published three times ayear.

Publishes

thecontents of the seminars
held by Japan Conferenceof

ClinicalMoxibustion

Acupunctureandcase

reports based on modern
medical views. The text isnot available in English.

The Journal of Kampo, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine (KAIM)

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Collection of academic papers of the Japan Society ofAcupuncture & Moxibustion History
Published once a yearfor members of the Japan
Society of Acupuncture &Moxibustion

History.

Publishes

thetexts

prepared for lectures heldat academic conferences ofthis society. The text is notavailable in English.

Ido no Nippon
Monthlymagazinepublished by “Ido noNippon Sha”, a publisher
that has the longest history
in Japan for therapeutic
professionals
ofacupuncture, moxibustion,anma, massage and shiatsu.
This magazine carries job
information as well as casereports and research reports. No English introductory
explanations are available.

Oriental Medicine and the Pain Clinic
Publishes

mainlyKampo

Shinkyu OSAKA

medicine,

acupuncture

Journalandquarterlymoxibustion for painfulcasenerve

reports

blockbyUniversity

affection, and research
andpublishedMorinomiyaofMedicalSciences, a training school inof

Osaka for acupuncture andinjection.

moxibustion

The text is not available

Thisin English.

professionals.

magazine

carries

articles of round-table talks

http://www.osaka-med.ac.jp/~ane013/TOPEINDEX-J.html

Kampo Medicine

and case reports.
No English introductory explanations are available.

Chui Rinsho

Official journal of theacupuncture.

Journalpublished
quarterly to introduce
current TCM in China. The
magazine carries articles
written by authorities inChina, theoretical research
by Japanese, case reports,explanationofKampo
prescriptions, and latest
news from China

Articles written in Japanese with attached English(for example, the therapy of SARS).

summary. Started in 1949, published 4 times a year.

No English introductory explanations are available.

JapaneseSocietyfor

OrientalMedicine.

The

most authoritative journalin

thisfield.

Includesdissertations, theses, casereports, record of lectures
aboutKampo

andsomeMedicine,articlesonThe Journal of Kampo, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine (KAIM)

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Keiraku Shin Ryo

Bulletin of Meiji University of Integrative Medicine

Monthlymagazinepublished by Toyo Hari
Medical Association for themembers of this association.
The mag azine ca rr iesa r ticle s
co ve ring
introduction of lectures
relating to classics of suchas “Nangyo” and casereports.
No
Englishintroductory explanations
are available.

YearlybulletinpublishedbyMeiji
University of IntegrativeMedicine. Articles cover
the contents of research
performedintheuniversity. It has been
madetoanonline
journalsince2009.
Englishintroductory
explanations
areavailable.

Kikan Naikei

Bulletin of Kansan University of Health Sciences

JournalYearly bulletin publishedby Kansai University ofHealth Sciences. Articles
cover the contents ofresearch performed in theuniversity. The bulletinswere previously publishedbyKansai
Shinkyu
Daigaku (University) andKansai College of OrientalMedicine.

published

quarterly by Nihon Naikei
Igaku Kai. The articles
coverclassic

researchmainly of “Kotei Naikei”.
No English introductory
explanations

areavailable.

Henseki

Oriental Medical
Moxibustion

PublishedbyClassic
AcupunctureandMoxibustion Research Group(Koten Shinkyu Kenkyukai)
for the members. Articlescover contents of research andtrainings held by this group.
No English introductory
explanations are available.

Toyo Ryoho Gakko Kyokai Academic Journal
Articles cover the contentsof research papers presented
at the academic conference ofJapan College Association ofOriental Medicine. Contentsof research were preparedby students before obtaining
license, but cover a wide
range of basic research toclassics.
No
Englishintroductory explanations areavailable.

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JournalofAcupuncture&

This bimonthly journal
was first published inFebruary 2008 by Midori
Shobo. The journal covers
not just case reports butalso
acupunctureandmoxibustion
techniquesand various trends in thefield. Contents introduction
in English is not included.

Weekly “Ahaki World”“Ahaki World” is an e-mail newsletter issued
weekly by Human World. This is the first e-mailnewsletter offered in the acupuncture andmoxibustion world. Free registration is accepted. The
newsletter introduces the clinical practice, theinsurance coverage, and a series of acupuncture andmoxibustion related articles of such as in-home care,
as well as news on the industry.
http://www.human-world.co.jp/

The Journal of Kampo, Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine (KAIM)