Okayama University
In 1924, Minami became Professor of Dermatology at Okayama University and, in 1931, Professor of Dermatology at Kyushu University. He retired in 1948 and founded the Minami Syphilis Research Institute and Hospital in Fukuoka. To stimulate dermatology research among young Japanese physicians, he established the Minami Award in 1954, which now consists of a monetary prize presented by the Japanese Dermatological Association. In 1966, he received the best physician award of the Japan Medical Association.