Regarding the Significance and Mission of Reprinting and Publication of the North China Relations / Manchuria Relations Document --Includes Chinese Medicine Survey by Tatsuo Kariyone and Opium Material by Osamu Kishi

Abstract

Objective: The Pharmaceutical Sciences Library at The University of Tokyo holds the History of Pharmacy Library as a collection. In this article, the author clarifies the significance of reprinting and publication of the “North China Relations / Manchuria Relations document in the Pharmaceutical History Library. Methods: The background for reprinting and publishing the Chinese Medicine Survey by Tatsuo Kariyone and Opium Material by Osamu Kishi is described． Results and Conclusion: It is expected that reprinting the publications promoted herbal research and opium policy research by the East Asia Development Board during the Sino-Japanese War.