Abstract
The passage of time of equilibrium research in Japan was described from the early stage of the study of this field to the organization of the Japan Society of Equilibrium Research (JSER).
Vestibular research (VR) in Japan originated with I. Kubo, T. Hosino and K. Yamakawa in the early 20th century. After the end of World War II (1945), VR in Japan was restored. Meniere's disease, motion sickness, human dynamic posture, rotation and caloric reactions, neuro-otological diagnosis of the central disturbances, optokinetic vertigo and ataxia, visual-vestibular coordination and functional development of labyrinthine function with rotatory training were studied actively.
The meeting of VR was established in 1957, and in 1962, the meeting name was changed to the Japan Society of VR. In these periods, morphological and electrophysiological investigations on the vestibular organ as well as studies on vestibular examination, Meniere's disease and space motion sickness were carried out. In 1960, standardization of vestibular examinations was advocated. In 1968, the society changed its name to the Japan Society for Equilibrium Research (JSER) from the viewpoint that vestibular function should be investigated in relation to optic and proprioceptive equilibrium function.
