Meiji at 150

Dr. Ellen Nakamura (The University of Auckland) Nakamura, Ellen; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Nakamura diagnoses the development of medical practice in Meiji Japan, starting with battlefield medicine during the Bōshin War. We discuss the violence of the Meiji Restoration, changes in medical practice following the Restoration, and the roles of female physicians and Western advisors in the development of Japanese medical practice.

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