History

• In 1896, he was born in Hiroshima Prefecture
  Hiroshima Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...
  
   and graduated from Osaka Medical University ( now Osaka University
  Osaka University
  , or , is a major national university located in Osaka, Japan. It is the sixth oldest university in Japan as the Osaka Prefectural Medical College, and formerly one of the Imperial Universities of Japan...
  
  ) in 1921. In 1923, he worked at Sotojima Hoyoin Sanatorium. In 1927, he worked at Ooshima Seishoen Sanatorium
  Ooshima Seishoen Sanatorium
  Ooshima Seishoen Sanatorium, or National Sanatorium Ooshima Seishoen is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients, situated in a small island called Ooshima, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken, Japan which was established in 1909.-Background:...
  
  . In 1932, he became a Ph. D. with studies on the serum reactions in leprosy. In 1934, he became the director of Ooshima Seishoen Sanatorium
  Ooshima Seishoen Sanatorium
  Ooshima Seishoen Sanatorium, or National Sanatorium Ooshima Seishoen is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients, situated in a small island called Ooshima, Takamatsu-shi, Kagawa-ken, Japan which was established in 1909.-Background:...
  
  . In 1937, he was the president of the 10th Congress of the Japanese Leprosy Association at Takamatsu
  Takamatsu, Kagawa
  is a city located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and is the seat of the prefectural government. It is designated a core city by the Japanese Government. It is a port city located on the Seto Inland Sea, and is the closest port to Honshu from Shikoku island...
  
  . In 1956, he attended a leprosy congress in Rome at his own expense by ship and reported the leprosy condition in Japan. Since then, he visited many leprosy sanatoriums throughout the world and reported his experiences through various means in Japan. In 1969, he retired. On March 3, 1970, he died.

Works

• Inoru- Overseas Trips of a Leposy Doctor 1973, Kyoto.
  • He visited various leprosy sanatoriums over the world, including Southeast Asia, Europe, North and South America, Philippines. The approval of the first trip to Europe by the Ministry of Welfare was very difficult and he had to travel at his own expense and by ship. The conditions of overseas leprosy sanatoriums were known through him who wrote many articles in a sanatorium journal.
• Essays - "Leprosy, Pickled ume(plum) and Military Policemen", 1971.
  • This was also a collection of his essays published in a sanatorium journal. The title came from his experiences at the end of the last war. Amid confusion of the end of the war, he was given a truck by the Navy and was using for the sanatrium, and was arrested by the Army and he was beaten up illegally.
• A collection of works by Dr. Taiji Nojima.
  • Papers read at congresses or published in journals amounted to 144. Throughout his life, he studied tuberculosis and leprosy; he claimed one theory that tuberculosis bacilli and the bacilli which cause leprosy are the same(ichigen-ron)

Criticisms

• He criticized the opinions of Noboru Ogasawara
  Noboru Ogasawara
  was a Japanese physician specializing in leprosy. He was an assistant professor at the Department of Kyoto Imperial University. He insisted that leprosy was not incurable and diathesis was an important factor in the development of leprosy...
  
   at congresses. He was regarded of the Kensuke Mitsuda
  Kensuke Mitsuda
  was a Japanese leprologist and director of the Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium and the National Sanatorum Nagashima Aiseien. He had been at the frontier of leprosy policy of Japan. He was given the Order of Cultural Merits and Damien-Dutton Award...
  
   school. In his essay, he recommended Kensuke Mitsuda
  Kensuke Mitsuda
  was a Japanese leprologist and director of the Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium and the National Sanatorum Nagashima Aiseien. He had been at the frontier of leprosy policy of Japan. He was given the Order of Cultural Merits and Damien-Dutton Award...
  
  for an Order of Cultural Merits.

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