Atsutaro Asai

…One of these was the establishment of the Onchisha. On March 10, 1879, Yamada Narihiro, a Chinese medicine doctor in Tokyo, and others gathered together to establish the company in Tokyo and appeal to the whole country. They published the journal Onchiidan, and further established the Japanese and Chinese Medicine Training Center (later the Onchi Medical School) to train the next generation, and launched a campaign. The first president was Yamada Narihiro, followed by the second president Asada Sohaku and the third president Asai Tokutaro (national executive), and the company had 18 branches nationwide and was very enthusiastic. However, the government's policy did not change, and the company gradually weakened. Finally, on January 20, 1887, a national convention was held to discuss its continued existence. The company tried to rebuild by sharing the debts among members and closing the hospital, but the journal was discontinued after the 105th issue (1889) and the company was dissolved. [Muneda Hajime] …

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…その一つが温知社の設立で，79年3月10日に東京の漢方医山田業広らが同志をつのって東京に設立して全国に呼びかけ，機関誌《温知医談》を発行，さらに後進の育成のために和漢医学講習所(のちの温知医学校)を設置して運動を展開した。初代社主は山田業広，2代浅田宗伯，3代浅井篤太郎(国幹)と続き，全国に分社18を数えて意気盛んであったが，政府の既定方針は変わらず，しだいにその勢力を弱め，ついに87年1月20日全国大会を開催してその存続を討議するようになり，負債を会員有志が分担し病院を閉鎖するなどして再建をはかろうとしたが，機関誌は105号で廃刊(1889)となり解散した。【宗田 一】。…

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