International academic exchange at 2019 Annual Conference and 40th Anniversary of China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion in Wuhan, China / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

The Annual Conference and the 40th Anniversary of China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion was held in Hubei Wuhan City, China for three days from August 16th to 18th, 2019. This meeting was held every two years in China, and more than 2,000 participants gathered each time. 　The World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) supported it, and held an acupuncture pre-training seminar, in which the acupuncture and moxibustion situation of several countries was presented and a demonstration of their practical skills were shown on the first day. To achieve such purposes, representatives from six countries (China, United States, Korea, Netherlands, Iran, and Japan) were invited by WFAS. The theme was "Feature of acupuncture in own country style". I gave a presentation about the history of acupuncture and moxibustion in Japan and emphasized that "palpation" is a special characteristic of the Japanese style. Especially, I introduced Japanese style pulse diagnosis and palpation of the abdomen, back, and meridians. Moreover, I demonstrated a cosmetic facial acupuncture technique based on meridian therapy, which is gaining in popularity in Japan. On the next day, I gave a lecture and presented a practical skill of Japanese cosmetic facial beauty acupuncture for the Chinese Evidence Thumbtack Needle Society.