Life

• He was born on November 1, 1893 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...
  
  . After graduation from Tokyo University in 1918, he went to Europe in 1922 to study. In 1924, he became Professor of Dermatology, Okayama University
  Okayama University
  is a national university in Japan. The main campus is located in Tsushima-Naka, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture.The school was founded in 1870 and it was established as a university in 1949.- History :...
  
   and in 1931, Professor of Dermatology, Kyushu University
  Kyushu University
  Kyushu University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 8th in 2010 and 2009 in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai...
  
  . In 1948, he retired and started Minami Syphilis Research Institute and Hospital in Fukuoka
  Fukuoka
  Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...
  
  . To stimulate dermatology research, he created Minami Award in 1954. In 1966, he was given the best physician award by the Japan Medical Association.

Studying Abroad

• He was ordered to translate the book World history of syphils into German by his senior Keizo Dohi
  Keizo Dohi
  was a Japanese dermatologist and urologist. He was a professor of Dermatology and Urology at the Tokyo University, he substantially introduced Western dermatology to Japan...
  
   which he accomplished after arriving at Berlin.
• He studied pathology under Professor Pick in Berlin and published a paper which was the first report on crush syndrome
  Crush syndrome
  Crush syndrome is a medical condition characterized by major shock and renal failure after a crushing injury to skeletal muscle...
  
  .
• Later he helped Otto Heinrich Warburg
  Otto Heinrich Warburg
  Otto Heinrich Warburg , son of physicist Emil Warburg, was a German physiologist, medical doctor and Nobel laureate. He served as an officer in the elite Uhlan during the First World War and won the Iron Cross for bravery. Warburg was one of the twentieth century's leading biochemists...
  
   to obtain the Nobel Prize
  Nobel Prize
  The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
  
  for physiology and medicine.

Minami Award

• In 1954, he created Minami Award in order to stimulate dermatological research in young Japanese dermatologists. The award is given at the Congresses of the Japanese Dermatological Association with money. The receipients were mostly in their thirties.

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