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[SY-58-01]The academic solidarity and friendship between Japan & Korea (KJYPA)
*SEOK WOO MOON1 (1. KONKUK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE (Korea))
Keywords:
international exchange,academic solidarity,Young psychiatrists
This international academic meeting between two countries was founded by Professor Min Byung Kun of Korea and Professor Masahisa Nishizono of Japan, who hoped that psychiatrists from both countries would become friends and continue academic exchanges by opening a Korean-Japanese society. Thus, the first Korea-Japanese Young Psychiatrists’ Conference (KJYPC) was held in Fukuoka, Japan in 2000 under the name of “The Joint Workshop for Psychiatric Residents of Japan and Korea.” Since then, this conference has been held alternately in Korea and Japan every year. At the request of Professor Min, who has emphasized the leadership of young psychiatrists, the OB members of both countries have been the main organizers of the conference since 2014, which has deepened mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and Korea in the overall field of psychiatry. As we enter the era of the 4th industrial revolution, international academic exchanges are becoming more active in all fields, and the field of psychiatry is no exception. As an international gathering that is conducted with friendship, the Korea-Japan Young Psychiatrists’ Association (KJYPA) has quietly continued its role through academic exchanges for more than 20 years.Now, this KJYPA conference has become a meeting led by Professor Takahiro Kato of Japan and Professor Moon Seok Woo of Korea, who are the moderators today who have inherited the great will of the two founders.We sincerely hope that this KJYPC will become even more meaningful based on the academic solidarity and friendship that have been built between Japan and Korea.