Japanese appellation of traditional Chinese medicine. Or "Chinese medicine". Chinese medicine has been introduced to Japan for more than 1000 years. During this period, medical exchanges between the two countries continued to develop, and Japanese books on traditional Chinese medicine were abundant. At present, there are many academic groups studying Chinese medicine in Japan, such as the All-Japan Federation of Chinese Medicine. Many journal of traditional chinese medicine have also been published, such as Clinical Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions and Chinese Medicine.