vTg 1947 Dr Shigeaki Hinohara signed St Lukes Missionary Japan RARE postcard For Sale

Genuine original vintage postmarked 1947 Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara hand signed St. Luke\'s Medical Center Tokyo Japan RARE postcard. Has interesting C.C.D. J-3321 auxiliary postal marking.

Handwritten note text: \"I have received the package \'baby\'s food\' which you kindly sent me. My wife is so glad to have it for her baby. We are going to share some of them to our friends, who are hard up for baby\'s foods. I thank you very much for you kindness. Yours sincerely, S. Hinohara\"

Printed text on back of card reads as follows: \"St. Luke\'s International Medical Center, Tokyo, in 1946, presently used by 42nd. General Hospital U.S.Army, was founded by the Episcopal Church, and is recognized as the foremost Medical Missionary Enterprise in the Far East.\"

Some fascinating information & articles on Dr. Hinohara can be found at:

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Shigeaki Hinohara (日野原 重明, Hinohara Shigeaki, 4 October 1911 – 18 July 2017) was a Japanese physician. In 1941 he began his long working association with St. Luke\'s International Hospital in central Tokyo and worked as a medical doctor throughout the wartime firebombing of the city. From 1990 he served as the hospital\'s honorary director. He was also Sophia University\'s Grief Care Institute director emeritus. He was honorary chairman of the Foundation Sasakawa Memorial Health Cooperation. Hinohara is credited with establishing and popularizing Japan\'s practice of annual medical checkups.Hinohara was born in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi Prefecture and graduated from the school of medicine at Kyoto Imperial University in 1937.During his career Hinohara was known for working during many medical emergencies such as the firebombing of Tokyo during World War II and the Tokyo subway sarin attack. He was also on Japan Airlines Flight 351 when it was hijacked by the Japanese Red Army Faction.Hinohara became an honorary member of the Japanese Cardiovascular Society and received the Second Prize and the Order of Culture. He was honored by Kyoto Imperial University, Thomas Jefferson University and by McMaster University by receiving an honorary doctorate.Hinohara died on 18 July 2017 in Tokyo at the age of 105.

Card measures approx 3.5 by 5.5 inches. Creases and margin wear. Please INSPECT ALL images for FULL details.

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