Education
Doctor of Literature (1933)
- His academic dissertation was “Shinrigaku no kenkyuho – kotoni suuryoteki kenkyu ni tsuite (The psychological method – especially quantitative research)”
B.A (1908) Department of philosophy, College of Letters at Tokyo Imperial University (Major Psychology)
- His dissertation was “Ishi-sayo no hikakushinrigaku-teki kenkyu (Comparative psychological research of volition)”

Landmarks
1915 Assistant at Department of Letters in Tokyo Imperial University
1919-1921 Went to Europe to study experimental psychology
1922 Instructor at Tokyo Imperial University in June, Associate professor and a temporary employee at aviation laboratory at Tokyo Imperial University

Contributions
Koreshige Masuda was interested in will, emotion, learning, comparison, and sense. In addition, his interests were in experimental psychology, psychological investigable method, systematic psychology, applied psychology and animal psychology. He helped the fundamentals and education of military psychology at Japanese navy in Japan. He contributed the establishment and administration of Japanese Psychological Association. In addition, he edited and published the journal “Shinrigaku Kenkyu (Psychological Research).” One of his important contributions was that he objectively classifies each of psychological objects, methods, and rules into two characters. He suggested that the objects of psychology were empirical influence. They were categorized as inner and outer. The former were mental function and consciously contents. The latter were behavior, mental products and nasty. His ideas of logical control for research were divided into two things: quantitative examination and contextual examination. The former was the examination that common characteristics in concrete and whole facts. The latter was the examination on the relationships of whole facts. His methods for analyses were distinctive analysis and characteristic analysis. The former was the analysis of divided facts. The latter was to find the tendency in whole facts. His classifications were attribution and phases. He thought that the law should be distinguished attributive law and structural law that compares between parts and whole.

Honors

Key words
Experimental psychology, Methodological theory for psychology

Web links

References
Hiroshi Oizumi (2003). Nihonshinrigakusha-jiten. Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Kress Shuppan.
Nihon no shinrigaku kanko iinkai. (1982).Nihon no shinrigaku. Tokyo: Nihon bunka kagaku sha.
Japanese Psychological Association. (2002). Nihon shinrigakkai 75nenshi. Tokyo:Shadan hojin nihon shinrigakkai

Education
Doctor of Literature (1899), Tokyo Imperial University
- His academic dissertation was “Research on Acoustic Space”
Ph.D (1899), Yale University
- His academic dissertation was “Research on Acoustic Space”
B.A. (1893) Tokyo Imperial University
- His academic dissertation was “Hume’s Doctrine of Causation”

Landmarks
1890 Studied of psychology under the guidance of Yujiro Motora in Tokyo
1896-187 Studied of experimental psychology under Professor Scripture at Yale University
1897-1898 Assistant at Yale University
1898 Research at Leipzig University in Germany as being dispatched by the Education Ministry
1900 -1906 Professor at Tokyo higher normal school, Tokyo women’s higher normal school
1901-1913 Instructor at Tokyo Imperial University
1906-1913 Professor at College of letters, Kyoto Imperial University
1906 President at Kyoto metropolitan Arts and Crafts School
1913-1926 Professor at College of Letters, Tokyo Imperial University
1918 Temporary employee at Ministry of the Navy
1920 Temporary employee at Aerial Research Institute
1926 Retired from Tokyo Imperial University
1926 Instructor at Nihon University, Tokyo Bunrika Daigaku (Tokyo Literature & Science University) and Aerial Research Institute
1926 General manager at Child research in Japan Women’s University

Contributions
Matataro Matsumoto took effort to establish many psychology laboratories in Japan. He was the first professor to take charge of psychology in Japan. As president of Japanese Psychological Association, he strongly contributed to spread the knowledge of psychology in Japan. In addition, he influenced and trained Japanese women psychologists (such as Isoko Hatano, Tomi Kora, and Tsuruko Haraguchi). He also contributed the establishment of special department at Doshisha Jyogakko (Doshisha Women’s technical school) and suggested his typical logic for female higher education.

Honors
1927-1943 Original Chairman of the Board at Japanese Psychological Association
1921 Membership of Imperial Academy

Key words
Acoustic Space, Experimental Psychology

Web links
http://www.wafu.ne.jp/~hasep/99/10/11.htm
http://www.psy.ritsumei.ac.jp/~satot/English/HPPS/no4Abst.html

References
Hiroshi Oizumi (2003). Nihonshinrigakusha-jiten. Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Kress Shuppan.
Izumi Ogino, (1983). Haraguchi Tsuruko-Jyosei- shinrigakusya- no- senku. Nagano: Kabushiki Kaisha Ginga Shobo
Tatsuya Sato, Hazime Mizoguchi, (1997). Tsushi Nihon-no-shinrigaku. Kyoto: Kitaoji Shobo.

Education
Ph.D (1930) University of Michigan
M.A. (1921) Graduate school, University of Michigan
- Her academic dissertation was “Reading and retention”
B.A. (1919) Milles University
Graduated school of English literature (1915), Kobe College
Graduated Baika Women’s College (1910)

Landmarks
1915 Instructor at Kobe College
1921 Instructor at Lobe College
1923 Did research at the University of Michigan (for half a year)
1930 Apprentice of mental health at Western Reserve University
1931 Professor at Kobe college
1944 Employee for a short time at Sumitomo aluminum puddling company
1946 Adviser at Education Division, military government in Hyogo prefecture
1948-1952 Commission at Education board in Hyogo prefecture
1949 Director of Baika academe
1956 Professor at Baika junior college

Contributions
She contributed to applied psychology and the education of college women.

Honors
2000 Honorary professor of Hitotsubashi University
2000 Honorary professor at Public of China University
2000 Honorary professor at Rnmin University of China
2000 Honorary professor at Institute of Psychology, CAS
1997 President of Dento Gejyutu no Kai (Association of Traditional Arts)
1986 Honorary professor at the Japanese Psychonomic Society
1986 Honorary member at Japanese Psychological Association
1949 Awarded Mainichi Bunka Award for his book “Shakaishinrigaku (Social Psychology)”

Key words
Social psychology, Depth psychology, Physiopsychology, History of social psychology, Theory of Japanese

Web links

References
Hiroshi Oizumi (2003). Nihonshinrigakusha-jiten. Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Kress Shuppan.

Education
Doctor of Literature (1962) Kyoto University
- His academic dissertation was “Taikeiteki syakai shinrigaku (Systematical Social Psychology)”
Ph.D. (1943) Cornell University
Graduated Department of Philosophy, College of Literature, Kyoto Imperial University (1940)
- His dissertation was “Shi-kukan no seiritu ni kansuru jikken-teki kenkyu (Experimental research on visuospatial forming)”
Left the medical school at Tokyo Imperial University

Landmarks
1943 Went to America, doubled as an office bearer and instructor at Cornell University
1947 Returned to Japan; doubled as an instructor at preparatory course of Tokyo Shoka University (college of commerce) and a professor at Japan Women’s University
1948 Founded Dento Gejyutu no Kai (Association of Traditional Arts)
1948 Chief of Social Psychology Laboratory
1950 Associate professor of sociology at Hitotsubashi University
1958 Professor of sociology at Hitotsubashi University
1978 Retired from Hitotsubashi University and became a professor at Seijo University
1985 Served as a chief of the Japan Psychology Center and retired from Seijo University
1986 President of Japan Journalist Academy

Contributions
Hiroshi Minami strongly contributed to introduce and expand Social psychology in Japan, as well as Depth psychology, Physiopsychology, History of social psychology, Theory of Japanese. He created the theory of desire with scientific psychology such as physiological psychology and animal psychology. He attempted to rank the theory of personality with social, cultural condition, etc. In addition, he contributed to make the progress of mass communication and pop culture study. The contribution changed Japanese ideas about mass communication.

Honors
2000 Honorary professor of Hitotsubashi University
2000 Honorary professor at Public of China University
2000 Honorary professor at Rnmin University of China
2000 Honorary professor at Institute of Psychology, CAS
1997 President of Dento Gejyutu no Kai (Association of Traditional Arts)
1986 Honorary professor at the Japanese Psychonomic Society
1986 Honorary member at Japanese Psychological Association
1949 Awarded Mainichi Bunka Award for his book “Shakaishinrigaku (Social Psychology)”

Key words
Social psychology, Depth psychology, Physiopsychology, History of social psychology, Theory of Japanese

Web links

References
Hiroshi Oizumi (2003). Nihonshinrigakusha-jiten. Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Kress Shuppan.
Minami Hiroshi shi to Syakai shinrigaku(Jyo)
-Retrieved from http://homepage3.nifty.com/katodb/doc/text/2373.html
Minami hiroshi shi to Syakai Shinrigaku (Ge).
- Retrieved from http://homepage3.nifty.com/katodb/doc/text/2374.html

Education
Doctor of Medicine (1924) Tokyo Imperial University
- His academic dissertation was “Shinkeishitsu no hontai teki ryoho (Treatment of Nervosity)”
Graduated Medical School at Tokyo Imperial University (1902)

Landmarks
1902 Studied under Kure Hidemi in Graduate School at Tokyo Imperial University
1902 Assistant at Tokyo Imperial University
1903 Doctor at Tokyo Metropolitan Sugamo Hospital
1903 Professor at Tokyo Jikei-kai Iin Igaku Senmon Gakko (Tokyo Jikei-kai Hospital Medical Vocational School)
1906 Worked in psychiatric clinical at Negishi Hospital
1919 Began home health treatment for touchy people
1924 Announced treatment results of “Morita Therapy”
1925 Professor at Jikei-kai Medical College
1929 Advisor at Negishi Hospital, he instructed Takehisa Kora who became a medical director at the hospital.
1937 Retired from Jikei-kai Medical College (became the first honorary professor in the school)

Contributions
He created his original psychotherapy “Morita Therapy.” Morita Therapy provides patients the idea of well life focusing on human desire and system of fears. His therapy is well known around the world and strongly helps mental patients to overcome their nervousness and live well.

Honors
1937 Honorary professor at Jikei-kai Medical College

Key words
Psychiatrist, Mental healing

Web links
About Morita Therapy
Morita Masatake Kinenkan (Morita, Masatake’s Memorial Hall)
Morita Theory
Morita Therapy

References
Hiroshi Oizumi (2003). Nihonshinrigakusha-jiten. Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Kress Shuppan.

Education
Doctor of Literature (1891)
Ph.D. (1888) Johns Hopkins University
- His academic dissertation was “Exchange: considered as the principles of social life”

Landmarks
1875 Entered Doshisha College
1878 Expelled from Doshisha College
1879 Teacher of Gakuno sha presided Sen Tsuda
1881 Engaged in helping the establishment of Tokyo Eiwa Gakko (Now Aoyama Gakuin University) and became professor of Tokyo Eiwa Gakko
1883 Went to U.S with his own expenses
1883 Entered Boston Unviersity to study philosophy
1885 Entered Graduate school of Johns Hopkins University (major psychology)
1888 Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University and Instructor of Tokyo Imperial University to take charge of psychophysics class
1889 Engaged in establishment of Seisoku junior high school
1889 Delivered Psychophysics on Journal of Philosophy
1890 Professor at Tokyo Imperial University
1893 Associated the first class of Psychology, Philosophy, and Logic
1894 Professor at Tokyo higher normal school, continuing the professor at Tokyo Imperial University
1903 In Japan, established the first Psychological Laboratory at Tokyo Imperial University

Contributions
Yujiro Motora strongly contributed the development of Japanese psychology. He introduced experimental psychology and establish the first psychological laboratory in Japan. His introduction of psychology influenced other scholars and Japanese society. His theory is to try to understand mental phenomenon like physical phenomenon with physical rules. He though the source of spirit is energy. Therefore, the mental phenomenon can be understood by physical rules. The decline of his life, he attempted to conceptualize the self. He contributed education of physically and mentally handicapped children such as founding the institute to research about that. He founded the first psychological laboratory at Tokyo Imperial University

Honors
1912 Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star

Key words
Experimental Psychology, Sense, Decision, Attention, Personality

Web links
Motora Yujiro
Motora Yujiro Cyosaku risuto (List of Books Published by Yujiro Motora)
Seisoku High School
Motora yujiro Hakushi (Dr. Motora, Yujiro)

References
Hiroshi Oizumi (2003). Nihonshinrigakusha-jiten. Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Kress Shuppan.
Tatsuya Sato, Hazime Mizoguchi, (1997). Tsushi Nihon-no-shinrigaku. Kyoto: Kitaoji Shobo.

Education
Doctor of Literature (1923) Kyoto Imperial University
- His academic dissertation was “Seishinteki dousa no hattatsu (Development of Psychic Behavior)”
Graduated Department of Philosophy, College of Letters, Kyoto Imperial University (1910)
- His academic dissertation was “Shinshin no hattatsu (Development of Mind and Body)”

Landmarks
1917 Assistant at College of Letters, Kyoto Imperial University
1920 Professor at Tokyo higher normal school
1929 Professor at Tokyo Bunrika University (Tokyo Letters and Science University) during studying in Germany
1944 Retired Tokyo Bunrika University (Tokyo Letters and Science University)
1944 Banished from public service, several times he was invited as Educational special instructor by China
1952 Professor at Kinki University
Principal of elementary and junior high school attached Kinki University
1969 Counselor at Kinki University
1971 Inspector at Kinki University

Contributions
He studied experiment demonstration of educational psychology at Tokyo Bunrika University for thirty years. In his works, he suggested the need for painstaking education. Then his interests came to be Japanese spirit and love of Japan. He suggested the educational promotion of Japanese nationalism.

Honors

Key words
Educational psychology

Web links

References
Hiroshi Oizumi (2003). Nihonshinrigakusha-jiten. Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Kress Shuppan.
Nihon no shinrigaku kanko iinkai. (1982).Nihon no shinrigaku. Tokyo: Nihon bunka kagaku sha.

Education
Doctor of Literature (1918) Kyoto Imperial University
B.A (1906) Department of Philosophy, College of Letters, Tokyo Imperial University (Major Psychology)
- His academic dissertation was “Hikaku shinrigaku ni tsukite (Experimental Psychology)”

Landmarks
1906 Assistant of Psychology at graduate school of Kyoto Imperial University under Matataro Matsumoto
1908 Instructor at College of Letters, Kyoto Imperial University
1911 Associate Professor at Kyoto Imperial University
1913 Entered University of Leipnizing under Wilhelm Wundt for one year; visited at University College, King’s College at University of London, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge to meet Brown, Mcdougall, Sulley, Westermarck, etc.
1913-1916 Studied under G Stanley Hall at Clark University
1917 Professor at Kyoto Imperial University
1924 Part time employee as instructor at Kyoto Jyoshi koto senmongakko (Kyoto Women’s higher Vocational College)
1925 Went to Paris to meet Dumas, G., Bergson, H., and Westermarck, E.
1925 Attended the League of Nation
1934 Director at Department of Letters, Kyoto Imperial University (~1937)
1942 Retired Kyoto Imperial University
1949 Professor at Naniwa University (Now Osaka City University) (~1957)
1959 Professor at Department of Home Economics, Kyoto Women’s University

Contributions
Toshio Nogami contributed to adolescent psychology, emotion, experimental educational psychology, and social psychology.

Honors
1960 Honorary Member at Japanese Psychological Association
1942 Honorary Professor at Kyoto Imperial University
1927 President of Kwansai Psychomic Association

Key words
Youth and Adolescent Psychology, Sexual Psychology

Web links

References
Hiroshi Oizumi (2003). Nihonshinrigakusha-jiten. Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Kress Shuppan.
Nihon no shinrigaku kanko iinkai. (1982).Nihon no shinrigaku. Tokyo: Nihon bunka kagaku sha.

Education

Landmarks
Studied the doctrine of Chu-tzu and Sorai school
1853 Withdraw from Tsuwano clan for the purpose of Western studies
1857 Assistant for professor of shogunate and
1862 Entered Raiden University in Dutch with Shindo Tsuda
1865 Professor of Kaisei place at Tokugawa shogunate
Close confidant of Edo General
1870 Director of school system at Ministry of Military
1872 Clerk at Army
Lectured Encyclopedia at private cram school “Ikueikai”

Contributions
He created the word “Shinrigaku.” This word is now used to mean “Psychology.” Even though he didn’t use the word as psychology (Actually, he used to translate it as “Mental Philosophy Including Intellect, Sensibilities, and Will”), the word is broadly known and used in Japan.

Honors
1890 Member at House of Peers
1882 Patres conscripti
1881 President of Tokyo normal school and administrator at Ministry of Education
1879 Director at Academy

Key words
Philosophy of enlightenment, Western studies

Web links
House of Amane Nishi
Grave of Amane Nishi

References
Hiroshi Oizumi (2003). Nihonshinrigakusha-jiten. Tokyo: Kabushiki Kaisha Kress Shuppan.
Tatsuya Sato, Hazime Mizoguchi, (1997). Tsushi Nihon-no-shinrigaku. Kyoto: Kitaoji Shobo.