homeopathy in Japan

[Ellen Madono]

​Hi,

Legally, practicing homeopathy is not a huge problem. Remedies are defined as food, not as drugs as they are in the US.​ Also, I may be lacking information, but legal suit is not the means of making money that it is in United States.

The real problem is one person own an organization that translated the repertories. Her school is her cash cow. She, the owner of that organization, which does not sell that the most important part of that material to the public. That is, there is a no good translated version of the repertory.

There are so many stories of good people trying to overcome the situation. For example,a goodhearted veterinarian was trying to translate the CD, then his hard disc crashed and he had no backup. sob.

Foreigners have no idea about the politics of Japanese homeopathy. For example, George Dimetriatis gave the rights to he is excellent version of the Boenninghausen in repertory to this polypharmacist monopolizer of homeopathic literature. wail.

Many years ago there was a media campaign against homeopathy. It was based on a suit against the homeopath whose client, an infant, died from a lack of vitamin K. Apparently the parent had not given the prescribed vitamin, allegedly based on the homeopath's advice. So homeopathy was blamed for a failure that has nothing to do with homeopathy. There are much better reasons to attack homeopathy which I will describe below.

Following soon after this media witch hunt, the above school owner and translator of homeopathic literature wrote a book lambasting immunization. This shut down the Japanese MD interest in homeopathy. Groan. Reduced her competition. Great.

As a result, if you go to the big bookstores in Tokyo there are very few books on homeopathy sold. Individuals are trying to translate basic literature, but it would probably be very difficult to get their translations openly published.

The above woman has a lot of money and a good background in journalism. She has a team of people doing her translations, but I've heard Japanese bemoaning the quality of these translations. I have not checked this out, but they say the ideas are changed to fit her simplified idea of homeopathy.

You could buy a couple of new cars with the amount of money that it costs to learn homeopathy at a school in Tokyo. Yet people do that. They buy the expensive software that these schools sponsor, but then their English education is not equal to using this software. Of course, because these schools are not affiliated with this polypharmacist, they have no access to these essential repertories. She has translated Murphy and the Boenninghausen repertory to my knowledge. In order to reap the profits of her school, this woman needs to eliminate the competition, essentially classical homeopathy.

As a result, Japanese who want to follow classical homeopathy, memorize drug pictures. I imagine that they are as good as the Indians are at memorization. They are devoted students. However, cases, discussion of follow-up, new ways of thinking like remedy groupings...., there are so many topics that are not approachable if you are not bilingual.

So how does the public perceive homeopathy? Homeopathy is typically off the radar as it is in most places. Surprisingly, many people remember the media scam from years ago. Or even worse, they know people who have experienced polypharmacy that results from the above school. That woman is an excellent publicist, so her students get many patients. I have heard horror stories of the wrong remedy being repeated over years. I've heard stories of long lists of remedies that are used in a very short time as a formula. I don't know the details of her teaching, but the results would frighten anyone.

How can anyone compete in this Japanese world dominated by a single journalist? It took me many years to become totally disillusioned.

Good teachers like Dr. Farokh Master, come to give seminars and students gather. But, they don't have the money to hire translators. Last fall, he spoke very slowly and I think they understood a lot. That was one great seminar. Much more is needed. If changes occurring, it's very slow. I have no hope of living that long.

Best,
Ellen

[Dale Moss]

Hi, Ellen

I can see how discouraging it is to practice in Japan under these circumstances. Is there no recourse? Years ago when my then husband and I lived in Tokyo, we discovered it was common practice for Japanese pharmacies to sell antibiotics without prescriptions. Worse, they were selling potentially deadly antibiotics like chloramphenicol (causes aplastic anemia) without any warning to customers. We researched the issue, my husband wrote an article on the subject, published in the Shakai shinpo, and the JSP took up the cause, with the result that OTC drug sales plummeted. (I don't know if any laws were passed to ban the practice.)

If this polypharmacist is so cavalier in her practices, it shouldn't be hard to expose her. Your natural allies would be patients well-treated by classical homeopathy, particularly if they came to you or other homeopaths after being mistreated by her students. Ganbatte!

Peace,
Dale
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[Tanya Marquette]

Much sympathies to you Ellen. You are on the cutting edge of a movement and should see it that way as opposed to just the hurdles you have to climb.

This monied woman sounds like a problem. If she is like many wealthy people who are full of self-entitlement, she could be difficult to work with.
However, I would try to find a way to woo her on some small and specific items that would help your cause. She may be able to be brought around,

but it sounds like a very slow process.
Do you have others who will work with you in a coordinated way to build a movement for homeopathy and its higher standards?
That would be the best for you as working alone is always draining.

Much success for you

t

[Ellen Madono]

Hi Tanya and Dale,

You two have such spirit. I admire both of you.

I am like many Japanese, although I'm not Japanese, I get so angry at this woman that I want either spit or cry. I even cursed her students, but this is stupid. I always regret my automatic reaction.

Self-appointed entitlement is a good way to put it Dale. No doubt, she does not recognize that she's in Emperor wearing no clothes. She goes to India and tries to put on her media show. The Indians are not fooled for two seconds. Bless them. Her reign going to end because smart Japanese are becoming well informed classical homeopaths.

I wrote a letter to George Dimitriatis and he didn't reply. What could he do? What would he know about Japanese politics?

I am just doing whatever I can to support young Japanese classical homeopaths. Dr. Masters will hold a seminar this fall in Kyoto. Hopefully, more support in developing that I don't even know about. But the translation of literature is the most important work. No doubt about it.

Blessings,
Ellen

[Hennie Duits]

Since, practically speaking, almost all homeopathic literature and
repertories have been published in English, the best option would be to
have sufficient knowledge of English to be able to use repertories and
understand the literature *and* bypass the woman you mentioned.

In my situation/country, there's a limited number of homeopathic books
etc. that have been translated into Dutch, so I say sufficient knowledge
of English is a must. (There might be other language options, like
French, Spanish etc., but English probably is the best option.)

Hennie

Op 13-4-2017 om 3:59 schreef Ellen Madono ellen.madono@gmail.com [minutus]:

[Ellen Madono]

Hi Hennie,

Japanese is quite different from English. No relationship between Japanese and English. I have heard it would take an average person 3 years to get the hang of Japanese or Chinese. One year to learn a language like French if English were your native language. Probably Dutch is even closer to English so it would be quicker. But, need speeds up learning. The Chinese in general are much better at English than the Japanese. So other languaages are equally unrelated to English, but their English is better than the typical Japanese, or even the educated Japanese. Now, Japanese young people are becoming close to bilingual, but that did not happen in the past. Terrible allergy to really mixing with other cultures was the past pattern. The Japanese are changing so your solution is coming. Still, basic books need to be translated. The Dutch are the major authors in English language homeopathy. That just tells you that the situation is very different. The Japanese are certainly not major authors in probably any field except for the British educated the best seller novelist, Murakami Harumi. Such foreign implants are the exception.

Best,
Ellen

[Tanya Marquette]

Well you keep doing what you can and know that we are here and have your back!

t

[Hennie Duits]

Maybe this:

https://yescourse.com/~/healthydemy/#!s ... -injuries/

could be a good starter, and maybe (because it is faily simple) it could
be translated into Japanese by some folks willing and able to do so.

Keep up the good work and be patient in doing so, because the good will
prevail, always

Hennie

Op 14-4-2017 om 3:25 schreef Ellen Madono ellen.madono@gmail.com [minutus]:

[Hennie Duits]

For faily read fairly..

Op 14-4-2017 om 4:12 schreef Hennie Duits he.duits@kpnmail.nl [minutus]:

[Ellen Madono]

Hi Hennie,

If people could understand spoken English, there would be much less problem.
But, I was happy to hear Dr. Roz's voice. And to see that he is offering useful courses.
Blessings,
Ellen