N. Sato et al., PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY IN JAPAN - THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JAPANESE-SOCIETY-OF-GASTROENTEROLOGY IN 1998, Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 12(5), 1997, pp. 2-4
The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology (JSGE) will celebrate the cen
tenary of its foundation in 1998. A variety of plans and projects are
being prepared by the JSGE centennial celebration committee. In this a
rticle, the history of the JSGE is briefly described, and several proj
ects, including the international symposium currently being planned, a
re introduced. The future prospects of our Society will also be descri
bed.