▁and ▁does ▁not ▁accept ▁un sol ic ited ▁subm issions . ▁The ▁current ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁is ▁Mari ▁Mich in aga . ▁ ▁J MA J ▁also ▁reports ▁news ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Japan ▁Medical ▁Association ' s ▁international ▁eng agement , ▁including ▁regional ▁ ▁World ▁Medical ▁Association ▁( W MA ) ▁projects , ▁and ▁Confeder ation ▁of ▁Medical ▁Associ ations ▁in ▁Asia ▁and ▁O ce ania ▁( C MA A O ) ▁activities . ▁ ▁History ▁. , ▁had ▁published ▁medical ▁research ▁in ▁Chinese ▁and ▁Japanese ▁through ▁the ▁ ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁J MP ▁published ▁the ▁first ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁Asian ▁Medical ▁Journal , ▁an ▁English ▁language ▁publication , ▁to ▁further ▁medical ▁research ▁to ▁Japan ▁and ▁the ▁Asian ▁region ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁included ▁a ▁message ▁from ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Japan ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Society , ▁stating ▁the ▁on going ▁human ▁suffering ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁atomic ▁bomb ings ▁of ▁H iro sh ima ▁and ▁Nag as aki , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁knowledge ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁journal , ▁would ▁hopefully ▁help ▁to ▁bring ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁severe ▁bur den ▁of ▁disease ▁caused ▁by ▁ac ute ▁radiation ▁poison ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁Japan ▁Medical ▁Association ▁assumed ▁editor ial ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁journal , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁publication ▁rights . ▁The ▁journal ' s ▁title ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁Japan ▁Medical