Talk:Uchimura Yushi

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I left the following feedback for the creator/future reviewers while reviewing this article: Thank you for your work on this article. Please add more footnotes to back up the claims in the final paragraph. Also, please add more secondary sources and coverage to establish WP:Note. Thanks and have a great day!

Mariamnei (talk) 15:16, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

1. The person's research has had a significant impact in their scholarly discipline, broadly construed, as demonstrated by independent reliable sources.

• Viewed as a founder of Japanese psychiatry, Published an early important paper on vasculature in the brain + , research identified as fundamental to Japanese eugenics laws + , was a lead researcher in studying the neuropathology of brains exposed to radiation

2. The person has received a highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national or international level.

• No

3. The person has been an elected member of a highly selective and prestigious scholarly society or association (e.g., a National Academy of Sciences or the Royal Society) or a fellow of a major scholarly society which reserves fellow status as a highly selective honor (e.g., Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics).

• Elected to the Japan Academy in 1965

4. The person's academic work has made a significant impact in the area of higher education, affecting a substantial number of academic institutions.

• No

5. The person has held a distinguished professor appointment at a major institution of higher education and research, a named chair appointment that indicates a comparable level of achievement, or an equivalent position in countries where named chairs are uncommon.

• Not sure if it counts, but he was a professor of medicine at Tokyo University and later dean of the faculty and the graduate school of medicine, after retirement holding a professorship emeritus.

6. The person has held a highest-level elected or appointed administrative post at a major academic institution or major academic society.

• Maybe this is the appropriate place for the previous comment.

7. The person has had a substantial impact outside academia in their academic capacity.

• Yes as their research is identified as fundamental to Japanese eugenics laws +

8. The person has been the head or chief editor of a major, well-established academic journal in their subject area.

• Yes

As a notable person outside of academia, he additionally served as the third commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball and was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. -- Cdjp1 (talk) 12:02, 14 November 2025 (UTC)