Beliefs and Values in Japanese Acupuncture: An ethnography of Japanese trained acupuncture practitioners in Japan

Conclusion Beliefs and values are an under-represented, yet extremely important aspect of philosophical concepts influencing acupuncture practice in Japan. Uniquely Japanese beliefs and values that do not rely on a commitment to any spiritual or religious affiliations or proprietary knowledge of traditional or biomedicine may be successfully exported from Japan to advance acupuncture education, research and practice in international contexts.
Source: Integrative Medicine Research - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research