His capabilities as an administrator was amply exhibited in many academic societies. He served as the chairperson of Board of Trustees of JPS and initiated a bold project to building up a new public interest corporation

with an aim of providing substantial support to JPS. Owing to his persistent effort for more than a decade, Japan Foundation of Pediatric Research was formally approved by the government in 2010. I believe that this organization will bear a permanent value for pediatrics in Japan, and should be memorized eternally as one of his greatest achievements in his later life. Internationally, he contributed to the formation of the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA) serving as a director from 1973 to 1982. To commemorate his work,

the ICNA presented H 89 him with the “Founders Award of ICNA “at the 11th ICCN, Cairo in 2010. In addition, he served as the secretary general of the Asian and Oceanian Child Neurology Association (AOCNA) from 1983 to 1990. Professor Kamoshita’s work has been far-ranging, going beyond the limits of pediatric neurology, and even beyond those of medicine and healthcare, to have an unchallenged and profound effect on the entirety of Japanese spiritual culture. In the words of a classical Chinese saying about doctors, the professor was “not a minor physician that only heals illness. Or a moderate physician that heals the body. He went beyond that to become a great physician that heals the nation” (from the Postscript to Uzawa and Kamoshita’s selleck book [9]). Professor Kamoshita was a man of great integrity backed up by a noble character and sublimate Selleckchem VX 809 philosophy of life, with a personality reminiscent of the great spiritual “Samurai” of the Meiji era. He loved mountain climbing very much. He was an official member of the Japanese Alpine Club. It was told that he was endorsed with a certificate for mastering the 100 designated mountains in Japan, even two rounds. In his youth, I saw his smart performance in baseball a few times. The Japanese Society of Child Neurology will never forget our most sincere pride and gratitude at having

been fostered under such a great man, and we are deeply grieved at his passing. We have also received numerous messages of condolence from people overseas who mourn his passing. The messages are from I. Rapin, R. Ouvrier, K. Swaiman, X.-R. Wu, J. Wilmshurst, P. Casaer, J. Aicardi, P. Curatolo, K.-L. Hung, H.-S. Wang (in no particular order). Here, due to restrictions of space, I will limit myself to presenting the email from Dr. Jean Aicardi. From Jean Aicardi, Former Professor, University of Paris I am very moved by your message informing me of the death of Dr. Kamoshita. I will not forget his kindness and help during our first visit to Japan with my wife Jeanne. He really took excellent care of us guiding us to Utsunomiya where we highly appreciated the honor of being received and hosted in his home.