title: [Development of standard on acupuncture and moxibustion in Japan: current status and thinking].
abstract: The current development situation of acupuncture and moxibustion standard in Japan is introduced from three aspects including State Standard, Industry Standard and Enterprise Standard. Now there are one State Standard (Standard of Acupuncture Needle for Single Use), nine Industry Standards and several Enterprise Standards in Japan. Yet there are some problems in the current standardization research, such as inadequate numbers, no related standards in some important fields, moreover, because Japanese government does not give enough attention, supports from the state is also less. In a word, the standardization of acupuncture and moxibustion in Japan has just started, and it needs further development.
authors.affiliation: College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin University of TCM, Pilot Construction Unit of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Standardization Research Center, State Administration of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. watanabedaisuke77@gmail.com
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D012015:Reference Standards