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Japanese mathematics (和算, wasan) denotes a distinct kind of mathematics which was developed in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1867). The term wasan , from wa ("Japanese") and san ("calculation"), was coined in the 1870s [ 1 ] and employed to distinguish native Japanese mathematical theory from Western mathematics (洋算 yōsan ).
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A sangaku dedicated to Konnoh Hachimangu (Shibuya, Tokyo) in 1859.Sangaku or san gaku (Japanese: 算額, lit. 'calculation tablet') are Japanese geometrical problems or theorems on wooden tablets which were placed as offerings at Shinto shrines or Buddhist temples during the Edo period by members of all social classes.
Kumon was founded by Toru Kumon, a Japanese educator, in July 1958, when he opened the first Kumon Maths Centre in Moriguchi, Osaka.Prior to creating the Kumon franchise, Kumon taught at Kochi Municipal High School and Tosa Junior/Senior High School.
Jinkōki Section from the Jinkōki Editor Yoshida Mitsuyoshi Original title 塵劫記 Language Japanese Publication date 1627 Publication place Japan Jinkōki (塵劫記, じんこうき, Permanent Mathematics) is a three-volume work on Japanese mathematics, first edited and published by Yoshida Mitsuyoshi in 1627. Over his lifetime, Mitsuyoshi revised Jinkōki several times. The edition ...
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Kiyosi Itô (right) with Seizō Itō in 1937. Seizō is Kiyosi's brother. Seizō later became a mathematician. Itô was born on 7 September 1915 in a farming area located west of Nagoya, Japan, [4] that being the town of Hokusei-cho in Mie Prefecture. [5]
Kiyoshi Oka (岡 潔, Oka Kiyoshi, April 19, 1901 – March 1, 1978) was a Japanese mathematician who did fundamental work in the theory of several complex variables. Biography [ edit ]