A Japanese Red Cross Socity Member Medal For men, 1887. The Society was founded by Count Tsunetami Sano, as the Philanthropic Society, during the battles of the Southwestern Rebellion. 1886. The Japanese Government pledged to adhere to the Geneva Convention of 1863. The Society’s first hospital was established in Tokyo. 1887 The Philanthropic Society changed its name to the Japanese Red Cross Society and was recognised as such by the International Committee of the Red Cross on 2 September 1887.
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