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Hideto Yoshioka

よしおか ひでと

Yoshioka Hideto

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1965-08-12 （Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
physician, pediatric surgeon
Active Years
1990-2025
Affiliations
Japan Heart, Tohoku University, Kawasaki Medical University

Education

Oita Medical University
Faculty of Medicine / Department of Medicine
Year of Graduation: 1989
Country: Japan

Awards

Kikuchi Kan Prize
2021
Organization: Kikuchi Kan Prize Executive Committee
Result: 受賞
Sakai Peace Contribution Award Encouragement Prize
2008
Organization: Sakai City
Result: 受賞
Oyama Health Foundation Prize
2012
Organization: Oyama Health Foundation
Result: 受賞
Foreign Minister's Commendation
2014
Organization: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Result: 団体受賞
Okinawa Peace Prize
2014
Organization: Okinawa Peace Prize Executive Committee
Result: 団体受賞
Social Contribution Award
2017
Organization: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Result: 団体受賞
Health Culture Award
2017
Organization: Health Culture Award Executive Committee
Result: 団体受賞
Excellent NPO Award and Citizen Award
2019
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Global Ethics Promotion Award (International Activity Division), Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award
2019
Organization: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Result: 団体受賞
United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases Award 2020
2020
Organization: United Nations
Result: 団体受賞
Japan SDGs Award Deputy Head of SDGs Promotion (Minister of Foreign Affairs) Award
2021
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 団体受賞
Japan Service Innovation 2022
2022
Organization: Unknown
Result: 選出
Chikayoko Prize
2023
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Shoriki Matsutaro Prize Special Award
2025
Organization: Shoriki Matsutaro Prize Executive Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

To Birds that Cannot Fly – The Challenge of Japan Heart, an Unpaid International Medical Volunteer Organization

2009 Documentary

A record of the challenges and realities of international medical volunteer work.

medical carevolunteeringinternational aid

Saving Dying Children: Diary from Medical Sites in Developing Countries

2009 Non-fiction

Diaries depicting experiences in medical sites of developing countries.

medical carepediatric surgerydeveloping countries

Burn Your Life: Now, the World Awaits Your Courage

2012 Essay

Talks about the necessity of courage through medical aid experiences worldwide.

couragemedical careinternational cooperation

Because You Only Live Once – 50 Words for 20-somethings to Take a Step Despite Fear of Others’ Eyes

2012 Self-help

A message collection encouraging young adults to act with courage.

self-helpcouragelife

Power to Save: What You Can Do Now for Others and Yourself

2014 Self-help

Discusses the power to save others and self-actualization.

saving livesself-actualizationvolunteering

Words to Live Tough: 50 Passionate Messages from a World-Traveling Doctor

2015 Self-help

A collection of messages for surviving difficult medical settings.

challengecourageself-help

Final Lecture Complete Edition Hideto Yoshioka: Living for Others is Living for Yourself

2022 Lectures

A complete series of lectures on the meaning of life from a physician's perspective.

lecturesway of lifelife

Legacy

Hideto Yoshioka is a pediatric surgeon who has provided free medical care in developing countries for over 25 years, highly regarded for his sustained medical support and disaster relief efforts. He has received numerous social contribution awards.