# Fukushima Medical University > Higher education institution in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan **Wikidata**: [Q595437](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q595437) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Medical_University) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/fukushima-medical-university ## Summary Fukushima Medical University is a public university in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, founded in 1950. It is an institution specializing in medical higher education and maintains a public website at http://www.fmu.ac.jp/. ## Key Facts - Founded (inception): 1950. - Type: Instance of university (higher education institution focused on medicine, as indicated by its name). - Location: Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan; coordinates 37.68926389 N, 140.47039167 E. - Official website: http://www.fmu.ac.jp/. - Common alias: Fukushima kenritsu ika Daigaku (福島県立医科大学). - International identifiers: ROR ID 012eh0r35; ISNI 0000000110179540; GRID ID grid.411582.b. - National and library identifiers: VIAF 153060668; NDL authority ID 00283686; CiNii Research ID 1140563741560241408. - Additional registry IDs: Ringgold 12775; World Higher Education Database IAU-006462; ARWU identifier fukushima-medical-university. - Online presence and resources: Wikimedia Commons category "Fukushima Medical University"; Wikipedia articles in de, en, fr, ja, zh (sitelink_count: 5); Facebook handle FMU.NEWS. ## FAQs ### Q: Where is Fukushima Medical University located? A: Fukushima Medical University is located in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Its geographic coordinates are 37.68926389 N, 140.47039167 E. ### Q: When was Fukushima Medical University established? A: The university's recorded inception year is 1950. ### Q: How can I find official information about Fukushima Medical University online? A: The university's official website is http://www.fmu.ac.jp/. It also has a Wikimedia Commons category and Wikipedia articles in multiple languages. ## Why It Matters Fukushima Medical University serves as a dedicated higher education institution in Fukushima Prefecture and is identifiable across multiple national and international information systems. Its establishment in 1950 and its presence in academic and library authority databases (ISNI, VIAF, NDL, CiNii) make it a recognized node in global scholarly and administrative networks. The university’s dedicated identifiers (ROR, GRID, Ringgold, WHED) facilitate institutional discovery, data linking, and interoperability for researchers, funders, and partner institutions. Having a formal web presence and representation on multilingual Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons increases public accessibility to institutional information and resources. For stakeholders — including students, researchers, librarians, and policy makers — these attributes make Fukushima Medical University a citable, discoverable, and verifiable institution within Japan’s higher education and medical-education landscape. ## Notable For - Being a medical university institution located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, with an inception year of 1950. - Broad bibliographic and authority-file presence (ISNI 0000000110179540; VIAF 153060668; NDL 00283686; CiNii Research ID 1140563741560241408). - Registration across international research and institutional systems (ROR 012eh0r35; GRID grid.411582.b; Ringgold 12775; WHED IAU-006462). - Multilingual visibility with Wikipedia pages in at least five languages and a dedicated Wikimedia Commons category. - Official digital presence via its website (http://www.fmu.ac.jp/) and social media handle FMU.NEWS. ## Body ### Overview - Name: Fukushima Medical University (alias: Fukushima kenritsu ika Daigaku; Japanese: 福島県立医科大学). - Instance: University (higher education institution). - Wikidata description: Higher education institution in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. ### Foundation and institutional classification - Inception year: 1950. - Classified as a university and listed in academic registries and world higher education databases. ### Location and campus coordinates - Located in: Fukushima (city), Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. - Coordinates: latitude 37.68926389, longitude 140.47039167. ### Web and media presence - Official website: http://www.fmu.ac.jp/. - Social media: Facebook handle FMU.NEWS. - Wikimedia Commons: category "Fukushima Medical University". - Wikipedia: articles exist in German (de), English (en), French (fr), Japanese (ja), and Chinese (zh); sitelink_count: 5. - Representative image available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fukushima_Medical_University.jpg. ### Identifiers and authority records - ISNI: 0000000110179540. - ROR: 012eh0r35. - GRID: grid.411582.b. - VIAF: 153060668. - NDL authority ID: 00283686 (linked Japanese name: 福島県立医科大学). - CiNii Research ID: 1140563741560241408 (linked Japanese name). - KISTI ID: K000201452. - MEDVIK ID: kn20100216015. - SNARC ID: October 2011. - Ringgold ID: 12775. - Yale Lux ID: group/f941a086-1956-4954-a58a-264eacaa71b1. - ARWU (ShanghaiRanking) identifier: fukushima-medical-university. - World Higher Education Database (WHED) ID: IAU-006462. - Microsoft Academic (discontinued) ID: 130830085 (historical). - Freebase ID: /m/04118h_. - Quora topic: Fukushima-Medical-University. ### National identifiers and codes - MEXT school code: F107210101280. - Identification code for Japanese universities and colleges: 1002 (Japanese name qualifier: 福島県立医科大学). - Japan search name ID: 福島県立医科大学. - NACSIS/CAT-author ID: DA17699327 (with Japanese name qualifier). - NL Cr (National Library) authority and other library identifiers maintained for cataloging and discovery. ### Miscellaneous - Wikimedia/Wikipedia metadata: wikipedia_title "Fukushima Medical University"; topic's main category "Category:Fukushima Medical University". - Sitelink_count: 5 (indicating presence across multiple language Wikipedias). ## References 1. GRID Release 2017-01-10 2. Japan Search 3. Virtual International Authority File 4. CiNii Research 5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 6. [Source](http://www.fmu.ac.jp/) 7. GRID Release 2015-12-14 8. GRID Release 2016-12-06 9. Quora 10. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions 11. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph 12. [2004](http://kikakurui.com/x0/X0408-2004-01.html)