was a Japanese physician specializing in medical jurisprudence.魂の仕事人 西丸與一 Biography of Yoichi Nishimaru His books were so popular that they became best-sellers in Japan.

Biography Nishimaru was born in Yokohama. He studied medicine at Yokohama Medical College (present-day Yokohama City University School of Medicine), and was appointed Professor of medical jurisprudence there in 1973. While working at Yokohama City University, he wrote some enlightening essays on forensic medicine, including Afternoon in the Forensic Medicine Classroom which was made into a TV program in Japan.法医学教室の午後 - ドラマ詳細データ - ◇テレビドラマデータベース◇ After retiring from Yokohama City University and becoming Professor Emeritus, he became a ship's doctor.

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