1) Dr. Mohamed Shekhani and Dr. Hiwa Abubakir Husein from the Kurdistan center for gastroenterology & hepatology traveled to Japan for science and training from March 1-19, 2011. 2) They received training and presented research at Kumamoto RC Hospital and Aichi Cancer Center in Nagoya, Japan. 3) They observed advanced endoscopy techniques for diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal cancers including endoscopic mucosal dissection, magnifying endoscopy, narrow-band imaging, and chromoendoscopy. Endoscopists in Japan demonstrated high standards of patient care and endoscopy skills.