Dear Members of the Zoological Society of Japan

We are writing to announce the vote counting results for the 2022-2023 President and Member Intent Voting Election, for which voting closed at noon today.

Terakita Akihisa (Osaka Metropolitan University, Graduate School of Science) 147 votes
Koji Tamura (Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University) 137 votes
Takahiro Asami (Faculty of Science, Shinshu University) 112 votes
Voter turnout: 20.93% (396/1892)　

Following the above vote counting results, Akihisa Terakita has become the candidate for the next chairperson, and Koji Tamura has become the candidate for the next vice chairperson.

May 13, 2022

Election Commission
Chairman Jiro Okada
Committee Member Susumu Hyodo
Committee Member: Takuma Fukatsu