Notice of the 78th Annual Meeting of the Kanto Branch of the Zoological Society of Japan (First Circular)

Organizer: Kanto Branch of the Zoological Society of Japan

• Date, time, and venue

Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Venue: Saitama University, University Lecture Building 1, 3rd Floor (255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 338-8570, Japan)

Venue Access:
・JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, "Kita-Urawa Station" West Exit → Bus bound for "Saitama University" (Terminal)
- JR Saikyo Line "Minami-Yono Station" Get off -> From Kita-iriguchi bus stop take the bus bound for "Saitama University" (terminal stop)
JR Saikyo Line: Minami-Yono StationAll services depart from the West Exit bus stop via Saitama University after getting off

Get off at the east exit of Shiki Station on the Tobu Tojo Line -> Take the bus bound for "Minami-Yono Station West Exit" (get off at "Saitama University")
https://www.saitama-u.ac.jp/access/accessmap/bus_access/

Admission: Free

• Registration and Deadline

the application site belowPlease register from here (Presenter registration deadline: Friday, February 20, 2026)
General: https://forms.gle/SGD1mPNMfLdHPoea8
High school student:https://forms.gle/4dYFGsSEHt1JTyMfA

*For general presentations, at least one presenter must be a member of the Kanto Branch of the Zoological Society of Japan. This does not apply to presentations by high school students.
*Participants can also register on the day of the event, but please register in advance as much as possible.
Please be sure to register in advance even if you are attending the public symposium only.
On the application website, you can select either "Presenting" or "Not presenting" regarding poster presentations. Those who select "Presenting" are required to enter the presentation title, presenter name(s) and affiliation(s), presentation abstract (within 250 characters), and presentation category. Please prepare these in advance.

• To the Presenters

Both general presentations and high school presentations will be poster presentations. Please create them in a size that can fit on a panel (180 cm high × 90 cm wide).
*General presentations with undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs as the first author are eligible for the "Poster Award."

• Tournament program

9:00 - Registration starts
9:30 - Opening Remarks

Part 1 (9:30-11:30)
Public Symposium: Exploring Biological Functions and Evolutionary Strategies through Fish Research
Kota Abe (Osaka University), "Unraveling the sex difference mechanisms of lifespan and aging from germ cells"
Atsuo Iida (Nagoya University): "The Science of Electric Eels: What is the Electric Organ? Can We Obtain It Too?"
Natsuko Kawano (Meiji University): "Sperm drinking: A mysterious reproductive mode in Corydoras catfishes"
Tomohide Miyamoto (Tohoku University): "Unraveling the evolutionary process of the fish fin skeleton from a developmental mechanism perspective"
(Titles omitted)

General Assembly (11:30-12:00)
*Participation is restricted to members of the Zoological Society of Japan, Kanto Branch. Non-members cannot attend the general meeting. Lunch break (12:00-13:00)

※There is a convenience store (Lawson) on campus.It is also possible to reserve a bento box and tea (estimated at 1,000 yen, to be paid at reception on the day of the event) via the registration Forms.

Part 2 (13:00-16:00)
Poster Session (Regular Members, High School Students)
*1:00 PM is the deadline for presenters to put up their posters.

13:00-14:30 First half poster session (odd-numbered)
14:30-16:00 Second half poster session (even numbers)

16:00-16:15 Poster Presentation Excellence Award Ceremony (Tentative) and Closing Remarks

For the latest information on this tournament, please visit the Zoological Society of Japan website (https://www.zoology.or.jp) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/zsjkantothrough )

• Tournament Executive Committee

Tetsunori Kawamura O, Ichiro Sakata, Taku Hibino, Shinji Tsukahara, Sachiko Tsuda, Hiroyuki Furutate, Moeko Kanaya, Hiroki Nishi, Yukiko Imai
(Saitama University, 〇 indicates committee chair)

• Contact: Tetsuaki Kawamura (Saitama University)akawamur@mail.saitama-u.ac.jp