2024-2025 Board of Directors
Board member
| branch office | Full Name | Affiliation | sharing the workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | Katsu Yoshinao | Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University | Hokkaido Branch Manager |
| Hiroto Ogawa | Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University | Library and Publishing Secretary | |
| Tohoku | Mount Kumano | Asamushi Marine Biological Education and Research Center, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University | Tohoku Branch Manager |
| Akihiko Watanabe | Yamagata University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology | Gender Equality | |
| Kanto | Takuma Fukatsu | Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology | Vice President |
| Mikiko Tanaka | Institute of Science Tokyo, School of Life Science and Technology | Kanto Branch Manager | |
| Etsuro Ito | Waseda University, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences | Awards and the like | |
| Wada Hiroshi | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba | Education | |
| Manabu Yoshida | Kitasato University, Liberal Arts Education Center, Natural Science Education Center, Biology Unit | IT | |
| Toru Miura | The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science, Misaki Marine Biological Station | international exchange | |
| Central region | Hideki Abe | Nagoya University, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences | Chubu Branch Manager, Tournament Handover Officer (1-year term) |
| Koji Tojo | Shinshu University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences | ZDW | |
| Kinki | Mitsumasa Koyanagi | Osaka Metropolitan University, Graduate School of Science, Department of Biology | Head of the Kinki Branch |
| Shiga Mukoko | Osaka University, Graduate School of Science, Department of Biological Sciences | Chairman | |
| Chugoku-Shikoku | Tatsuya Ueki | Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University | Chugoku-Shikoku Branch Manager |
| Kazuyoshi Fukaana | Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University | Public Relations and Secretary | |
| Kyushu | Jiro Okada | Nagasaki University, Faculty of Environmental Science | Kyushu Branch Manager |
| Yamawaki Kashi | Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Graduate School, Kyushu University | Donation |
appointed director
| Full Name | Affiliation | sharing the workload |
|---|---|---|
| Kazuko Koshiba | Toyo University, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Life Sciences | future plan |
| Midori Sakura | Kobe University, Graduate School of Science, Department of Biology | Accounting |
| Kaoru Yoshida | Toin University of Yokohama, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering | General affairs |
Auditor
| Full Name | |
|---|---|
| Noriko Oshima | Professor Emeritus, Toho University |
| Setsuko Tajima | Professor Emeritus, Osaka University |
Various committees
(* indicates the board member in charge)
Board of Education
| branch office | Full Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | Tomoya Kotani | Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University |
| Tohoku | Ryusaku Deguchi | Miyagi University of Education |
| Kanto | Hiroshi Wada* | Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba |
| Shunsuke Taniguchi | Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba | |
| Central region | Nobuo Suzuki | Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology, Kanazawa University |
| Kinki | Hidetaka Furuya | Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University |
| Chugoku-Shikoku | Fumihiro Morishita | Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University |
| Kyushu | Ureshi Masakatsu | Faculty of Education, Saga University |
Public Relations Committee
| branch office | Full Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Ukiana Kazuyoshi* | Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life | |
| Hokkaido | Shigeyuki Koshikawa | Faculty of Environmental Earth Science / Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University |
| Tohoku | Yuki Matsuoka | Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine |
| Kanto | ||
| Central region | Reiko Okada | Shizuoka University, Faculty of Science |
| Kinki | Nakajo Koto | Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Faculty of Medicine |
| Chugoku-Shikoku | Taishi Yoshii | Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology |
| Kyushu | Daisuke Saito | Faculty and Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University |
IT Committee
| branch office | Full Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Kanto | Satoshi Miyazaki | Department of International Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Tamagawa University |
| Manabu Yoshida* | Kitasato University, Liberal Arts Education Center, Natural Science Education Center, Biology Unit | |
| Yuta Tanizaki | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo | |
| Central region | Akinori Ishihara | Faculty of Science, Shizuoka University |
| Tsuyoshi Kiya | Division of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kanazawa University | |
| Hideki Abe | Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University | |
| Kinki | Takehiro Kusakabe | Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Konan University |
| Chugoku-Shikoku | Taishi Yoshii | Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology |
| Masaaki Yoshida | Shimane University Oki Marine Biological Station |
Donation Committee
| branch office | Full Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | Matasaburo Fukutomi | Hokkaido University, Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Science |
| Tohoku | Hitoshi Yokoyama | Hirosaki University, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Department of Molecular Life Science |
| Kanto | Ikuo Suzuki | Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| Central region | Hiroki Goto | Shizuoka University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Science |
| Kinki | Hisao Tsukamoto | Kobe University, Graduate School of Science, Department of Biology |
| Chugoku-Shikoku | Akira Yamanaka | Yamaguchi University, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Department of Science |
| Kyushu | Yamawaki Koji* | Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Graduate School, Kyushu University |
Library Committee
| branch office | Full Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | Hiroto Ogawa* | Hokkaido University |
| Hiroshi Kajihara | Hokkaido University | |
| Tohoku | Hideaki Takeuchi | Tohoku University |
| Kazuya Kobayashi | Hirosaki University | |
| Kanto | ||
| Central region | Kiyoshi Naruse | National Institute for Basic Biology |
| Kinki | Masaharu Motokawa | Kyoto University |
| Chugoku-Shikoku | Keisuke Nakajima | Hiroshima University |
| Kyushu | Joji Otaki | University of the Ryukyus |
International Exchange Committee
| branch office | Full Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Toru Miura* | MMBS, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo | |
| Hokkaido | Yuichi Takeuchi | Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University |
| Tohoku | Hayato Yokoi | Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University |
| Kanto | Shunsuke Taniguchi | Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba |
| Central region | Makoto Kusakabe | Faculty of Science, Shizuoka University |
| Kinki | Yoshihiko Umeazono | University of Hyogo |
| Chugoku-Shikoku | Hirotaka Sakamoto | Academic Institute of Okayama University, Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology |
| Kyushu | Hiroshi Yamazaki | Kyushu University |
Gender Equality Committee
| branch office | Full Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | Takashi Yazawa | Asahikawa Medical University |
| Tohoku | Akihiko Watanabe* | Yamagata University |
| Yuji Nakanai | Yamagata University | |
| Kanto | Suzuki Daichi | University of Tsukuba |
| Kazuko Koshiba | Toyo University | |
| Shiba Kogiku | Ochanomizu University | |
| Kaoru Yoshida | Toin University of Yokohama | |
| Yuki Ishikawa | University of Tsukuba | |
| Central region | Shinmiro Hirose | Tokai University |
| Toshio Sekiguchi | Kanazawa University | |
| Kinki | Midori Sakura | Kobe University |
| Takahiro Yamashita | Kyoto University | |
| Chugoku-Shikoku | Yoko Sato | Tottori University |
| Yosuke Nagata | Okayama University of Science | |
| Definitive Edition Kuze | Tokushima Bunri University | |
| Hamao Kozue | Hiroshima University | |
| Maho Mikoshi | Okayama University | |
| Kyushu | Takane Kaneko | Kyushu Sangyo University |
| Yukiko Ogino | Kyushu University |
Future Planning Committee
| branch office | Full Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | Toru Kato | Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty and Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University |
| Tohoku | Tsuenhiro Yamagata | Akita University - Graduate School of Engineering Science |
| Kanto | Kazuko Koshiba* | Toyo University, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Life Sciences |
| Central region | Hideki Abe | Nagoya University, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences, Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Science |
| Kinki | Shinsuke Goto | Osaka Metropolitan University, Graduate School of Science |
| Chugoku-Shikoku | Masayuki Yoshida | Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Biology and Aquaculture |
| Kyushu | Masaya Morita | University of the Ryukyus, Tropical Biosphere Research Center |
ZDW Committee
| branch office | Full Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | Hiroshi Kajihara | System of Evolutionary Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University |
| Kanto | Hiroaki Nakano | Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba |
| Central region | Koji Tojo* | Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University, Evolutionary Biology Course |
| Makoto Kusakabe | Shizuoka University, Faculty of Science, Creative Science Course | |
| Kinki | Mitsumasa Koyanagi | Department of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University |
| Kyushu | Reimer James Davis | Department of Marine and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus |
| Yuichi Hirose | Department of Marine and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus | |
| Observer | Kiyokazu Agata | National Institute for Basic Biology |
| Daisuke Shimada | Keio University, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Biology Laboratory |
former executives
- 2022-2023 academic year
- 2020-2021 academic year
- 2018-2019 academic year
- 2016-2017 academic year
- 2014-2015 academic year
