Association of Yokohama International Social Science Studies
BylawsARTICLE 1 (Name)
This Association shall be known as Association of Yokohama International SocialScience Studies.
ARTICLE 2 (Head Office)
The Association has a Head Office in Library of International Social Science Studies,
Yokohama National University.
ARTICLE 3 (Purposes)
The mission of the Association is to promote and disseminate the research ofinternational development studies, economics, business administration studies,study of law, and politics.
ARTICLE 4 (Activities)
The Association shall carry out the following activities.
1. Publishing journals.
2. Holding research meetings and lecture meetings.
3. Activities that a board of trustees approves of.
ARTICLE 5 (Membership)
The Association is organized by the members below.
1. Special Membersa) Professors who are in charge of the PhD program of the Graduate School ofInternational Social Sciences, Yokohama National University.
b) Professors who are in charge of the Master’s program of the Graduate School ofInternational Social Sciences, Yokohama National University, and who desires
to be a member of the Association.
2. Normal Membersa) Any individual who fulfills the conditions below.
① Any individual who has previously been a special member of theAssociation;② Any individual who is a student of, who has been a student of, or who has
graduated from the PhD program of the International Graduate School ofDevelopment Studies, the International Graduate School of Social Sciences,or the Graduate School of International Social Sciences, Yokohama NationalUniversity.
b) Any individual who desires to be a member of the Association and is approved

by the Board of Trustees or the Steering Committee of the Association.
3. Supporting members
Any individual or corporation that approves of the purpose of the Association,
desires to be a member of the Association, and is approved by the Board of Trustees
or the Steering Committee of the Association.
ARTICLE 6 (Directors and Officers)
The Association shall have the directors listed below.
1. President (elected by the trustees from among the members)
2. Trustee (special members shall be trustees)
3. Officers who are in charge of general affairs, editing journals, and holding
research meetings and lecture meetings.
4. Treasurer (elected by the trustees from among the members)
ARTICLE 7 (Mission of the Directors and the Officers)
1. Trustees shall compose a board of trustees and discuss matters. However,trustees shall entrust a governing body with matters except amendment ofbylaws and other important issues.
1-2. Representatives of Faculty of International Social Sciences shall compose agoverning body, and it shall discuss the matters entrusted by the Board ofTrustees.
2. Officers shall carry out their own mission based on the resolutions of the Boardof Trustees or the Steering Committee
3. The treasurer shall audit the accounts of the Association.
ARTICLE 8 (Directors7 and Officers’ tenure)Directors and Officers shall hold office for one year.
election.

They shall be eligible for re-ARTICLE 9 (Membership fee)
Members must pay a membership fee according to other rules.
ARTICLE 10 (Rights of Membership)
1. All members shall receive journals.
2. All members shall participate in research meetings and lecture meetings held bythe Association.
ARTICLE 11 (The Fiscal Year of the Association)
The fiscal year of the Association shall start April 1 and end March 31 of thefollowing year.

ARTICLE 12 (Amendments)
Amendments to these Bylaws may be proposed by the Board of Trustees.
Supplementary Provisions
1. These Bylaws shall be enforced from April 1, 1996.
2. Any individual who was formerly a professor of the International Graduate Schoolof Development Studies, Yokohama National University is regarded as a special
member in the case of applying Article 5, 2.
Supplementary Provisions (on March 23, 1999)
These Bylaws shall be enforced from April 5, 1999.
Supplementary Provisions (on February 24, 2000)
These Bylaws shall be enforced from April 1, 2000.
Supplementary Provisions (on July 28, 2003)
These Bylaws shall be enforced from July 28, 2000.
Supplementary Provisions (on February 27, 2008)
These Bylaws shall be enforced from April 1, 2008.
Supplementary Provisions (on February 28, 2014)
These Bylaws shall be enforced from April 1, 2014.

Association of Yokohama International Social Science Studies
Rules of Membership fees
Annual membership fees of the Association are as follows.
Special members: 8,000 yen per year
Normal members: 3,500 yen per year (members who pay for three years in advanceneed to pay only 10,000 yen)Supporting members: decided by other rules
These rules shall be enforced from April 1, 2021.