Information Bulletin of

The Union of National
Economic Associations in Japan

2022

42

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ISSN 2423 8430

日本経済学会連合

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Editorial Committee
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Directors of the Union
President

Nobuo WATANABE, Josai International University
Yukio IMAKUBO, Kyoto University
Hiroki NISHIJIMA, Nakamura Gakuen University
Akiyoshi ARAKAWA, Rikkyo University
Hideto AZEGAMI, Toyo Gakuen University
Takuya FUKAZAWA, Tokyo Fuji University
Satoru HASHIMOTO, Teikyo University
Hironobu ODA, Seikei University
Katsuyuki KAMEI, Kansai University

Kenichi ENATSU, Waseda University
Tetsuji OKAZAKI, University of Tokyo
Shizuko KATO, Meiji University
Yoshiharu KUWANA, J. F. Oberlin University
Takahide KOSAKA, Nihon University
Kohei KOMAMURA, Keio University
Mitsuhide SHIRAKI, Waseda University
Junjiro SHINTAKU, University of Tokyo
Kazuhiko YAGO, Waseda University
Kenshi YAMAKURA, Otsuma Women’s University

Secretary General
Keiichi HASEGAWA, Waseda University
Auditor
Mamoru KOBAYASHI, Senshu University
Makoto NAKANO, Hitotsubashi University
Emeritus
Yasuhiro OGURA, Toyo University
Mitsuhiko TSURUTA, Chuo University

THE UNION OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATIONS IN JAPAN
日本経済学会連合

The Union of National Economic Associations in Japan, established in 1950,
celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2020, as the sole nationwide federation of associationsof scholars and experts on economics, commerce, and business administration. In orderto obtain membership an association is subject to an examination of its academic work.
As of 2022, the Union had a membership of 62 associations, as listed on pp. 65-85.
The aims and objectives of the Union are to support the scholarly activities of its
member associations and to promote academic exchanges both among members
themselves, and between Japanese and academic societies overseas. The main activitiesof the Union are: (1) the publication and distribution of academic material concerning
Japanese economics and papers presented by member scholars, (2) the sending ofmembers to overseas conferences, (3) the holding and supporting of international
conferences in Japan, (4) providing financial assistance to member associations who
invite foreign scholars to Japan, and (5) collecting information on activities of member
associations and the issuing of a news bulletin.
The Union published in 1974 Keizaigaku No Doko (The Trend in Japanese
Economics), based on a survey of economic studies undertaken in postwar Japan. A
supplementary volume covering Japanese economic studies after 1974 was published in
1982.
The Union and the International Economic Association (IEA) jointly held the Fifth
World Congress of the IEA in Tokyo from August 29 to September 3, 1978. The Union
joined the International Institute of Public Finance in holding the Institute’s 37th Congress
at Tokyo in September 1981. The Union dispatched 20 member scholars to the Eighth
World Congress of IEA held in India in 1986. Most recently the Union successfullysponsored the IEA Tokyo Round Table Conference on “Institutions in a New DynamicSociety” held between 15 and 17 September 1987, and hosted the 1996 IEA Tokyo Round
Table Conference between 16 and 19 December, on the theme “The Institutional
Foundation of Economic Development in East Asia.” To celebrate its fiftieth anniversary,
the Union held a special lecture meeting on May 25, 2000. Three lecturers were invited
to speak on the theme, “The reforms that the 21st Century will bring to the world economy,
the Japanese economy, and Japanese management.”

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of this Association, a special lecture
program was held at the Waseda University Okuma Auditorium on October 12, 2010.
Three lecturers were invited, each of whom spoke from his own perspective on how
Japan’s economy and Japanese business, in the midst of this once-in-a-century global
recession, should solve their present plight and forge new routes for the future.
The Union has recently sponsored six Academic Forums. The first was held at Meiji
University on September 26, 2015 on the theme of “Examining Japan’s Human
Globalization ─ Human Resources, Systems and International Competitiveness”. The
second was held at Waseda University on October 1, 2016 on the theme of “Directions
for Post-TPP and World Trade Systems ─ Currents in mega-FTA”. The Third was held at
Waseda University, Waseda Campus on January 7, 2018 on the theme of “The Nationaland International Contribution of Japanese Accounting”. The fourth was held at Waseda
University, Waseda Campus on September 29, 2018 on the theme of “Training for
Entrepreneurs and Management Education”. The fifth was held at Waseda University,
Waseda Campus on December 7, 2019 on the theme of “How to Teach Economic History
at Undergraduate level?” The sixth was held via Zoom on March 5, 2022 on the theme of“International Division of Labor among Firms in East Asia ― on the Automobile
Industry’s Transition to Electric Vehicles”. The proceedings of six events can be accessedat the Union’s.
website: https://www.ibi-japan.co.jp/gakkairengo/htdocs/
The Union, established in 1950, has planned two projects in commemoration of its
70 years in existence: the web publication of “Towards Creation of a Sustainable
Economic Society in the 21st Century”, and an “Academic Channel” on YouTube. With
the publication on the web in November, and the release of the YouTube channel in
September, the Union is publicizing its own activities as well as communicating its
academic role to society as a whole.
The Union celebrated in 1980 the 30th anniversary of its founding by launching avariety of activities, including the publication of The Information Bulletin.
Paul Snowden, Emeritus Professor of Waseda University, acts as editorial adviser.
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CONTENTS
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BUSINESS HISTORY SOCIETY OF JAPAN…………………………………………………

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CONSUMPTION ECONOMY, JAPAN ACADEMY FOR……………………………………

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EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS, JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR……………………………

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HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS, THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF…………………………………

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MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES, JAPAN ACADEMY OF………………………………

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PUBLIC UTILITY ECONOMICS, THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF………………………………

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REGIONAL ECONOMIC STUDIES, THE JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR…………………… 42
RISK MANAGEMENT SOCIETY, JAPAN……………………………………………………

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URBAN MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION,NIPPON………………………………………………………………………………………… 59
LIST OF MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS…………………………………………………………

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BUSINESS HISTORY SOCIETY OF JAPAN
1. Overview of Activities of the Business History Society of Japan
This article deals with activities of the Business History Society of Japan from2016 to 2021. Before that, it is convenient to look back on a short history of the society.
The Society was founded in 1964 when the Tokyo Olympics were held. Since then, theSociety and its members have produced a substantial amount of research on businesshistory, internally and internationally. The membership increased gradually from 165 in
1964, to 871 in 2011. Afterwards, the number decreased to 720 in 2021, including someoverseas members.
The Society holds its national annual conferences at various universities acrossJapan. Moreover, it has hosted monthly branch workshops since its inception,
expanding from the original Kanto and Kansai workshops, to Kyushu, Chubu, Tohoku
and Hokkaido workshops.
In addition to these regular activities, one character of the Society’s activities is
its international perspective. Beginning in 1972 as the Fuji Conference (theInternational Conference on Business History), the conference has continued to this date.
Furthermore, the Society has various kinds of international meetings such as theAnglo-Japanese Conference on Business History, Japan and Korea Conference on
Business History, Japan and France Congress on Business History, and Japan andGermany Congress on Business History, on an irregular basis. Finally, the 2nd World
Congress of Business History was held on 9-11, September, 2021, based at Nanzan
University in an online form, unfortunately because of COVID-19. The number ofpresenters and participants, probably, would be several hundreds, including internationalones.
2. The 2nd World Congress of Business History
In the field of business history, reflecting its international character, worldwide
congresses have been held. The first World Congress of Business History was held inBergen, Norway in 2015. The European Business History Association, Business History
Conference of USA, and Business History Society of Japan are the main organizers of
the World Congress. The second World Congress of Business History was held on 9-11,
September, 2021, based at Nanzan University in an online form. Originally, the second
congress was supposed to be held in 2020 in Japan, but it was postponed to 2021 on

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account of COVID-19 and regrettably face-to-face meeting was not possible.
Eventually the second congress had to adopt the style of online meeting.
However, the worldwide congress was epoch-making in the history of Japanesebusiness historians. The main theme, Business History in a Changing World, covers avariety of topics such as entrepreneurship, business organization, business environment,
globalization, corporate governance, information, and so on. The world congress was
instrumental in developing not only Japanese business history but also business history
in many countries including newly emerging countries like China, Korea, and India.
Sessions were from A01 to R06, making over 60 sessions altogether. On top of this, two
keynote speeches were performed. One was done by Prof. Deirdre Nansen McCLOSKEY,
a famous economic historian, who has taught at the University of Illinois in Chicago,
the London School of Economics and others. The other speaker was Prof. Reiko AOKI,
renowned for patent studies, and an ex-officer of Japan Fair Trade Commission, whotaught at Hitotsubashi University, now president of the Japan Law and Economics
Association.
3. National Conferences
The Business History Society has held its annual conferences every year, since its
foundation, at a different university, picking up major and focal problems of businesshistory. In addition to the sessions in Japanese, the conference has sessions in English
every other year. The following are topics of common themes and English sessions eachyear from 2016 to 2021.
2016

52nd National Conference at Chuo University, October 8-9
Common Theme: Enterprises of Japan, USA, Germany: Comparative Studies ofGeneral Electric Firms
English Panel 1: “Rethinking Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Confucian
Society in East Asia”
English Panel 2: “Chandler and Beyond: Social Ontology, Legitimacy and Lensof Analysis”
English Panel 3: “Cultivating Entrepreneurs in the Multi-fields for Emerging
Modern Japan”
English Panel 4: “Local Dynamics of Innovation and Entrepreneurships in
Taiwan’s Economic Development”
Fuji Conference Panel: “Entrepreneurship and Innovation”

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2017

53rd National Conference at Fukui Prefectural University, October 21-22
Common Theme: Thinking Globalization by Local Firms: Focusing on Dealingsin Fukui2018

54th National Conference at Kyoto University, September 29-30
Common Theme: The Trial and Future of Business History
International Session A: “Status Quo and Prospect of Business History Researchin Japan and China”

2019

55th National Conference at Keio University, October 26-27
Common Theme: Images of Entrepreneurs from Keio University

2020

56th National Conference at Doshisha University (online), December 5-6
Common Theme: How Can Business History Depict Society?

2021

57th National Conference at Tohoku University (online), December 4-5
Common Theme: Financial History of Great Merchants
Panel Discussion in English: “Business Politics and China’s Economic
Development in the 20th Century”

4. Issues of the Journal, Keiei Shigaku, Japan Business History Review
The Society has continuously published the journal, Keiei Shigaku in Japanese,(English Title, Japan Business History Review), from its foundation. For one of its
responsibilities as an academic Society, it aims at the proliferation of business history
research. Accumulatively, the journal numbered Vol. 55 in 2021. Recent articles are thefollowing:
Vol. 51, no. 1, 2016
Masanobu MISHINA, “The Function of Middle Management of Electric Companies in
Prewar Japan: A case of Koukichi MATSUOKA, the office chief of the Toho ElectricPower Co., the Hayakawa Electric Power Co. and the Tokyo Electric Power Co.”
Kayoko IOKA, “Realizing High Profits in Dedicated Oil Refining Companies: Thecase of Tonen in the Nobuhei Nakahara Age (1951-1975)”3

Vol. 51, no. 2, 2016
Ryo IZAWA, “British Companies and International Double Taxation: From the FirstWorld War to the 1945 UK-US tax treaty”
Chihiro IGARASHI, “The Vertical Integration of the Confectionery Industry during theInterwar Period: A case of grouping by Morinaga”
Vol. 51, no. 3, 2016
Hiroko SADATO, “The Business of Société Générale d’Immigration (SGI) in France
during the 1920s: Reappraising interwar period documents”
Nao SAITO, “Anomalistic Capital Increases and Shareholders during the Interwar
Period: A case of Meiji Sugar Manufacturing Company”
Vol. 51, no. 4, 2017
Hiromichi HASEBE, “Development Process of Digital Recording Technology: Focus
on the initiative of Sony’s engineers”
Shigemi HIRAMATSU, “The Availability of Dr. Ikeda’s Patent for a Monosodium
Glutamate Manufacturing and Its Importance to the Development of the
Ajinomoto Company Business”
Vol. 52, no. 1, 2017
Akiko CHIMOTO, “Process of Change in the Bekke (Non-kin Branch Family) Systemof the House of Konoike in the Edo Period: Through verification of a commonly
accepted theory”
Keiichi WATANABE, “Sugarcane Transport of the Modern Sugar Industry in Colonial
Taiwan: A case study of the Taiwan Sugar Manufacturing Company”
Vol. 52, no. 2, 2017
Hikaru TANAKA, “The Survival Strategy of Cooperatives during the Long Recessions:
A case study of Kano Village’s cooperative in Nagano Prefecture during theinterwar period”
Atsuko SUZUKI, “Pricing of Cloth: The Sugimoto House in Nara”
Vol. 52, no. 3, 2017
Yugo TAKEHARA, “Jewish Entrepreneurship and the Prussian Silk Industry: The
beginnings of ‘State Community’ building in 18th century Prussia”
Vol. 52, no. 4, 2018
Hitomi HOHRI, “Firm Growth in the Silk Industry in Prewar Japan: A case study of along-lived firm”
Vol. 53, no. 1, 2018
Hiroshi AOKI, “Sperry Rand’s Progress in the Japanese Computer Market and
Negotiations with Toshiba”

4Pierre-Yves DONZE, “The Comparative Advantage of Shimadzu in the Japanese X-ray
Device Industry before World War II”
Vol. 53, no. 2, 2018
Shigeo HATAKENAKA, “Growth and Business Expansion of the Local Entrepreneursin the Meiji Period: As in the case of Chokichi Toyonaga, Chofu clansman”
Takafumi KUROSAWA & Ai HISANO, “Methodology and Research in Business History
outside Japan (Part 1)”; Part 2 appears in vol.53, no.3
Vol. 53, no. 3, 2018
Hiroto TANIGUCHI, “Organization of a Sawmill Industrial District in Postwar Japan: Acase of Shimizu”
Vol. 53, no. 4, 2019
Terumi ITO, “Dynamism of J-Power, National Power Company: A study of J-Power’s
business model of large-scale, overseas-coal-fired thermal power stations”
Vol. 54, no. 1, 2019
Atsuhiro MIZUNO, “Divergence of Overseas Expansion of the Prewar Japan
Miscellaneous Goods Industry: A case study of the match industry”
Vol. 54, no. 2, 2019
Minoru OTSUBO, “How Does Adopting a Pure Holding Company System Change theManagement of Japanese Firms?”
Shinya KAWAMOTO, Takuya KAWANISHI, and Takashi SAITO, “Motives for Pure
Holding Company Formation for Merging Regional Banks and Post-merger
Performance”
Vol. 54, no. 3, 2019
Minoru SAWAI, “The Trajectory of ‘Assembling’ and Parts Manufacturers in theJapanese Home Sewing Machine Industry”
Vol. 54, no. 4, 2020
Katsutoshi HASHIGUCHI, “Power-loom Factories in Modern Bisai: Production ofmulti-kind woolen products”
Vol. 55, no. 1, 2020
Tadanobu MIYAZAKI, “The Establishment of the Japan Electronic Computer
Company”
Vol. 55, no. 2, 2020
Chisako TSUJI, “The Role of Engineers at Local Public Experiment and ResearchInstitutes in Development of the Imabari Towel Industry before World War II: A
case of Toshiharu Sugawara
Keitaro NAGAI, “A Re-examination of Plant-building Policy in the Petrochemical

5Industry during Japan’s High-growth Era: Focus on the enactment of the 300,000
tons per year minimum capacity standard for ethylene plants”
Vol. 55, no. 3, 2020
Tomoaki SHIMANISHI, Osamu UMEZAKI and Chiaki NAGUMO, “The Role of Industrial
Unions in Japanese Industrial Relations: Focusing on the organizational expansionof Zensen Domei from 1945 to 1974”
Vol. 55, no. 4, 2021
Hideto MATSUBARA, “Changes in the Citrus Market and the Development of theMisumi Production Area: How an emerging production area rose, stagnated, andrevived”

5. Issues of the International Journal, Japanese Research in Business History（JRBH）
The Business History Society of Japan has continued to publish the JRBH,
formerly the Japanese Yearbook on Business History. The purpose of issuing JRBH is tolet overseas scholars know Japanese scholars’ works worldwide. The following are theline-up in the last six years.
2016
Vol. 33
Yasuhiro SHIMIZU & Chie SAWANOBORI, “The Development of Accounting History
Research in Japan: A study on publishing patterns”
Takashi KITAURA, “The Dividend Policies and Depreciation Approaches of JapaneseCompanies in the 1930s”
Yumiko SANKOJI, “A Historical Accounting Analysis of Bunmei-era registers at theKoyasan Tanigami Kongoshin-in (1479-1485)”
Hideto MATSUBARA, “The Making of a Brand: Mikkabi Mandarin Oranges”
2017Vol. 34
Shinji SUGAYAMA, “Placement Work Based on Logic of Education: Schools, Firms,
and the Labor Market for New Graduates in Modern Japan”
Yukio WAKABAYASHI, “The Assessment and Real State of Tertiary Education
Graduates Employed by Japanese Companies during the Prewar Period: Theiractual contribution to the Mitsui Bussan General Trading Company”
Ryotaro YAMAFUJI, “Utilizing and Eliminating the Comprador Networks: Turn of the6century British and Japanese trading companies in Imperial China”
Ami ISHIZAKI, “Early Modern Shoyu Transactions and Shirushi: Examining the caseof the Takanashi Hyozaemon family”
2018
Vol. 35
Takeshi ABE, “Japan’s Local Industries from a Historical Perspective: Exploring the
Teikoku Databank database for insights”
Noriko YUZAWA, “Developments in Local Industry and Transformations in Daily
Life: A case study of the shift from cotton to wool in modern-era Bisai, Aichi
Prefecture.”
Izumi SHIRAI, “The Formation and Maintenance of a Regional Brand: A case studyof apple production in Aomori Prefecture in Modern Japan”
Ryo IZAWA, “International Double Taxation and British Investment in the UnitedStates from the First World War to the 1945 UK-US Tax Treaty”
2019
Vol. 36
Osamu UMEZAKI, “Labor Oral History in Japan”
Makoto SUZUKI, “The Formation of Job-and Competency-based Human Resource
Management in Japan: The steel industry 1947-1973”
Chiaki NAGUMO, “The Formation Process of Mutual-trust-based Industry Relationsin Japan: The logic of persuasion”
2020
Vol. 37
Minoru SAWAI, “Vocational Training and Vocational Education in Postwar Japan: An
Overview”
Minoru SAWAI, “In-House Training during Japan’s High-Growth Period: Examining
the Case of Fuji Iron and Steel”
Takahiro OBA, “‘Versatility’ of Yoseiko (Training schools) in Postwar Japan: a casestudy of Toyota Motors”
Hiroshi ICHIHARA, “Japanese Companies’ In-House Education in the Post-war
Period: Educational qualification and personnel management”
2021
Vol. 38
Sayako MIURA, “The Developmental History of the Insole Market in Japan: Rising
health consciousness and an unintended shift toward fashion (1984-2010)”
Minoru SHIMAMOTO, “Unintended Consequences of Industrial Policy”

7Ken SAKAI, “Chance Favors the Prepared Mind: The confluence of Borne Lund’sbusiness strategy and unintended consequences of educational policies,
1977-2020”
6. Concluding Remarks
The Business History Society of Japan can boast 58 years’ history. During thattime, the Society and its members have produced a huge amount of academic works.
However, in similar points with some other academic societies and Japan itself, thesociety has faced some new phases, in aspects of new academic direction and thedecrease of members. Japan as a whole in the last thirty years, to some degree or more,
has decreased in its economic and political, even academic or educational presence inthe world relatively. To reverse this trend, communication of academic thinking byscholars, especially young scholars, is needed. The Society so far has endeavored forinternationalization, globalization, and mutual exchange of academic knowledge andpeople. Despite the shrinkage of Japan’s economic and academic achievement (forinstance, citation indices), the Society will continue its endeavors for developing its
activities, domestically and internationally.
(Etsuo ABE, Meiji University, Emeritus Professor)

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JAPAN ACADEMY FOR CONSUMPTION ECONOMY
1. Historical Background and the Establishment of JACE
The Japan Academy for Consumption Economy (JACE) was established in
December, 1976. The history of JACE can date back to 1974, when it had carried out
its activities under the name of the Consumer Issues Society (CIS). From September 21,
1974 to July 30, 1976, CIS held 10 research presentation conferences. The principal
subjects were related with consumer issues and consumption economy.
The establishment of CIS was due to the historical background in the
1960s-1970s. During those years, movements for consumer protection attracted
growing attention in the United States and Japan. Those consumer movements
advocated for the rights of consumers, and emphasized that consumers’ quality of life
should be considered from the perspective of consumers besides the perspective ofgovernment and industry. Giving priority to economic growth both in the United States
and Japan had made it difficult to reflect the views of consumers and their rights.
However, along with economic growth, numbers of problems occurred due to theasymmetry of information between consumers and companies. As a result, theimportance of consumption economy achieved growing recognition and it also
attracted interest from academics.
In 1976, CIS was re-launched as JACE, and a first national conference was heldat Takushoku University on December 17-18. Three research themes were presented
under the uniform topic of Issues of Consumption Economy ─ Directions andDevelopments along with 12 themes presented under freely-selected topics. For JACE
in 1976, the Academy was needed to adopt an interdisciplinary approach to understandconsumer issues and consumption economy effectively; therefore, it consisted ofmembers from a wide variety of disciplines such as economics, domestic science,sociology, law, finance, management, accounting, marketing, and distribution.
2. Members, Activities and the general rules of JACE
At the end of December 2021, JACE consisted of 192individual members andtwo corporate members with six local subcommittees: Hokkaido/Tohoku, Kanto,
Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku/Shikoku, and Kyushu. Most individual members are
academicians at universities and junior colleges.
The activities of the Academy are conducted under the leadership of the
Chairman, Tomihiro KATAYAMA (Nakamura Gakuen University), 31 board directors,
and two auditors.

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The general rules of the Academy are as follows.
Article 1: The Academy should be referred to as the Japan Academy for
Consumption Economy (JACE).
Article 2: The Academy aims to unite researchers from widely different fields toengage in interdisciplinary exchanges and to contribute to raising the level of researchconcerning the quality of consumption economy and issues involving consumption andconsumers in general.
Article 3: In principle, the Academy should place the Secretariat in the local
subcommittees under the Chairman.
Article 4: The Academy can establish subcommittees in necessary areas. The
establishment and abolition of subcommittees should be initiated by the members of
the relevant area and be subject to the approval of the general meeting of members.
Article 5: The Academy should conduct the following activities in order toachieve the purposes of Article 2.
(1) Holding research conventions and workshops.
(2) Communicating and exchanging information concerning members’ research andorganizing joint research.
(3) Publishing academic journals and other publications.
(4) Conducting research and preparing materials concerning consumption economy
and consumer issues.
(5) Communicating and exchanging information as well as materials with related
academies in Japan and overseas.
(6) Selecting recipients of academic awards (to be examined and selected inaccordance with academic award regulations enacted separately).
(7) Conducting other activities to achieve the purposes of the Academy.
3. Topics and venues of annual research conventions in the past five years
2017: Modern Consumption Economy and Co-operation in Distribution(Osaka University of Commerce)
2018: Consumption Economy and Consumer Issues in Modern (Nihon University)
2019: Local Society and Consumption Economics (Hokusei Gakuen University)
2020: Thinking about Place Activation (Nakamura Gakuen University)
2021: Thinking about Consumption Economics under the Corona-Shock (Chubu
University)
4. Shift in focus over the past five years

10Through an analysis of trends in reports and subjects of papers in the Academy
over the past five years (from 2017 to 2021), the following developments are revealed.
Subjects are primarily concerned with consumption economy, consumer issues,
medical care, law, marketing, retailing and distribution of agricultural products.
Recently, as the service economy is evolving, one of the emerging research trends isservice research, especially research on Service-Dominant Logic in marketing
increases. Furthermore, the research in Retailing is increasing.
The following is a list of the titles of academic papers which were published in
Economy of Consumption Research.
5. Topics of recent academic papers*Titles of papers are as published in Economy of Consumption Research.
(1) Consumption Economy
Tatsuaki MINAKATA (Osaka University of Commerce), “Structural Changes in the Food
Market: A Statistical Analysis”, 2017.
Hiroki NISHIJIMA (Nakamura Gakuen University), “The Regional Vitalization Networkin the Hizen Pottery-Industry Area”, 2018.
Takehiko YASUDA (Nihon University), “Cultural Innovation and Industrial Policy for
Regional Revitalization”, 2021.
(2) Consumer Issues
Kisaburo SEKIYA (Nihon University), “Consumer Issues in Today’s Economy”, 2019.
(3) Medical Care
Muneyoshi YASUDA (Hirosaki University), “Improvement in the Quality of Regional
Medical Care and New Style of Medical Care Services”, 2017.
Kazuaki EMI (Shiga College), “Current Status and Issues Concerning the Diffusion of
Nursing Care Travel Services – from the viewpoint of social innovation”, 2019.
(4) Law
Junji OKANO (Aichi Gakuin University), “A Study on Compliance Systems to Prevent
Misrepresentations of Large-Scale Retailers”, 2018.
(5) Marketing
Masato SHOJI (Takachiho University), “Marketing Theory and Exchange: theconceptual review on marketing exchange from service-dominant logic”, 2017.

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Yoshiro FUJIOKA (Osaka Sangyo University), “Marketing as a Social System –Observations on Social Business Concept”, 2018.
Ryuichi MATSUMOTO (Shohoku College), “A Study of the Change in Marketing andReceptive Attitudes of Art Consumers”, 2019.
Tatsuro TOBA (Toyama University), “Marketing Strategy of Wal-Mart Japan – A Studyon the News Report of Its Withdrawal from the Japan Market”, 2020.
Kenichiro OTA (University of Nagasaki), “A Study on the Issues of the Conceptual
Model of Satisfaction in Tourism”, 2021.
(6) Retailing
Hitoshi AOKI (Aichi Gakuin University), “A Socio-Cognitive Perspective on the
Research of a Retail Institute: Focusing on the Change in the Supermarket Concept”,
2017.
Jitsuo UZUHARA (Seinan Gakuin University), “A Reconsideration of Distribution
Revolution by Isao Nakauchi: From a viewpoint of entrepreneurial history”, 2018.
Tatsuaki MINAKATA (Osaka University of Commerce), “A Study on the Growth ofConvenience Stores and Competition between Types of Retailers”, 2018.
Jun YANAGI (Shimonoseki City University), “Preliminary Essay about the Withdrawal
Impact of the Japanese Retail Company”, 2020.
(7) Distribution of Agricultural Products
Yutaka TANEICHI (Yamaguchi University), “Development and Possibilities of a
Regional Collaborative Food Industry – Case study on Yamaguchi Prefecture Akikawa
Bokuen”, 2018.
Yoshiyuki HIRAOKA (Sapporo Otani University), “An Analysis on the Trade of Main
Dairy Products in the United Kingdom – In Reference to the UK-EU Trade”, 2021.
6. Publishing Activities(1) Publication of Academic Journals
Economy of Consumption Research, Vol. 6 The Japan Academy for Consumption
Economy, 2017.
Economy of Consumption Research, Vol. 7, The Japan Academy for Consumption
Economy, 2018.
Economy of Consumption Research, Vol. 8, The Japan Academy for Consumption
Economy, 2019.
Economy of Consumption Research, Vol. 9, The Japan Academy for Consumption

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Economy of Consumption Research, Vol. 10, The Japan Academy for Consumption
Economy, 2021.
(2) Book Publication
Retail Store Format Research in Japan, Tatsuaki Minakata, Ochanomizu Shobo, 2019.
Theory and History of Retail Store Format Formation, Kin Aoki, Dobunkan Press,
2020.
Marketing philosophy & Distribution Revolution, Jitsuo Uzuhara, Dobunkan
Publishing, 2020.
Railway in Osaka and Terminal Retail Business After World War Ⅱ , Masayuki
Taniguchi, Gogensha, 2020.
Marketing as Difference, 4ed, Tomihiro Katayama, Gogensha, 2022.
7. International Exchange Activities
The Academy discusses and plans participations and alliances with overseas
academic societies.
8. National Conferences this year and Forthcoming National Conference.
The 2021 National Conference in Online was held on June 27- July 3 at Chubu
University. The uniform subject was Thinking about Consumption Economy.
The next National Conference was held at Okayama University of Science inJune, 2022. The uniform subject was Long-Distance under the Corona-Shock andConsumption.
References
1) Economy of Consumption Research, Vol.6-10, The Japan Academy for Consumption
Economy, 2017-2021.
(Tomihiro KATAYAMA, Nakamura Gakuen University)

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JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS (JAFEE)
1. 25 years of the Japan Association for Evolutionary Economics
In March 1997, the Japan Association for Evolutionary Economics (JAFEE) was
founded to gather together academic minds that were separately searching for a new
approach to economics. In the appeal at the time of the founding of JAFEE, we called forparticipation in our society as follows: We welcome not only researchers in economics andmanagement science, but also those interested in exploration into the endogenous change ofsystems and institutions in areas of law, education, culture, history, and sociology. We also
expect much participation of those who are directly involved in the evolution of systems,
organizations, and technology, such as natural scientists, researchers in charge of R&D inbusiness firms, and managers of venture business based on innovative technology andorganization. As a result, as many as 500 members, including graduate students, joined oursociety. In this way, the intent of establishing an interdisciplinary academic society thatconnects diverse interests and methods was largely achieved, and our society got off to agood start. But regrettably, JAFEE has not been able to increase its membership since then.
Currently, there are about 400 members, and recovery of the membership and promotion ofenrollment of promising young researchers are urgent issues for the Association.
However, during the course of 25 years since its founding, the Association has beenable to provide an open forum to various streams of heterodox economists in Japan, which
has been useful not only for economists, but also researchers in other fields such as biology,
computer simulation, and econophysics.
During the five years after the founding of the Association, a publishing project was
carried out to make the achievements and trends of evolutionary economics widely known tosociety beyond our Association. Following What is Evolutionary Economics? (Yuhikaku,
1998), Evolution as a Method (2000) and Transition and Evolution of the Socio-Economic
System (2003) as a series of books in Japanese on evolutionary economics titled Genesis
Series of Evolutionary Economics from Springer-Verlag Tokyo were published. In addition,
the publication of several English books was subsidized. One of them was Evolutionary
Controversies in Economics: A New Transdisciplinary Approach (Springer 2001). In 2006,
in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Society, Handbook of
Evolutionary Economics (Kyoritsu Shuppan, 2006) was published as a guidebook for those
who are going to study evolutionary economics.

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Now, we hold conferences twice a year. One is the autumn conference and the other isthe annual conference. We also publish an international academic journal, Evolutionary andInstitutional Economics Review; we present the JAFEE Award to publicly honor outstanding
academic achievements, and the Research Promotion Award to cultivate the academic
interests of young researchers. The 2022 autumn conference and annual conference will beheld on September 17th and on March 18th and 19th, 2023 respectively at Rikkyo University,
Ikebukuro Campus. The common theme of these conferences is AI (Artificial Intelligence)and the Future of Economy and Society. The purpose of the autumn conference is to discuss
AI as a keyword from various aspects such as its current situation, ethics, and social
implementation. Moreover, it is expected that the annual conference will develop various
reports that can lead to the keywords or analytical and empirical reports that can contribute to
the future of our economy and society, and will serve as an opportunity for further
development of evolutionary economics.
2. Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review and Springer Monograph Book
Series
JAFEE supports two major publications now. One is the Evolutionary and Institutional
Economics Review, and the other is the Springer Monograph Book Series.
Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review (EIER) has been issued by theJapan Association for Evolutionary Economics constantly since 2004 to provide aninternational open forum for new theoretical and empirical approaches to evolutionary andinstitutional economics. The latest issue, Volume 19, Issue 1 has already been published,which includes a “Special Feature on Economic Dynamics: Growth, Capital, Labor,
Technology, and Money.” The areas that EIER focuses on are, but are not limited to:foundations of institutional and evolutionary economics, criticism of mainstream views in thesocial sciences, knowledge and learning in socio-economic life, development and innovationof technologies, transformation of industrial organizations and economic systems,
experimental studies in economics, agent-based modeling of socio-economic systems,
evolution of the governance structure of firms and other organizations, comparison of
dynamically changing institutions of the world, and policy proposals in the transformational
process of economic life. Initially, this journal was published by the Association itself, andnow it is published by Springer. Although EIER is an official journal of the JAFEE, itwelcomes the contributions of non-members from all over the world. All the contributions
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formalistic measures to them. Evolution goes hand in hand with diversity; this is also thespirit of EIER.
Springer Monograph Book Series: Evolutionary Economics and Social Complexity
Science is published by the JAFEE. Its Editors-in-chief are Takahiro FUJIMOTO and Yuji
ARUKA; its Series Editors are S. SECHIYAMA, Y. SHIOZAWA, K. YAGI, K. YOSHIDA, H.
AOYAMA, H. DEGUCHI, M. NISHIBE, T. HASHIMOTO, M. YOSHIDA, T. ONOZAKI, S.-H. CHEN,
and D. HELBING. This series is scheduled to be published in 31 volumes by February 2023.
For more information on this book series, please refer to Springer Nature’s website:
https://www.springer.com/ series/11930/books. Some of the latest books are: Digital Designs
for Money, Markets, and Social Dilemmas (edited by Yuji Aruka), Sociophysics Approach to
Epidemics (by Jun Tanimoto), and Complexity, Heterogeneity, and the Methods of Statistical
Physics in Economics: Essays in Memory of Masanao Aoki (edited by Hideki Aoyama, Yuji
Aruka and Hiroshi Yoshikawa).
The JAFEE’s starting point is an “integrative science” of evolutionary andinstitutional views. Furthermore, we always endeavor to stay abreast of newly establishedmethods such as agent-based modeling, socio/econo-physics, and network analysis as part ofour integrative links.
More fundamentally, “evolution” in social science is interpreted as an essential
keyword, i.e., an integrative and /or communicative link to understand and re-domain various
preceding dichotomies in the sciences: ontological or epistemological, subjective or objective,
homogeneous or heterogeneous, natural or artificial, selfish or altruistic, individualistic orcollective, rational or irrational, axiomatic or psychological-based, causal nexus or cyclic
networked, optimal or adaptive, micro- or macroscopic, deterministic or stochastic, historicalor theoretical, mathematical or computational, experimental or empirical, agent-based or
socio/econo-physical, institutional or evolutionary, regional or global, and so on. The
conventional meanings adhering to various traditional dichotomies may be more or lessobsolete, to be replaced with more current ones vis-à-vis contemporary academic trends.
Thus we are strongly encouraged to integrate some of the conventional dichotomies.
These attempts are not limited to the field of economic sciences, including
management sciences, but also include social science in general. In that way, understanding
the social profiles of complex science may then be within our reach. In the meantime,
contemporary society appears to be evolving into a newly emerging phase, chiefly
characterized by an information and communication technology (ICT) mode of production
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that is suited to actual observations. In the face of these changes we are urgently compelled to
explore a set of new properties for a new socio/economic system by implementing new ideas.
We thus are keen to look for “integrated principles” common to the above-mentioned
dichotomies throughout our serial compilation of publications. We are also encouraged tocreate a new, broader spectrum for establishing a specific method positively integrated in ourown original way.
3. Future Prospects of JAFEE and Evolutionary Economics
The JAFEE has developed several unique projects proposing a rethink on economics
and other related social science so far. One of them was the U-Mart project launched in 2005,
which simulated and analyzed the fluctuations in the artificial market comprisingheterogeneous agents. Its research results appeared in Shiozawa, Y., Nakajima, Y., Matsui,
H., Koyama, Y., Taniguchi, K. and F. Hashimoto, Artificial Market Experiments with
U-Mart System, Springer, 2008. In this way, JAFEE attracted many researchers interested incomputer simulation, which was a new feature different from other evolutionary economic
societies in North America (Association for Evolutionary Economics, AFEE which was
founded in 1965) and Europe (European Association for Evolutionary Political Economics,
EAEPE which was founded in 1988).
We have already mentioned that JAFEE edited the book What is Evolutionary
Economics? shortly after the founding of the Association. As evolutionary economics is ayoung discipline, JAFEE has been constantly asking itself the question, “What isevolutionary economics?” As T. Veblen asked in his paper “Why Economics is not an
Evolutionary Science,” which was written over 100 years ago, perhaps it is better to ask first,“What is evolutionary economics not?” Neoclassical theory, the mainstream of modern
economics, is based on the ideas of “rational choice (optimization)” and “equilibrium”.
Evolutionary economics challenges these. For example, it was Satoshi Sechiyama, the firstpresident of JAFEE, who said that the novelty of evolutionary economics is the rediscoveryof the “time” through which systems pass and the “space” in which they are located. He went
on to say that the view of systems that presupposes the existence of “optimality”, and thenotion of “equilibrium that those actions are expected to result in, lacks the real-world timeand space in which the system is embedded.
However, merely objecting to neoclassical theory may not be sufficient. Where is theoriginality of this theory construction to be sought? In fact, there are a variety of concepts,
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new concepts of time and space, bounded rationality (satisfying), learning knowledge,
economic agents based on routine behavior, various replicators such as products,
technologies, organizations, institutions, and rules; population thinking, heredity, ontogeny
and phylogeny, natural selection and mutation, dynamics of complex systems withnonlinearities, evolutionary game theory, agent simulation, and more. Different researchers
and research groups emphasize different aspects of these topics, and thus a common
definition or unifying theoretical foundation for evolutionary economics remains unclear.
Despite this, however, several textbooks and books have been written by our Association’s
members to introduce beginning students to evolutionary economics. Just to mention a few
representative ones:

Makoto Nishibe (ed.), Frontiers of Evolutionary Economics, Nihon Hyoron-sha, 2004.

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Yuji Aruka, Mathematical Introduction to Evolutionary Economics, Kyoritsu Shuppan,
2004.

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Japan Association for Evolutionary Economics (ed.), Handbook of Evolutionary
Economics, Kyoritsu Shuppan, 2006.



Makoto Nishibe and Yoshida, Masaaki (eds.), Evolutionary Economics: The Basics,
Nihon Keizai Hyoron Sha, 2010.

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Kazuhisa Taniguchi, Evolutionary Economics of Production and the Market, Kyoritsu
Shuppan, 2011.

Kiichiyo Yagi, Shigeyuki Hattori, and Egashira, Susumu (eds.), Trends in Evolutionary
Economics, Nihon Keizai Hyoron Sha, 2011.
The concept of evolution in economics need not be the same as that in biology. This isnatural, since the disciplines are different and the subject matter of analysis is different.
However, at the very least, an attempt should be made to redefine the concept of evolution ineconomics itself, by asking in what respects the concept of evolution in economics is thesame as that in biology, and in what respects it differs. In the “Outline” (written by Yoshinori
Shiozawa) of Handbook of Evolutionary Economics (2006), as an attempt to redefine theconcept of evolution in economics, two pairs of concepts, “retention” and “variation,” and“competition or emulation” and “selection,” are presented. Let us take the most familiar
object in the economy, the evolution of commodities, as an example. A commodity can bemade in multiple identical items from a single sample. In this sense, products are
reproducible. Not only can they be duplicated, but they can also be improved upon. Throughimprovement and refinement, completely new products can be created. This improvement
and refinement is equivalent to mutation in living organisms. If these improvements are18

accepted in the market, they become products that are intended to be sold. The new productmay compete with the old product, or it may be segregated according to its use, or it may
create a new market. In this way, commodities are subject to the same mechanisms andactions of reproduction and mutation, competition and selection as living organisms, and thisis what gives rise to diversity in commodities. The above-mentioned Handbook of
Evolutionary Economics, based on these two pairs of concepts, organized the various
categories of what evolves in the economy into the following seven categories, includingcommodities: 1. Commodities, 2. Technology, 3. Behavior, 4. Institutions, 5. Organizations,
6. Systems, and 7. Knowledge.
Incidentally, it is Yoshinori Shiozawa, the second president of JAFEE, who hasrepeatedly insisted on the need for unity in evolutionary economics. He emphasized thispoint in his presidential address at JAFEE 2004 on March 24, 2004. (See Yoshinori
Shiozawa, “Evolutionary Economics in the 21st Century: A Manifesto,” Evolutionary andInstitutional Economics Review, 1 (1), 2004).
Why should economics be evolutionary? How does evolutionary economics lookdifferent from neoclassical economics? What is the significance of evolutionary economics
to economics? What is the significance of evolutionary economics to society and what can it
contribute to it? To answer these questions, Shiozawa argues that it is not enough to simply
observe various economic phenomena from an evolutionary perspective; a new perspective
and a new framework for economics must emerge simultaneously. In other words, he argues
that alternative subjects, theories, and tools instead of the neoclassical framework should bepresented from its very foundations. The final result of his own research on these issues is
Microfoundations of Evolutionary Economics (Springer 2019) which he wrote with Kazuhisa
Taniguchi and Masashi Morioka. A symposium has already been held on this work in
Metroeconomica (Tony Aspromourgos et al., “Symposium on Yoshinori Shiozawa, Masashi
Morioka and Kazuhisa Taniguchi (2009), Microfoundations of Evolutionary Economics,
Tokyo: Springer Japan,” Metroeconomica, 73 (1), 2022), and it is expected that active
national and international discussions will be held on the various controversial points it raisesin the future.
Evolutionary economics is also an evolving economics, and JAFEE’s mission is topromote the constant renewal of its theories, frameworks, and analytical tools.
Appendix. Office and Officers of JAFEE, currently in the period from April 2021 to March
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President

Akinori ISOGAI (Shimonoseki City University)

Vice-president

Masaaki YOSHIDA (Senshu University)

Board members

Akiyoshi ARAKAWA (Rikkyo University)
Yuji ARUKA (Professor Emeritus, Chuo University)
Toichiro ASADA (Chuo University)
Susumu EGASHIRA (Otaru University of Commerce)
Takahiro FUJIMOTO (Waseda University)
Nanako FUJITA (Nagoya City University)
Yuji HARADA (Setsunan University)
Takashi HASHIMOTO (Japan Advanced Institute of Science andTechnology)
Shigeyuki HATTORI (Doshisha University)
Koki HIROSE (Fukui Prefectural University)
Takanori IDA (Kyoto University)
Takeshi IKEDA (Rikkyo University)
Kazuhiro KUROSE (Tohoku University)
Yoshihisa MIYAZAKI (National Institute of Technology,
Sendai College)
Naoki NABESHIMA (Nagoya University)
Hiroyuki NAKAHARA (Hannan University)
Hiroshi NISHI (Hannan University)
Makoto NISHIBE (Senshu University)
Kazuhito OGAWA (Kansai University)
Toshihiro OKA (Kyoto University)
Hiroaki SASAKI (Kyoto University)
Norio SAWABE (Kyoto University)
Takashi SEO (Kanazawa University)
Yoshinori SHIOZAWA (Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University)
Hirokazu TAKIZAWA (Chuo University)
Norio TOKUMARU (Kansai University)
Hironori TOYAMA (Otemon University)
Hiroyasu UEMURA (Professor Emeritus, Yokohama National
University)
Hiroyuki UNI (Otemon University)

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Kiichiro YAGI (Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University and Setsunan
University)
Chengnan YAN (Rikkyo University)
Satoshi YOSHII (Nagoya University of Commerce)Managerial Office of JAFEE
Prof. Yuji HARADA
c/o Faculty of Economics, Setsunan University
17-8 Ikeda Naka-cho, Neyagawa City, Osaka, Japan 572-8508
For more details of the Association, please refer to the following website: https://jafee.org.
(Akinori ISOGAI, Shimonoseki City University)

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THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS (JSHE)
1. Structure of the JSHE
1.1 Foundation and History
The Japan Society of Household Economics (JSHE) was established on April 27,
1985, and the first president was Yasuhiko OHISHI. Shiro HARA became the second
president. After Shiro HARA, the Society had several professors, Jun-ichi SENDA,
Yasuhiro SAKAI, Osamu MURAMOTO, Hiroshi KAMAE, Masayuki SAKAGUCHI, Shinji
TAKEUCHI, Tsuguo FUJINO, and Takau YONEYAMA as its president. Kyoko UEMURA has
occupied the presidency since June 2018.
The purpose of the Society is stated in the third section of its constitution. In sum,in order to contribute to improve economic activities of individuals and households, theSociety promotes interdisciplinary discussion among members on problems of personal
finance and social security.
At the start, 508 were full members, 821 were associate members and 41 were
supporting members. In 2022, members totaled 573, which consisted of 474 regularmembers, 22 student members, 35 associate members, 9 supporting members and 33
honorary members.
1.2 Objectives and features
The JSHE especially focuses on the following three concepts: interdisciplinary,household finance and living. We have important future problems including an aging
society, a declining birthrate, and work-life balance in Japan. The members of theSociety discuss these problems especially from the viewpoint of household economy orliving. Moreover, the members consist of different academic fields which include
household economics, personal finance, social security and pensions, risk management
and insurance, sociology and so on. This means the Society is a valuable place forpromoting interdisciplinary studies to academicians and researchers who are interested
in the household or living.
1.3 Membership
The rules of the Society stipulate membership in the following five categories:
regular member, student member, associate member, supporting member, honorary
member. Regular members are mainly academicians and researchers. Student members
are mainly postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Associate members are
not academicians but people who are interested in human living and household economy,

22and agree with the aims of the Society. Honorary members are persons who have madea great contribution to the Society. Supporting members are corporations or groups
which would like to achieve the Society’s purposes.
1.4 Organization and Governance
The executive organ is the Board of Directors. Directors will be elected bymembers every two years, and some directors are appointed by the President. A director
is not able to be appointed more than four times, or eight years. The President andVice-Presidents are selected by an election for President and Vice-Presidents every two
years. The President serves as the COE and forms an Executive Committee with aVice-President/Finance and a Vice-President/General Affairs. In addition, the President
takes the chair of the Board of Managing Directors which consists of the President,
Vice-Presidents, chairs of committees, representatives of regional divisions, and so on.
The General Assembly, which is held at the annual conference, is the supremedecision-making organ for the Society. Although the time is limited for the General
Assembly, representatives of regional divisions can voice members’ opinions at theBoard of Managing Directors.
Auditors are independent from the executive body, and they are able to join
important executive meetings. The Secretariat supports the Board of Managing
Directors, and engages in office work.
2. JSHE’s Major Activities
2.1 Annual Conference
The Annual Conference is usually held in June. Each regional division has a
responsibility for holding the annual conference by rotation. The venue is usually a halland classrooms in a university to which members belong.
The executive committee for the annual conference is organized a year before theconference will be held. A technical committee is formed as well. It is responsible forprograming of the conference. The Society gives a subsidy for promoting and runningthe conference.
The aggregate number of participants is about 150 on average. The theme of theplenary session often is selected from what can be contributed to the regional economy
and communities.
2.2 Regional divisions
The JSHE has seven regional divisions: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu,

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Kansai, Chugoku/Shikoku and Kyushu. Each division organizes an academic meeting
once or twice a year, where scholars and researchers mainly in each region gather forjoint discussions. All members can participate in any regional academic meeting, if theywish.
One problem in managing the regional divisions system is that, since the regional
divisions are geographically divided, there is a great difference in population ofmembers among divisions. Most members are concentrated in the Kanto division, whileon the contrary, both Hokkaido and Kyushu have few members, and are worried about
decreasing numbers.
As members recognize the regional divisions system has contributed to thedevelopment of the JSHE, the Executive Committee have worked out plans which canmake regional divisions more active.
2.3 The JSHE Award
In order to credit the outstanding work members have achieved, the JSHE Award
has been set up. For encouragement of younger scholars in their excellent work, the
JSHE also has set up a JSHE Encouragement Prize. Outstanding books published bymembers are also awarded a JSHE Book Award. These award winners are selected by
the JSHE Award Selection Committee members, who are one of the Vice-Presidents andfour JSHE members nominated by the President. The Award ceremony is held at theGeneral Assembly.
2.4 The revitalization of the JSHE
The previous Executive Committee made a plan for the revitalization of theSociety. There are lots of items for revitalization in the plan, and the Executive
Committee has put these items into practice in turn. The present Executive Committee
intends to execute the remainder of these items which have not been put into practice
yet, but some items are being carried over because of problems of feasibility.
The Planning Committee completed one major task in March 2017, by publishinga book on the theme of community creation and living economy. The book is the second
formal publication, following a textbook of household economics published in 1997.
3. Annual Conferences from 2016 to 2022
3.1 The 32nd Annual Conference, 2016
This was held at the Prefectural University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima in June,
2016. The theme of the plenary session was Rational Choices in Consumption with24

Consumer Education Perspectives.
3.2 The 33rd Annual Conference, 2017
This was held at Tohoku Fukushi University, Sendai in June, 2017. The theme ofthe plenary session was Refurbishing a Conception of “Life” in Household Economics:
Conceiving “Life” from an Eschatological Perspective.
3.3 The 34th Annual Conference, 2018
This was held at Gifu University, Gifu. The theme of the plenary session was Lifeand Economy in a Declining Population Society.
3.4 The 35th Annual Conference, 2019
This was held at Toyo University, Tokyo. The theme of the plenary session was
Aspects of Household Economics Evidence from Financial Diaries; Kakeibo.
3.5 The 36th Annual Conference, 2020
This was held online (Zoom) due to the spread of COVID-19.
The theme of the plenary session was Japanese Life: Food and Agriculture.
3.6 The 37th Annual Conference, 2021
This was held online (Zoom).
The theme of the plenary session was Challenges in Financial and Economic
Education at Universities through Industry-Academia Collaboration.
3.7 The 38th Annual Conference, 2022
This was held online (Zoom).
The theme of the plenary session was Japanese Life: Education and Economics.
4. JSHE’s Journal: Journal of Household Economics
The JSHE issues the Journal of Household Economics, which is an academic
journal with a formal examination system. The editorial board consists of a chief editor
and editorial members, and the chief editor is responsible for publishing the journal.
Regarding the examination system, two anonymous referees examine a submitted paper,and the editorial board decides the result for its acceptance.
The journal is issued regularly twice a year. All members can apply to the journal.
Although submissions are not accepted from non-members, they can apply if they apply

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to join the JSHE at the same time. The most important feature of the examination
system is that the editorial board decides the acceptance of applied papers only once inprinciple. It means that there is no extended judgment over two examination periods.
This system ensures that applicants can certainly know the result for acceptance once a
half-year. The accepted papers cover a wide range, and the editorial board welcomesinterdisciplinary fields concerning household and life.
5. Concluding remarks
The JSHE is the only social-science-based academic association which covers
household economy and human life in Japan. The Society is a member of theConsortium of Human Life Science, as well as the Union of National Economic
Associations in Japan, which puts members in a position of interdisciplinary study.
While modern society aims to be a liberal and flexible society which approves ofdiversified values, the role of the JSHE in clarifying the above features is expected toincrease.

(Kyoko UEMURA, Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University)

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JAPAN ACADEMY OF MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
1. Brief History of the Academy
The Japan Academy of Multinational Enterprises is an academic society based inJapan. The Academy was established in August 2007 as a successor to the Workshop
for Multinational Enterprises, a study group organized by associated scholars andexperts from related fields.
The Workshop for Multinational Enterprises, the first of its kind in Japan, wasfounded in 1972 by Dr. Itaro IRIE of Kobe University to investigate multinational
enterprises using a theoretical and empirical approach.
Previous research activities emphasized the basic theory and empirical study ofearly MNEs. This Academy would broaden the interest in interdisciplinary researchcorresponding with the recent expansion of the internationalization of Japanese firms.
2. Main Activities of the Academy(1) Regular Meetings
The Eastern and Western Divisions hold regular meetings approximately once
every two months. Recently, new member sessions have been held to address members'
needs, such as a new member session in which newly admitted members give reports,
an academic award session in which winners give reports, and an international sessionin which prominent overseas researchers are invited to participate.
(2) National Conference
A national conference is held annually. Each year, a theme related to the study ofmultinational corporations is selected as the unifying theme, and many research reports
are presented by members and practitioners (see the next section for the annual theme).
(3) Publication of the Journal of Multinational Enterprise Studies
The journal is published annually.
(4) Awarding of academic awards
Prizes are awarded for outstanding research on multinational corporations frommembers. There are two divisions, one for papers and one for books, and an award toencourage young researchers.

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(5) Publication of Newsletter “Japan MNE Insights”
This initiative to disseminate research on multinational corporations in Japan to
the rest of the world is probably unique among the activities of Japanese academic
societies. In addition to research reports by the Academy’s members, the Academy also
compiles and disseminates world submissions on topics related to Japanesemultinational corporate strategy and business in Japan from prominent foreign scholars.
The Newsletter is published twice per year.
3. Past National Conferences
No.

Y/M/D

Items

14(55)

2022/6/24 The New Cold War between the U.S. and China and MNEs

13(54)

2021/7/14 Food Globalization and MNEs

12(53)

2019/7/6

11(52)

2018/7/7

10(51)

2017/7/15 The Roles of MNEs in Future Society9(50)2016/7/8

8(49)2015/7/11 The Pursuit of Research Style on MNEs in Japan7(48)2014/7/5

6(47)2013/7/13 The Expansion of Japanese Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises in Asia5(46)2012/7/7

The Destabilization of the World Economy and New Challenges for MNEs

4(45)2011/7/9

MNEs and Emerging Market-based Firms. New Developments in BOP Business3(44)2010/7/10 New Frontiers for MNE Theory and Strategy2(43)2009/7/11 MNEs and the World Economy under Hardship1(42)2008/6/28

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2007/7/28 BRICs and MNEs

Geopolitical risks and multinational enterprises ― Pursuing optimal global strategic
coordination capabilities ─
The Boundaries surrounding MNEs, Revisited

Applying Historical Approaches to International Business

The Characteristics of Multinationalization in Service Industries

Emerging BRICs and Strategic Transformation of MNEs. Coping with Emerging Market
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2006/7/29 Research and Development Trends for MNEs

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2005/7/30 MNEs and Intangible Assets

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2004/7/31 The Multi-nationalization of Service Industries

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2003/7/26 Industrial Reorganization among MNEs. The Examination of Specific Industry Sectors

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2002/2/12 New MNE Trends in the 21st Century (30th anniversary national convention)

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2001/6/30

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2000/7/1

Progressing Globalization. Lights and Shadows of MNEs

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1999/7/3

Regional Integration and MNEs

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1998/7/4

Economic Crises in East Asia and MNEs

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1997/7/5

Environmental Issues and MNEs

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1996/7/6

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1995/7/8

The Era of Asia Pacific and MNEs

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1994/7/2

Redefining MNEs

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1993/7/3

MNEs in the Era of Symbiosis

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1992/7/4

Globalization and Regionalization. New Stages of Economic Friction and MNEs

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1991/7/6

MNEs and Globalization

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1990/11/1 MNE Scenarios for the 21st Century (20th anniversary national convention)

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1989/6/1

Development of the Asia Pacific Region and MNEs

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1988/6/1

MNE Cultural Background21

1987/6/1

Global Industrial Reorganization. Cooperative Competition and the MNE

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1986/6/1

MNE in the Era of the Pacific Rim. Upcoming Challenges and Collaboration

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1985/6/1

Corporate Governance of MNEs and Changes in the External Environment in the 21stCentury

The Regionalization of the World Economy and the MNE Response. Prospects in the Era of
Networking

MNEs in the Era of the New Pacific Region. Considering North-east Asian Economic
Partnerships

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1984/6/1

International Transfer of Management Resources17

1983/6/1

Management Strategy of MNEs in a Global Economic Recession

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1982/6/1

MNEs and Technology

15

1981/11/1 Future Prospects of Investment in Industrialized Countries

14

1981/3/1

International Industrial Adjustment and MNEs

13

1980/6/1

Middle-income Countries and MNEs

12

1979/9/1

11

1979/3/1

10

1978/11/1

9

1978/3/1

8

1977/7/1

7

1976/12/1 Exploring Corporate Groups and the Japanese MNE Model. MNEs and Taxation

6

1976/3/1

5

1975/6/1

4

1974/9/1

3

1974/3/1

2

1973/6/1

1

1972/12/1 Organization and Strategy of MNEs. MNEs and the Global Economic Regime

Experimenting with New Direct Investment Theory. Images of MNE Top Management froma Japan-US Comparison
Decision-making Theory of General Trading Companies. Technology Transfer of MNEs
Tangent Point of Macro- and Micro-economic Approaches towards MNEs. Japanese Firms’
Business in Industrialized Countries
The Current Status and Agenda of Direct Investment in Industrialized Countries. MNEs andthe International Investment System
Basic Conditions for Establishing the Japanese MNE Model

Various Conditions for Establishing the Japanese MNE Model
Natural Resource Development and Economic Growth. State Ownership, the Nationalizationof Foreign Assets, and Western Country Investment Guarantees
MNE Ownership Structure. A Behavioral Survey of MNEs from a Case in Thailand
Theories of International Industrial Organization Policy. Growth Strategy and theCharacteristics of Japanese and US Firms
Entering Foreign Markets through Joint Ventures. Considering MNE Behavior

The numbers represent the meeting number for the Workshop for Multinational
Enterprises (shown in parentheses following the formation of the Academy of MNEs).
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In 1972, a group of leading Japanese experts established the Society for
Multinational Enterprise Studies, predecessor of the Japan Academy of Multinational
Enterprises. The Society has advanced along with the development of multinational
corporations in Japan, weaving a history that spans half a century. The environment
surrounding the academic and business worlds in Japan has undergone significant
changes during this half-century period. Upon assuming the presidency of the Academy,
which has a long history and tradition, I am charged with taking a strong step forward
into the next half-century. Accepting this mission squarely, I would like to present threepolicies as statements of belief to our members and all those concerned.
The first policy is to “pursue research on MNCs unique to Japan.” From the1970s to the 1990s, Japanese multinational corporations (MNCs) attracted attention for
their originality, which was different from that of the West. Together with Japan’s firm
position as an economic superpower, they attracted great interest from academic andbusiness circles worldwide. The reason for this was the enormous economic power ofJapan and Japanese multinational corporations. As of 2019, Japan is still the world’s
third-largest economy. However, Japan faces several challenges for the future, including
declining international competitiveness in innovation, slow globalization oforganizations and society, an aging society and declining workforce, weakentrepreneurship, and sluggish inward foreign direct investment. Many have questioned
the country’s hope for future economic growth. At the same time, however, we must notforget that there are still areas in which Japanese multinational companies stand out for
their originality and advanced technology. Japan is highly competitive internationally intransportation equipment, materials, and devices, leveraging integral manufacturing andleading the world in cutting-edge technologies such as AI, robotics, drug development
and medical care, and renewable energy. Japan has long maintained its position as oneof the world’s top countries regarding its number of patents. The growing number offoreign visitors to Japan exemplifies the attractiveness of its food culture, tourism
resources, and cultural content. This is not just about pursuing economic value.
Japanese multinationals are also addressing long-term social issues such as creating asustainable society, building long-term mutually beneficial relationships with local
communities, and shifting to a recycling-oriented society. These efforts are a challenge
in exploring the future of MNCs as global citizens, which short-term financial indicators
cannot measure. Of course, it is also true that there are many insurmountable challenges
ahead. The Academy hopes to shed more light on the originality and innovation ofJapanese multinational corporations and the great challenges they face and to develop
academic research that is socially and practically meaningful.

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The second policy is “to communicate and dialogue with the world based on theJapanese research style.” The global spread of Western research has been spectacularand has already swallowed up major universities in Asia. We cannot turn our backs on
this reality. Rather, we should actively disseminate the results of Japan’s research on
multinational corporations to the world, engage in dialogue with the world, and use thisto raise the level of our research. Recently, there has been much discussion in related
academic societies in Japan on how to deal with the Western research style. Under theleadership of Dr. Kazuhiro ASAKAWA, former president of the Academy, we discussed
this issue from an early stage. The following conclusions were drawn: In other words,
Japanese research can learn from and master the rigorous methodological rigor of theWestern style to improve the quality of research while simultaneously pursuing bigquestions based on close relationships with industry and working on research themesthat include many practical implications over a long period of time. The strength of the“Japanese research style” is that it takes advantage of the location advantage of theJapanese research environment. Together with our members, we would like to establish
a Japanese research style in the field of MNC research, actively disseminate itworldwide, and strive to engage in dialogue with the world. We set high goals fordisseminating our research results to the world, quantitatively and qualitatively. We
would like to establish a “mechanism” within society that will enable us to disseminate
the world’s original and impactful research results that will be handed down to future
generations.
The third policy is to “enhance research support for young- and mid-career
researchers (including working graduate students).” It is an important mission of theacademic community to nurture the next generation of researchers and educators who
aspire to work for multinational corporations and international businesses. Our
generation must not break the batons our predecessors passed on to us. To this end, in
addition to conventional graduate school education, we would like to take measures tosupport early- and mid-career researchers to improve their research skills andproductivity. Specifically, we would like to promote the acquisition of methodologicalrigor and the provision of opportunities for joint research with proven researchers(groups) by holding intensive seminars and supporting dispatches to international
conferences. We sincerely hope that researchers aspiring to study multinational
corporations from Japan and abroad will gather in our Academy, engage in friendly
competition, and contribute greatly to research activities and university and graduate
school education in the near future. We would like to play a part in this infrastructure.

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These are our three policies: None of these tasks can be performed overnight.
Fortunately, however, the society has a rich history and tradition and has accumulated agreat deal of experience from its predecessors. With this accumulation as a foundation, I
am determined to take a strong first step toward the next half-century in cooperation
with the small number of elite members of the Academy.
August 2019
President of the Japan Academy of Multinational Enterprises
Tetsuya USUI
5. Executive Board Members
President

Tetsuya USUI (Gakushuin University)

Vice President

Yoshinori YASUDA (Soka University)
Masayuki FURUSAWA (Kindai University)

General Affairs

Masahiro IDA (Hannan University)
Hiroshi HOSHINO (Kyushu University)

General Planning

Yasuro UCHIDA (University of Hyogo)
Tamiko KASAHARA (University of Shizuoka)
Nisato SUZUKI (Meiji University)
Hajime BABA (Kansai University)
Tatsuo MORI (Hirosaki University)*

Publications Committee

Hajime BABA (Kansai University)
Takeshi FUJISAWA (Kwansei Gakuin University)
Naoki YASUDA (Rikkyo University)
Hiroyasu FURUKAWA (Meiji University) *Sadanori ARIMURA (Yamaguchi University) *Best Book and Paper Award
Committee

Naotoshi UMENO (Osaka University of Commerce)
Syohei TABATA (Kobe International University)
Masaru HARADA (Meiji University)
Hirofumi TATSUMOTO (University of Tsukuba)*
Shingo NISHII (University of Hyogo) *Public Relations

Masashi ARAI (Asia University)
Tamiko KASAHARA (University of Shizuoka)
Yukiko SHINOMIYA (Kindai University)
Hiroyuki YAMABE (Nara Prefectural University)

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Takao YAMAMOTO (Kanagawa University)*
International Relations

Tomokazu SEKI (Rikkyo University)
Chie IGUCHI (Keio University)
Hajime BABA (Kansai University)
Naoki YASUDA (Tokyo University of Science)*
Mitsuru NAKAGAWA (Nihon University)*

Program Commitee

Tomokazu SEKI (Rikkyo University)
Takeshi FUJISAWA (Kwansei Gakuin University)
Takahide YAMAGUCHI (University of Hyogo)
Motoyuki KANETSUNA (Nanzan University)*
Yoshikazu SAKAMOTO (Nihon University) *Masato YAMAUCHI (Senshu University)*

Eastern Chapter

Susumu HARADA (Meiji University)
Kouhei MISHIMA (Keio University)
Tatsuya KARASAWA (Kanto Gakuin University)*
Mitsuru NAKAGAWA (Nihon University) *Chitose FURUKAWA (Aichi University) *Western Chapter

Yukiko SHINOMIYA (Kindai University)
Naotoshi UMENO (Osaka University of Commerce)
Sungwoo BYUN (Kindai University)
Yoshihiro MATSUKAWA (Hiroshima University of
Economics)
Taehyun LEE (Hannan University)*

Executive
Directors

AuditorSecretariat

and Head Office: Takuya FUKAZAWA (Tokyo Fuji
University)
Eastern Chapter: Nisato SUZUKI (Meiji University)
Western Chapter: Hiroyuki YAMABE (NaraPrefectural University)
Kazumi TADA (Hosei University)
Risa JITOSHO (Ryukoku University)

Note: Those with * are coordinators of the role.
Term of office: August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2023
The Board of Governors, excluding Coordinators and Auditors, is composed of
directors elected by members of the Academy. The Academy members represent regularmembers, graduate school students, and corporate patrons.
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THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF PUBLIC UTILITY ECONOMICS

1. Organizations and Purposes
The Japan Society of Public Utility Economics (JSPU) was founded in 1949, andhas steadily conducted its activities since then. As of March in 2022, this Society
consists of 317 individuals, who have expertise in economics, management,
administration, political science, jurisprudence, and engineering, in addition to 54
institutional members, which are public utilities and research institutions including
electric, natural gas, water service companies. The affairs are managed by the president,
vice-presidents, a board of managing directors, a board of trustees, and asecretary-general.
The essential activities of the Society are to hold an annual conference, publish ajournal, help publishing books by members, and hold symposiums.
This Society operates three regional sections; Kanto, Kansai, andHokkaido-Tohoku. The Kanto and Kansai sections were established in 1975, while the
Hokkaido-Tohoku section started operating in 1992. Although Kyushu was separated
from Kansai in 2007, it stopped operating in 2016 because of the difficulty inmaintaining a certain number of members. It has been merged into the Kansai section
since then.
The purpose of this Society is that public utilities or public services have beendeveloping and progressing constantly in order to increase public welfare or contributepublic services.
Public utilities or services means the kind of essential activities that individuals,
firms, and parties definitely need in daily life, and these activities include electricity, gas,
water, railways, trams, buses, roads (highways), ships, airlines, postal services,
telecommunications, broadcasting services, etc.. This Society basically researches andexamines those utilities or services, by holding annual conferences, symposiums, andcompany visitations, and publishing a journal.
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2.1 Annual Conferences
An annual conference has been held on two days (Saturday and Sunday) in June
since the Society was established. The conference basically comprises plenary sessions,concurrent sessions, and an award ceremony. Also, a main discussion theme is created
and discussed intensively. Annual conferences and their main theme from 2017 to 2022
are shown as follows;
72nd Annual Conference, Chuo University, Tokyo, June 2022 (Online)
Re-composition of Public Utilities by the Penetration of Online and Digital
Plenary session
Chair: Akihiro NAKAMURA (Chuo University)
Keynote speech: Kenichi NAKAJIMA (Fukuoka E-Sport Association)
Akito INOUE (Ritsumeikan University)
71st Annual Conference, Sagami Women’s University, Kanagawa, June 2021 (Online)
The Relations Between Platform Business and Public Utilities
70th Annual Conference, Kobe University, Hyogo, February 2021 (Online)
The Roles of Public Utilities to Construct Carbon Neutral Society
69th Annual Conference, Nagoya City University, Aichi, June 2019
The Ideal Correspondence of Public Utilities for Ageing Society
68th Annual Conference, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, June 2018
The Drastic Change in Public Utilities and the Structural Change in Energy Industries
67th Annual Conference, Kindai University, Osaka, June 2017
New Stage of Public Utilities after Economic Recovery from the East Japan Earthquake
in 2011
The 70th annual conference was held in February 2021 instead of June 2020, andthe 70th-72nd conferences were held online only because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2.2 Journals
One of the essential activities is to publish the Journal of Public Utility
Economics, which is issued twice a year. This journal consists of research papers

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(articles), current treatises (status articles), research notes (Note), book reviews, andactivity records of regional sections. The research papers, current treatises, and research
notes are rigorously examined by referees.
Also, the Society has an award system, under which it annually grants Academic
Awards and Incentive Awards to excellent books written by relatively young members.

(Source: Journal of Public Utility Economics Site,
https://www.jspu-koeki.jp/gakkaisi/magazine.html )Volume 73, No. 2, March 2022
ArticlesExamination of Early Regulatory Reforms of the Electric Power System in Japan:
From the Perspective of Sustainability Transition Studies (Teizo ANAYAMA)
An Analysis on the Actual Speed of Fixed Broadband: Findings from Japanese Data
from 2009 to 2020 (Toshiya JITSUZUMU)
Effects of Competition and Integration on Airports: The Case of Fukuoka andKitakyushu Region (Koichiro TEZUKA, Masahiro ISHII, and Kazusei KATO)
Factors Sustaining International Flights in Japan: Focusing on Airports other than
Narita, Kansai, and Haneda (Tomoaki NAKAMURA)
Status Article
A Study on the Conditions for Increasing the Efficiency by PPP in the Water Supply
Industry (Shumpei HARADA)
Notes
Trends in Coastal Shipping Policies of Major Maritime Nations and Implications for

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Japan (Nanami TAKEMOTO and Seiji ABE)
Volume 73, No. 1, September 2021
ArticlesDecomposition of Total Factor Productivity Growth in the Japanese Public
Sewerage Industry (Tomoyasu TANAKA)
Analysis of the Reconstruction Process in the Tsunami-Affected Region Considering
Programs of the Disaster Reconstruction Plan: Focusing on Transition of
Evaluation for Programs in Citizen Questionnaire Surveys (Yoshihiro HORIGOME)
Status Articles
Comparative Verification: Revising the Process of Capacity Markets of the UnitedStates and Japan (Kiyoshi NISHIMURA)
Study on Water Demand Projection at High Spatial Resolution for 250m Mesh Grids
and Water Distribution Blocks (Tetsuji UEMURA, Yuuki NAKAZAWA, Keiichi MIWA)
Research on the Near Future of Sales Business in the Electric Power Field: The Caseof Germany (Masayuki YAJIMA)
Volume 72, No. 2, March 2021
ArticlesDemand for the Japanese 5G Mobile Phone Market (Naoki TAKANO)
Status Article
Effects of Splitting off Transit Bus Services in the Japanese Transportation Industry(Norikazu SUWA, Yutaka YOSHIDA, Hiroshi NAKAI, Seiji ABE)
Notes
How Do Consumers View the Electrification of Business Vehicles?: Implications
From Conjoint Analysis (Yoshinori UEDA)
The British and German Case Studies in the Early Days of Regulatory Reform(Sumiko TAKEUCHI, Teizo ANAYAMA, Kiyoshi NISHIMURA)
Global Warming Countermeasures in PFI Projects: From the Viewpoint of Incentive
Schemes (Masatoshi MORIYAMA)
Volume 72, No.1, September 2020
ArticlesData Analysis for Consciousness Formation between Business Operators andResidents in Society Measures Planning: A Case Study of the Practical Drone
Utilization Project in the Chugoku Region (Ryuichi SEKITA, Yosuke TACHIBANA)38

EU States Aid Rules and the Backend of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (Yoshikuni SATO)
Status Article
Evaluation of Reconstruction Programs Using Citizen Surveys in Tsunami-Affected
Areas: A Case Study of the Ofunato City Disaster Reconstruction Plan (Yoshihiro
HORIGOME)NoteHow Economics and Electromagnetics Can Be Compatible in the Search for a
Sustainably Efficient Electricity Supply (Tsuruhiko NAMBU)
2.3 Books
In honor of its 70th anniversary, as a special activity, the Society publishedTransformation of Public Utilities Beyond Sustainability in 2020. This book consists of
10 chapters by 30 authors shown as follows;(Source: Journal of Public Utility Economics Site,
https://www.jspu-koeki.jp/gakkaisi/shokai202012.html )(Contents)
Introduction
Hirotaka YAMAUCHI (Hitotsubashi University)
Chapter 1 What are Public Utilities?
Kiyoshi NISHIMURA (Osaka University)
Chapter 2 Public Utility Regulations
Teizo ANAYAMA (The University of Nagano)
Chapter 3 Overview of Public Utilities in Overseas

39Tetsuya KUWABARA (Marubeni Power Retail Corporation)
Munenori NOMURA (Kwansei Gakuin University)
Chapter 4 Overview of Domestic Public Utilities
Masahiro MARUYAMA (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
Chapter 5 Public Utilities under the Situation of New Technologies and Social Changes
Naoki TATSUMI (KPMG Consulting)
Chapter 6 Electricity and Gas
Naoki TODA (Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings)
Junichi OGASAWARA (The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan)
Chapter 7 Water Services
Takuya URAKAMI (Kindai University)
Noriyoshi NAKAYAMA (Nagoya City University)
Chapter 8 Transportations
Noriyoshi TAKAHASHI (Kindai University)
Katsuni TANABE (Keio University)
Masahide DAIGO (Kansai Gaidai University)
Ikuhiro NASUNO (Osaka Sangyo University)
Hisashi OOI (Oita University)
Takao GOTO (Chuo University)
Hitoshi OGUMA (Takasaki City University of Economics)
Muneki YOKOMI (Kindai University)
Shinichi SAITO (The University of Shimane)
Chapter 9 Telecommunications and Broadcasting
Norihiro KASUGA (Konan University)
Teppei TOGUCHI (Shizuoka University)
Manabu SHISHIKURA (Nagasaki University)
Toshiya JITSUZUMI (Chuo University)
Akihiro NAKAMURA (Chuo University)
Hitoshi MITOMO (Waseda University)
Kiyotaka YUGUCHI (Sagami Women’s University)
Chapter 10 Global Warming Issues and Public Utilities
Hanae TAMECHIKA (Nagoya City University)
Miki NAKAJIMA (Kansai Electric Power)
Conclusion
Fumitoshi MIZUTANI (Kobe University)40

2.4 Symposiums and workshops
This Society holds symposiums and workshops once or twice a year. Some are
introduced here.
International workshop with The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Kumamoto,21st January, 2022 (Online)
Deregulation of the Electric Power Industry
International workshop, Tokyo, 13th and 27th September, 2021 (Online)
Latest topics: Electricity policies and market conditions
The 9th Electric Symposium, Tokyo, 18th January, 2021 (Online)
Electric deregulation for 20 years and perspective for 2050
The 8th Electric Symposium, Tokyo, 27th January, 2020
Next stage for the electricity industry under the introduction of renewable energy
Kansai energy symposium, Osaka, 23rd July, 2019
Privatization of public local gas utilities(Satoru HASHIMOTO, Teikyo University)

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THE JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC STUDIES

1. General Description of the Association
The founding of the Japan Association for Regional Economic Studies (JARES)
dates back to October 1989. At the urging of Kuniaki SUGINO (Ritsumeikan University),a group of researchers engaged in regional economic research from democratic andpolitical economy perspectives gathered. The founders included Marxist economic
theorists, economic geographers, small and medium business scholars, and scholars of
local administration who were interested in regional issues, mainly those associatedwith Ritsumeikan University, Kyushu University, and Okayama University. Soon,
researchers based in local finance, agricultural economics, fisheries economics, andcultural economics also joined JARES.
Because of this history of its inception, the Association has an interdisciplinary
character, bridging several academic societies. The name of the Association is not“Regional Economics”, but “Regional Economic Studies”. In fact, most members of the
Association also belong to one of the following societies: the Japan Institute of Public
Finance, the Japan Association of Economic Geographers, the Japan Academy of Small
Business Studies, the Japan Association for Cultural Economics, the Japanese Society ofFisheries Economics, the Socio-Economic History Society, the Political Economy andEconomic History Society, and the Japan Society of Political Economy.
The inaugural issue of Annals of the Japan Association for Regional Economic
Studies has the following launch remarks:“The multifaceted development of science and technology and their rapid
application at the end of the 20th century have drastically changed the economic
structure and its laws of motion in many countries on an international scale. As a result,the competition among capital flows for the international market has intensified, andcountries have been forced to make structural adjustments in their industrial structures.
At the same time, the economic structure of various regions in each country has
undergone historical transformations, and at the same time, various social problems
have arisen. In order to solve these regional economic problems, various regional
economic policies have been implemented by the national and local governments, andmany researchers are deeply interested in these issues.
Against the backdrop of this reality, many researchers working on regional
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Studies on October 10, 1989.
The purpose of the Association is to analyze the current state of regional
economies to clarify where the problems lie, to discuss various economic measures tosolve these problems, and to construct a theory of regional economies through theseprocesses, with a view to the peaceful and democratic development of regional
economies.
However, in order to clarify the specific problems of local economies that are
actually developing, it is necessary to use not only economics but also other social
sciences related to local economies. Therefore, the Association’s unique raison d’etre isto bring together the various social sciences related to regional economies in acomprehensive manner against the backdrop of the reality of regional economies, whichurgently require solutions.”
The first president of JARES was Fumio SHOBAYASHI (Ritsumeikan University),
followed by Kuniaki SUGINO (Ritsumeikan University) after April 1997, Kenichi
MIYAMOTO (Osaka City University) after October 2003, Kojiro NAKAMURA (Yokohama
National University) after November 2006, Tomohiro OKADA (Kyoto University) afterNovember 2011, Mitsuo YAMAKAWA (Fukushima University) after December 2017, and
Makoto SUZUKI (Aichi University) after October 2021. In addition, the secretariat has
been served by Ritsumeikan University (since 1989), Yokohama National University(since 1999), Kyoto University (since 2006), Aichi University (since 2012),
Hokkai-Gakuen University (since 2018), and Komazawa University (since 2022). The
chairpersons of the Board of Directors, Kuniaki SUGINO, Kojiro NAKAMURA, Tomohiro
OKADA, Makoto SUZUKI, Takeshi HAMADA, and Munehiro NAGAYAMA, who belong to
the respective universities mentioned above, were appointed by the General Assemblyin that order.
Currently, the Board of Directors consists of 16 members, including three
permanent directors who lead the Research Planning Committee, Editorial Committee,
and Collaboration and Exchange Committee. In addition, there are three chapters: Kanto
Chapter, West Japan Chapter, and Hokkaido Chapter. The Kanto and West Japan
Chapters have held 14 meetings since their establishment in 2010, while the Hokkaido
Chapter was just established in 2020.
2. Major topics discussed at recent Annual Meetings
The annual meeting is usually held in early December. The annual meeting
consists of (1) a main symposium, (2) a regional public symposium, (3) general sessions,43

(4) special sessions, and (5) excursions. A main symposium is planned and managed by
the planning and research committee, while a regional public symposium is usually
managed by a host university. Regional open symposium covers topics related to the
local economy of the host region, and local guest speakers also take the podium,
contributing to the local society of the Association. Special sessions are more often
methodological discussions.
The meeting in 2022 will be the 34th, and an overview of the conferences sincethe 27th (2015) is as follows:(1) The 27th meeting
The 27th conference was held at Osaka City University from December 11 to 13,
2015. The main symposium was themed ‘Regional Revitalization’ and Regional
Economic Circulation: Toward Restructuring Sustainable Regional Economy, following
the establishment of the Government’s Headquarters for Overcoming Population
Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan in September 2014. The three panelists
presented an overview of the movement to formulate “Regional Revitalization
Strategies” in various regions of Japan, and discussed the significance, possibilities,
problems, and future prospects of building a structure of “regional economic circulation,”
which can be called the keyword for “regional development.” The conference also
included an excursion on the theme of “Lights and Shadows of Urban Redevelopment”
and a regional public symposium on the theme of “Energy Issues and Regional Options”
in relation to the movement to introduce renewable energy.
(2) The 28th meeting
The 28th Annual meeting was held at the University of Miyazaki from December
3 to 5, 2016. The main symposium was held under the theme of Approach to Disasters
from Viewpoints of the Regional Economic Studies: To Create “Regional Economic
Studies of Disasters” and featured a keynote report by Tomohiro OKADA, followed byreports from four panelists. Referring to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, the panelists confirmed the direction to build a “regional
economics of disasters” that systematically organizes disaster response, analysis ofproblems in recovery and reconstruction, and preparedness for coming disasters, known
as pre-disaster recovery, based on the perspective of regional economics. The direction
for building a “regional economics of disasters” was confirmed. In addition, theregional public symposium was held under the theme of “Regional Economy in the Eraof Declining Population: Proposals from Local Regions for New National Land

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Planning,” with reports from Takehiko HOBO and three mayors (Mayor of Aya Town,
Mayor of Nishi-Mera Village, and Mayor of Morozuka Village). The theme of the
excursion was “Experiencing Community Development in Aya Town,
Higashimorogata-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture,” and participants observed the community
development situation in Aya Town, which was recognized as a UNESCO Eco-Park.
(3) The 29th meeting
The 29th Annual Conference was held at Tohoku Gakuin University on December
9-10, 2017. Japan’s public works projects, which had been subject to cutbacks since
their peak in the 1990s, have been strengthened again in the name of “national land
resilience” in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake. However, the reality is thatthese projects are mainly large-scale infrastructure improvements such as seawalls,
roads, and land readjustment, and they continue to be criticized for being far removed
from the restoration of the lives of residents. In light of this background, the main
symposium theme was set as National Resilience, Public Projects, and the Regional
Economy/Society, with three panelists reporting from the perspectives of public finance,
the local economy in the affected areas, and urban planning. The regional public
symposium opened with the theme of “Professional Sports and Local Communities.”
Since there are several professional sports teams in the Tohoku region, led by the
J-League soccer team Vegalta Sendai, the relationship between the local economy andsociety and professional sports became a point of discussion. In addition to these, aspecial session entitled “Approaching Regional Economic Analysis with an
Evidence-Based Approach” was set up.
(4) The 30th meeting
The 30th Annual Conference was held at Shimane University from December 8 to
10, 2018. The theme of the Main Symposium was Work Style Reform and Regional
Economies, with four panelists discussing the following perspectives. (1) How to viewcontemporary employment issues theoretically and empirically from regional andspatial perspectives, (2) What impact “work style reform” will have on the crisis facing
Japanese employment relations, (3) How to consider the current situation in which thestructure of social contradictions, known as “rewarding exploitation,” is spreading invarious regions, and (4) How the new locally oriented way of life and the “way of work”
issue will be connected. As for the regional public symposium, which was held jointlywith the San’in Research Center, Faculty of Law and Letters, Shimane University, theissue of depopulation was the focus, and the theme of “Regional Revitalization in the45Era of Declining Population” was set, introducing efforts in the San’in region and Korea
from the standpoints of residents, communities, government and researchers. The
excursion also focused on regional revitalization efforts in depopulated areas, andparticipants observed the efforts of Yoshida Town in Unnan City.
(5) The 31st meeting
The 31st Annual Meeting was held at Kyoto Tachibana University on December
7-8, 2019. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Association’s founding, we
invited the four presidents who have led the Association over the years (Kuniaki SUGINO,
Kenichi MIYAMOTO, Kojiro NAKAMURA, and Tomohiro OKADA) to speak on the common
theme of “Progress in Regional Economic Studies in Japan: Retrospect and Prospect”
and review the achievements of JARES’s activities over the past 30 years, as well as theachievements of regional economic studies in Japan. In addition, three mid-career andyoung researchers active in the Association commented on the four speakers’ reports,
and discussions ensued. The conference featured two sessions: “The Potential of‘Regional Networks’ in Regional Economic Analysis” and “Cognitive Capitalism andRegional Economies.”(6) The 32nd meeting
The 32nd conference was held on December 6, 2020, with Yokohama National
University as the host institution. With the expansion of inbound tourism, intense
fluctuations specific to inbound tourism, intensified competition among cities andregions over attracting visitors, and conflicts between tourism and daily life associatedwith deregulation and the development of private accommodations and hotels have alsosurfaced. In addition, in 2018, the Diet passed the Integrated Resorts (IR) Development
Law and immediately four municipalities (Yokohama City, Osaka Prefecture and City,
Wakayama Prefecture, and Nagasaki Prefecture) announced their intention to invite IRs,causing more or less friction between the promoting entities and citizens. Based on thisrecognition of the current situation, Inbound Tourism, Integrated Resorts, and Regional
Economies was chosen as the theme of the symposium, and discussions were held basedon the reports of the three panelists. Although the regional public symposium was notheld, a special session entitled “Practicing Exploratory Analysis through the Use of
Corporate Data” was held.
(7) The 33rd meeting
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This year’s conference was also conducted online. The theme of the symposium was
The Corona Crisis and Regional Economies: An International Comparative Perspective.
Based on the recognition that the Corona disaster has triggered a trend towardreevaluating endogenous development, such as local production for local consumption,
micro-tourism, and natural energy, rather than globalization and dependence on external
demand, and looking toward the revival of regional economies, the symposium
compared trends in three regions (Japan, the EU, and the US) and examined theprospects for post-Corona crisis economies. The aim was to compare trends in Japan,
the EU, and the U.S., and to look ahead to the future of post-Corona crisis economies
and societies. In addition, two special sessions, “The Possibility and Search for a New
Regional Economics” and “Modern Capitalism and ‘Regional Values’” were also held.
3. Publication of Annals of the Japan Association for Regional Economic Studies
Annals of the Japan Association for Regional Economic Studies was firstpublished in 1990, the year after the founding of the Association, and has reached 42
issues as of February 2022. The journal was published once a year until 2009, and has
been published twice a year since 2010. Each issue contains refereed papers (originalarticles, research notes, and survey reports), book reviews, and special feature articles.
Special features are either based on the Annual Meeting Symposium or planned by the
Editorial Board (or Research Planning Committee).
The special themes of the 29th and subsequent issues are as follows; No. 29, March 2015. Poverty, Disparities and Regional Problems in the 21stCentury No. 30, October 2015. The Restructuring of the Autonomous Communities and theSustainability of the Regional Economy*.
 No.31, June 2016. Regional Economies and Policies in Asia
 No.32, December 2016. “Regional Revitalization” and Regional Economic
Circulation: Toward Restructuring Sustainable Regional Economy*
 No. 33, August 2017. Approach to Disasters from the Viewpoints of Regional
Economic Studies: To Create a “Regional Economic Studies of Disasters”*
 No. 34, February 2018. Service Industries and Reginal Economy
 No.35, September 2018. National Resilience, Public Projects, and the Regional
Economy/Society* No. 36, March 2019. Regional Economics for Human Recovery: A Cutting Edge ofDisaster Recovery Studies

47 No. 37, September 2019. Work Style Reform and Regional Economies* No. 38, March 2020. The Value of Localities
 No. 39 & 40 (combined), September 2020. Progress in Regional Economic Studies
in Japan: Retrospect and Prospect* No. 41, June 2021. Inbound Tourism, Integrated Resorts, and Regional Economies* No. 42, February 2022. Regional Economic Analysis Based on Trading Networks(* indicates a special feature based on a symposium on a common theme)

4. Collaboration and Exchange Projects
As for overseas cooperation, exchanges have been realized with Korea, especiallywith the Chungnam Institute for Development Studies and the Korean Association for
Regional Policy Studies. 21 March 2014 saw the Japan-Korea Joint Symposium “ThePossibility of Regional Economic Cycles and Independence under the Global Economic
Crisis” held at Kongju University. Two members of the Association (Kojiro NAKAMURA
and Hironobu ODA) were invited to report on Japan’s experience regarding the
symposium’s theme. The content was published in Chungnam Development Institute
Policy Trend Analysis, 40 (5), 2014, and in Korea Regional Policy Journal, 1 (1), 2014.
Presentations by Korean researchers can also be found at annual meetings of JARES.
Meanwhile, as a domestic exchange program, the participation in the Academic
Alliance for Disaster Reduction launched in 2016 by the Science Council of Japan’s“Liaison Committee of Academic Societies on Comprehensive Response to the Great
East Japan Earthquake” is noteworthy. JARES, as the only member in the social
sciences from the time of the “Liaison Committee,” has participated in this group andhas vigorously analyzed the current status of earthquake recovery and made policy
proposals. In parallel with this, we established the “Study Group on Earthquake Disaster
Reconstruction” within JARES, and have promoted organized research on earthquake
disaster reconstruction measures from the perspective of regional economics.
This was triggered by the November 2011 JARES Kanazawa Meeting, which
focused on the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the local economies of thecoastal disaster areas of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima, and the sharing of information
among JARES members. This led to the Earthquake Disaster Reconstruction Study
Group taking the lead in analyzing the damage structure in the affected areas andconducting field surveys, participating in the formulation of reconstruction concepts andplans for affected municipalities and making policy proposals, surveying the actual
living conditions of disaster victims, and providing reconstruction support for affectedcompanies and the affected economy.

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The results of these activities were published in Takeshi HAMADA (2013) Fisheryand Earthquake Disaster, Misuzu Shobo, Tomohiro OKADA (2013) Earthquake Disaster
Reconstruction and Local Authorities, Jichitai Kenkyusha, and Mitsuo YAMAKAWA(2013) Economic Geography of Disaster Area Reconstruction, Sakurai Shoten, etc. On
January 9, 2016, a symposium was held at the auditorium of Science Council of Japan.
Kikuo NISHIBORI from JARES participated as a panelist in the symposium“Establishment of the Academic Alliance for Disaster Reduction and Succession ofComprehensive Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake” held on January 9, 2016
in the auditorium of the Science Council of Japan.
When the Kumamoto earthquake occurred in April 2016, JARES members,
together with other academic societies, participated in field surveys in the affected areas.
The theme of the resulting symposium was “Regional Economics Approaches toEarthquakes and Disasters: Toward the Construction of ‘Regional Economics ofDisasters.’” Furthermore, Mitsuo YAMAKAWA made a poster presentation at the 7th
Symposium on Academic Cooperation for Disaster Reduction “Natural Disasters that
occurred in a complex series in the summer of 2008 and academic research reports”
held on March 12, 2019.
In addition, membership in the Union of National Economic Associations inJapan was realized in 2019.
(Hironobu ODA, Seikei University)

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JAPAN RISK MANAGEMENT SOCIETY

Introduction
In this paper, firstly we introduce the activity of the Japan Risk Management
Society (JARMS). Secondly we point out the trends and the direction of the research on
risk management as a background of the activity of JARMS. Thirdly and as an annex
we sum up traditional theories of risk management which members of JARMS utilize asa basis.
1. Outline and History of JARMS
1.1. Roots and Background of Academic Research on Risk Management
Before examining trends in academic research on risk management based on theactivity of JARMS, we summarize the origin and background of this field as follows.
Table 1: Roots of risk management and its academic research
Roots of risk management
1. “Risikopolitik” by enterprises in Germany in 1920s.
2. “Insurance management” as one of the survival strategies by firms in the U.S.A. inthe 1930s under the Great Depression.
3. “Crisis management” seen in the Cuba Crisis in 1962.
Roots of academic research on risk management
1. «Security Function» in Administration Générale et Industrielle by Henri FAYOL in
1918.
2. “Risk Management: New Phase of Cost Control” by Russell B. GALLAGHER in
Harvard Business Review, vol. 34, no. 5 in 1956.
3. Introduction of risk management theory of the U.S.A. into Japan in the 1960s.
4. Foundation of JARMS in 1978
5. Publication of Risk Management Frameworks like Enterprise Risk Management(ERM) by COSO (2004) revised in 2017 and ISO 31000: Risk management –Principles and guidelines (2009) revised in 2018

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1. IJPC (Iran Japan Petrochemical) project, made difficult by the Iran-Iraq War in 1980
- Consciousness of speculative risk 2. Glico-Morinaga affair in 1984-1985- Consciousness of risks against firms like kidnapping of president and blackmailwith poisoning of products 3. The Great Hanshin Earthquake destroyed the city of Kobe on January 17th, 1995.
- The first earthquake that hit a modern big city like Kobe 4. The Sarin nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by Aum Shinrikyo on March
20th, 1995.
- The first terrorist attack with chemical material in a modern big city like Tokyo 5. The terrorist attack in the U.S.A. on September 11th, 2001.
- Consciousness of terrorists’ attack and of risk and security management abroad 6. Corporate scandals such as the Snow Brand affair in 2000 and 2002.
- Concepts like internal control, corporate governance and compliance from theviewpoint of risk management 7. The Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Incident at Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Plant on March 11th, 2011.
- The first combination of big catastrophes. Consciousness of the worst scenario 8. COVID-19 Pandemic
9. Ukrainian War

1.2. Outline of JARMS
In 2018, JARMS celebrated its 40th anniversary of foundation. This society is thefirst academic association on risk management in Japan.
In 1978, 29 scholars had a meeting at Kansai University, Osaka and on thatoccasion JARMS was founded. Since then, JARMS has hosted 36 national conferences
and more than 100 local conferences. During this time, JARMS has contributed
significantly to the academic development and practical application of risk and crisis
management in Japan as well as abroad.
In November 1984, JARMS was officially recognized as a registered academic
association under Article 18 of the Japanese Academic Council Law. In October 1992,
JARMS entered the Union of National Economics Associations in Japan. In 2007
JARMS became a member of the Japan Federation of Management-Related Academies(JFMRA, http://www.jfmra.org/).
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- As the oldest academic association in Japan on risk management, JARMS respects aclassical theory like insurance management.
- JARMS introduced “speculative risk” into the field of risk management already in the
1970s.
- JARMS adopts on interdisciplinary approach.
- JARMS’s approach is practical, having not only academicians but also many businessperson as members.
- JARMS is not satisfied with research on risks only. JARMS emphasizes “management”
of risk. Thus JARMS members work on how we “manage” risks by choosing anddeciding risk treatment alternatives.
- Having no economic connection with any particular enterprises, JARMS dares tocriticize or make proposals, if necessary, to government or firms, etc.
- JARMS works on not only economical or physical risks but also human and mental
ones. As examples, JARMS has proposed concepts like “managers’ risk”, “mental
health risk management” or “social risk management”.
- As a “shinise” (an old established shop) on academic research on risk management,
JARMS is “small but brilliant” in contributing to society.
1.3. Annual National Conference
Every year, JARMS holds an annual national conference and two or three local
conferences.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the theory, “General and Industrial
Administration” by Henri FAYOL and also to pay tribute to the memory of the founder,
Dr. Toshiaki KAMEI who passed away on the 14th of January 2016, JARMS held its 40th
Annual National Conference on the 15th of October, 2016. The members gathered at the
newly opened Umeda Campus of Kansai University.
Following are the general themes adopted in each national conference and thenames of the host universities.
Table 3: National Conferences of JARMS
No.

Year

Host University

General Theme of the National Conference

40th

October

Kansai University,
Umeda Campus

100th Anniversary of Risk Management
Theory─ 100 Years of Security Function by Henri
FAYOL

2016

41st

September Tohoku Fukushi

New Development and Problems of Disaster

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2017

42nd June 2018

University

Area Reconstruction after 3.11

Senshu University

Health Management and Risk Management

43rd

September Kansai University
2018

44th

September Hannan University Globalization of Risk and Risk Management
2019

45th

March
2021

46th

September Zoom & Sendai
2021
Tokyo ElectronHall

Ten Years After the Great East Japan
Earthquake ─ Issues on Resilience and Risk
Management

47th

September Zoom & Sendai
2022
Tokyo Electron
Hall

With After COVID-19 and Risk Management

Zoom & Kansai
University

New Risk and New Treatment

Theory of Prof. UEDA’s Risk Management

1.4. Journal of JARMS, Risk and Management
JARMS publishes a journal called Risk and Management (Kiken to Kanri).
From No. 13 in 1985, this journal changed its style into a real book. Its colorful
appearance is outstanding compared with other academic journals in Japan. The
renewed journal of JARMS is called JARMS Report. JARMS Report No. 1 corresponds
to Risk and Management No. 13 and thus the latest issue JARMS Report No. 35
corresponds to Risk and Management No. 47.
Following are the titles of JARMS Report published since 1985.
Table 4: Journal of JARMS, Risk and Management (JARMS Report)
No. of JARMS
Report/No. of Risk andManagement

Month andYear of
Publication

No. 35/No. 47

May 2016

100 Years of Risikopolitik ─ Risk Paradox

No. 36/No. 48

June 2017

100 Years of Henri Fayol’s Theory from Fayol’s
Theory on Security Function (1916) to Toshiaki
Kamei’s Theory on Crisis Breakthrough (2016)

No. 37/No. 49

June 2018

New Development and Problems of Disaster Area
Reconstruction after 3.11

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No. 38/No. 50

June 2019

Health Management and Risk Management─ New Risk and New Risk Treatment

No. 39/No. 51

April 2020

Globalization of Risk and Risk Management

No. 40/No. 52

April 2021

COVID-19 and Risk Management

No. 41/No. 53

April 2022

Ten Years After the Great East Japan Earthquake─ Issues on Resilience and Risk Management

1.5 WEBJARMS
In November 1996, JARMS opened its Web site, WEBJARMS. WEBJARMS is
one of the first Web sites created by an academic association of social science. The firstversion of WEBJARMS was created in November 1996 through the internet server
NACSIS of the Ministry of Education.
In
March
1999,
the
secondversionof
WEBJARMS(http://homepage3.nifty.com/jarms/) was created through the internet server of Nifty, thelargest internet supplier in Japan. In 2009 after the fundamental renewal, the third
version of WEBJARMS was open through the internet server of the Ministry of
Education again.
In March 2012 the internet server service for academic associations by the
Ministry of Education stopped operation. Thus, the fourth version of WEBJARMS has
been open at the following URL since April 2012: http://www.jarms.jp/
And now we see the fifth version of WEBJARMS at https://jarms.jp
1.6. International Exchange
JARMS has connections with academic associations in Korea such as the Korea
Risk Management Society and also with those in Taiwan such as the Taiwan Risk
Management Society. JARMS exchanges guest speakers at meetings almost every year.
Recently JARMS invited some scholars from Europe such as Dr. FranzWALDENBER of Munich University, Germany or Dr. Olivier TORRÉS of Montpellier
University, France.
International exchange has become intense these years. In September 2013,
JARMS held jointly with the French Embassy a conference on “New Risk and SME”.
M. MASSET, Ambassador of France in Japan, came to Senriyama Campus, Kansai
University to participate in all the parts of this event with the rest of the Frenchdelegation. In November 2014, JARMS held jointly an AMAROK “Conference on

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Health of SME Managers” by inviting Professor TORRÉS. In September 2015 JARMS
co-organized its 39th National Conference with the German Institute of JapaneseStudies at this institution in Tokyo.
These kinds of academic exchange will contribute to sharing each country’s
valuable information on risk management issues.
2. Trends on Risk Management Research
The fundamental task of risk management study, research and implementation is
to manage the variety of risks that have the potential to affect individuals, organizations,business and other entities.
Because risk management is such a fundamental factor in the process of decision
making, the process of risk control and risk finance can be affected from time to time by
the environment in which such decisions are made. In other words, circumstances atdifferent times are bound to produce new risks. As a result, the risk manager must
estimate and, as accurately as possible, predict such changes of environment and use
their best endeavors to minimize the losses suffered by entities that face such risks.
Considering that broadly speaking, the community at large became aware of andsensitized to risk management concepts and issues in the beginning of 21st century, it ispossible to identify some particular circumstances that illustrate the contemporary risk
management approaches and policy. (From Kazuo UEDA, “Japan Risk Management
Society” Information Bulletin of the Union of National Economic Associations in Japan,
No. 18, 1998, p. 74-p. 75.)
3.1. Problems relating to mental health
Under the depression of the Japanese economy, lots of people feel uneasy. Lots ofcompany employees are suffering from restructuring policies and reduction of income,etc. People are depressed and irritated. The increase of the suicide of middle-aged
persons, unemployment, atrocious crimes and juvenile delinquencies have led to theintroduction of a psychological approach to risk management study.
JARMS members established a concept of Crisis Management Counseling in
1999, thus introducing psychology and counseling into risk management. Thus familyrisk management is broadened, from mere treatment of investment and life insurance, toa management science of mental health and crisis.
In 2000, JARMS founded the Family Crisis Management Society in order tofocus on the discussion concerning the problems such as family crisis, mental health of
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The Family Crisis Management Society was later changed to the Risk
Professional Society. Now it has become the Social Risk Management Society.
3.2. Business Ethics and Corporate GovernanceIn 2000, Snow Brand Milk caused a food poisoning epidemic, and it was revealed
that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. had concealed information on its defective cars. In 2002,
it was revealed that Snow Brand Foods had replaced its product labels to turn cheap
beef into expensive beef. Similar corporate crimes were continuously revealed.
Corporate insincerity and lack of awareness of crisis management are accusednationwide each time this kind of incident is revealed.
Besides these kinds of corporate insincerity, the situation where Japanese banks
still remain unstable, the increase of bankruptcy of big firms such as Sogo madeconsumers lose their faith in Japanese industry and managers.
Under these circumstances, JARMS chose Corporate Governance and Risk
Management as the general theme of its 25th annual conference at Hiroshima Shudo
University in 2001. Members discussed the ideal corporate governance to prevent
corporate insincerity, crime, and bad management caused by managers’ fault.
This topic is still one of the most important problems of corporate risk
management. Thus on various occasions, JARMS continues to focus on the proposal ofa better corporate risk management system as a means of corporate governance. JARMS
has the advantage of having traditionally pointed out incompetence of managers as amain cause of bad management (managers’ risk) based on the theory of the founder, Dr.
Toshiaki KAMEI.
3.3. National Crisis Management after September 11, 2001
Horrific terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001 and inAlgeria in 2013 overthrew the common sense of national security and that of security
management abroad. These incredible incidents made clear the necessity to be more
conscious of crisis management at both the national level and the individual level. Alsothese incidents led to problems for the airline industry and non-life insurance.
Conclusion - Contemporary trends in risk management To conclude, we would like to list up contemporary trends in risk management
besides the three topics mentioned above. Thus the following are research directions inrisk management study:
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2. Paradigm shift in risk management (1) ─ from management of pure risks tomanagement of all risks including speculative risk
3. Paradigm shift in risk management (2) – not only financial and material risk
management but also human and mental risk management
4. Development of risk management as an application for business administration andstrategy.
5. Combination with various concepts of management such as promotion of corporate
value, corporate governance, business ethics, internal control, corporate social
responsibility compliance, environmental management, etc.
6. Publication of framework models of risk management such as ERM (2004) and ISO
31000 (2009). This was revised in 2017.
7. Standardization of risk management such as AS/NZS 4360: 1999 Risk Management
and ISO 31000 (2009). This was revised in 2018.
8. Development of risk information disclosure as a means of risk communication bybusiness firms: role of communication.

Figure 1: Business Risk Information Disclosure as a means of risk communication(a) Internal Communication(Top Management←→Middle Management←→Lower Management, Genba)(b) External Communication(Enterprise←→Stakeholder: stockholder,investor, consumer, community)↓ Risk Information Disclosure① Communication to understand risk surrounding enterprise→Mutual
understanding about the situation on risks② Communication to understand how to handle risks:→Mutual understanding about the risk treatment

1. Organization of risk management function: role of coordination- type 1: risk management at top management level:1) coordination between top management level risk management and functional
level risk management572) basis of crisis management committee in emergency- type 2: risk management in each function
2. Social Risk Management: in modern times we see risk being gigantic, global,
diversified and social. For example the possibility of another great earthquake in Japaninfluences all parts of Japanese society. In order to face such social risk, various risk
management approaches must cooperate together. That is to say personal risk
management (RM), family RM, community RM, local government RM, business RM,
school RM, governmental RM should be linked to cope with social risk.
With all the activity mentioned and introduced in this paper, the Japan Risk
Management Society, JARMS, is contributing much to the academic development andpractical application of risk management in Japan.
References:
Toshiaki KAMEI “The Nature and Classifications of Risk Management” Kansai
University Review of Economics and Business, Vol. 19, No. 1-No. 2, March 1991.
Kazuo UEDA, “Japan Risk Management Society” Information Bulletin of the Union of
National Economic Associations in Japan, No.18, 1998.
Katsuyuki KAMEI, “Japan Risk Management Society” Information Bulletin of the Unionof National Economic Associations in Japan, No.22, 2002.
Katsuyuki KAMEI, “Japan Risk Management Society” Information Bulletin of the Unionof National Economic Associations in Japan, No. 36, 2016, pp.66-82.

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NIPPON URBAN MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCHASSOCIATION

1. History and Outline of the Association
The Nippon Urban Management and Local Government Research Association(NUMLGRA) was founded on 23rd June in 1984 during a founding convention held inOsaka, with its purpose as an interdisciplinary and international research organization.
The objectives of the Association are as follows: (1) promoting theoretical andpolitical research works for more scientific, modernistic and democratic local
autonomy systems, (2) contributing to local autonomy development.
To accomplish these objectives, the Association has performed some activities asfollows: (1) holding a national convention annually and regional meetings at regulartimes in the year, (2) publishing bulletins and collected papers on the latest issues inlocal autonomy and administration, (3) offering new public policies, (4) doing joint
research with related parties, (5) encouraging friendly relationships among members.
The Association consists of 269 individual members, 34 student members, nine
subscript members and two honorary members (as of July 2022).
2. Annual National Convention (1985-2022)
The annual national convention of the Association is usually held every autumn.
At each convention, a common theme is set up by the host university. As the problems
related to local autonomy are various and complicated, the Association needs to adopt
interdisciplinary approaches to tackle them. Therefore, researchers in many different
fields are invited to present works at the convention.
The common themes, the presentations and the host universities since the 34th
convention in 2017 are as follows:
The 34th annual convention was held at Matsuyama University in September,2017 with the common theme of Local autonomy in the era of depopulation: in searchof Innovation in Basic Municipalities. In this convention, we held two symposiums.
The first symposium was held under a common theme, in which a panel discussion washeld by four speakers: Takashi INOUE (Ehime Prefecture General Affairs Department
Municipal Promotion Section Chief), Naoto AKIYAMA (Imabari City Planning Section
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(Matsuyama University), and chaired by Katsutoshi SENOU (Matsuyama University).
The second symposium was held under the theme “Imabari City’s aim for regional
revitalization style ─ Aiming for the fusion of culture x sports x tourism”. A panel
discussion was held by three speakers: Koutaro NISHIHARA (President of Daiichi
Printing Co., Ltd.), Shinya NAGAI (Muroran Institute of Technology), Cho OGAWA(Onomichi City University), and chaired by Kazuyuki ISHIDA (Tokushima University).
The 35th annual convention was held at Muroran Institute of Technology in
September, 2018. Its common theme was Local Survival Risk and Local Autonomy.
Under this theme, following the first keynote speech by Yasuyuki YAMA (Kwansei
Gakuin University), and the second keynote speech by Nobuhiko NISHIMURA (Hokkaigakuen University), a symposium was held with five panelists: Mami UEMURA(Akabira city council member), Tetsuya ANZAI (Otaru city council member), Tatsuhiko
MINAMIKAWA (Muroran city council member), Yasuyuki YAMA, Nobuhiko NISHIMURA
and chaired by Kazuyuki ISHIDA (Kansai University).
The 36th annual convention was held at Osaka Gakuin University in September,2019. Its common theme was a New Form for “Public”: How Far Can Society Play Its
Role? Under this theme, following the first keynote speech by Tatsuhiko SHINKAWA(Doshisha University), a symposium was held with four panelists: Tatsuhiko SHINKAWA,
Tasuku ISHIDA (Miyagi University), Izumi HOSHINO (Meiji University), Takako TEZUKA(Kawamura Gakuen Woman’s University), and chaired by Katsutoshi SENOU(Matsuyama University).
Under the influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 37th annual convention washeld online in 2020. A total of 14 research presentations were made using zoom.
The 38th annual convention was held at Yokohama National University in
September, 2021. As in the previous year, it was held online. Its common theme was
Deployment of SDGs by Local Governments. Following the keynote speech by
Nobuhiro SEIKI (Kanagawa Prefecture Policy Bureau), a symposium was held withthree panelists: Nobuhiro SEIKI, Miyuki KURODA (Planning and Coordination
Department, Yokohama City Warming Countermeasures Headquarters), Kazunaga
KATO (Odawara City Planning Department Planning Policy Division), and themoderator was Osamu KOIKE (Yokohama National University).
Another symposium was also held. The theme was “Promotion of regional
revitalization of SDGs through regional circulation symbiotic zone business”. A panel
discussion was held by three speakers: Daisuke SUZUKI (Shonan Electric Power Co.,
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(KDDI Corporation), and the moderator was Hiroyuki YATSUKI (Yokohama National
University).
The 39th annual convention was held at Doshisha University in October, 2022with a common theme of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Reform. In this convention, we
held two symposiums. The first symposium was held under a common theme.
Following the keynote speech by Takashi UEMURA (Mayor of Kyotanabe City), a
symposium was held with three panelists: Takashi UEMURA, Hiroko SHIGEMI (Kyoto
Prefectural Health and Welfare Department Director), Hirotake SHIMA (Kyoto City
Health and Welfare Bureau Medical Hygiene Promotion Office Director), and themoderator was Yu TANAKA (Nihon Fukushi University).
Another symposium was also held. The theme was “COVID-19 Pandemic andDigitization of Local Government”. A panel discussion was held by three speakers:
Kazuhiro YABUTOKO (Toyonaka City General Affairs Department Manager), Sachiko
OHTA (Osaka City Digital Management Office Planning Manager), Toshiaki KANO
(Osaka Prefecture Smart City Strategy Department Strategy Promotion Office Strategy
Planning Section Manager), and the moderator was Yu NODA (Doshisha University).
3. Publications
The Association issues a bulletin entitled the Journal of Urban Management andLocal Government Research. It is issued twice a year, and until now, it has been issued
58 times, the latest one being volume 31 number 1. The first bulletin of the year
consists of presentations from the symposium under the common theme of the previous
national convention, summaries of voluntary presentation sessions, and presentations at
each regional branch. The second bulletin of the year consists of papers contributed bymembers.
The titles of the papers are remarkably various, and they reflect the nature of the
Association as an interdisciplinary study group. The topics of the papers can beclassified broadly into six categories as follows: (l) local autonomy systems, (2)regional management, (3) regional industrial developments, (4) financial affairs of local
governments, (5) governmental accounting and auditing, and (6) information
processing and new media in the public sector.
The Association has published a collection of research papers, The Frontier ofLocal Autonomy (Seibunsha, 2009), commemorative of the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the Association, and The Deepening of Local Autonomy (Seibunsha, 2014),
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A local autonomy study series was planned by the Association’s board of
directors on September, 1995. The purposes were to present problems about the new
fields of local autonomy and to introduce the direction of studies about local autonomy
in the world. Then, in March, 1998, the Association also published a book titled
Forefront Theory of Local Autonomy (Keso-Shobou, Tokyo, 1998), consisting of 13
chapters including the preface.
4. Trends and Projections for the Association
The Association is composed of researchers and scholars from various
specialized fields in social science, and has actively contributed to the development oflocal autonomy. It has adhered to interdisciplinary studies since its starting day and has
also offered useful suggestions to the public on the basis of academic research. The
Association has tried to live up to the expectations of public demands, which call daily
for new methods in local governments and communities.
Presently, the Association is confronted with new social demands in theoreticaland practical fields in order to face newly arisen social conflicts within our society.
21st-Century society has experienced an unforeseen transformation through therevolutionary advancement of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
Such advanced ICT has shrunk both the time and space and created a world
increasingly depending on mutual exchanges on a global scale. Technology revolutions
have brought about the high speed of globalization, overcoming national and cultural
divides and greatly affect individual day-to-day life and work and the activities of local
government.
On one hand Japan was the first country in the world which was hit by theshrinking population and ageing society, to experience a rapid decrease in workforce.
One the other hand, it is a big problem to maintain each local community as a livingsocial foundation for residents. In order to provide safe and stable living conditions into
the future, the activities of national and local government are very important.
Confronted with these issues, the Association cannot continue to employ existingmeasures, reflecting the empiricism of the public and private sectors. New optimal
resolutions and practical ones are needed on the bases of a theoretical background. The
Association is obliged to play a role to search for new ways.
Considering such situations, the Association has reviewed its own administrative
system, and has come up with the following action plans. First is to open the national
convention to the public and encourage participation in conferences concerning local

62autonomy to promote international debate on decentralization. Second is tocommunicate more actively with other academic societies by setting integrated targets
for discussion. Third is to have the functional capital facility to meet information
technology development and correspond to various requirements of our members.

(Office Address)
Nippon Urban Management and Local Government Research Association
c/o Seibunsha Pub. Co. Daiwa-Minamimorimachi Bldg.
Kita 2-6, 2-chome, Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-0041, Japane-mail:tihoujichi@skattsei.co.jp
http://www.skattsei.co.jp/tihoujichi/(Masakazu YANAGISHITA, Josai University)

63List of Member Associations
2022
JAPAN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION
日本会計研究学会
・Established: 1937
・Number of Members: 1,694
・President: Akira USUI (Waseda University)
・Publication: Monthly bulletin, Kaikei (Accounting) , Japanese Accounting Forum Annals,
JAA Kaikei-Puroguresu (JAA Accounting Progress)
・Liaison Office of the Japan Accounting Association
c/o International Business Institute, Co., Ltd.
Tsukasa Building 3rd F. , 518 Waseda Tsurumaki-cho, Shinku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041, Japane-mail: jaa@ibi-japan.co.jp
http://www.jaa-net.jp
The next annual meeting will be held at Osaka Metropolitan University on September 1-3, 2023.
THE ACCOUNTING AND ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN （AEAJ）
日本経済会計学会
・Established: 1984
・Number of Members: Members 596
・President: Manabu SAKAUE (Hosei University)
・Publication: The Contemporary Disclosure Research
Accounting Letters
The Journal of Business Analysis
The Journal of Business Disclosure
・The Accounting and Economic Association of Japan（AEAJ）
c/o

Professor Kenji KAWASHIMA
Faculty of Business Administration, Hosei University,
2-17-1, Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8160, Japan
https://aea-j.org

ACCOUNTING HISTORY ASSOCIATION, JAPAN
日本会計史学会
・Established: 1982
・Number of Members: Individual 161
・President: Eiichiro KUDO (Seinan Gakuin University)
・Publication: YEARBOOK OF ACCOUNTING HISTORY ASSOCIATION
・Accounting History Association, Japan
c/o Associate Professor Kentaro HARADA
Faculty of Commerce, Seinan Gakuin University,
6-2-92, Nishijin, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka 814-8511, Japane-mail: shigakkai@gmail.com
http://ahaj.org
The next 42nd annual meeting will be held at Osaka Metropolitan University (Online Meeting), 2023.
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THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE
経営行動科学学会
・Established: 1997
・Number of Members: Individual 788, Collective 15
・President: Norihiko TAKEUCHI (Waseda University)
・Publication: Japanese Journal of Administrative Science (Keieikodokagaku)(Refereed journal published three times a year)
Proceedings for the Annual Convention of the Japanese Association of Administrative
Science (JAAS)
The Japanese Association of Administrative Science (JAAS) Newsletter (Occasional publications)・The Japanese Association of Administrative Science (JAAS)
c/o

Accelight Inc.
Asahinakayama Bld.5F,
3-5-4, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japane-mail: official-info@jaas-org.jp
http://jaas-org.jp
The next 26th annual meeting will be held at Tokyo Metropolitan University, 2023.
THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS SOCIETY OF JAPAN
日本農業経済学会

・Established: 1924
・Number of Members: 1,500
・President: Atsuyuki ASAMI (Kyoto University)
・Publication: Bulletin of the Society, Nogyokeizai Kenkyu (Journal of Rural Economics) - quarterly
The Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics - annual
・The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan
c/o The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan
Kyoritsu
Shin-Kyoritsu Building 2F, 2-22-4, Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, Japane-mail: office@aesjapan.sakura.ne.jp
https://www.aesjapan.or.jp
The next annual meeting will be held at Aoyama Gakuin University on March 17-20, 2023.
JAPAN SCHOLARLY ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN MANAGEMENT (JSAAM)
アジア経営学会
・Established: 1993
・Number of Members: 316
・President: Isao YANAGIMACHI (Keio University)
・Publication: The Journal of Asian Management Studies
・Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management (JSAAM)
・Executive Secretary: Masashi ARAI
c/o Faculty of International Relations, Asia University,
5-8, Sakai, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8629, Japane-mail: jsaamoffice@ifeama.org
http://www.ifeama.org/jsaam
The next 30th annual meeting will be held at Keio University in September, 2023.

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JAPAN ACADEMY FOR ASIAN MARKET ECONOMIES
アジア市場経済学会
・Established: 1997
・Number of Members: 256
・President: Junichi MURAMATSU (Okayama University of Science)・Publication: Japan Academy for Asian Market Economies ― annual
JAFAME Newsletter (Occasional publications)・Japan Academy for Asian Market Economies
c/o Professor Yoshiro FUJIOKA
Faculty of Business Management, Osaka Sangyo University,
3-1-1, Nakagaito, Daito-City, Osaka 574-8530, Japane-mail: yfujioka@dis-osaka-sandai.ac.jp
http://www.jafame.jp
The next annual meeting will be held at Tokyo Keizai University on July 8-9, 2023 with the symposium“Worldwide inflation and the Asian Market Economy”.
JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES
アジア政経学会
・Established: 1953
・Number of Members: 1,030
・President: Yuri SATO (The Japan Foundation)・Publication: Asian Studies ― quarterly・Japan Association for Asian Studies
c/o Ochanomizu Academic Association NPO
Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, Building 3rd. 204,2-1-1, Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japane-mail: jaas-info@npo-ochanomizu.org
https://www.jaas.or.jp

JAPAN ACADEMY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
日本経営学会・Established: 1926
・Number of Members: 1,768
・President: Nobuyuki DEMISE (Meiji University)
・Publication: Keieigaku Ronshu ― once a year
Journal of Business Management ― once or twice a year
・Japan Academy of Business Administration.
c/o 78, Tenjicho,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0808, Japane-mail: jaba@keiei-gakkai.jp
https://www.keiei-gakkai.jp
The 97th annual meeting will be held at Kobe Gakuin University on September 4-7, 2023 with thesymposium “Social Transformation and Economics”.
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JAPAN BUSINESS COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION (JBCA)
国際ビジネスコミュニケーション学会
・Established: 1934
・Number of Members: 153
・President: Takehisa KOBAYASHI (Wako University)
・Publication: The Journal of International Business Communication
・Japan Business Communication Association
c/o Professor Takehisa KOBAYASHI
Faculty of Economics and Business, Wako University,
2160, Kanai-cho, Machida-shi, Tokyo 195-8585, Japane-mail: kobatake@wako.ac.jp
https://jbca.gr.jp
The 83rd annual meeting will be held at Chuo University in fall, 2023.
JAPAN SOCIETY FOR BUSINESS ETHICS
日本経営倫理学会
・Established: 1993
・Number of Members: 517
・President: Ayako SENDO (Takushoku University)
・Publication: Journal of Japan Society for Business Ethics
Newsletter of Japan Society for Business Ethics ― 3 times per year
・Japan Society for Business Ethics
5-3-13, Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 112-0012, Japane-mail: info@jabes1993.org
https://www.jabes1993.org/
The next annual meeting will be held at Komazawa University (Setagaya-ku) on June 10-11, 2023 with thesymposium “Traditional Culture and Philosophy and Business Ethics”.
BUSINESS HISTORY SOCIETY OF JAPAN
経営史学会
・Established: 1964
・Number of Members: personal 731, institutional 16
・President: Makoto KASUYA (University of Tokyo)
・Publication: Japan Business History Review ― quarterly
Japanese Reserach in Business History ― annually
・Business History Society of Japan
c/o Keishi OKABE
College of Economics, Rikkyo University,
3-34-1, Nishiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8501, Japane-mail: jimukyoku@bhs.ssoj.info
https://bhsj.smoosy.atlas.jp/ja/
The next annual meeting will be held at Kumamoto Gakuen University in fall, 2023.

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JAPAN SOCIETY OF BUSINESS MATHEMATICS
日本経営数学会
・Established: 1959
・Number of Members: 126
・President: Kinya MACHIDA (Surugadai University)
・Publication: Journal of Business Mathematics
・Japan Society of Business Mathematics
c/o Professor Akira UCHINO
School of Commerce, Senshu University,
2-1-1, Higashimita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki 214-8580, Japane-mail: uchino@isc.senshu-u.ac.jp
http://sites.google.com/site/jpbizmath/
CIRIEC Japanese Section(Japan Society of Research and Information on Public and Cooperative Economy)
国際公共経済学会（公共･協同経済国際研究情報センター日本支部）
・Established: 1985
・Number of Members: individual 290, cooperative 7
・ Representative: Ichiya NAKAMURA (Professional University of Information and Management for
Innovation)・Publication: International Public Economy Study
・CIRIEC Japanese Section
c/o Professor Akihiro ITO
Department of Commerce, Nagoya Gakuin University,
1-25, Atsutanishi, Atsuta-ku, Nagoya 456-8612, Japane-mail: office@ciriec.jp
http://ciriec.com/
The next annual meeting will be held at Professional University of Information and Management for
Innovation in December, 2023.
JAPAN SOCIETY FOR COMMODITY SCIENCE
日本商品学会・Established: 1935
・Number of Members: 90
・President: Satomu OHARA (Doshisha University)
・Publication: Quarterly bulletin, Shohin Kenkyu (Studies on Commodities)
・Japan Society for Commodity Science
c/o Mainichi Academic Forum Inc.
East-core, 9th Floor, Palaceside Building,
1-1-1, Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0003, Japane-mail: maf-jscs@mynavi.jp
http://jscs.jpn.org
The next annual meeting will be held at Musashi University, 2023.

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JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC STUDIES (JACES)
比較経済体制学会
・Established: 1963
・Number of Members: 201
・Chief Representative: Masahiko YOSHII (Kobe University)
・Publication: Japanese Journal of Comparative Economics ― annually 2 volumes
・The Japan Association for Comparative Economic Studies (JACES)
c/o Taku OKAZAKI (Lecturer)
Faculty of Social Sciences, Hagoromo University of International Stadies,
1-89-1, Hamadera minamimachi, Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka 592-8344, Japane-mail: adm@jacesecon.sakura.ne.jp
http://www.jaces.info
The next annual meeting will be held at Kanagawa University on June 3-4, 2023 with the symposium“TBA”.
JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR CHINESE ECONOMY AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES
中国経済経営学会
・Established: 2014
・Number of Members: 471
・President: Deqiang LIU (Kyoto University)
・Publication: Journal of Chinese Economic and Management Studies (Publish twice a year)
・Japanese Association for Chinese Economy and Management Studies
c/o Professor Kazutsugu OSHIMA
Department of Economics, St. Andrew’s University
1-1, Manabino, Izumi-shi, Osaka 594-1198, Japane-mail: jacem.office@gmail.com
https://www.jacem.org/top.html
The next annual meeting will be held at Doshisha University in November, 2023.
JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT (JACSM)
日本比較経営学会
・Established: 1976
・Number of Members: 160
・President: Hiroshi TANAKA (Ritsumeikan University)
・Publication: Journal of the Association for the Comparative Studies of Management
・Japan Association for the Comparative Studies of Management
c/o Professor Takashi HOSOKAWA
Faculty of Business Administration, Ryukoku University,
67 Fukakusa-Tsukamotocho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8577, Japane-mail: hosokawa@biz.ryukoku.ac.jp
https://www.jacsm.net
The next annual meeting will be held at Gifu University on May 12-14, 2023 with the symposium “Thesearch for a Post-Capitalist Management : Corporate Management in China and India”.

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JAPAN ACADEMY FOR CONSUMPTION ECONOMY
日本消費経済学会
・Established: 1974
・Number of Members: 192
・Chief Representative: Tomihiro KATAYAMA (Nakamura Gakuen University)
・Publication: Economy of Consumption Research・Japan Academy for Consumption Economy
c/o Professor Hiroki NISHIJIMA
Faculty of Business, Marketing and Distribution, Nakamura Gakuen University,
5-7-1 Befu, Jounan-ku, Fukuoka,814-0198, Japane-mail: nishijima@nakamura-u.ac.jp
http://jace.jpn.org
The 47th annual meeting will be held at Kindai University on June 24-25, 2023.
JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL ECONOMICS
文化経済学会＜日本＞・Established: 1990
・Number of Members: 468, Corporate membership 3
・President: Taisuke KATAYAMA (Shizuoka University of Art and Culture)・Publication: Journal of Cultural Economics Japan
Newsletter of Japan Association for Cultural Economics
・Japan Association for Cultural Economics (JACE)
c/o Academic Societies Center, Galileo, Inc.,
2-39-2-401, Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013, Japane-mail: g018jace-mng@ml.gakkai.ne.jp
http://www.jace.gr.jp
The next annual meeting will be held at Komatsu University in June, 2023.
THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC SOCIOLOGY
経済社会学会・Established: 1966
・Number of Members: 250
・President: Morio ONDA (Tsukuba Gakuin University)
・Publication: The Annual of the Society of Economic Sociology
・The Society of Economic Sociology
c/o Professor Masaaki KAMINUMA
School of Social Sciences, Waseda University,
1-6-1, Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050, Japane-mail: kaminuma@waseda.jp
https://www.waseda.jp/assoc-soes/
The 59th annual meeting will be held at Doshisha University on September 2-3, 2023 with the symposium“The Future of the Commodity Society”.

71THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
経済学史学会・Established: 1950
・Number of Members: 531
・President: Takuya SAKAMOTO (Waseda University)
・Publication: The History of Economic Thought
The Japanese Society for the History of Economic Thought Newsletter
The Proceedings of Annual Conference
・The Society for the History of Economic Thought
c/o Accelight Inc.
Asahi Nakayama Bldg. 5F,
3-5-4, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japane-mail: jshet@accelight.co.jp
https://jshet.net/
The 87th annual meeting will be held at Senshu University (Ikuta Campus) and Online Meeting (Zoom) on
May 20-21, 2023
THE JAPAN ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHERS
経済地理学会・Established: 1954
・Number of Members: 643, patronage members: 3
・President: Koji MATSUHASHI (Meiji University)
・Publication: Keizai Chirigaku Nempo (Annals of the Japan Association of Economic
Geographers) ― quarterly・Japan Association of Economic Geographers
c/o Faculty of Economics, Seikei University,
3-3-1, Kichijoji-kitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8633, Japane-mail: jimukyoku@economicgeography.jp
http://www.economicgeography.jp/index.html
The next annual meeting will be held at Senshu University (Kanda Campus) on May 27-28, 2023 with thesymposium “Restructuring the Suburbs of Large Conurbations”.
JAPAN ECONOMIC POLICY ASSOCIATION
日本経済政策学会
・Established: 1940
・Number of Members: individuals 825 institutional 2・President: Mototsugu FUKUSHIGE (Osaka University)
・Publication: Keizai Seisaku Gakkai Journal(Journal of Economic Policy Studies) ― semi annuallyInternational Journal of Economic Policy Studies ― annually
・The Japan Economic Policy Association
c/o Office of Professor Yukio MIYATA
School of International Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University,
1-155, Uegahara, Ichibancho, Nishinomiya 662-8501, Japane-mail: jepa-headquarters@jepa-hq.com
http://jepa.jpn.org/
The 80th annual meeting will be held at Chuo University on May 27-28, 2023.
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JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS
進化経済学会・Established: 1997
・Number of Members: individuals 372, honorary 2
・President: Akinori ISOGAI (Shimonoseki City University)
・Publication: Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review(biannual international journal, from Summer 2004)
Evolutionary Economics Proceedings
Newsletter of the Japan Association for Evolutionary Economics(Occasional Publications)
Evolutionary Controversies in Economics (English) from Springer - Verlag Tokyo
Genesis Evolutional Economics, vol.1, 2 (Japanese) from Springer - Verlag Tokyo
Handbook of Evolutionary Economics (Japanese) from Kyoritsu Shuppan Tokyo・Japan Association for Evolutionary Economics
c/o Professor Yuji HARADA
Faculty of Economics, Setsunan University,
17-8, Ikeda-nakamachi, Neyagawa-shi, Osaka 572-8508, Japane-mail: info@jafee.org
https://jafee.org
The next 28th annual meeting will be held at Fukui Prefectural University in March, 2024.
THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
生活経済学会・Established: 1985
・Number of Members: 572, Cooperative member 9・President: Kyoko UEMURA (Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University)
・Publication: Journal of Household Economics― twice a year
・The Japan Society of Household Economics
3-7-4, Kanda Misaki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
101-0061, Japane-mail: jshe@yu-cho-f.jp
http://jsheweb.smartcore.jp
The next annual meeting will be held at Hiroshima University of Economics (Online Meeting , Zoom) on
June 24-25, 2023 with the symposium“How Do Consumers Apply Behavioral Economics to the Problemsof Household Economics? How Should It Be Done ?”.
JAPAN SOCIETY OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
日本労務学会・Established: 1970
・Number of Members: individual 794, corporate 5・President: Ikutaro ENATSU (Kobe University)
・Publication: Japan Journal of Human Resource Management
・Japan Society of Human Resource Management
c/o International Business Institute, Co., Ltd.
Tsukasa Building 3rd. F. , 518 Waseda Tsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0041, Japane-mail: jshrm@ibi-japan.co.jp
http://www.ibi-japan.co.jp/jshrm/
The next annual meeting will be held at Kindai University on June 17-18, 2023.
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THE SOCIETY FOR INDUSTRIAL STUDIES, JAPAN
産業学会
・Established: 1975
・Number of Members: 242
・Chairman: Kazushi SHIMIZU (Kyushu University)
・Publication: Annals of The Society for Industrial Studies, Japan・The Society for Industrial Studies
c/o Professor Hiroshi KOEZUKA
Ritsumeikan University,
2-150, Iwakura, Ibaraki-shi, Osaka 567-8570, Japan
http://www.sisj.org/
The next annual meeting will be held at Seinan Gakuin University on June 17-18, 2023.
THE JAPANESE SOCIETY OF INSURANCE SCIENCE
日本保険学会・Established: 1940
・Number of Members: honorary 17 ordinary 900 including
6 foreigners, supporting organizations 93
・President: Shigenori ISHIDA (Kansai University)
・Publication: Journal of Insurance Science (Hoken-gaku Zasshi) ― quarterly
・The Japanese Society of Insurance Science
c/o Japan Institute of Life Insurance,
3-4-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japane-mail: gakkai@jsis365.onmicrosoft.com
http://www.js-is.org/
The next annual meeting will be held at Kyoto Sangyo University in late October or early November, 2023.

JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STUDIES
国際会計研究学会
・Established: 1984
・Number of Members: 486
・President: Noriyuki KONISHI (Aoyama Gakuin University)
・Publication: Kokusai Kaikei Kenkyu Gakkai Nempo (Bulletin of Japanese
Association for International Accounting Studies)Japanese Association for International Accounting Studies
c/o Shun TAKAI
Graduate School of Professional Accountancy, Aoyama Gakuin University,
4-4-25, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8366, Japane-mail: office@jaias.org
https://jaias.org
The next annual meeting will be held at Aichi Gakuin University, 2023.

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JAPAN ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
国際ビジネス研究学会
・Established: 1994
・Number of Members: individual 646, corporate 4
・President: Junjiro SHINTAKU (University of Tokyo)
・Publication : Journal of International Business・Japan Academy of International Business Studies
c/o Professor Jusuke IKEGAMI
School of Commerce, Waseda University,
1-6-1 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan
Liaison office:International Business Institute, Co., Ltd.
Tsukasa Building 3rd. F. , 518 Waseda Tsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0041, Japane-mail: jaibs@ibi-japan.co.jp
https://www.ibi-japan.co.jp/jaibs/html/index.html
The next annual meeting will be held at Hosei University in November, 2023.

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THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
日本国際経済学会
・Established: 1950
・Number of Members: individual 899, corporate 2・President: Masahiro ENDOH (Keio University)
・Publication: Kokusai-Keizai and The International Economy ― both are issued once yearly
・The Japan Society of International Economics
c/o Professor Masahiro ENDOH
Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University,
2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japane-mail: head-office@jsie.jp
http://www.jsie.jp/
The next annual meeting will be held at Meiji University in fall, 2023.
JAPAN ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND BUSINESS
日本貿易学会・Established: 1960
・Number of Members: 310, corporate: 3
・President: Kimihiro KOHNO (Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University)
・ Publication: ① The Annual Bulletin of the Japan Academy for International Trade and Business②Research Paper of Japan Academy for International Trade and Business③JAFTAB News ― twice yearly・Japan Academy for International Trade and Business (JAFTAB)
c/o Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University,
1-38, Nakauzura, Gifu-shi, Gifu 500-8288, Japane-mail: info@jaftab.org
http://jaftab.org
The 62nd National Convention will be held at Japan External Trade Organization on May 28-29, 2023.

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JAPAN ACADEMY OF LABOR AND MANAGEMENT (JALM)
労務理論学会・Established: 1991
・Number of Members: individual 239
・President: Tsuyako NAKAMURA (Doshisha University)
・Publication: Labor and Management Review (Roumu-riron Gakkaishi)
・Japan Academy of Labor and Management (JALM)
c/o Professor Akira TANIMOTO
Faculty of Commerce, Doshisha University,
601 Genbu-cho, Karasuma Higashi-iru, Imadegawa-dori Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8580, Japan
http://jalmsince1911.wixsite.com
The next annual meeting will be held at Okinawa University on June 24-25, 2023 with the symposium“Thirty Lost Years and Labor Management ” .
JAPAN LOGISTICS SOCIETY
日本物流学会・Established: 1983
・Number of Members: individual 460, corporate 20
・President: Minoru SAITO (Kanagawa University)
・Publication: Journal of Japan Logistics Society
・Japan Logistics Society
c/o NX Logistics Research Institute and Consulting, Inc,
Kanda-Izumicho 2, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0024, Japane-mail: logistics@nifty.com
http://www.logistics-society.jp
The next annual meeting will be held at Ryutsu Keizai University in September, 2023.
JAPAN SOCIETY OF LOGISTICS AND SHIPPING ECONOMICS
日本海運経済学会
・Established: 1966
・Number of Members: individual 236, corporate 21
・Representative: Kazushige TERADA (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
・Publication: Journal of Logistics and Shipping Economics
・Japan Society of Logistics and Shipping Economics
c/o Kazuhiko ISHIGURO Laboratory,
Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University,
5-1-1, Fukae-minami, Higashinada-ku, Kobe, 658-0022, Japane-mail: sec@jslse.jp
http://www.jslse.jp
The next annual meeting will be held at Tokyo Woman’s Christian University on October 28, 2023.

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JAPAN ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT
経営行動研究学会
・Established: 1991
・Number of Members: individual 338, corporate 4・Representative: Hiroshi MITO (University of Nagasaki)・Publication: The Annals of The Japan Academy of Management, News Letter
・Japan Academy of Management
c/o Liaison office:International Business Institute, Co., Ltd.
Tsukasa Building 3rd. F. , 518 Waseda Tsurumaki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0041, Japane-mail: jam1991org@ibi-japan.co.jp
http://www.jam1991.org/
THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
日本管理会計学会
・Established: 1991
・Number of Members: individual 691, corporate 11
・President: Kazunori ITO (Senshu University)
・Publication: The Journal of Management Accounting, Japan・The Japanese Association of Management Accounting
c/o Academic Center
358-5, Yamabuki-cho,Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0801, Japane-mail: jama-info@sitejama.jp
http://sitejama.jp/
The next annual meeting will be held at Tohoku Institute Technology (Yagiyama Campus) on August 2830, 2023.
NIPPON ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT(Formerly: NIPPON ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION)
日本マネジメント学会
・Established: 1979
・Number of Members: individual 575, corporate 5・President: Yohei MATSUMURA (Rissho University)
・Publication: Management Development (Annals), published by the administrative
office of the academy
・Nippon Academy of Management
c/o Yamashiro Keiei Kenkyujo
Kudan-Kaikan Terrace 2F,
1-6-5, Kudan-minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074, Japane-mail: jimukyoku@nippon-academy-of-management.com
http://nippon-management.jp/
The 87th National conference will be held at Bunkyo University on June 9-11, 2023.

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THE ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY
経営哲学学会・Established: 1984
・Number of Members: 286
・Representative : Kengo SAKAKIBARA (Keio University)
・Publication: Keiei Tetsugaku Journal(Journal of Management Philosophy)
・The Academy of Management Philosophy
c/o Professor Kengo SAKAKIBARA
Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University,
2-15-45, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japane-mail: officel@jamp.ne.jp
https://new.jamp.ne.jp
The next 40th annual meeting will be held at Meio University (Okinawa) in September, 2023.
JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
日本経営システム学会
・Established: 1981
・Number of Members: 463 individual members, 149 student members, 3 expert members
・President: Masatsugu SHIIHARA (Osaka Institute of Technology)
・Publication: Journal of Japan Association for Management Systems – three times per year,
International Journal of Japan Association for Management Systems (IJAMS) – once a year
JAMS NEWS – quarterly・Japan Association for Management Systems
c/o Ballard Heim No. 703, 1-20-3, Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073, Japane-mail: keieisys@jams-web.jp
http://www.jams-web.jp/
The 70th Spring meeting will be held at Tokai University in May, 2023.
The 71st Autumn meeting will be held at Tohoku University in November, 2023.
THE SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MANAGEMENT THEORIES
経営学史学会・Established: 1993
・Number of Members: 224, Cooperative 2・President: Kazuhiro FUJII (Aomori Public University)
・Publication: An annual report (published by Bunshindo, Tokyo)
・The Society for the History of Management Theories
c/o Faculty of Management and Economics, Aomori Public University
153-4, Yamazaki, Goushizawa,
Aomori-City, 030-0196, Japane-mail: gakushi-jimu@b.nebuta.ac.jp
https://keieigakusi.info
The next annual meeting will be held at Ryukoku University (Online Meeting) on May 27-28, 2023. The
main theme will be “The Direction and Management of Modern Capitalism”.

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JAPAN SOCIETY OF MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
日本商業学会・Established: 1951
・Number of Members: honorary 19, ordinary 1,004 supporting company 11
・President: Naoto ONZO (Waseda University)
・Publication: Journal of Marketing and Distribution ― two times a year
JSMD Review ― two times a year
International Journal of Marketing and Distribution ― two times a year
・Japan Society of Marketing and Distribution
c/o Proactive Inc.
3F Sannomiya Century Bldg.
83, Kyo-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0034, Japane-mail: jsmd@pac.ne.jp
http://jsmd.jp/
The next 73rd annual conference will be held at Okinawa International University on May 27-28, 2023
with the symposium “Regional Originality and Distribution and Marketing ― Post-Corona Challenges”.
JAPAN SOCIETY OF MONETARY ECONOMICS
日本金融学会・Established: 1943
・Number of Members: 1,256
・President: Shin-ichi FUKUDA (The University of Tokyo)
・Publication: Review of Monetary and Financial Studies ― biannuallyJapanese Journal of Monetary and Financial Economics ― biannually, online journal
・Japan Society of Monetary Economics
Toyo Keizai Building,
1-2-1, Hongoku-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0021, Japane-mail: jsme@d8.dion.ne.jp
https://www.jsmeweb.org/
The next Spring meeting will be held at Hitotsubashi University in spring, 2023.
JAPAN ACADEMY OF MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
多国籍企業学会
・Established: 2007
・Number of Members: 218
・President: Tetsuya USUI (Gakushuin University)
・Publication: MNE ACADEMY JOURNAL
・Secretary General, Japan Academy of Multinational Enterprises
c/o Associate Professor Takuya FUKAZAWA,
Faculty of Business Administration, Tokyo Fuji University,
3-8-1 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-0075 Japan
Email: mne@ibi-japan.co.jp
http://mne-jp.org/
The next annual meeting will be held at Nanzan University on July 8-9, 2023.
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特定非営利活動法人 組織学会
・Established: 1959
・Number of Members: individuals 1,920, corporate 13
・President: Nobuo TAKAHASHI (University of Tokyo)
・Publication: Organizational Science ― quarterly
・The Academic Association for Organizational Science
Mitsubishi Building 1st. B,
2-5-2, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japane-mail: soshiki@rio.odn.ne.jp
https://www.aaos.or.jp
The next Spring meeting will be held at Kyoto Sangyo University on June 24-25, 2023.
The next annual meeting will be held at Kansai University on October 28-29, 2023 with the symposium“The Spread of Organizational Theories”.
JAPAN SOCIETY OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
経済理論学会・Established: 1959
・Number of Members: 700
・Chief Representative: Yasuo GOTO (Fukushima University)
・Publication: Political Economy Quarterly ― quarterly・Japan Society of Political Economy
c/o Associate Professor Sousuke MORIMOTO
Faculty of Economics, Rikkyo University,
3-34-1, Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku,
Tokyo 171-8501, Japan.
e-mail: jspesecretariat@googlegroups.com
https://www.jspe.gr.jp
The 71st annual meeting will be held at Tohoku Gakuin University, 2023.
POLITICAL ECONOMY AND ECONOMIC HISTORY SOCIETY
政治経済学・経済史学会
・Established: 1948
・Number of Members: 696
・Representative Director: Masayuki TANIMOTO (University of Tokyo)
・Publication: REKISHI TO KEIZAI(The Journal of Political Economy and Economic History) ― quarterly
The Political Economy and Economic History Society
c/o Hongo Post Office Box 56
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8691, Japane-mail: seikeishi@gmail.com
https://seikeishi.com
The next annual meeting will be held at Komazawa University on October 28-29, 2023.

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POPULATION ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN
日本人口学会・Established: 1948
・Number of Members: 345
・President: Hisashi INABA (The University of Tokyo)
・Publication: Jinkogaku Kenkyu (The Journal of Population Studies)
・Population Association of Japan
c/o Association for Supporting Academic Societies (ASAS)
Koishikawa Urban 4F, 5-3-13, Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0012, Japane-mail: paoj@asas-mail.jp
http://www.paoj.org/
The next 75th annual meeting will be held at Nanzan University on June 10-11, 2023.

THE JAPAN PORT ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION
日本港湾経済学会
・Established: 1962
・Number of Members: 140
・Representative Manager: Toshihiko MATSUO (Osaka University of Commerce)・Publication: Kowan Keizai Kenkyu(The Annual Report of the Japan Port Economics Association)
・Japan Port Economics Association
c/o Professor Kimihiro KOHNO
Gifu Shotoku University,
1-38, Nakauzura, Gifu-shi, Gifu 500-8288, Japane-mail: info@port-economics.jp
http://port-economics.jp/

JAPAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE
日本財政学会・Established: 1940
・Number of Members: 800
・Chairman: Masayoshi HAYASHI (University of Tokyo)
・Publication: Public Finance Studies (Zaiseikenkyu)
・The Japan Institute of Public Financec/o Academic Societies Center, Galileo, Inc.,
2-39-2-401, Higashiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013, Japane-mail: g016jipf-mng@ml.gakkai.ne.jp
http://www.gakkai.ne.jp/jipf/
The next annual meeting will be held at Kyushu University in October, 2023.

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THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF PUBLIC UTILITY ECONOMICS
公益事業学会・Established: 1949
・Number of Members: regular members 317, corporation members 54
・President: Fumitoshi MIZUTANI (Kobe University)
・Publication: Journal of Public Utility Economics
・Koeki Jigyo Gakkai (The Japan Society of Public Utility Economics)
c/o Urban Net Nihonbashi Bldg.,
2-14-10, Ningyo-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0013, Japane-mail: koeki@icr.co.jp
http://www.jspu-koeki.jp
The next annual meeting will be held at Osaka Metropolitan University on June 10-11, 2023 with thesymposium “Renewal of Aging Infrastructure and Public Utility Economics”.
THE JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC STUDIES
日本地域経済学会
・Established: 1989
・Number of Members: 289
・President: Makoto SUZUKI (Aichi University)
・Publication: Annals of the Japan Association for Regional Economic Studies ―once or twice a year
・The Japan Association for Regional Economic Studies
c/o Laboratory of Munehiro NAGAYAMA,
Faculty of Economics, Komazawa University,
1-23-1, Komazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-8525 Japane-mail: chiikikeizai60@gmail.com
http://jares.jp

THE JAPAN SECTION OF THE REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
日本地域学会・Established: 1962
・Number of Members: regular members 1,054, corporation members 6
・President: Suminori TOKUNAGA (Reitaku University)
・Publication:・Studies in Regional Science (Chiikigaku kenkyu) ― the Journal of Japan Section of RSAI・Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science ― the Journal of Japan Section of RSAI・The Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International
c/o Associate Professor Takeshi MIZUNOYA
Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba,
1-1-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba Science City 305-8572, Japane-mail: sec@jsrsai.jp
http://www.jsrsai.jp
The next 59th annual meeting will be held at Nagoya University on October 7-9, 2023.

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JAPAN RISK MANAGEMENT SOCIETY
日本リスクマネジメント学会
・Established: 1978
・Number of Members: individual 200
・Representative Management: Kazuo UEDA (Senshu University)
・Publication: JARMS Report (Risk and Insurance Management)
・Japan Risk Management Society
Professor Katsuyuki KAMEI
Faculty of Safety Science, Takatsuki Muse Campus, Kansai University,
7-1, Hakubai-cho, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka 569-1098, Japane-mail: kamei@kansai-u.ac.jp
http://www.jarms.jp/
The next annual meeting will be held at Hannan University in September, 2023.
c/oJAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES
社会政策学会・Established: 1950
・Number of Members: 1,117
・Representative: Jongwon WOO (Saitama University)
・Publication: SHAKAI-SEISAKU(Social Policy and Labor Studies)・Japan Association for Social Policy Studies
c/o Professor Toru KUMAZAWA
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Fukushima University,
1, Kanayagawa, Fukushima, 960-1296, Japane-mail: kumat@econ.fukushima-u.ac.jp
http://jasps.org/
The next annual meeting will be held at Rikkyo University on June 3-4, 2023.
THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE OF ACCOUNTING
会計理論学会・Established: 1986
・Number of Members: individual 157
・Representative: Hiromasa OKADA (Nagasaki University)
・Publication: Annals of The Japan Society for Social Science of Accounting
・The Japan Society for Social Science of Accounting
c/o Professor Fujio YAMAGUCHI,
Meiji University,
1-1, Kanda-surugadai, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 101-8301, Japane-mail: office@jsssa-net.org
http://www.jsssa-net.org
The 38th annual meeting will be held at Daito Bunka University in fall, 2023.

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC HISTORY SOCIETY
社会経済史学会
・Established: 1930
・Number of Members: 1,400
・Representative: Tetsuji OKAZAKI (University of Tokyo)
・Publication: Shakai Keizai Shigaku (Socio-Economic History) ― quarterly・Shakai Keizaishi Gakkai (Socio-Economic History Society)c/o Professor M.SHIZUMESchool of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University,
1-6-1, Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050, Japane-mail: sehs@kurenai.waseda.jp
http(s)://sehs.ssoj.info/
The next annual meeting will be held at Kyushu University and Seinan Gakuin University on May 27-28,
2023.
THE JAPAN STATISTICAL SOCIETY
一般社団法人 日本統計学会
・Established: 1931
・Number of Members: 1,489
・President: Tomoyuki HIGUCHI (Chuo University)
・Publication: Journal of the Japan Statistical Society (Japanese) ― biannually
・The Japan Statistical Society
c/o Statistical Information Institute for Consulting and Analysis,
Nogaku Shorin Building 5F, 3-6, Kanda-Jinbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo 101-0051, Japane-mail: shom@jss.gr.jp
http://www.jss.gr.jp/
The next Spring meeting will be held at Tokyo Metropolitan University in March, 2023.
The next annual meeting will be held at Kyoto University in September, 2023.
TRANSCULTURAL MANAGEMENT SOCIETY
異文化経営学会
・Established: 2003
・Number of Members: Individual 401, Institutional 8, Supporting member 1
・President: Emiko MAGOSHI (J. F. Oberlin University)
・Publication: Transcultural Management Review
・Secretary General, Transcultural Management Society
Professor Toshikazu TAKAHASHI,
Faculty of Business Administration, Rissho University,
4-2-16 Osaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, 141-8602
e-mail: ibunkakeiei@gmail.com
https://ibunkakeiei.com/
The next meeting will be held at Waseda University (International Conference Center) on May 28 andc/oNovember 11, 2023.
84THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS
日本交通学会・Established: 1941
・Number of Members: 441, student 7, company etc. 31
・President: Fumitoshi MIZUTANI (Kobe University)
・Publication: Koutsugaku Kenkyu (Annual Report on Transportation Economics)
・The Japan Society of Transportation Economics (Nihon Koutsu Gakkai)
c/o Koutsu Keizai Kenkyusho, 34, Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0016, Japane-mail: info@koutsu-gakkai.jp
https://koutsu-gakkai.jp
The next annual meeting will be held at Ehime University on October 7-8, 2023.
NIPPON URBAN MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCHASSOCIATION
日本地方自治研究学会
・Established: 1984
・Number of Members: individual 300
・Representative: Koshi HASHIMOTO (Kansai University)
・Publication: Journal of Urban Management and Local Government Research(Annuals of Nippon Urban Management and Local Government
Research Association)
Nippon Urban Management and Local Government Research Association
c/o Seibunsha Pub. Co.,
Daiwa-Minamimorimachi Bldg.,
Kita 2-6, 2-chome, Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0041, Japane-mail: tihoujichi@skattsei.co.jp
https://www.skattsei.co.jp/tihoujichi/
The next annual meeting will be held at Josai University on September 23-24, 2023.

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