October 29, 2021

To all members,

Susumu FUKUDA, President
The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan (AESJ)

Information Regarding the 2022 Annual Conference of AESJ
The 2022 Annual Conference of Agricultural Economics Society of Japan (AESJ), hosted by Ryukoku University,
will be held “online” on 26th and 27th of March, 2022. The outline of the conference is as follows:[1] Schedule and Venue
26th(Sat.) and 27th (Sun.) of March,
Online conference via Zoom (Hosted by Ryukoku University)<Conference Schedule (subject to change)>
26th (Sat.) of March
Opening address from Ryukoku University
Presidential address
International symposiumAward commendationSpecial sessions
Main symposium
27th (Sun.) of March
Oral presentations

9:00 - 9:05
9:05 - 9:20
9:30 - 11:30
11:40 - 12:10(TBA, morning)
13:00 - 17:00

9:00 - 16:00[2] Registration and Participation Fee
Please access the conference site scheduled to open on December 1st stand follow the steps below to pre-registerand pay the participation fee.
Registration and payment of the participation fee will be closed on March 18th (Friday).
1) First, create your personal account at the entrance of the conference site (setting login ID and login password). Thelogin ID at this time is your e-mail address, and the login password can be decided arbitrarily. When you enter
your ID and password, a confirmation e-mail will be sent to you automatically. Click the link in the e-mail tocomplete the account creation process.
2) Once you have created your personal account, you will be able to enter the conference site using your login ID andlogin password.
3) Please pre-register from the "Registration Page" on the conference site. At this time, you can choose credit card orbank transfer (postal transfer) as a payment method of a participation fee.
i) If you choose to pay by credit card:
You will be notified by an e-mail that registration has been completed, and you will be able to browse the"Program" page immediately.
ii) If you choose bank transfer:
You will be notified by an e-mail of the bank transfer acceptance. After this, please complete your bank transfer(or postal transfer) procedure.After the confirmation of the payment by the secretariat, we will make it possible
for you to browse the "Program” page. It will take several days during this time, so please transfer as soon aspossible.

<Transfer destination>
1. If you use a payment handling slip at a post office, or transfer from Japan Post BankTransfer account: Postal transfer 00190-2-588080* The name of the account is "The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan".
2. If you transfer from a financial institution other than Japan Post BankTransfer account: Japan Post Bank, 019 (Zero-ichi-kyu) branch, current deposit 0588080* The name of the account is "The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan".
When you transfer, please be sure to write the "bank transfer management number" which is written in the emailof the bank transfer acceptance, after your name (payer name).
<Participation fee>
Full member : 4,000 yen,Student member : 1,000 yen,(non-member 5,000 yen)
For a receipt, choose "My Page" on the conference site. Click the link to “the Agricultural Economics Society ofJapan Annual Meeting 2022” Then you can see the button “Download a Receipt.”
4) The link to access Zoom will be posted on the "Program" page on the day of the Conference.
[3] Contact Information for Inquires
Secretariat Office of Agricultural Economics Society of Japan (AESJ: http://www.aesjapan.or.jp)
Persons in charge: SAITO and SUWA
Address: Shin-kyoritsu Building 2F, 2-22-4, Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0033, Japan
C/O Kyoritsu Co. Ltd.
Tel:03-3551-9896 Fax：03-3553-2047 e-mail: office@aesjapan.sakura.ne.jp[4] Main Symposium (26th of March, afternoon, Language: Japanese)“Policy Transformation in Philosophy: From Agricultural Policy to Food and Agricultural Policy”
Co-chairpersons: Motoki AKITSU (Kyoto University) and Midori AOYAGI (National Institute for EnvironmentalStudies)
Introduction: Motoki AKITSU (Kyoto University)
Presentations:
1. Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Tangled Confrontations between Global Hegemonyand Alternative Initiatives
Shuji HISANO (Kyoto University)
2. Political Science of Agri-Environmental Policies
Eiichiro NISHIZAWA (Hosei University)
3. Emerging Technologies in Agri-Food Policy Transition: Institutionalization of Expectations and TheirConsequences
Masashi TACHIKAWA (Nagoya University)
Comment: Midori AOYAGI (National Institute for Environmental Studies)[5] International Symposium (26th of March, morning, Language: English)“The Future of Agriculture in Growing Asian Countries: Issues in China and Experience in Japan”
Chairperson: Kei KAJISA (Aoyama Gakuin University)
Presenters: Jikun HUANG（Professor, China Center for Agricultural Policy, Peking University）
Masayoshi HOMMA（Professor, Seinan Gakuin University / Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo）
Discussant: Junichi ITO (Kyoto University)