October 30, 2020
To all members,
Susumu FUKUDA, President
The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan (AESJ)

Information Regarding the 2021 Annual Conference of AESJ
The 2021 Annual Conference of Agricultural Economics Society of Japan (AESJ), hosted by Ibaraki
University, will be held “online” on 27th and 28th of March, 2021. The outline of the conference is as follows.
[1] Schedule and Venue
27th (Sat.) and 28th (Sun.) of March,
Online conference via Zoom (Hosted by Ibaraki University)<Conference Schedule (subject to change)>
27th (Sat.) of March
Opening address from Ibaraki University
Presidential address
Mini symposiumAward commendationSpecial sessions
Main symposium
28th (Sun.) of March
Oral presentations
Mini-workshop to increase your adoption rate for international journals(Language: Japanese, 45 minutes)

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
during lunch break[2] Registration and Participation Fee
Please access the conference site scheduled to open around December and follow the steps below to
pre-register and pay the participation fee.
Registration and payment of the participation fee will be closed on March 15th (Monday).
1) First, create your personal account at the entrance of the conference site (setting login ID and login
password). The login 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 to complete the account creation process.
2) Once you have created your personal account, you will be able to enter the conference site using yourlogin ID and login password.
3) Please pre-register from the "Registration Page" on the conference site. At this time, you can choose
credit card or bank 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 yourbank 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 thistime, so please transfer as soon as possible.
<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 email of 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 of Japan Annual Meeting 2021” 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 (27th of March, afternoon, Language:Japanese)“Food, Agriculture and Rural Communities in Post-COVID-19 Era: Toward the Design of a
Sustainable Society”
Co-chairpersons: Tokumi ODAGIRI and Shinsaku NAKAJIMA (Meiji University)
Presentations:
1. Food and Agriculture, with COVID-19 Shock: Emerging Risks and Future Prospects of the Food
SystemPresenter: Seiji MITSUISHI (Miyagi University)
2. Prospects for a Sustainable Society from the Perspective of the Relationship Between Food andAgriculture: Looking Ahead to a Post-COVID-19 Society
Presenter: Mima NISHIYAMA (Utsunomiya University)
3. For Post-Pandemic and Sustainable Future of Rural Communities: Respect for Trial and Error ofStakeholders
Presenter: Taro HIRAI (Hirosaki University)
4. Will European Green Deal Effectively Alter Common Agricultural Policy? With a View to COVID-19Related Measures
Presenter: Akihiko HIRASAWA (Norinchukin Research Institute)[5] Mini Symposium (27th of March, morning, Language:Japanese)
Details will be posted on the AESJ website later.