For brighter sciences and a brighter Japan

The Japanese Association for the Advancement of Science (JAAS) was established with the aim of becoming an organization that transcends the boundaries of disciplines, organizations, professions/job classifications, nationalities/ethnicities, and generations, and in which all people can participate. We believe that a bright future for science, in Japan and in the World, requires dialogue and collaboration among people from diverse backgrounds who are motivated to promote science.

Our logo

The JAAS logo is designed to represent the importance of interaction and networking with the wider world, as well as a worldview of mutual respect for each other and diversity. The left side of the logo depicts a network of diverse people connected to each other, and the “J” with a wide curve is the supporting structure of the network.

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Organizational Structure

JAAS operates democratically and transparently, while at the same time working to ensure that people with diverse backgrounds and attributes (diversity) have opportunities to participate according to their own circumstances (equity) and that everyone can actually participate in dialogue and collaboration (inclusiveness).

Institutional Summary

Name特定非営利活動法人(NPO法人)日本科学振興協会
Specified Nonprofit Corporation
Japanese Association for the Advancement of Science
AbbreviationJAAS
Address〒116-0011 Tokyo-to, Arakawa-ku, Nishiogu 7-12-16
within K.K. SOUBUN.COM
Phone03-3893-0111 (within K.K. SOUBUN.COM)
emailinfo●jaas.science (substitute ● for @)
Foundation Date2022/2/22
Executive Directors(alphabetic order)Hiroshi NAGANO
Satoshi TANAKA

Board and Auditors(Alphabetic)

PositionNameAffiliation
Co-ChairHiroshi NAGANONational Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Co-ChairSatoshi TANAKAKyoto Pharmaceutical University
Deputy ChairTomonori FUKASAWAEmerging Technologies Corporation
Deputy ChairShuji KITAHARATokyo Women’s Medical University
Deputy ChairTomomi YOSHIDAUniversity of Tsukuba
Board MemberCassio AMORIMCJS Inc.
Board MemberFumiko KAWASHIMACloud Clinic Co.,Ltd.
Board MemberMinako TAKIZAWAJapanese Association of Science and Technology Journalists
Board MemberYuichi TOGASHIRitsumeikan University
AuditorKenji IIJIMAOsaka University
Institute for Transdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs
AuditorYuko HARAYAMAYamaguchi University/Tohoko University/NICT
*As of 2026-07-21