About Us
The Physiological Society of Japan (PSJ) is active through meetings, publications, and committee activities. Its aim is to promote research in the physiological sciences by providing free communications to members and by actively committing itself to the national and international scientific communities. The Society publishes two journals: The Journal of Physiological Sciences, a bimonthly in English , and The Journal of The Physiological Society of Japan, a monthly in Japanese. See also: History of PSJ.
Message from the President
Greetings from the President of PSJ
Dear Physiologists;
I am Yoshihiro Kubo and will serve as the President of The Physiological Society of Japan (PSJ) for 4 years till March 2028.
Do you know when PSJ was established? The 1st annal meeting of PSJ was held on July 10 in 1922. In memory of this, PSJ officially registered and declared July 10 as “A Day of Physiology” in Japan at the time of its 100th anniversary. How about recalling the history of physiology and PSJ on this special day, with sincere respect and thanks to our predecessors?
The number of members of PSJ including student members is over 2,500 as of March 2024. It is the second largest PS in the world. We understand promotion of the internationality is critical for the further flourishment of PSJ, and look forward to welcoming more foreign members. Most of the academic lectures and symposiums at the annual meeting of PSJ are presented in English, and we believe foreign members can fully enjoy the science of high quality.
PSJ has contributed to the global promotion of physiology. PSJ members served in the past and are currently serving as Executive Committee members (President, Vice-President, Secretary-General) and Councilors of International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) and Federation of Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies (FAOPS). PSJ organized and held with great success, the 23rd IUPS Congress (Tokyo) in 1968, the 36th IUPS Congress (Kyoto) in 2009, and the 9th FAOPS Congress (Kobe) in 2019.
PSJ publishes full open access journal entitled “The Journal of Physiological Sciences”, covering all research areas in physiology. We would like to welcome submission of good papers from all over the world.
The 102th annual meeting of PSJ will be held on March 17-19, 2025 in Makuhari close to Tokyo. It will be a joint meeting with the Japanese Association of Anatomists and the Japanese Pharmacological Society (https://www.aeplan.jp/appw2025/home_en/). This is the first exciting trial for PSJ to hold a joint meeting with two societies of basic medical sciences, and we look forward to welcoming participants from all over the world.
PSJ will contribute to the promotion of research in physiology of new era, towards the elucidation of mechanisms of function of life, by inter-disciplinary approaches. We will also further promote physiology education, fostering of the next generation, and also awareness activities to the public.
We also hope to strengthen the bond with IUPS, FAOPS and PSs in the world to further contribute to the global promotion of physiology.
Sincerely yours,
Yoshihiro Kubo, MD & PhD
President of the Physiological Society of Japan
Organization
Contact Us
- Office : The Physiological Society of Japan
International Medical Information Center,
Shinanomachi-Rengakan, 35 Shinanomachi,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0016 - TEL: +81-3-5361-7277
- FAX: +81-3-5361-7091
- E-mail: psj@imic.or.jp