It is an official homepage of the Agricultural Economics Society of Japan.

1 History

The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan (AESJ) was established in 1924 to foster academic research and development in Agricultural Economics and promote sound rural development and agricultural industry in Japan. The AESJ has one of the longest histories of the many social science-related organizations in Japan today.

The AESJ publishes a quarterly research bulletin in Japanese, Nogyo Keizai Kenkyu (Journal of Rural Economics). The series has now reached more than 90 volumes. Since 1999, the AESJ has also published an English-language journal, Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics, to disseminate academic work on Japanese agriculture and global issues to the world.

2 Main activities

1. Holding of regular meetings and research-oriented seminars
   The AESJ holds an annual societal conference, multiple academic symposia, and various research-oriented presentations during the calendar year.
2. Publication of three types of the research bulletins
   The AESJ publishes Journal of Rural Economics (in Japanese) and The Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics (in English).
3. Awards
   The AESJ confers the “Agricultural Economics Society of Japan Award for Excellency in Academic Publishing” to society members who have authored books fulfilling the necessary criterion on a discretionary basis.
4. International cooperation
   The AESJ promotes international cooperative activities in agricultural economics with the relevant overseas societies.
5. Participation in academic federations
   The AESJ participates in alliances of scientific societies, such as the Association of Japanese Agricultural Scientific Societies and the Japanese Economic Association.
6. Other publication activities
   The AESJ publishes books and other academic works relating to agricultural economics.
7. Other activities
   The AESJ conducts additional activities as deemed necessary to the Society’s goals.

3 Board of Directors (term of duty: April 2024 - March 2026)

President: Mitsuyoshi Ando (University of Tokyo)
Vice-Presidents: Tokuya Kawate (Nihon University), Koshi Maeda (Kyushu University), Hideyuki Tsujimura (Kyoto University), and Katsuhito Fuyuki (Tohoku University)

4 Membership

As of August 2024, the total membership of the AESJ is about 1,500. Regular members total approximately 1,000 persons, while honorary and student members are around 50 and 450.

5 Contacts

1. The AESJ Administrative Office: office@aesjapan.sakura.ne.jp
2. Secretaries: Ken Miura (Kyoto University) miura.ken.3e@kyoto-u.ac.jp and Shinsaku Nakajima (Meiji University) anakajim@meiji.ac.jp
3. Home-page https://www.aesjapan.or.jp