Title:	JSLAB
Established:	July 5, 1997
Officers:	1 president, 1 vice president, 12 directors, 2 auditors
Council members:	27 members
Academic society members:	305 regular members, 23 student members, 3 honorary members (February 28, 2018)
History:	Established in June 1990 as the Lactic Acid Bacteria Research Society As of 1990, began publishing the Lactic Acid Bacteria Society Journal July 1997 Renamed Japan Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria As of 1997, renamed the academic society journal to the Japanese Journal of Lactic Acid Bacteria June 2000 Designated as a scientific body based on the provisions of Article 30 Section 1 by the Patent Office

 
 

President	Kenji Sonomoto	Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University
Vice-president	Naoyuki Yamamoto	School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
General affairs	Yasushi Kawai	College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
General affairs	Miho Kobayashi	Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Editor	Mitsuo Sakamoto	RIKEN BioResource Resource Center
Editor	Naoto Tanaka	Graduate School of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Editor	Masanori Tohno	Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Seminar	Satoru Fukiya	Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
Seminar	Tatsuya Ishida	Food Microbiology Research Laboratories, R&D Division, Meiji
Meeting	Hadjime Nakajima	Graduate School of Human Ecology, Wayo Women's University
Meeting	Emi Yasuda	Yakult Central Institute, Yakult Honsha
Accounting	Akira Kimura	Milk Science Research Institute, Megmilk Snow Brand
Public relations / negotiation	Takao Mukai	School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
Public relations / negotiation	Kanetada Shimizu(Jinzhong Xiao)	Next generation Science Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry
Auditor	Tohru Suzuki	Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University
Auditor	Kenji Aoyama	R&D Division, Kikkoman

[Advisor]
Editor	Sanae Okada	Resources Institute, Kiso Town
Editor	Kenji Yamamoto	Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University
BMFH Journal	Toshiaki Takano	Danone Institute Nutrition for Health

Successive presidents
1990 - 1995	Toshiki Morichi	Professor, Nihon University
1996 - 2002	Fusao Tomita	Professor, Graduate School, Hokkaido University
2003 - 2006	Sanae Okada	Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture
2007 - 2010年	Kenji Yamamoto	Professor, Kyoto University
2011 - 2014年	Atushi Yokota	Professor, Hokkaido University
2015 -	Kenji Sonomoto	Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyusyu University

 
 

[Editorial board]
Director:	Mitsuo Sakamoto	(Chairman)
	Naoto Tanaka	(Vice chairman)
	Masanori Tohno	(Editorial secretary)
Member:	Yukio Kato	School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University
	Shinji Sakata	Core Technology Laboratories, Asahi Group Holdings
	Mihoko Moto	Faculty of Human Ecology, Department of Health and Nutrition, Wayo Women's University
	Hiroto Morita	Core Technology Laboratories, Asahi Group Holdings
	Kazutoyo Yoda	Technical Research Laboratory, Takanashi Milk
	Masayuki Watanabe	Milk Science Research Institute, Megmilk Snow Brand

[Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Helth (BMFH)]
Director:	Mitsuo Sakamoto	RIKEN BioResource Resource Center
Members：	Yoshio Katakura	Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University
	Toru Suzuki	Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University
	Jiro Nakayama	Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyushu University
	Yuji Yamamoto	School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
Management:	Toshiaki Takano	Danone Institute Nutrition for Health
Accounting / administration	Fang He	Technical Research Laboratory, Takanashi Milk

[Meeting]
Director:	Hadjime Nakajima	(Chairman)
	Emi Yasuda	(Vice chairman)
Member:	Shun Iwaya	School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
	Hiromi Kimoto	Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
	Satoru Tomita	Food Research Institute, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
	Masafumi Noda	Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
	Satoru Hirayama	National Institute of Infectious Diseases
	Masanori Fukao	Innovation Division, Kagome

[Seminar]
Director:	Satoru Fukiya	(Chairman)
	Tatsuya Ishida	(Vice chairman)
Member:	Toru Iino	Yakult Central Institute, Yakult Honsha
	Shizunobu Igimi	Faculty of Applied Biosciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture
	Yasushi Kawai	College of Bioresource Research Sciences, Nihon University
	Mitsuo Sakamoto	Riken BioResource Center
	Yasuko Sasaki	School of Agriculture, Meiji University
	Nao Shinoda	Research & Development Section, Asahi Group Holdings
	Toshio Fujii	R & D Division, Kirin
	Yuji Yamamoto	School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University

[Accommodation-included seminar]
Director:	Satoru Fukiya	Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
Director:	Tatsuya Ishida	Food Microbiology Research Laboratories, R&D Division, Meiji
Chairman:	Takashi Koyanagi	Bioresources and Environmental Sciences, Ishikawa Prefectura University
Vice chairman:	Takeshi Zendo	Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyusyu University
Vice chairman:	Masanori Serata	Yakult Central Institute, Yakult Honsha
Member:	Shuto Abe	San-ei Sucrochemical
	Kensuke Arakawa	Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
	Chinatsu Arakawa	Innovation Division, Kagome
	Akihito Endo	Faculty of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture
	Shigeki Kada	Milk Science Research Institute, Megmilk Snow Brand
	Shinji Sakata	Core Technology Laboratories, Asahi Group Holdings
	Takumi Sato	Next generation Science Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry
	Hitomi Shimizu	Anaeropharma Science
	Tsukasa Shiraishi	Medical school, Sapporo Medical University
	Yukihiro Tashiro	Institute for Advanced Study, Kyushu University
	Hanae Tsuchihashi	Food Microbiology Research Laboratories, R&D Division, Meiji
	Kazuya Toda	Basic Research Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry
	Naoki Narisawa	College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
	Keita Nishiyama	Department of Pharmacy, Kitasato University
	Masafumi Noda	Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
	Ryuhei Nomoto	Environmental health research institute, Kobe City
	Tatsuro Hagi	Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
	Gaku Harada	Technical Research Laboratory, Takanashi Milk
	Jyunichirou Marui	Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
	Mihoko Moto	Faculty of Human Ecology, Department of Health and Nutrition, Wayo Women's University

[Public Relations / Negotiation]
Director:	Takao Mukai	(chairman)
	Kanetada Shimizu	(Vice chairman)
Member:	Tadao Saito	Oenon Holdings
	Fusao Tomita	Former, Hokkaido Study Centers, Open University of Japan
	Yoshimi Benno	Center for Intellectual Property Strategies, Riken

【AFSLAB】
Japan representative director（IEBC）	Tadao Saito	Oenon Holdings
Japan representative director（IEBC）	Kenji Sonomoto	Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyusyu University
Fellows	Fusao Tomita	Former, Hokkaido Study Centers, Open University of Japan
Observer	Kouchi Watanabe	Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University

 
 

Council	Kenji Uchida	R&D Center,, Yotsuba Milk Products
	Akihito Endo	Faculty of Bioindustry, Tokyo University of Agriculture
	Kenji Fukuda	Graduate School of Animal Husbandry, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Beterinary Medicine
	Keietsu Abe	Graduate School of Agricultural Science Tohoku University
	Jyunko Nishimura	School of Engineering, Hachinohe Institute of Technology
	Ayako Aoki	Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Tokyo University
	Akinobu Kajikawa	Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture
	Yasuko Sasaki	School of Agriculture, Meiji University
	Takeshi Shimosato	School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University
	Yasuyuki Seto	Milk Science Research Institute, Megmilk Snow Brand
	Masanori Serata	Yakult Central Institute, Yakult Honsha
	Hanae Tsuchihashi	Food Microbiology Research Laboratories, R&D Division, Meiji
	Keita Nishiyama	School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University
	Takeshi Higuchi	Department of quality assurance, Kikkoman
	Tetsuya Masuda	College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University
	Mitsuharu Matsumoto	Research Laboratories, Kyodo Milk Industry
	Hiroto Morita	Core Technology Laboratories, Asahi Group Holdings
	Kazutoyo Yoda	Technical Research Laboratory, Takanashi Milk
	Masamori Ootsuka	Production center, San-ei Sucrochemical
	Takashi Koyanagi	Bioresources and Environmental Sciences, Ishikawa Prefectura University
	Hisashi Ashida	Faculty of Biology-Oriented Balence and Technology, Kindai University
	Naoto Ikemoto	Safety Science Institute, Suntory Business Expert
	Yoshikazu Isono	Lake Biwa Research Institute, Otsuka Foods
	Masafumi Noda	Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University
	Hidetoshi Morita	Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University
	Takeshi Zendo	Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School, Kyusyu University
	Hiroshi Miyagawa	Development Headquarters of Liquor Quality, Kirishima Shuzo

 
 

1990
6.29	Foundation meeting and 1st Research meeting	(Tokyo University of Agriculture) 217 people
11.17	1st Seminar Theme: Exploring the front line of lactic acid bacteria research	(Tokyo University of Agriculture) 159 people

 
 

Constitution

Section 1 General provisions

(Name)
Article 1 The English title shall be the Japan Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria, abbreviated as JSLAB.
(Office)
Article 2 The headquarters of this society shall be established in an institution to which the president or an officer belongs.

Section 2 Objective and activities

(Objective)
Article 3 This society will carry out the following activities in order to accomplish the objective in the previous article.

(Activities)
Article 4 This society will carry out the following activities in order to accomplish the objective in the previous article.

• (1) Holding research meetings and seminars
• (2) Publishing the society journal “JSLAB Journal” (English name: Japanese Journal of Lactic Acid Bacteria)
• (3) Commending research results
• (4) Exchange of information and interaction with overseas researchers in related fields
• (5) Other work necessary to fulfilling the objective of this society

• 2. The activities of the preceding paragraph shall be carried out both here in Japan and abroad.

Section 3 Members

(Members)
Article 5 The members of this society are comprised as follows.

• (1) Regular members: Individuals who have joined because of an interest in lactic acid bacteria and agree with the objective of this society
• (2) Student members: Individuals who are students belonging to a technical college, junior college, university, graduate school or other trade school, and who agree with the objective of this society
• (3) Supporting members: Corporations or organizations who have joined to support the activities of this society
• (4) Honorary members: Those with some special achievement in this society’s area of specialty who are recommended by the Board of Directors and whose membership has been approved in the general meeting after obtaining their consent

(Joining the society)
Article 6 Those who want to join as regular members, student members, as well as supporting members are to make an application to the place stipulated by the Board of Directors, and must receive its approval.

(Membership fee)
Article 7 In order to cover the expenses that arise from this society’s activities, members will be required to pay a membership fee, which is determined separately at the general meeting, each time they become a member or each year.

• 2. Membership fees that have already been paid will not be refunded for any reason.

(Voluntary withdrawal)
Article 8 Members can withdraw voluntarily at any time by submitting a notice of withdrawal as determined separately in the Board of Directors.

(Expulsion)
Article 9 A member can be expelled by resolution of the general meeting when any of the following applies.

• (1) When they violates this constitution or other regulations.
• (2) When they harm the reputation of this society or their conduct violates its objective.
• (3) When there is some other pertinent reason that warrants expulsion.

(Loss of member status)
Article 10 In addition to the circumstances described in Article 2 above, members will lose their member status when any of the following applies.

• (1) When the obligation of payment described in Article 7 has not been fulfilled for more than 2 years.
• (2) When all of the directors, auditors or regular members agree to that decision.
• (3) When the applicable member passes away or the society is dissolved.
• (4) When student members lose their qualification.

Section 4 General meeting

(Composition)
Article 11 The general meeting will be composed of all the regular members.

(Authority)
Article 12 The general meeting shall determine the following matters.

• (1) Expulsion of members
• (2) The appointment or dismissal of directors and auditors
• (3) Authorization of business reports, income and expenditure settlement, inventory as well as the balance sheet
• (4) Changes to the constitution
• (5) Dissolution as well as disposal of residual assets
• (6) Approval of honorary members
• (7) Other matters prescribed in this constitution that are to be resolved in the general meeting
• (8) Other matters deemed as necessary in the Board of Directors

(Convention)
Article 13 In addition to holding an ordinary general meeting after the end of each fiscal year, a general meeting can also be held as necessary.

(Convocation)
Article 14 The general meeting will be convened by the president based on the resolution of the Board of Directors.

• 2. More than one-fifth of the regular members or the auditors can indicate to the president the matters that are the cause for the general meeting or reason for convocation, and request the convocation of the general meeting.
• 3. For the convocation of the general meeting, the members shall be notified in writing at least 10 days prior to the meeting about the date, time, place, agenda and matters to be deliberated.

(Chairperson)
Article 15 The chairperson of the general meeting shall be elected from the regular members in attendance of the general meeting.

(Voting rights)
Article 16 The voting rights in the general meeting shall be one per regular member.

(Resolutions)
Article 17 A resolution of the general meeting will be considered passed when one-third of the total regular members with voting rights are in attendance, and ir receives a majority of votes from those regular members in attendance.

(Substitutional exercise of voting right)
Article 18 Members that cannot attend the general meeting can exercise their voting rights though a proxy by submitting to the president a letter of proxy or other document that proves the right of proxy.

(Creation of meeting minutes)
Article 19 Meeting minutes will be created to record the proceedings of the general meeting.

• 2. The chairperson will create a record of the meeting minutes and the chairperson as well as 2 or more signatories selected from members in attendance at the general meeting will sign off on those minutes.
• 3. Meeting minutes will be kept in the academic society headquarters.

Section 5 Officers

(Establishment of officers)
Article 20 This society shall have the following officers.

• (1) Directors Between 10 and 15
• (2) Auditors 2

• 2. 1 of the directors will be the president and 1 will be the vice president.

(Selection of officers)
Article 21 Directors as well as auditors will be selected from the regular members by the Trustee Committee according to the commission of president, and following approval of the president, will be appointed by resolution at the general meeting.

• 2. The Board of Directors will select as well as dismiss the president and vice president. After adding this to the agenda at the general meeting, the Board of Directors can refer to the outcome of that resolution.

(Role of officers)
Article 22 The directors are organized as the Board of Directors and carry out the affairs of this society.

• 2. The president is the representative of this society and carries out the duties of that office. The vice president assists the president and shall act for the president in the event that they are unable to perform their duties owing to unavoidable circumstances.
• 3. The auditors will audit the activities executed by the Board of Directors, assets as well as accounting details.

(Term of officers)
Article 23 The term of the officers shall be until the close of the general meeting held with respect to the last business term ending within 2 years after appointment, and they shall not be precluded from reappointment. However, they can continue on for 2 more terms in principle, and will be limited to a maximum of 3 terms.

• 2. The term of an officer who is appointed because of an increase in staff or to fill a vacancy shall be the remaining term of office of his or her predecessor or the remaining time as other incumbent officers.
• 3. When the number of officers falls short of the number determined in Article 21, even after retiring by completion of his or her term or resignation an officer shall retain authority and duties as an officer until a newly appointed person can assume the office.

(Dismissal of officers)
Article 24 The directors or auditors can be dismissed by resolution of the general meeting.

(Officer compensation, etc.)
Article 25 The directors and auditors shall serve without compensation.

(Appointment of an advisor)
Article 26 This society can appoint an advisor.

• 2. The president can appoint the advisor through authorization of the Board of Directors.
• 3. The advisor will respond to the president’s inquiries about various issues in the course of this society’s management.
• 4. The term of the advisor shall be until the incumbent officers’ terms are complete, and shall not be precluded from reappointment.

Section 6 Board of Directors

(Composition)
Article 27 This society shall have a Board of Directors.

• 2. The Board of Directors will be comprised of all directors.
• 3. The auditors can attend the Board of Directors and express their opinions.

(Authority)
Article 28 The Board of Directors will handle the following affairs.

• (1) Determination of the execution of this society’s activities
• (2) Overseeing execution of the directors’ duties
• (3) Selection as well as dismissal of the president and vice president

(Convocation)
Article 29 Meetings of the Board of Directors are to be convened by the president.

• 2. If the president is not present or if there is some accident to the president, the vice president will convene the Board of Directors meeting.

(Chairperson)
Article 30 The chairperson of the Board of Directors shall be the president.

(Resolutions)
Article 31 A resolution of the Board of Directors is considered passed when more than two-thirds of the total directors are in attendance, and it receives a majority of votes.

(Meeting minutes)
Article 32 Meeting minutes will be created to record the proceedings of the Board of Directors.

Section 7 Trustees

Article 33 This society will have been 20 and 30 trustees.

• 2. The trustees will be appointed from among the regular members by vote of the regular members.
• 3. The trustees cannot simultaneously serve as directors or auditors.
• 4. The term of the trustees will be 4 years, and shall not be precluded from reappointment. However, this will be limited to 2 consecutive terms.
• 5. The Trustees will comprise the Trustee Committee, and discuss various issues regarding the management of this society.
• 6. The Trustee Committee will be convened by the president.
• 7. The Trustee Committee is convened when there is at least one-third of the total number of trustees in attendance.
• 8. The directors and auditors can attend the Trustee Committee and express their opinions.

Section 8 Committees

(Establishment as well as abolition of committees)

Article 34 The Board of Directors may, by its resolution, establish or abolish committees for the execution of the society’s affairs.

Section 9 Accounting

(Business fiscal year)
Article 35 The fiscal year of business for this society will begin annually on April 1 and end on March 31 in the following year.

(Business plan as well as income and expenditure budget)
Article 36 The president will create the business plan and income and expenditure budget before the beginning of each fiscal year, and must receive the approval of the Board of Directors. This will be the same even in the case of changes.

(Audits)
Article 37 After the end of every financial year, the president must prepare the following documents to be including in the next issues, and submit to the auditors by the seventh day before the day of the ordinary general meeting and receive an audit.

• (1) Business report form
• (2) Settlement of income and expenditures
• (3) Inventory
• (4) Balance sheet

• 2. When the auditors receive the documents mentioned in the previous paragraph, they must audit them, create an audit report form, and submit it to the general meeting.

Supplementary Provision　Implemented in this constitution as of July 7, 2006

• 2. Implemented as of July 10, 2013
• 3. Implemented as of July 18, 2014
• 4. Implemented as of July 11, 2017

JSLAB Bylaws

Section 1 Members

Article 1 Regular members, student members, and supporting members as well as honorary members can receive distribution of the JSLAB Journal published by this society.

• 2. Members that join partway through the fiscal year cannot in principle receive issues of the JSLAB Journal published before they joined.

Article 2 Regular members, student members, and supporting members as well as honorary members can participate in the various activities that this society holds, submit to JSLAB Journal, the academic society journal published by this society, as well as the Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health, and give research presentations at the convention.

Article 3 Payment of the membership fee will be in principle carried out in the business year concerned.

• 2. Members that join partway through the fiscal year are to pay the full amount of that year’s membership fee.
• 3. The membership fees are as listed below (subscription charge is included in the membership fee).
  Full member Annual fee 6,000 yen
  Student member Annual fee 2,000 yen
  Supporting member Annual fee per share 50,000 yen
  Honorary member No membership fee will be collected
• 4. Changes to the amount of the annual fee must be determined by resolution at the general meeting based on Article 7 of the constitution.

Section 2 Board of Directors

Article 4 The Board of Directors will, in addition to handling matters stipulated in the constitution, deliberate on the following matters.

• (1) Selection of JSLAB awards as well as JSLAB Outstanding Presentation Award winners
• (2) Recommendation of honorary member candidates to the general meeting
• (3) Matters concerning the operation of this organization

Section 3 Selection of officers/trustees

Article 5 Selection of officers/trustees will be carried out as follows.

• 1. The president will select 3 members from among the regular members, and commission them as Election Administration Committee members. The Election Administration Committee members will handle election affairs in the form of a committee. The office for election administration work will be the academic society secretariat.
• 2. 1 person will have 1 vote, … 10 people… and the ballot shall be sent by mail.
• 3. A trustee cannot be selected 3 times consecutively. The name of someone with a conflict to this limit will be announced.
• 4. Between 20 and 30 members will be selected in order of those who received the most votes. When members receive the same number of votes, a ranking will be determined in accordance with election guidelines determined separately in a committee.
• 5. The term of the Election Committee members will be from September of the fiscal year before the trustee re-election fiscal year until the assumption of the new trustee.
• 6. Election of the trustees will be carried out in the period after September until March of the fiscal year before the trustee re-election fiscal year.
• 7. The cost required for the election of the trustees will be appropriated by the Board of Directors in the budget of the fiscal year preceding the election.

Article 6 Selection of the officers will be carried out as follows.

• 1. The president will entrust the selection of next term officers to the Trustee Committee.
• 2. The Trustee Committee will organize as the Officer Selection Committee comprised of a few trustees, and will select between 10 and 15 directors and 2 auditors from among the regular members and report to the president.
• 3. Based on the report the president will nominate new officers, and determine them through discussion at the general meeting.
• 4. The president will convene the new directors after the general meeting, and the new Board of Directors will determine the new president as well as the new vice president.

Section 4 Committees

Article 7 This society will establish various committees as necessary in order to conduct the activities described in Article 4 of the constitution.

Article 8 Details such as the name of the committee, the composition of the members, and the term of existence for the committee will be determined by the Board of Directors.

Article 9 Based on the determination of the Board of Directors, the president will appoint committee members from among regular members.

Article 10 A committee chair is to be appointed by the committee members. The committee chair will be the person in charge and preside over the committee.

Section 5 Commendations

Article 11 Based on Article 4 Section 3 of the constitution, this society has established the JSLAB Award (hereafter referred to as the Academic Society Award”) and the JSLAB Outstanding Presentation Award (hereafter referred to as the Presentation Award”).

Article 12 The Academic Society Award will be granted to a regular member of this society who has achieved outstanding research results concerning lactic acid bacteria etc. and is expected to play an even greater role in the future.

• 2. The Presentation Award will be granted to a student member or a young regular member who has made an outstanding presentation at the convention without outstanding research concerning lactic acid bacteria.

Article 13 The JSLAB commendation regulations will be decided separately through discussion with the Board of Directors.

Section 6 Recommendation of honorary members

Article 14As determined in Article 5 Section 4 of the constitution, candidates for honorary members will be selected in the Board of Directors and recommended to the general meeting.

Article 15 Honorary member recommendation regulations will be determined separately through discussion by the Board of Directors.

Section 7 Convention

Article 16 As stipulated in Article 4 Section 1 of the constitution, this society will hold a research presentation or symposium as a convention at least once each year.

Article 17 The president will, after discussion with the Board of Directors, commission a convention president each time this convention is held.

Section 8 Journal

Article 18 Based on Article 4 Section 2 in the constitution, this society will publish a journal.

Article 19 The journal, in the form of the JSLAB Journal, will publish such items as original scientific papers, review articles, and official announcements, and there will be three issues a year.

Article 20 Submissions to the bulletin will be according to regulations determined separately.

Article 21 Bulletin donations, exchange as well as other measures will take place by discussion of the Board of Directors.

Article 22 Domestic libraries and organizations that wish to subscribe to the JSLAB Journal on annual basis should pay an annual subscription fee of 6000 yen and submit an application during the previous fiscal year.

Section 9 Miscellaneous regulations

Article 23 Changes to these by-laws can be implemented through discussion by the Board of Directors.

Supplementary provision These regulations were set and made effective on July 7, 2006.

• 2. Revised on April 1, 2012
• 3. Effective on July 18, 2014

 

JSLAB Constitution
JSLAB Bylaws

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JSLAB commendation regulations

Section 1 General regulations

Article 1 These regulations are established by Article 13 of the by-laws

Article 2 According to these regulations the types of commendations shall be the JSLAB Award and the JSLAB Outstanding Presentation Award.

Section 2 JSLAB Award

Article 3 The qualifications for receiving the award, besides Article 12 in the by-laws, are being a regular member of this society who has achieved outstanding research results concerning lactic acid bacteria etc. or has made some contribution to the activities of JSLAB, and is expected to play a greater role in the future.

Article 4 The conferment of the award will in principle be as follows.

• (1) No more than 1 award will be given per year
• (2) Each award will be comprised of a certificate of merit and a prize

Article 5 For research results that are candidates for award selection, we will emphasize original scientific papers and review articles published (including those selected for publication) in the JSLAB journal or the Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health (BMFH) Journal, as well as items publicized at the JSLAB convention or symposium. However, results published in related scientific journals can also be taken into account.

Article 6 Regular members can recommend award candidates to the Academic Society Award Recipient Selection Committee listed in Article 13 of the by-laws.

• 2. Those who wish to recommend award recipient candidates must submit in writing their reason for recommendation to the academic society secretariat.

Article 7 The selection of award recipient candidates will be conducted by the Academic Society Award Recipient Selection Committee established within the Board of Directors, and award recipients will be determined after discussion with the Board of Directors.

Article 8 The Academic Society Award Recipient Selection Committee will select award recipients from recommended candidates. During this time, it can decide other regulations for matters concerning the selection other than what is stipulated in these regulations.

Article 9 The Academic Society Award Recipient Selection Committee can request a report of individual award recipient candidates.

Article 10 The Academic Society Award Recipient Selection Committee must report to the president about the selection result of the award recipient candidates along with the selection criteria.

Article 11 The president will submit the report described in the previous article to the Board of Directors, and determine the award recipients after obtaining the Board’s approval.

Section 3 JSLAB Young Outstanding Presentation Award

Article 12 The qualification for receiving the award, besides Article 12 Section 2 in the by-laws, is a person who has contributed the most to writing on the application subject, and for a regular member, someone who is aged 35 or less at the end of the fiscal year in which the award is given.

Article 13 The conferment of the award will in principle be as follows.

• (1) The application subject is the Outstanding Presentation Award application subject and is handled separately from the general subject.
• (2) The number of awards to be presented will be established at each convention.
• (3) The award will include the award certificate and prize.

Article 14 Selection of recipients will be carried out by the Presentation Award Selection Committee.

• 2. The composition of the Presentation Award Selection Committee will in principle be the directors, However, regular members other than directors can supplement as necessary at each convention.
• 3. The Presentation Award Selection Committee must report to the president about the outcome of their selection during the convention.

Article 15 The president, based on the report of the Presentation Award Selection Committee, determine the award recipient through discussion with the Board of Directors, and will present both the award certificate and the award prize during the convention.

Supplementary provision These regulations were set and made effective on March 30, 2014.

• 2. Effective on July 18, 2014
• 3. Revised on May 22, 2017

JSLAB honorary member recommendation regulations

Article 1 These regulations are established by Article 15 of the by-laws.

Article 2 Matters concerning recommendations of honorary members, in addition to what is stipulated in Article 5 Section 4 of the constitution, shall be as prescribed by these regulations.

Article 3 The qualifications for honorary members are, in principle, those that meet the following.

• (1) A regular member of this academic society that is also an officer or trustee aged 70 or older and is a highly distinguished academic that will contribute to the development of the academic society.

Article 4 The method for recommending honorary member candidates to the general meeting is as follows.

• (1) A summary of achievements will be attached to the list of names of honorary member candidates and will be submitted to the Board of Directors after being prepared by a director.

Supplementary provision These regulations were set and made effective on July 18, 2014.

• 2. Revised on September 27, 2014

 

JSLAB commendation regulations
JSLAB honorary member recommendation regulations

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Upon joining the Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria we will send you our JSLAB Journal (3 issues a year) as well provide information about meeting, seminars and other events.
If you wish to join as a regular member, student member or supporting member (company), please complete the required items in the membership application and send to the academic society secretariat via e-mail (or fax, regular mail).
*Student members include college students, graduate students, and other such students, and are limited to those who have received a signature from a supervising instructor. Furthermore, the period of validity for student members will be one year, so in the case that they wish to continue their membership, they will need to resubmit a membership application (notification of change) to the academic society’s secretariat (in the case that there is no update, they will automatically be withdrawn from the society).
 

Annual Membership Fees
Regular members:	Annual fee 6,000 yen
Student members:	Annual fee 2,000 yen
Supporting members:	1 share 50,000 yen

 
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To make changes to your information on register or to leave the society, please access the application form here.
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Academy Center, 358-5 Yamabuki-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-0801
  JSLAB Secretariat
  TEL：03-5389-6640
  FAX：03-3368-2822
  E-mail: jslab-post＠bunken.co.jp
  *Reception hours Weekdays 9:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
  
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Main page photo: From left

• 1．Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus: Yakult Central Institute, Yakult Honsha.
• 2．Oenococcus oeni：The Institute of Enology and Viticulture, Yamanashi University. Fujitoshi Yanagida
• 3．Lactobacillus fermentum: School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University. Hidetoshi Morita
• 4．Lactobacillus plantarum: Food Processing Research Institute, Fukui Prefectural Government. Kyoichi Kobayashi
• 5．Lactobacillus gasseri: School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University. Keizo Arihara