Thank you for your cooperation to JASID.

JASID Secretariat office will be closed from Aug. 5th to 15th for summer break.

We plan to carry out system maintenance during the closing office period (August 5-11). If you send e-mail to us in this period, we will not receive your mail. Please do not contact us by e-mail during this period.

And e-mail will be available after August 12, but please note that it may take some time to reply depending on the progress of system maintenance.

We apologize for any inconvenience this situation and appreciate your understanding.

Best Regards,

Hiroaki Shiga
JASID Secretariat

Dear JASID members,

JASID has decided and is operating the “Reasonable Accommodations for the Rights of People with Disabilities” in 2019 by the Board of Directors. However, JASID had not been able to properly identify members who need reasonable accommodation in the past.

So that, we have decided to ask current members’ needs by the application form below. If you wish to request reasonable accommodation for the smooth activities of JASID, please submit the form to us by【30th June 2022】.

▼Application Form for Reasonable Accommodation (*)

If you have any further questions, please contact the JASID Secretariat.

(*) Please note that the contents of the application will be limited to JASID Secretariat office and related committees.

Best regards,

Yoshiaki Shiga
JASID Headquarters Office

Contact

JASID Secretariat

Our members system (My Page) will be temporarily closed for server maintenance on May 12 from 9pm to midnight.

We are very sorry for this inconvenience.
Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,

JASID Secretariat

Our office will be closed from April 29th to May 8th.

We will reply to your e-mail after a holiday.

We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Best Regards,
JASID Secretariat

Dear JASID members,

This is JASID Secretariat. Thank you for your cooperation to JASID.
The new fiscal year has started on October 1. We would like to inform you about the billing of membership fees for the fiscal year 2022 (October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022).
Please check the following carefully as there will be some important changes to the timing and methods of payment.

■Billing of membership fees from FY 2022

– JASID’s fiscal year and the public’s fiscal year are half a year apart. As a result, some members did not pay their fees until April of the following year even though they received the bill of membership fee in October. Therefore, from this fiscal year, JASID Secretariat will charge the annual membership fee in every April as a general rule.

– With the above change, JASID Secretariat plans to charge the 2022 membership fee around April 10, 2022. We will announce the date upon our decision.
However, if you need to pay the membership fee by March for any special reason, please contact the JASID Secretariat.

■Methods for Membership fee payment

– As a general rule, the membership fee payment method is the online payment at ‘Invoice/Payment Info’ page after log-in your ‘My Page’ (). You can choose to make payments via credit card or bank transfer, with no transaction charge. Credit card payment has been set as the default when updating to the new system. If bank transfer is more convenient for you, please change it from ‘Change Next Payment Method’ page under ‘My Information’ When your institution pays the membership fee, please select credit card payment by the end of March 2022. When you download the invoice, the account information is written on the invoice.

■Membership fee for 70 years old and over

The JASID Board decided the membership fee for members over 70 years old will be halved from this fiscal year. To apply this, we need your birthday. Although we have already sent emails and letters to the eligible members, please let us know your birthday.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Dear JASID members,

This is Mr. Hiroaki Shiga, Secretary General of JASID. JASID’s fiscal year runs from October through September. As JASID enters the new fiscal year, JASID Secretariat will confirm the qualifications of student members. If you are a student member, please be sure to upload an electric data of your student ID card / the certification of your student status from the My Page by following the steps below. Please note that if you do not upload an electric data of your student status, JASID Secretariat will change your members’ status from student member to full member. Also, if you wish to change your member status from full member to student member, please follow the procedure below.

• Those whose student registration are expiring are requested to renew the “student membership” by showing a student ID to the JASID Secretariat before FY2022 begins.
• Please upload (★) an electric file of a scanned copy of your student ID at My Page.

Upload deadline: Monday, September 27, 2021

★Procedure to upload an electric file of a scanned copy of your student ID

1. Login to JASID website (
2.  After login My Page, click ‘Update My Information’
3. Please find the item of ‘Student ID card (required for students)’ and upload your electric file of student ID (expiration date: after Oct 1, 2021)
4. Click ‘confirm’ button.

*You need to upload:
Although you are still a student after October 1, 2021, the validity period of the copy of your student ID which you have uploaded to us is before September 30, 2021.

*You DO NOT need to upload:
The validity period of the student ID you have already uploaded is after October 1, 2021

(NOTE)

• If you can only upload your latest student ID card after October 1, 2021, please let us know by Monday, September 27, 2021.
• If you fail to renew the student membership, JASID Secretariat will change your status from a student member to a full member. Then, 10,000JPY will be charged to you as a full member.
• If you are currently a full member and need to change your membership category to student member after October 1, 2021 (FY2022), please contact us by Monday, September 27, 2021.

When you get your student ID card, please upload it from the Member My Page. For instructions on how to upload, please refer to the “Procedure to upload an electric file of a scanned copy of your student ID” as above (★).

Please feel free to contact us if you need any assistance.

Best wishes,

Hiroakii Shiga
Secretary General
JASID Secretariat (Headquarter)

E-mail: hq [at]

1. Eligibility for reduction and exemption

• Full member: Members who do not hold full-time jobs and are in financial difficulty due to the impact of COVID-19. Membership fees must have been paid until FY2021.
• Student member: Students who are in severe financial need due to the effects of COVID-19. All student members are considered to have paid the membership fee for the FY2021 through an exemption.

2. Amount of reduction

• Full member: Half off the annual membership fee (10,000 yen)
• Student member: Exemption from the annual membership fee (5,000 yen)

3. Application Process

• Membership fee reduction and exemption for 2022 will be on a self-assessment.
• Those who needs to apply must submit the following web form during the application period below.
• Application web form:　See ML or Your “My Page”
• Application period: Friday, September 6, 2021 – Friday, September 24, 2021
• After application: After the deadline, the JASID Secretariat will review with our executive board members. The results will be announced from us in early October.

JASID HQ Secretariat

• hq [at]

Our office will be closed from Aug. 6th to 15th for summer break.

We will reply to your e-mail after a holiday.

We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Best Regards,
JASID Secretariat

We would like to inform you that we will be performing our server maintenance on today (May. 13) from 3:00pm to 9:00pm. We are very sorry for your inconvenience.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,

JASID Secreatariat

Answer

For credit card payments

Payment can be made even if the due date on the invoice has passed.

For bank checks payments

If you have already been issued with a dedicated payee account number, you will not be able to use bank check payments if the account number has expired (within two weeks).

If the expiry date has passed, please transfer the fees to the Society’s Japan Post account (a transfer fee will be charged).

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なお、2年間会費の支払いが滞りますと強制退会処分（除名）となります。払い忘れのないよう、くれぐれもご注意ください。

また、退会手続きの具体的な手順は、会員マイページのお知らせ欄にてご案内しております。会員マイページをご覧ください。

退会後の未払会費の取扱について

退会者のなかには「自分はしばらく学会の活動に参加していなかったのだから、未納分の会費は支払う必要がない」と、数年間にわたる学会費を滞納したまま退会される会員がいます。

しかし、学会はその間も学会誌や各種のお知らせの発送など、会員サービスを継続して提供してまいりました。

これには費用が発生しており、他の学会員よりお預かりした学会費から費用を捻出してご提供してきたものです。

このため、退会時には未納分の学会費を必ずご清算していただきますようお願いいたします。

なお、退会された後であっても未納会費に対する学会の請求権は存続いたします。

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A recess system has been in place since 2023. Only members with no outstanding dues are eligible for the scheme. It is possible to recess for up to four consecutive years.

For more information, see the following page.

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入会の可否は不定期に開催される「常任理事会」において審議されます。このため、入会可否の通知が届くまでには、申請のタイミングによって2~3カ月程度かかることもございます。

その後、初年度会費の支払・確認と会員番号の付与が完了してから会員サービスの享受が可能となります。このため、入会申込から会員資格を得るまでに最大4カ月ほどかかるとお考えください。

全国大会・春季大会での発表や、学会誌への投稿を検討されている方は、お早めに入会申請手続きをお済ませください。

申請後の手続きの流れについては、以下のページをご参照ください。

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Dear Applicants,

JASID is preparing for the renewal of members’ management web-system in May.

If you would like to apply for a new membership before the release of new syste, please contact the Secretariat of the JASID (@) to request a membership application form (word file), instead of using the application form on the left button of the top page of the current website.

JASID Secretariat will send the file of application form afterupon your request.

Please fill in Application Form of JASID and send it by mail to the following address.

JASID Head Quarter
c/o Institute of Developing Economies
3-2-2 Wakaba, Mihama-ku
Chiba-City Chiba 261-8545
Japan

If you have any comment or question, please send e-mail to JASID Secretariat (@).

The new coronavirus spreads all over the world and is reaching to developing countries. Facing this catastrophic crisis, countries are now attempting to isolate themselves from others and to concentrate on countermeasures to protect their nationals.

As United Nations Secretary-General António Gutierres said on March 31, it is obvious that the infection of COVID-19 in developing countries has just started growing, and that the damage in health and economy in the regions will be more devastating than what we are seeing right now.

Indeed, the vulnerable suffer the most from the infection itself as well as repercussions of this outbreak no matter where they live.

The spread of COVID-19 is a global challenge which would not end without serious countermeasures against infection in developing countries.

Unless globe-scale cooperation is undertaken, the world would face risks of recurrent outbreaks anytime anywhere.

Hereby I, Tatsufumi Yamagata, President of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), urge the global community, civil society, business circles and Governments including that of Japan, to expedite and strengthen their cooperation to block further spread of COVID-19 in developing countries.

JASID will also commit itself to the mitigation of misery of the virus-infected people around the world and the societies damaged from the infection through active research, practice and public outreach.

April 5, 2020
Tatsufumi YamagataPresident
Japan Society for International Development

JASID Conference Official Website

Please note that we do not accept inquiries regarding participation in the conference using this contact form. Please contact the conference organizing committee via the official conference website ().

Inquiries about submissions to the journal

For submission to the journal, please contact the JASID Editorial Board.

Inquiries about mailing list distribution

For inquiries about distributing the mailing list to members, please contact the Public Relations Committee.

For other inquiries, please use the form below.

Other Inquiries

Please allow us some time to respond to your inquiry, and if you have not received a reply within one week, please contact us again.

Acquisition of personal information

JASID will obtain personal information from members and applicants for membership and non-members who participate in the activities of JASID (hereafter referred to as information provider), to a degree necessary for the activities of JASID. In principle, JASID will specify its purpose for acquiring such information, and may only acquire information in accord with the wishes of the information provider.

Use of personal information

The acquired personal information will be used by JASID to a degree necessary for the activities identified in the Articles of JASID (hereafter referred to as the Articles). The acquired information will not be disclosed nor provided to any third party without the consent of the information provider, unless there are special circumstances.
However, under the following conditions, information may be used or provided for purposes other than the acquisition purpose:

1. When its use conforms to regulations of law.
2. When JASID recognizes it necessary and consent is given by the information provider.
3. When the management of personal data is commissioned in part or in whole so that JASID may conduct its activity identified in the Articles.

Management of personal information

JASID will maintain the personal information precise and up-to-date, and endeavor to take necessary and appropriate measures such as the update of system security, development of operational control systems, and the thorough training of the staff members to prevent the leakage, loss, destruction and alteration of acquired personal information.

Contact information

If you have questions relating to the protection of personal information by JASID, please contact us at the following:

JASID Secretariat Office

• E-mail : hq[at] (replace [at] with @)

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How to Become a Member

JASID is an academic society with the aim of bringing together the knowledge and experience about development from multiple disciplines. We also aim to contribute to the development of human resources for further enrichment of research and practice in the field of international development. JASID is a vibrant association with experienced researchers and practitioners as well as young professionals and researchers.   

Applications for membership are accepted at any time. Those who want to be a JASID member is requested to read the following page and click ‘Membership Application Form’ in this page.

Membership Categories and Annual Membership Fees

• Full member: 10,000 yen
• Full member (over 70 years old): 5,000 yen
• Student member: 5,000 yen
• Supporting Member: 30,000 yen or more

* Admission fee is not required.
* Financial year: October 1st – September 30^th
* If you are a working student, please register as a full member. In this case, please enter the name of your company in the “Affiliation” field (Not the name of the university).

First-year membership fee

Depending on the time of admission, the annual membership fee for the first year of will be reduced as follows. Membership screening is irregular, and the timing of admission cannot be specified in advance.

Approved from October to March

• Full member: 10,000 yen
• Full member (over 70 years old): 5,000 yen
• Student member: 5,000 yen

Approved from April to September

• Full member: 5,000 yen
• Full member (over 70 years old): 2,500 yen
• Student member: 2,500 yen

All members are eligible and no application is required for this reduction. Please check the amount on the invoice included in your membership approval notice.

Annual Membership Fee Reduction Programme

Regardless of the time of admission, we have established a reduced membership fee programme for JASID members who are experiencing financial hardship. If you wish to apply for this reduction programme of your first year’s membership fee, please read the requirements written in the email which we will send you after you send application form.

– Full member (No full-time job): 5,000yen (5,000 off)
– Student member: 2,000yen (3,000 off)

For new members aged 70 or older, the age-based reduction will apply, and they will not be eligible for the reduction due to financial hardship.

After the second year, the JASID Secretariat Office will announce the membership fee reduction application procedure for the following year on the mailing list around August of each year. The reduction will be applied only to those members who have applied in the prescribed manner within the period specified in the e-mail and who have been approved by the Executive Board. Please be sure to read through the emails distributed from the JASID Secretariat.

Member Benefits

For Full member:

• Qualification for applying to the presentation in the annual and spring conference
• Qualification for the participation in the annual and spring conference
• Participation and application for presentation in JASID branch
• Participation and making presentation of research group activity
• Submission for our society’s journal, ‘Journal of International Development Studies’
• Distribution of the copy of ‘Journal of International Development Studies’
• Receipt of ‘JASID News Letter’ (4 times per year)
• Receipt of ‘JASID Mail Magazine’ (from time to time), and request to delivery news
• Request for the notification at JASID website
• Application for JASID Prize
• Right of voting and eligibility for election of JASID board member

For Student member:

• Basically, student member receives the same services as Full member
• However, you wish to make a presentation at annual or spring conference, you need recommendation of your professors
• Right of voting for election of JASID board member (no eligibility for being elected)

Steps to Join JASID

To become a member, please click ‘Membership Application Form’ button.

Page1: Agreement

Please read ‘Articles of Agreement of Japan Society for International Development’. If you agree this article, please check ‘agree’ and click ‘Register’ button.

Page 2: Authentication

Please mention your e-mail address and click the ‘send’ button.

Page 3: Profile

You will receive an e-mail concerning e-mail address verification. Please click URL in this mail, and complete the registration of your profile. Please click ‘Next’ button.

Page 4: Application info

 Please check your membership fee and click ‘Next’ button.

Page5: Payment Method

 Please choose payment method (credit card payment or bank transfer) and click ‘confirm’ button. Even if your institution would pay your membership fee, you can choose payment method.

Page 6: Confirm

Please check your application form, and click ‘Register’ button. If you would like to revise your information, please click ‘Back’ button.

Page 7: Complete

 Confirmation letter would be sent to your registered email address. If you can not receive it, please contact JASID Secretariat.

(Note)

• If you wish to have your membership fee paid by your institution such as a university, please contact JASID Secretariat. In this case, payment can only be made by postal transfer (please bear the remittance fee). Please note that the system does not allow you to select postal transfer as a payment method during the membership application process. Therefore, please select either credit card payment or bank transfer as a convenience method to proceed with the application. After approval of your membership, the JASID Secretariat will change the payment method to postal transfer.
• If you wish to be registered as a student member, please upload a copy of your student ID (both sides) or the official documents that prove your status as a student and shows the expiration date. Without these documents, your application would be reviewed as that of for a full member. If you are a working student, please join as a regular member.
• If you do not receive the URL for membership application or the completed application email, please contact to JASID Secretariat.

Process to complete the application for membership

Step 1: Application for membership (online application)

If you are interested in joining our society, please click on the Membership Application Form and fill in the necessary information to apply.

Step 2: Acceptance by JASID Secretariat

JASID Secretariat will confirm the information you have entered. If there are any inaccuracies or questions, our staff will contact you by e-mail.

Step 3: Review by the JASID Executive Board Committee

The application for membership will be reviewed by JASID Executive Board Committee. If any problem arises, JASID Secretariat will contact you.

Step 4: Notification of approval and billing of annual membership fee

After the JASID Executive Board Committee approves your application as JASID member, you will receive an e-mail from JASID Secretariat that your application has been approved and that you will be charged the annual membership fee. Please pay the annual membership fee according to the contents of the e-mail.

Step 5: Membership registration completion email and notification of membership number

After JASID Secretariat confirm your payment of the annual membership fee, , you will receive an e-mail informing that your membership registration has been completed. Your membership number will also be included in that email. And you will be able to receive the society’s mailing list after your membership registration is complete. If there are our society’s journal “International Development Studies” left, we will also send you the latest one by mail. Please note that it may take a certain amount of time for the journal to be sent.

For those who wish to join as a supporting member (companies and organizations)
If you are in charge of a company or organization that would like to become a supporting member, please contact to JASID Secretariat using the inquiry form.

About collection of personal information

JASID has ‘JASID Privacy Policy’. Please see the following site for details.

Questions and Inquiries

Contact

JASID Secretariat

c/o Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO
3-2-2 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba-City, Chiba 261-8545
JAPAN
Tel: +81-43-299-9582
E-mail: hq [at] (replace [at] with @)

• HOSHINO, Akinari (Secretary General)
• OWA, Masumi
• SHIMAZU, Yuki

For inquiries, please contact

To contact the JASID Secretariat office, please use the form from the button below or send your inquiry to the following e-mail address.

Contact Form

Email Addresses

• hq [at]
• [at]

(replace [at] with @)

Business Hours

Tuesdays and Fridays (closed during long vacations)

Postal Address

JASID Secretariat
c/o Institute of Developing Economies
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
3-2-2 Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 261-8545, Japan