Download the membership application form, fill it in following the procedures described below, and send it to the Shunkosha Inc. Japan. Applicants will receive an invoice within one month of the Office receiving the completed application form; please pay the membership fee by credit card. Applicants will be registered as members when payment of the membership fee is confirmed. Even though the membership fee is transferred, applicants will not be admitted and the society magazines will not be sent until the registration information is input completely into our computer system. Please send the membership application form by FAX or mail as soon as possible.

Membership application form (68KB)

The membership application form is available in PDF file format. Please download Adobe Reader.

(I) Procedures for filling in the membership application form

1. Print clearly, since all items in the membership application form are to be input into a computer.
2. Enter the name of your affiliated institution, including the department, subject and course names in the case of a university; department name in the case of a professional affiliation.
3. Under academic background, enter the name of the last school that you graduated from, and the graduation year. Enter the research course name if you are currently in a master's or doctoral program; the school name and your current academic year if you are an undergraduate student.
4. Circle the corresponding gender and enter the contact information (where to send the Society magazine, etc) and type of membership desired.
5. Since the academic degree is registered in English, enter the information in English.
   Please note that information entered in Japanese will not be registered.
6. Be sure to enter the year you want to start the membership in the specified area.
7. When applying for a student membership, attach a copy of your student identification card or a student registration certificate to the application form.

*The Society's magazine, JDS, will be sent to members when the application process is completed.

(II) How to pay the membership fee

Annual membership fee for foreign resident member: ¥10,000 (JPY)

An invoice will be issued and sent to applicants within one month of the membership application form being sent; please pay the membership fee by credit card.

Where to send the application form:
Shunkosha Inc.
Rakuyo Bldg., 3F, 519 Waseda-tsurumakicho, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0041
Japan
TEL: +81-3-5291-6231
FAX: +81-3-5291-2176