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Carcinological Society of Japan

Carcinological Society of Japan was founded in 1961.

In April 1961, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito celebrated his 60th birthday. Hirohito was a renowned marine biologist, and in honor of his birthday, Dr. Isabella Gordon of the British Museum of Natural History (now The Natural History Museum, London) was invited to Japan for a face-to- face talk with Hirohito. Dr. Gordon and Hirohito held a long conversation at the Biological Laboratory (Imperial Palace, Tokyo). This meeting was also attended by several Japanese carcinologists, including Prof. Tsune Sakai (Yokohama National University), Prof. Itsuwo Kubo (Tokyo University of Fisheries), and Dr. Yo K. Okada (Director of the National Science Museum, Tokyo).

The above meeting led to the formation of the Carcinological Society of Japan to promote the study of crustacean biology and to encourage collaboration among carcinologists.

Our goal is to provide facilities for association and communication among crustacean biologists of all scientific fields. In order to accomplish this goal, CSJ publishes two journals, Crustacean Research and Cancer, and sponsors an annual meeting. It also confers honors and awards to young researchers who are the author of papers appeared on Crustacean Research and other society's publication.