About the Association ＞ Overview/Contact
Purpose
The Japanese Association for Philosophy of Science aims to promote research studies focusing on the foundations of science, to establish and maintain contacts with researchers in foreign countries, and to contribute to the development of the philosophy of science.
History and Activities
The Association was founded in February 1949 by Japanese leading scientists, mathematicians, and philosophers including Hideki Yukawa, Zyoiti Suetuna, Sadaji Takagi, Torataro Shimomura. The Association regularly holds annual or semiannual academic meetings, and it publishes two journals: Journal of the Japan Association for Philosphy of Science (Kagaku-kisoron Kenkyu) in Japanese, and Annals of the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science in English as well as in French and German. The Association is officially a cooperative academic research body of the Science Council of Japan.
Members
As of March 2026, the Japan Association for Philosophy of Science has 410 members and eleven honorable members. The members are specialists in a variety of fields, including mathematics, philosophy, logic, physics, psychology, and biology.
Officers
| President | Makoto KIKUCHI | |
| Vice President | Jun OTSUKA | Mikiko YOKOYAMA |
| Board Members | Yuichi AMITANI | Rie IIDUKA |
| Tomoko ISHIDA | Tetsuji ISEDA | |
| Ryo UEHARA | Jun OTSUKA | |
| Tatsuya KASHIWABATA | Makoto KIKUCHI | |
| Yuichiro KITAJIMA | Minao KUKITA | |
| Reina SAIJO | Takayuki SUZUKI | |
| Senji TANAKA | Mariko NIHEI | |
| Kunihisa MORITA | Mikiko YOKOYAMA | |
| Comptrollers | Ryo ITO | Takuro ONISHI |
| Administrative Director | Tatsuya KASHIWABATA | |
| Council Members | Jimmy AAMES | Shigeyuki AOKI |
| Takeshi AKIBA | Yuichi AMITANI | |
| Rie IIDUKA | Tomoko ISHIDA | |
| Tetsuji ISEDA | Ryo ITO | |
| Ryo UEHARA | Koji OTA | |
| Jun OTSUKA | Takuro ONISHI | |
| Kengo OKAMOTO | Tatsuya KASHIWABATA | |
| Takeshi KANASUGI | Makoto KIKUCHI | |
| Yuichiro KITAJIMA | Minao KUKITA | |
| Hidenori KUROKAWA | Tora KOYAMA | |
| Reina SAIJO | Katsuhiko SANO | |
| Ikuro SUZUKI | Takayuki SUZUKI | |
| Daichi SUZUKI | Senji TANAKA | |
| Haruka TSUTSUI | Yasuo DEGUCHI | |
| Kazuhisa TODAYAMA | Mariko NIHEI | |
| Naoya FUJIKAWA | Masahiro MATSUO | |
| Shunkichi MATSUMOTO | Nayuta MIKI | |
| Koji MINESHIMA | Yuko MURAKAMI | |
| Kunihisa MORITA | Ryota MORIMOTO | |
| Keiichi YAMADA | Mikiko YOKOYAMA | |
The officers listed above were elected by a council member election and a board member, comptroller election that was held in February 2026. The president was elected by the board members. Their term of office lasts from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2029.
Committees
The Editorial Board of the Two Journals（term of office: April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2029）
Editor in Chief: Senji TANAKA
The Planning Committee（term of office: April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2029）
Committee Chairperson: Jun OTSUKA
Contact Us (Business Office)
Sasaki Publishing (The office of the Japan Association of Philosophy of Science)
Shiba-ura 2-14-13 MCK building 2F
Minato-ku Tokyo, Japan (108-0023)
Email: kisoron@sasappa.co.jp Website: https://phsc.jp/