The Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell (JASTS) is dedicated to the advancement of research on taste and smell from various directions.

Overview

“The Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell (JASTS)” was founded in 1991 on the basis of the “Taste and Smell Symposium” established in 1967. JASTS holds an annual conference and open seminars to promote the advancement of wide-ranging research in the science of taste and smell. The society promotes information dissemination and interaction among members through the biannual publication of the journal (Jpn J Taste Smell Res), the mailing list, and the association’s website. JASTS is also actively involved in fostering young researchers through award programs and “Young Researchers’ Association". In addition, JASTS has collaborated with the Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) and The European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO), and has hosted the International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste (ISOT) three times. In recent years, we have promoted internationalization by holding symposiums in cooperation with the Asian region.

Greetings from the JASTS President,

I am Yoshihiro Yoshihara from RIKEN Center for Brain Science. I have been appointed as the 10th President of The Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell (JASTS), succeeding Dr. Takaki Miwa. I look forward to working with you over the next three years.

JASTS was established in 1991 as the predecessor of the “Taste and Smell Symposium” that started in 1967. The society is composed of many researchers of taste and smell who belong to universities, research institutes, companies, hospitals, etc. in Japan, with the aim of advancing the wide-ranging research on the science of taste and smell. The society also leads the world’s taste and olfaction research in collaboration with the Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) in the United States and the European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO) in Europe.…

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JASTS Events

-Annual Meetings

The 58th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell

Wed 11th ~ Fri 13th September, 2024
Venue: Tsushima Campus – Okayama University, Okayama
President: Ryusuke Yoshida
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University

Link to Website

-JASTS Seminar Series

JASTS offers free webinars, which is open to everyone. Please join us!

The 6th JASTS Seminar

Treatment of Olfactory Dysfunction by COVID-19 and Parosmia
Dr. Thomas Hummel(Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany)
Fri 8th March, 2024 16:00 ~ 17:00(JST)

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President

Yoshihiro Yoshihara, RIKEN Center for Brain Science

JASTS Office

Laboratory for Systems Molecular Ethology
RIKEN Center for Brain Science
2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, JAPAN
Phone: +81-48-462-1111 (ext. 7377), Fax: +81-48-467-2306
E-mail jasts@ml.riken.jp

General Manager

Junji Hirota, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Treasurer

Keiko Yasumatsu, Tokyo Dental College

Steering Committee

Saho Ayabe, University of Tsukuba
Tadashi Inui, Hokkaido University
Ken Iwatsuki, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Nobuyuki Sakai, Tohoku University
Noboru Sano, Takasago Co., Inc
Akiyuki Taruno, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Kazushige Touhara, The University of Tokyo
Junji Hirota, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yoko Masuzawa, Ajinomoto Co., Inc
Takaki Miwa, Kanazawa Medical University
Kazuyo Muramoto, Meikai University
Keiko Yasumatsu, Tokyo Dental College
Yasunobu Yasoshima, Osaka University
Makoto Yokosuka, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University
Ryusuke Yoshida, Okayama University

International Committee

Kazushige Touhara, The University of Tokyo
Yoko Ogiwara, Ajinomoto Co., Inc
Noriatsu Shigemura, Kyushu University
Takaki Miwa, Kanazawa Medical University

JASTS Representative of Chemical Senses Executive Editors

Kazushige Touhara, The University of Tokyo

Outreach Committee

Ken Iwatsuki, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Makoto Ohmoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Misako Kawai, Gan-byotai mikaku kenkyukai
Tatsu Kobayakawa, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Noritaka Sako, Asahi University
Naoko Mizoguchi, Meikai University

Conjunction with Science Council of Japan

Kazushige Touhara, The University of Tokyo

JASTS Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief :
Noriatsu Shigemura (DDS, PhD)
Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Science, Kyushu University
3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku , Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Phone /Fax: +81-92-642-6312

Auditors

Tetsuya Koide, Teikyo University of Science
Haruki Takeuchi, The University of Tokyo

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