CONSTITUTION and ORGANIZATION

CONSTITUTION AND REGULATIONS (admission)

The goal of the Phonological Society of Japan is to contribute to the development of research in the field of phonology.
All with an interest in phonology are welcome to join the society.
For more information, please refer to the constitution or contact the secretariat.
The Phonological Society of Japan is affiliated with the United Association of Language Studies (UALS). Please refer to the UALS website for more information.

175 individuals and groups (including those abroad; as of May 31, 2021)

President： Hisao TOKIZAKI (Sapporo University)
Vice-president： Kuniya NASUKAWA (Tohoku Gakuin University)
Advisors：
- Kunihiko IMAI (Gakushuin University)
- Haruo KUBOZONO (NINJAL)
- Masanori SUIKO (Kyoto University)
- Toshiyuki TABATA (Chiba University)
- Shin-Ichi TANAKA (University of Tokyo)
- Isao UEDA (Nagoya University of Foreign Studies) [In alphabetical order]
Honorary Advisors：
- Kazuo ARAKI
- Shosuke HARAGUCHI
- Hisao KAKEHI [In alphabetical order]
Board of Directors：
- Tomoko ANDO (University of Toyama)
- Daiki HASHIMOTO (Joetsu University of Education)
- Manami HIRAYAMA (Seikei University)
- Takeru HOMMA (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
- Gakuji KUMAGAI (Kansai University)
- Toshio MATSUURA (Hokusei Gakuen University)
- Tatsuyuki MIMURA (Muroran Institute of Technology)
- Akitsugu NOGITA (Lemon School)
- Satoshi OTA (Yamaguchi University)
- Mariko SUGAHARA (Doshisha University)
- Keiichi TAJIMA (Hosei University)
- Tomoaki TAKAYAMA (Kanazawa University)
- Katsuo TAMAOKA (Nagoya University, Emeritus Professor)
- Shin'ichi TANAKA (Kobe University)
- Yu TANAKA (Doshisha University)
- Naoya WATABE (University of Tokyo) [In alphabetical order]
Auditor：Michinao F. MATSUI (Osaka Health Science University)
Executive director： Yuji KUWAMOTO (National Institute of Technology, Matsue College)

Spring Meeting: once every year, usually in June, the previous day of a conference of the Linguistic Society of Japan.
Phonology Forum: a 2-3 day meeting consisting of research papers presentations and lectures. Held once every year, usually in the second half of August.
We also hold an annual general meeting usually at a Spring Meeting (a financial report of the previous year, an activity report of the previous year, and a activity planning of the current year).
Publications：From 1997 onwards, the society publishes the journal Phonological Studies. The journal mainly contains papers presented at Spring Meeting and Phonology Forum.
(A volume with the title Phonological Theory: Theory and Practice (1996, Kaitakusha) was also published by the Phonology Research Group, the antecedent of the society.)
Other events or projects proposed by members.

[Director] Yuji KUWAMOTO (National Institute of Technology, Yonago College, Part-time)
E-mail: ykuwamoto [at] icloud [dot] com
[Treasurer] Naoki Ueta (Hokuyo University)
E-mail: n_ueta [at] hokuyo [dot] ac [dot] jp
[Assistant] Chuyu HUANG (Nagoya Gakuin University)
E-mail: huang [at] ngu [dot] ac [dot] jp