The IUSS Subcommittee in Science Council of Japan (SCJ) serves as Japan’s national representative organization to the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS).
In 2004, the IUSS transitioned from individual to national membership. In response, the Science Council of Japan (SCJ) established this subcommittee to represent Japan in IUSS activities.
Members (26th Term)
Chair
Kazuyuki Inubushi
Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture; Professor Emeritus, Chiba University
Vice Chair
Takuro Shinano
Professor, Hokkaido University
Secretaries
Kazumichi Fujii
Unit leader, Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation (F-REI)
Members
Yasuhiro Nakashima – Professor, The University of Tokyo, Member of Section 2, SCJ
Kyoko Watanabe – Professor, Tamagawa University, Member of Section 2, SCJ
Takashi Kosaki* – Aichi University / Kyoto University (Emeritus)
Ryusuke Hatano* – Hokkaido University (Emeritus)
Masayuki Kawahigashi* – Tokyo Metropolitan University
Takeshi Tange* – The University of Tokyo
Tomoko Nakanishi* – Hoshi University / The University of Tokyo (Emeritus) / Atomic Energy Commission
Masami Nanzyo* – Tohoku University (Emeritus)
Toru Fujiwara* – The University of Tokyo
Noriko Yamaguchi* – NARO
Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura* – Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research
Mariko Shimizu* – Public Works Research Institute
Yo Toma** – Hokkaido University (Special Appointment)
Morihiro Maeda **– Okayama University (Special Appointment)
*Associate Member of SCJ
**Special Associate Member of SCJ
Previous Members (25th Term)
Chair: Takashi Kosaki
Vice Chair: Ryusuke Hatano
Secretaries: Masayuki Kawahigashi
Members: Kazuyuki Inubushi, Takeshi Tange, Tomoko Nakanishi, Masami Nanjo, Takeshi Miyazaki, Kiyotaka Miyashita, Junta Yanai