About JAC
About JAC
- About Japanese Association of Chiropractors -
About JAC
- About Japanese Association of Chiropractors -
INTRODUCTION:
Japanese Association of Chiropractors (JAC) among numerous “chiropractic organizations” in Japan represents national chiropractic profession and the only national member of the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) since 1999. JAC is registered as a Japanese government recognized corporate organization since 2007. The JAC members are internationally recognized WHO-standards chiropractors in Japan who occupy the majority of duly qualified chiropractors in Japan.
After the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (NCAC) released the report in 2012, JAC has been regularly communicating with NCAC, the Consumer Affairs Agency, the Japan Advertising Review Organization (JARO) and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for public safety. JAC has been supporting a self-regulatory body, the Japan Chiropractic Register (JCR) for protecting public safety as well as submitting the list of registrants to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. JAC also established the Japanese Society of Chiropractic Science (JSCS) within its organization and holds an annual research conference to promote an evidence based, people-centered, interprofessional, collaborative practice in the chiropractic profession.
The JAC policies are as follows:
POLICIES:
- With international cooperation such as the WFC, the JAC introduces and promotes international standard of chiropractic in Japan in education as well as in legislative efforts.
- Promoting chiropractic awareness among Japanese people through various news media as well as scientific research.
- Promoting professional ethics among membership particularly prohibiting members to teach chiropractic techniques to anyone other than those who have had recognized educational programs or their students.
MISSION, VISION and STRATEGIC GOALS:
MISSION, VISION and STRATEGIC GOALS:
Mission
To promote and develop chiropractic for the nation’s health care.
Vision
To encourage chiropractors to follow the professional code of ethics and upgrade their clinical competency, furthermore to promote chiropractic profession in the healthcare system as an internationally recognized profession for the nation’s health and welfare .
Strategic Goals
- Research: Study of safety and effectiveness in chiropractic
- Clinical: Recognition of the WHO standards educated chiropractors in Japan
- International: International meetings and academic conferences
- Education: Promotion of chiropractic education in the WHO standards
- Social: Legislation of chiropractic profession in Japan
JAC Board of Directors
JAC Board of Directors
| 2023-2025 Board of Directors |
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| Honorary President | Mr. Masao Akamatsu (former vice-minister of MHLW) |
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| President | Dr. Simon Takayanagi |
| Vice President | Dr. Junko Usuda |
| National Chief Director | Dr. Shuhei Oguchi |
| National Director | Dr. Tom Wakatsuki |
| National Director | Dr. Masaru Sakuta |
| Auditor | Dr. Junya Kage |
| Regional Director- East Japan | Dr. Daisuke Nozaki |
| Regional Director-West Japan | Dr. Junko Usuda |
| Regional Director-Kyushu | Dr. Bungo Ishimaru |
| Executive Advisors |
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| Research Advisor | Prof. Masayoshi Tsuruoka |
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| Research Advisor | Prof. Seika Kamohara |
| Research Advisor | Dr. Yoshiaki Takeyachi |
| Legal Advisor (Lawyer) | Ms. Keiko Tamura |
| Legal Advisor (Lawyer) | Mr. Kengo Hatai |
| Audit Advisor | Tooyama Accounting Firm |
| Executive Officer | Dr. Kei Takeyachi |
| Administrative Officer | Ms. Kaori Yanagisawa |
Board of Directors from East, West and Kyushu Regions
JAC Boards of Directors from 1998-Present
JAPAN COUNTRY REPORTS:
Japan Country Reports were presented by JAC representatives at the WFC Assemblies.
SYMPOSIUMS:
Japanese Association of Chiropractors (JAC) had oragnised the JAC Symposium that is a workshop-based national conference from 1999 to 2017.
Research Conferences:
Japanese Association of Chiropractors (JAC) has its research arm, the Japanese Society of Chiropractic Science (JSCS) that hosts an annual chiropractic research conference since 1983. The research conference was named as Clinical Symposium on Chiropractic from the 1st to the 8th and was named as JSCS Annual Research Conference from the 9th.