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 member of the World Federation of Chiropractic (WFC) since 1999. JAC is registered as a Japanese government recognized corporate organization since 2007. The members are internationally recognized qualified (WHO-standards) chiropractors in Japan who are majority of WHO-standards chiropractors in Japan.
After the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (NCAC) released the report, 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 patients’safety in chiropractic. JAC also established the Japanese Society of Chiropractic Science (JSCS) within and holds a research conference annually to promote an evidence based practice in chiropractic. 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 .
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 |
| Chairman of East Japan region | Dr. Daisuke Nozaki |
| Chairman of West Japan region | Dr. Junko Usuda |
| Chairman of Kyushu region | Dr. Bungo Ishimaru |
| Executive Advisers |
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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 |
Strategic Goals
– Research: Study of safety and effectiveness in chiropractic
– Clinical: Recognition of the WHO standards chiropractors in Japan
– International: International meeting and academic exchanges with schools and institutes of overseas
– Education: Promotion of chiropractic education in the WHO standards
– Social: Legislation of chiropractic in Japan
JAPAN COUNTRY REPORTS:
Japan Country Reports were presented by JAC at WFC Assemblies.
- Orlando, USA in 2003
- Sydney, Australia in 2005
- Algarve, Portugal in 2007
- Montreal, Canada in 2009
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2011
- Durban, South Africa in 2013
- Athens, Greece in 2015
- Washington DC, USA in 2017
- Berlin, Germany in 2019
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.
| 1st | Japan Seinen Hall, Tokyo | Nov 11-12, 1983 |
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| 2nd | Asakusa View Hotel, Tokyo | Nov 23-24, 1985 |
| 3rd | National Kyoto International Hall, Kyoto | Oct 10-12, 1987 |
| 4th | Kanazawa Tourism Hall, Kanazawa | Nov 3-5, 1989 |
| 5th | Kagoshima City Cultural Hall, Kagoshima | Nov 2-3, 1991 |
| 6th | Royton Sapporo, Sapporo | Nov 21-23, 1993 |
| 7th | Shin Yokohama Prince Hotel, Yokohama | Sep 2-3, 1995 |
| 8th | Tsukuba University Tokyo campus, Tokyo | Mar 11, 2018 |
| 9th | Makuhari Messe, Chiba | Nov 11-12, 2018 |
| 10th | Showa Women’s University, Tokyo | Nov 3-4, 2019 |
| 11th | Kotsu Building, Tokyo | Nov 3, 2020 |
| 12th | Shibaura Institute of Technology | Nov 21-22, 2021 |
| 13th | Online (via zoom) | Jun 19-20, 2022 |
| 14th | Online (via zoom) | Jun 18-19, 2023 |
| 15th | Online (via zoom) | Jun 16-17, 2024 |