The Acarological Society of Japan was founded in January 1992, when it replaced the Japanese Association for Acarology, which had been originally organized in 1973. The Society currently holds over 250 members in Japan. The Society publishes a research journal, Journal of the Acarological Society of Japan, semiannually.
- President
- Prof. Tetsuo GOTOH(Ibaraki University)
- Vice President
- Prof. Fujio KADONO(Hosei University)
- Excective Committee
- Hiroshi ABÉ, Kozo FUJISAKI, Koichi GOKA, Norihide HINOMOTO,Fujio KADONO, Hidenari KISHIMOTO, Yasuki KITASHIMA, Masatoshi MOCHIZUKI, Naoki MORI, Mitsugu MOTOKI, Kimiko OKABE, Masahiro OSAKABE, Satoshi SHIMANO, Gen TAKAKU, Yasuhiro YANO
- Editor-in-Chief
- Dr. Masahiro OSAKABE(Kyoto University)
- Secretary
- Dr. Yasuhiro YANO(University of Fukui)
- Treasurer
- Dr. Satoshi SHIMANO(Miyagi University of Education)
- Managing Editor
- Dr. Tomohide MATSUO(Kagoshima University)