Overview of the Society
Former Presidents
| 1977 | Kiyonobu Mikanagi（Gout and uric acid foundation of Japan） |
| 1993 | Ieo Akaoka (Teikyo University) |
| 1996 | Toru Nakamura (Fukui Medical University ) |
| 1999 | kazuya Higashino (Hyogo Medical University) |
| 2002 | Nobuaki Ogasawara（Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Prefectural Colony） |
| 2005 | Tatsuo Hosoya (The Jikei University School of Medicine) |
| 2018 | Takanori Ueda（University of Fukui） |
| 2020 | Kiyoko Kaneko（Teikyo Heisei University） |
| 2023 | Ichiro Hisatome（NHO Yonago Medical Center） |
Activities
- Annual Meeting, including the General Meeting, Board Meeting, and Council Meeting once a year
- Webinars on research and clinical practice held twice a year
- Educational Seminar on gout and hyperuricemia held once a year
- Certification of Gout Specialists by the Society, conducted once a year
- Journal publication: Gout and Uric &Nucleic Acids published twice a year in J-STAGE
- Guideline for the Management of Hyperuricemia and Gout issued by the Society
- Editorial Board Meetings held as needed
Committees
- Editorial Board
- Program Division, Scientific Meeting Committee
- Finance Division, Scientific Meeting Committee
- Policy Review Committee
- Society Award Selection Committee
- Board Certification Committee
- Conflict of Interest (COI) Committee
- Guideline Public Relations Committee
- Diversity Promotion Committee
- Young Investigator Committee
- Young Investigator Support Program Selection Committee
- Academic Exchange Committee
- Insurance Committee
- Guideline Revision Committee
Annual Awards and Grants
- Society Award presented once a year
- Outstanding Paper Award presented once a year
- Outstanding Presentation Prize awarded once a year
- Young Investigator Award presented once a year
- Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists awarded once a year
Honorary Members
| Position | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Honorary Member | Mitsuo Itakura | Kurihashi Hospital |
| Honorary Member | Koji Ito | Shin Yachiyo Hospital |
| Honorary Member | Takanori Ueda | University of Fukui |
| Honorary Member | Shunya Uchida | Kanda West Exit Uchida Internal Medicine |
| Honorary Member | Yoshinori Oosumi | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Honorary Member | Iwao Ono | The Jikei University School of Medicine |
| Honorary Member | Naoyuki Kamatani | StaGen Co., Ltd. |
| Honorary Member | Harutoshi Kizaki | Hato Bus Co., Ltd. |
| Honorary Member | Masaru Kubota | Nara Women's University |
| Honorary Member | Norio Kouno | The University of Osaka |
| Honorary Member | Osamu Sakai | The Jikei University School of Medicine |
| Honorary Member | Masataka Sasada | Shiga Prefecture Government, Kyoto University |
| Honorary Member | Toru Shimizu | Midorigaoka Hospital |
| Honorary Member | Masamichi Tachibana | Chiba University |
| Honorary Member | Chihiro Terai | Jichi Medical University |
| Honorary Member | Takeshi Nishino | Nippon Medical School |
| Honorary Member | Tsutomu Nobori | Oyamada memorial spa hospital |
| Honorary Member | Toshikazu Hada | Hyogo Medical University |
| Honorary Member | Shin Fujimori | Ryougoku East Gate Clinic |
| Honorary Member | Tatsuo Hosoya | The Jikei University School of Medicine |
| Honorary Member | Yuji Matsuzawa | The University of Osaka, Sumitomo Hospital |
| Honorary Member | Yoshifuji Matsumoto | Kuwana City Medical Center, Kuwana Higashi Iryo Center |
| Honorary Member | Ikuo Mineo | Pegasus Baba Memorial Hospital |
| Honorary Member | Terumasa Miyamoto | The University of Tokyo, Japan Clinical Allergy Research Institute |
| Honorary Member | Yuji Moriwaki | Medical Incorporated Association Seisyokai, Aisei Dialysis Clinic |
| Honorary Member | Yasukazu Yamada | Sugiyama Jogakuen University |
| Honorary Member | Hisashi Yamanaka | Sanno Medical Center |
| Honorary Member | Kazuhiko Yamamoto | Riken Center for Integrative Medical Sciences |
| Honorary Member | Tetsuya Yamamoto | Osaka Gyoumeikan Hospital |
Board Members and Auditor
| Position | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| President | Kimiyoshi Ichida | JR East Japan Health Promotion Center Chiba Health Promotion Center |
| Vice President | Kazuhide Ogino | Japanese Red Cross Tottori Hospital |
| Vice President | Takahiro Yamauchi | University of Fukui |
| Director | Naohiko Anzai | Chiba University |
| Director | Hiroshi Ooyama | Ryougoku East Gate Clinic |
| Director | Masahiko Kato | Tottori University |
| Director | Kiyoko Kaneko | Biomolecular Logic Research Laboratory, Teikyo University |
| Director | Nariyoshi Shinomiya | National Institute of Infectious Diseases,National Defense Medical College |
| Director | Tappei Takada | The University of Tokyo |
| Director | Atsuo Taniguchi | Fukujuji Hospital |
| Director | Hiroshi Tsutani | Division of Reserch, National Organization Awara Hospital |
| Director | Takuya Tsuchihashi | Steel Memorial Yawata Hospital |
| Director | Masayuki Hakoda | Yasuda Women's University |
| Director | Takahiko Nakagawa | Shiga University of Medical Science |
| Director | Ichiro Hisatome | Matsue City Hospital |
| Director | Makoto Hosoyamada | Teikyo University |
| Director | Ikuko Masuda | Jujo Takeda Rehabilitation Hospital |
| Director | Hirotaka Matsuo | National Defense Medical College |
| Director | Takayuki Morisaki | The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo |
| Director | Hiroko Morisaki | Sakakibara Heart Institute |
| Auditor | Shunya Uchida | Teikyo Heisei University,Kanda West Exit Uchida Internal Medicine |
Council Members
| Position | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Council Member | Kohtaro Abe | Kyushu University |
| Council Member | Hisatomi Arima | Fukuoka University |
| Council Member | Tetsuya Ito | Fujita Health University Hospital |
| Council Member | Motoshi Ouchi | Chiba University |
| Council Member | Naoyuki Otani | Dokkyo Medical University |
| Council Member | Akira Ohtahara | San-in Rosai Hospital |
| Council Member | Toshio Ohtsubo | Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital |
| Council Member | Yukinori Okada | The University of Tokyo |
| Council Member | Ken Okamoto | The University of Tokyo |
| Council Member | Yusuke Kawamura | National Defense Medical College,Japan Air Self-Defense Force Kasuga Base Medical Office |
| Council Member | Shinji Kishi | University of Fukui |
| Council Member | Masafumi Kurajoh | Osaka Metropolitan University |
| Council Member | Masanari Kuwabara | Jichi Medical University |
| Council Member | Sunao Kojima | Sakura-jyuji Yatsushiro Rehabilitation Hospital, Kumamoto University |
| Council Member | Tsuneo Konta | Yamagata University |
| Council Member | Shigeru Shibata | Teikyo University |
| Council Member | Hidetaka Shimada | Josuikai Shimada Hospital |
| Council Member | Naoki Sugano | The Jikei University School of Medicine |
| Council Member | Youhei Seto | |
| Council Member | Kazutaka Takagi | Fukui Prefectural Health and Welfare Department |
| Council Member | Tsuneo Tanaka | Tanaka Hospital |
| Council Member | Yoshifuru Tamura | Teikyo University |
| Council Member | Jidong Cheng | Xiamen University |
| Council Member | Shih-Yang Chen | Country Hospital |
| Council Member | Zenta Tsutsumi | Tsutsumi Clinic |
| Council Member | Motokazu Tsunetou | Tottori University |
| Council Member | Kei Teramoto | Tottori University |
| Council Member | Akiyoshi Nakayama | National Defense Medical College |
| Council Member | Toshihiro Hamada | Nichinan Hospital |
| Council Member | Masato Furuhashi | Sapporo Medical University |
| Council Member | Einosuke Mizuta | San-in Rosai Hospital |
| Council Member | Satoshi Miyazaki | Fujii Masao Memorial Hospital |
| Council Member | Mihoko Morita | University of Fukui |
| Council Member | Toshinori Morito | Morito Orthopedic Clinic |
| Council Member | Takashi Yamaoka | Yamaoka Internal Medicine Clinic |
| Council Member | Noriko Yamaoka | Teikyo University |
| Council Member | Satoshi Yamaguchi | Kitasaito Hospital |
| Council Member | Tomoyuki Yamasaki | Osaka International Cancer Institute |
| Council Member | Kohei Yamashita | Kyoto University |
| Council Member | Kazuhiro Yamamoto | National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center |
| Council Member | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Yasutaka Yamamoto Cardiology/Internal Medicine Clinic |
| Council Member | Takashi Yokoo | The Jikei University School of Medicine |
| Council Member | Akira Yoshida | Ibaraki Prefecture Red Cross Blood Center |
Secretary
| Position | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial Secretary | Mihoko Morita | University of Fukui |
| General Affairs Secretary | Makoto Hosoyamada | Teikyo University |
