HOME > Information January 2, 2008 Greetings from the new Director Yasushi Yamazoe, Director, the Japanese Society of Toxicology For a two-year term starting in 2008, I (Yamazoe) will serve as Director of the Japanese Society of Toxicology. The Society was established in 1981 and it is now in its 27th year. As an academic organization where researchers engage in scientific investigations and evaluations of the safety of a wide range of substances such as chemical materials, medicinal products, food and biological materials, this society has been shown a continual and steady development over these years. Currently, over 2,300 members of this society engage various aspects contributions on human health, including assessments of environmental influence, from the diverse viewpoints of industry, government and academia. We also contribute to prevent the occurrence of human toxicity. Under the able guidance of two past directors, Drs. Taku Nagago and Kunio Doi, the Society has been engaged in reorganizing of the executive office and organizing educational projects; efforts have been made to improve the efficacy of its organized functions. In this term, we also hope to continue our efficient operation and dedicate ourselves to the service for our members including refinement of the home page. In the so keen public attention toward “product safety”, we now need to step ahead our activities for public society to obtain more the social recognition of the importance of toxicology, not only from academia but also from public society. We hope that each of you, the society members, will enthusiastically participate in the activities of this organization.