Editorial Board (2025) 
Editor-in-Chief 
Shigeto OTSUKA 
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 
 
Senior Editors 
Makoto IKENAGA 
Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan 
 
Satoshi ISHII 
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA 
 
Yoichi KAMAGATA 
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)/Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan 
 
Kiwamu MINAMISAWA 
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan 
Yuji NAGATA 
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan 
 
Kazuhiko NARISAWA 
Ibaraki University, Ami, Japan 
 
Nobuhiko NOMURA 
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan 
 
Takuro NUNOURA 
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan 
 
Shino SUZUKI 
Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Japan 
 
Sen-Lin TANG 
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 
 
Naoko YOSHIDA 
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan 
 
 
Managing Editors 
Michinari SUNAMURA (General affairs & accounting) 
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan 
Shino SUZUKI (General affairs/Manuscript Reception ) 
Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Japan 
Shunichi ISHII (Online Submission System ) 
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan 
Satoshi NAKAGAWA (Online Submission System)  
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan 
Takashi NARIHIRO (Information analysis)  
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Sapporo, Japan 
Satoko SHINOZAKI-YABANA (Manuscript Edition/Manuscript Reception)  
Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan 
Eri HARA (Information analysis)  
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan 
 
Associate Editors 
Yoshiteru AOI 
Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan 
Peter DUNFIELD 
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 
Manabu FUKUI 
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan 
Natsuko HAMAMURA 
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan 
Yasufumi HIKICHI 
Kochi University, Nankoku, Japan 
Yuichi HONGO 
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan 
 
Shun’ichi ISHII 
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan 
Tsukasa ITO 
Gunma University, Kiryu, Japan 
Wataru IWASAKI 
The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan 
Yasuhiro KASAHARA 
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan 
Takafumi KATAOKA 
Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Japan 
Yoshitomo KIKUCHI 
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Sapporo, Japan 
Hiroyuki KIMURA 
Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan 
Tomonori KINDAICHI 
Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan 
Masaaki KONISHI 
Kitami Institute of Technology, Kitami, Japan 
Chi-Te LIU 
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 
Fumito MARUYAMA 
Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan 
Shawn McGLYNN 
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan 
Keisuke MIYAUCHI 
Tohoku Gakuin University, Tagajo, Japan 
Ryo MIYAZAKI 
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan 
Atsushi NAKABACHI 
Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan 
Satoshi NAKAGAWA 
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan 
Tatsunori NAKAGAWA 
Nihon University, Fujisawa, Japan 
Shin-ichi NAKANO 
Kyoto University, Otsu, Japan 
Tomoyasu NISHIZAWA 
Ibaraki University, Ami, Japan 
Naohiro NODA 
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan 
Satoko NODA 
Ibaraki University, Mito, Japan 
Ryo OHTOMO 
Central Region Agricultural Research Center (NARO), Tsukuba, Japan 
Shin OKAZAKI 
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan 
Torahiko OKUBO 
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan 
Katsuharu SAITO 
Shinshu University, Kamiina, Japan 
Syusei SATO 
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan 
Toru SHIGEMATSU 
Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Sciences, Niigata, Japan 
Masafumi SHIMIZU 
Gifu University, Gifu, Japan 
Masaki SHINTANI 
Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, Japan 
Mio TAKEUCHI 
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Osaka, Japan 
Hideyuki TAMAKI 
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan 
Masaru USUI 
Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Japan 
Takayuki WADA 
Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan 
Satoshi WAKAI 
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan 
Akinori YABUKI 
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan 
Rie YATSUNAMI 
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan 
Takashi YOSHIDA 
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan 
Susumu YOSHIZAWA 
The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan 
 
   
 
	
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