New Japan Academy Members

At the Academy’s 1024th General Meeting held on 12 December 2008, six new members were selected in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Article 3 of the Japan Academy Law. This makes the membership of the Academy 134. The names of the new members are as follows:

(1) Section I, Second Subsection
Name	Morio TAKESHITA
Date of Birth	May 18,1932
Speciality	Civil Procedure

(2) Section I, Second Subsection
Name	Misao TATSUTA
Date of Birth	September 6, 1933
Speciality	Commercial Law

(3) Section I, Second Subsection
Name	Kazuo SUGENO
Date of Birth	March 31, 1943
Speciality	Labor Law

(4) Section I, Third Subsection
Name	Yoichi SHINKAI
Date of Birth	October 3, 1931
Speciality	Economics

(5) Section II, Fourth Subsection
Name	Atsuhiro NISHIDA
Date of Birth	March 15, 1936
Speciality	Space Physics

(6) Section II, Seventh Subsection
Name	Kunihiko SUZUKI
Date of Birth	February 5, 1932
Speciality	Neurochemistry, Neurology, Genetic Neurological Disorders