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(Name) The Ecological Society of Japan

Chapter 1. General rules

(Name)
Article 1. The Ecological Society of Japan is a general incorporated association. In English its name is The Ecological Society of Japan; this society is hereinafter abbreviated ESJ, and referred to as the ‘Association.’

(Location of the main office)
Article 2. The main office of the Association shall be located in Kita Ward, Kyoto City.

2. The Association may have subordinate offices at any necessary location, by resolution of the Board of Directors.

(Purpose)
Article 3. The Association shall aim to achieve progress in and prevalence of ecology, thereby contributing to society, and shall carry out the following businesses for that purpose:

  1. Holding academic meetings, workshops, lectures, and training sessions.
  2. Publication of academic journals and other official papers.
  3. Study, research, education, and training related to ecology.
  4. Recognition of academic achievements, and encouragement of research.
  5. Make contact with other related domestic or foreign organizations and associations.
  6. Other necessary activities to achieve the purpose of the Association.

(Public announcements)
Article 4. Public announcements of the Association shall be published by electronic means. If electronic means cannot be used due to accidents or other unforeseen reasons, public announcements shall be made in the form of an official gazette.

(Establishment of the Association)
Article 5. The Association shall have a Board of Directors and Auditors.

Chapter 2. Members

(Types of members)
Article 6. There are three types of ESJ members in the Association.

  1. Regular members (general or students): individuals admitted to the Association in accordance with its purposes.
  2. Supporting members: individuals or groups admitted to the Association to support its activities.
  3. Honorary members: individuals that have performed great achievements in ecology in Japan, and in development of the Association, that are recommended by the President through a resolution by the Board of Directors and Board of Representatives.
  1. The Association shall have no more than 40 persons on the boards of representatives. These representatives shall be company members under the Act on General Incorporated Associations and General Incorporation Foundation (hereinafter Corporation Act).
  2. Association representatives shall be elected by regular members. Regulations for elections shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
  3. Association representatives shall be selected from regular members.
  4. For election of Association representatives (paragraph 3) all regular members shall have equal rights to select a representative. The Director and Board of Directors cannot select representatives.
  5. Election of representatives (paragraph 3) shall be held once every 2 years. The term of representatives shall continue until the election of new representatives, 2 years after appointment. If any action cancelling resolution of general meeting of members, action seeking dissolution, action seeking liability, or action seeking dismissal of an officer (Article 266-1, Article 268, Article 278, and Article 284 of the Corporation Act) has been instituted by a representative (including cases where a request for the filing of an action as defined in section 278-1 of the Corporations Act has been made), the representative shall remain in the position as a member until conclusion of any action. The representative shall have no voting rights for the appointment and dismissal of officers (Article 63 and Article 70 of Corporation Act) or revision of Articles of Incorporation (Article 146 of the Corporation Act).
  6. An alternate representative may be elected in case of a vacancy in the office of representatives. The term of the alternate representative shall be until the expiration of the term of the representative (predecessor) who retired before the expansion of the term of office.
  7. In the case of electing the alternate representative, the following shall be decided:
  1. The fact that the candidate is an alternate representative.
  2. If such candidates are to be elected as alternate representatives for one or more specific representatives, that fact and names of such specific representatives.
  3. When two or more alternates are appointed for the same representative (or two or more representatives in the case of an election to fill two or more representatives), the order of precedence between such alternates.
  1. The period during which the resolution for the election of alternate representatives referred to in paragraph 7 shall be in effect from the date of said resolution to the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the last fiscal year within the two year .
  2. Regular members shall exercise the following rights of company members as provided in the Corporation Act against the Association in the same manner as company members described in paragraph 2:
  1. Rights under Article 14, paragraph 2, of the Corporation Act (Inspection of Articles of Incorporation).
  2. Rights under Article 32, paragraph 2, of the Corporation Act (Inspection of member Registries).
  3. Rights under Article 57, paragraph 4, of the Corporation Act (Inspection of minutes of representative meeting).
  4. Rights under Article 50, paragraph 6, of the Corporation Act (Inspection of Certificates of Representation of members).
  5. Rights under Article 52, paragraph 5, of the Corporation Act (Inspection of records of voting by electromagnetic means).
  6. Rights under Article 129, paragraph 3, of the Corporation Act (Inspection of financial statements).
  7. Rights under Article 229, paragraph 2, of the Corporation Act (Inspection of balance sheets of association in liquidation).
  8. Rights under Article 246, paragraph 3; Article 250, paragraph 3; and 256, paragraph 3, of the Corporation Act (Inspection of merger agreement).
  1. If a Director or an Auditor has neglected his/her duties, he/she shall be liable to the Association for damages resulting therefrom. Notwithstanding Article 112 of the Corporation Act, exemptions from liability shall not be granted without the consent of all members.

(Admission)
Article 7. A person who intends to be admitted as a regular member or a supporting member shall apply by using the admission application specified by the Board of Directors and shall obtain the approval of the Board of Directors. When the Board of Directors has given approval, he/she shall become a regular member or supporting member.

(Membership Fee)
Article 8. Regular members shall be required to pay a membership fee as specified by and during the representative meeting.

  1. Supporting members shall be required to pay a supporting membership fee as specified by and during the representative meeting.
  2. Honorary members shall not be required to pay a membership fee.

(Withdraw)
Article 9. Members may voluntarily withdraw from the Association at any time by submitting a notice of withdrawal as specified by the Board of Directors.

(Disciplinary Action and Expulsion)
Article 10. f any of the following applies to a member, the President may take disciplinary action through a resolution of the Board of Directors and according to the procedure stipulated by the provisions regarding the qualification of membership:

  1. The member has violated laws, the Articles of Incorporation, or any other rule.
  2. The member has committed an act of dishonoring the Association and/or an act contrary to the purposes of the Association.
  3. The member has violated research ethics.
  4. There is any other justifiable reason for the disciplinary action.
  1. There shall be the following two kinds of disciplinary action:
  1. Warning by means of a written or an oral notification.
  2. Cessation of activities as a member.
  1. If any of the following applies to a member, the member may be expelled by a special resolution of The General Meeting of Representatives, as stipulated in Article 21, paragraph
  1. The member has violated laws, the Articles of Incorporation, or any other rule.
  2. The member has committed an act of dishonoring the Association and/or an act contrary to the purposes of the Association.
  3. The member has violated research ethics of ecology.
  4. There is any other justifiable reason for the disciplinary action.
  1. When a member has been expelled in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the member shall be notified in writing, and all Association members shall be fully informed of the decision.

(Loss of Membership)
Article 11. In addition to the cases prescribed in the preceding two Articles, a member shall lose membership if any of the following apply to him/her:

  1. The member has withdrawn from the Association.
  2. The member has become an adult ward or a person under curatorship.
  3. The member has died or has become the subject of the adjudication of disappearance, or Groups which the member belongs to have been dissolved.
  4. The member has not paid the membership fee for 2 consecutive years or more.
  5. The member has been expelled.

(Rights and Duties upon Loss of Membership)
Article 12. When a member has lost membership under the preceding three Articles, he/she shall lose his/her rights as a member to the Association and is exempt from his/her duties. For a regular member that is a representative, he/she shall lose the position as a member under the Corporation Act but cannot evade his/her remaining duties.

  1. If the member has lost membership, the Association will not refund paid membership fees or other contributions.

Chapter 3. General Meetings of Representatives

(Types of meetings)
Article 13. The General Meeting of Representatives (abbreviated as “General Meeting” in the article of incorporation and related rules) consists of two types of meetings: the Ordinary General Meeting of Representatives (abbreviated as “Ordinary General Meeting” in the article of incorporation and related rules), and the Extraordinary General Meeting of Representatives (abbreviated as “Extraordinary General Meeting” in the article of incorporation and related rules).

(Constitution)
Article 14. The General Meeting shall consist of Representatives.

  1. The voting right at the General Meeting shall be one per Representative.
  2. Honorary members have the right to attend the General Meeting and express opinions, however, they have no voting right.

(Authority)
Article 15. The General Meeting shall resolve the following matters:

  1. Appointment and dismissal of Officers.
  2. Changes to the Articles of Incorporation.
  3. Business reports and settlement of accounts for each fiscal year.
  4. Admission criteria and membership fees.
  5. Exemption of all or part of any liability for damages by the Officers and President to the Association.
  6. Dismissal of members and dismissal of Representatives.
  7. Disposition and acceptance of the long-term loan and important properties (described in Article 54).
  8. Continuation until dissolution, liquidation, or disposal of residual properties.
  9. Merger and transfer of all or part of the business.
  10. Matters to be submitted to the General Meeting of the Board of Directors.
  11. In addition to the stipulated matters in the preceding items, matters stipulated in the Association rules and matters stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation and Rules of the General Meeting for Representatives.

(Holding)
Article 16. The Ordinary General Meeting shall be held within 3 months of the end of each fiscal year. The Extraordinary General Meeting shall be held at any time deemed necessary and as otherwise stipulated.

(Calling)
Article 17. The General Meeting shall be convened by the President on the resolution of the Board of Directors, unless convened by a Representative with permission of the court, as stipulated otherwise.

(Representative’s rights to submit a proposal)
Article 18. A Representative with more than one-thirtieth of the voting rights of all the Representatives can request the President to raise certain matters for the General Meeting. In this case, the request must be made no later than six weeks before the date of the General Meeting.

(Chairperson)
Article 19. A chairperson of the Ordinary General Meeting shall be the President of the ESJ. However, the chairman of the Extraordinary General Meeting shall be elected by Representatives present at the meeting.

(Quorum)
Article 20. The General Meeting cannot be held unless the majority of Representatives are present.

(Resolution)
Article 21. Except as provided in the following paragraphs, the resolution of the General Meeting shall be adopted by a majority of Representatives present, and voting by a majority of Representatives present.

2. The following resolutions of the General Meeting need the majority of Representatives, and more than two-thirds of the voting rights of Representatives present:

  1. Expulsion of members and dismissal of Representatives.
  2. Dismissal of the Auditor.
  3. Exemption of all or part of any liability for damages to the Association by Officers, etc.
  4. Amendments of the Articles of Incorporation.
  5. Transfer of all business.
  6. Continuation until dissolution, completion of liquidation, and disposal of residual assets.
  7. Approval of absorption-type merger and authorization of consolidation-type merger.

(Voting though alternative means)
Article 22. Representatives who are unable to attend the General Meeting can exercise their voting rights by hard-copy document or electronic means on matters notified in advance. Also, they can delegate their voting rights through a Representative acting as their agent.

(Omission of resolution)
Article 23. If a Director or Representative proposes a matter for the General Meeting, and if all Representatives express their intent of consent by hard-copy documents or electronic means, the proposal shall be deemed to be passed by a resolution of the General meeting.

(Minutes)
Article 24. Regarding the proceedings of the General Meeting, their minutes must be prepared stating the following:

  1. Date and place of the General Meeting.
  2. Summary of proceedings and results.
  3. List of names of attending Directors and Auditors.
  4. Name of the Chairperson.
  5. Other matters prescribed by law.
  1. The minutes shall be prepared by the Chairperson. The Chairperson and two Representatives designated by the Chairperson as signatories must sign or seal the recorded proceedings.

(Rules of the General Meeting)
Article 25. Matters concerning the General Meeting shall be provided by the law or regulations specified by the Articles of Incorporation, as well as by the rules of the General Meeting determined at the General Meeting of Representatives.

(Holding of next Ordinary General Meeting)
Article 26. The date and place of the next Ordinary General Meeting shall be decided by the Board of Directors.

(Notification to members)
Article 27. The details of the proceedings of the General Meeting and the matters decided in the General Meeting shall be notified to the members through the bulletin of this Association.

Chapter 4. Officers, etc.

(Establishment of the Officers)
Article 28. The following Officers shall be assigned to this Association.

  1. Directors: more than 3, with a maximum of 20 people.
  2. Auditor: 1 or 2 people.
  1. One of the Directors shall be the Representative Director, and the Representative Director shall be the President. In addition, Directors other than the President may have up to seven executive directors if necessary.

(Election of Officers)
Article 29. Directors and Auditors are elected by resolution of the General Meeting. In addition, the followings can be referred:

  1. Results of the election of candidates for ‘Director, Representative Director, and the President.’
  2. Candidates for Director or Auditors recommended by the Board of Directors.
  1. By resolution of the General Meeting, the candidates for the Representative Director/President can be recommended to the Board of Directors.
  2. Prior to the election resolution of the General Meeting, an election to elect a candidate for ‘Director, Representative Director, and the President’ by voting of regular members shall be held. Based on the results, the following persons may be recommended to the General meeting. Rules for election of candidates for ‘Director, Representative Director, and the President’ are determined by the Board of Directors.
    (1) One candidate for ‘Director, Director of Representatives, and the President.’
  3. The ‘Director of Representatives and the President,’ and the Executive Directors shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. In the selection of the ‘Director of Representatives and the President,’ the Board of Directors can be referred to the candidates recommended in the General Meeting.
  4. An Auditor cannot serve as a Director or employee of the Association or its subsidiaries.
  5. It is not allowed for Officers to be related to more than one person (as spouse or relative within the third degree). Also, it is not allowed for related Officers (spouses and relatives within the third degree) to form more than one-third of the total number of Officers.

(Executive Authority of the President and Executive Directors)
Article 30. The President shall execute the business on behalf of the Association.

  1. Directors other than the President do not represent the Association in businesses.
  2. The Executive Director shall share and execute the business of the Association as provided separately by the Board of Directors. If the President has an accident or is missing, a member shall perform the duties of the President in such order as prescribed by the President in advance.

(Duties of the Director)
Article 31. The Directors shall form the Board of Directors and make decisions on matters other than stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation, and other matters not included in the authority of the General Meeting.

  1. If the Directors comply with the laws and the regulations of the Articles of Incorporation, they shall faithfully perform their duties for the Association. At the same time, if the Director discovers that there is any fact that could cause significant damage to the Association, this fact must be reported immediately to the Auditors.

(Duties of the Auditors)
Article 32. The Auditors audit the performance of the Directors and prepare reports as required by law.

  1. At any time, the Auditor can request the Directors and employees to report the businesses, and can investigate the status of the businesses and the properties of the Association.

(Term of Officers)
Article 33. The term of the Directors and the President shall be for 2 years, and shall be until the conclusion of the Ordinary General Meeting of the last fiscal year ending within 2 years of the appointment. However, the resolution of the General Meeting of members shall not preclude shorting his/her term.

  1. The term of the Auditors shall be for 2 years, and shall be until conclusion of the Ordinary General Meeting of the last fiscal year ending within 2 years of the appointment.
  2. The term of Directors and Auditors elected as substitutes shall expire at the same time when the term of the predecessor expires.
  3. 4. If the numbers of Directors or Auditors fall short of the number specified in Article 28, the Directors or Auditors shall retain their rights and obligations until a newly appointed person(s) take(s) their position.

(Dismissal)
Article 34. Officers may be dismissed by resolution of the General Meeting. However, when dismissing an Auditor, the approval of the majority of the Representatives present, and more than two-thirds of the voting rights of the Representatives, is required.

(Rewards, etc.)
Article 35. Directors and Auditors shall be assigned without compensation.

(Restriction of transactions)
Article 36. If a Director intends to make any of the following transactions, he/she must disclose important facts about the transaction and obtain the approval of the Board of Directors:

  1. Any transaction that belongs to the business category of the Association for himself/herself or for a third party.
  2. Any transaction of the Association for himself/herself or for a third party.
  3. Any transaction with persons other than Directors in which the interest of the Association and of the Director conflict, such as the guarantee of his/her obligations by the Association.
  1. The Director who has made a transaction under the preceding paragraph shall report the important facts of the transaction to the Board of Directors without delay.
  2. The handling of the preceding two paragraphs shall be governed by the rules of the Board of Directors stipulated in Article 47.

(Partial exemption or limitation of liability)
Article 37. If the liability of the Officers is in accordance with Article 111, Paragraph 1, of the Corporation Act, the Association may, by resolution of the Board of Directors, exempt up to the amount obtained by deducting the minimum liability amount prescribed by law.

Chapter 5. The Board of Directors

(Organization)
Article 38. The Board of Directors consists of all Directors.

  1. Other attendees appointed by the President may be present and express their opinions, however, they have no voting rights.

(Authority)
Article 39. The Board of Directors shall perform the following duties, in addition to those stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation:

  1. Determination of the date, time, and place of the General Meeting, and matters related with the agenda.
  2. Matters concerning the establishment, change, and abolition of rules.
  3. Decisions on the execution of businesses by the Association, in addition to the matters stipulated in the preceding items.
  4. Supervision of execution of duties by the Directors.
  1. The Board of Directors may not delegate to the Directors any of the following matters, or any other important decision on the execution of businesses:
  1. Disposal and transfer of important property.
  2. Large amounts of debt.
  3. Election and dismissal of important employees.
  4. Establishment, change, and abolition of secondary offices and other important organizations.
  5. Establishment of a system to ensure that the execution of duties by the Directors complies with laws and the regulations of the Articles of Incorporation, and other systems required by the laws and regulations to ensure the appropriateness of the business by the association.

(Type and holding)
Article 40. The Board of Directors shall be of two types: the Ordinary Board and the Extraordinary Board.

  1. The Ordinary Board normally meets at least three times each year.
  2. The Extraordinary Board shall be held when any of the following apply:
  1. When the President deems it necessary.
  2. When there is a request from the Directors, other than the President, convening the matters by documents that are written for the purpose of the meeting.
  3. When the convocation of the Board of Directors is not issued within 5 days from the date of the request in the preceding item, and within 2 weeks from the date of the request, and when the Director makes the request.
  4. When the Auditor deems it necessary, and requests the convocation to the President.
  5. When the notice of convocation of the Board of Directors is not issued within 5 days from the date of the request in the preceding item, and within 2 weeks from the date of the request, and when the Auditor convenes it.

(Convocation)
Article 41. The Board of Directors shall be convened by the President. However, this does not apply when convened by the Directors in accordance with Paragraph 3 Item 3 of the preceding Article, and cases when convened by Auditors in accordance with Paragraph 3 Item 5 of the preceding Article.

  1. When the Board of Directors falls under Paragraph 3, Item 2 or Item 4 of the preceding Article, the President shall set the date of the Board of Directors to convene within 2 weeks from the date of the request and shall give notice of convocation of the Board of Directors within 5 days from the date of the request.

(Chairperson)
Article 42. The chairperson of the Board of Directors shall be the President unless otherwise provided by laws and regulations.

(Resolution)
Article 43. Unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation, the resolution of the Board of Directors shall be attended by the majority of the Directors who can participate in the resolution, and shall be made by the majority.

(Omission of resolution)
Article 44. When a Director proposes a matter subjected to a resolution by the Board of Directors, and when all the Directors who can participate in the resolution express their consent by printed or electronic means, the proposal is deemed as having been approved by the Board of Directors. However, this shall not apply when the Auditor makes an objection.

(Omission of report)
Article 45. When a Director or Auditor notifies all Directors and Auditors about matters to be reported to the Board of Directors, it is not necessary to report such matters to the Board. However, this shall not apply to reports as stipulated in Article 91, paragraph 2, of the Articles of Incorporation.

(Minutes)
Article 46. Regarding the minutes of the Board of Directors, minutes shall be prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations. The attending President and Auditors shall sign, seal, or electronically sign the minutes.

(Board Rules)
Article 47. Matters concerning the Board of Directors shall be governed by laws and regulations of these Articles of Incorporation, as well as the rules of the Board of Directors.

Chapter 6. Academic Meeting

(Academic Meeting)
Article 48. The Academic Meeting shall be held at least once a year.

  1. Necessary matters concerning the management of the Academic Meeting will be determined separately by resolutions of the Board of Directors and the General Meeting.

Chapter 7. Fund

(Funding Contributions)
Article 49. The Association may request the President or a third party to contribute to the Fund.

(Fund recruitment, etc.)
Article 50. The procedures for fund recruiting, allocation, or payment shall be in accordance with the rules for handling funds, which are separately determined by the President after resolution by the Board of Directors.

(Rights of fund contributors)
Article 51. A fund contributor may not request a refund until the date specified in the fund handling rules of the preceding articles.

(Procedure for refunding)
Article 52. Refunds shall be made in accordance with the scope of Article 141, Paragraph 2, of the Articles of Incorporation, based on the resolution of the General Meeting.

(Reserve of alternative fund)
Article 53. To refund, the amount equivalent to the fund to be returned shall be accumulated as an alternative fund, which shall not be reversed.

Chapter 8. Properties and accounting

(Type of properties)
Article 54. The properties of the Association shall be of two types: basic property, or “other properties.”

  1. The basic properties shall be those specified as indispensable for conducting businesses of public interest, as stipulated in Article 3, and shall consist of the following:
  1. Property donated as a basic property.
  2. Property that the Board of Directors has decided to consider as basic property.
  3. Any other properties shall be considered in the “other properties than basic property” category.

(Fiscal Year)
Article 55. The fiscal year of the Association begins on January 1 of every year, and ends on December 31 of the same year.

(Fiscal plan and budget)
Article 56. The fiscal plan of the Association and the accompanying income and expenditure budget must be prepared by the President and passed through the resolution of the Board of Directors and the General Meeting.

  1. The documents set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be kept in the primary and secondary offices until the end of the fiscal year.

(Fiscal report and settlement of accounts)
Article 57. Regarding the fiscal report and settlement of accounts of the Association after the end of each fiscal year, the President must prepare reports, financial statements, and supporting schedules. After being audited by Auditors, they must be approved by the Board of Directors and the Ordinary General Meeting.

  1. The Association shall publish the balance sheet as required by law immediately after the conclusion of the Ordinary General Meeting set forth in the preceding paragraphs.

Chapter 9. Amendment, dissolution and liquidation of the Articles of Incorporation

(Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation)
Article 58. The Articles of Incorporation may be amended at the General Meeting if the decision is favored by more than half of the Representatives and more than two-thirds of the voting rights of the Representatives.

  1. Since the Association receives a public interest certification based on provisions of the Public Interest Recognition Act, any change to any of the preceding paragraphs must be notified to the administrative agency without delay.

(Dissolution)
Article 59. In addition to the reasons stipulated in Article 148, Items 1, 2, and 4–7 of the Corporation Law, the Association can be dissolved by the decision of more than half of the Representatives and more than two-thirds of the voting rights of the Representatives.

(Attribution of residual properties)
Article 60. In case of liquidation, residual properties held by the Association shall be donated to the corporations listed in Article 5, Item 17 of the Public Interest Recognition Act, or to national or local governments after the resolution of the General Meeting.

  1. The Association does not distribute surplus.

Chapter 10. Committees

(Committee)
Article 61. The Board of Directors may establish a committee by its resolution when necessary to promote the businesses of the Association.

  1. The members of the committee shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, and constituted by regular members and academic experts.

  2. Necessary matters concerning the duties, composition and operation of the committee shall be separately determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Chapter 11. Secretariat

(Establishment)
Article 62. A secretariat may be established to handle the businesses of the Association.

  1. The secretariat will have the necessary staff.
  2. Important staff shall be assigned and dismissed by the President, with the approval of the Board of Directors.
  3. The necessary matters concerning the organization and operation of the secretariat shall be separately determined by the President, by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Chapter 12. Information disclosure and protection of personal information

(Information disclosure)
Article 63. To promote fair and open activities, the Association shall actively disclose its activities, operational details, and financial data.

  1. Necessary matters concerning information disclosure shall be governed by information disclosure rules separately determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

(Protection of personal information)br> Article 64. The Association shall make every effort to protect personal information obtained through its businesses.

  1. Necessary matters concerning the protection of personal information will be determined separately by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Chapter 13. Supplementary Provisions

(Delegation)
Article 65. In addition to what is stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation, matters necessary for the operation of the Association shall be separately determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

(Prohibition of special benefits)
Article 66. The Association cannot provide special benefits regarding the use of facilities, loan of money, transfer of properties, payment of salaries, assignment of Officers, operation of other properties and businesses to donators, or bequest properties to Officers, Representatives of the Association or their relatives.

(First fiscal year)
Article 67. The first fiscal year of the establishment of the Association shall be from the date of establishment to December 31, 2013.

(Term of Directors at the time of establishment)
Article 68. The term of Directors at the time of establishment of this Association shall be until the end of the Ordinary General Meeting of the last fiscal year ending within 1 year of the assignment.

(Directors at the time of establishment)
Article 69. The Directors at the time of establishment of the Association are as follows:
　Director and Representative Director at the time of establishment, Hiroyuki Matsuda
Director at the time of establishment, Takashi Saito
　Director at the time of establishment, Yoshihisa Suyama
　Director at the time of establishment, Shin-ichi Nakano
　Auditor at the time of establishment, Atsuhi Ishida

(Names and addresses of the members at the time of establishment)
Article 70. The names and addresses of the members at the time of establishment are as follows.

Members at the time of establishment

  1. Address: (omitted)
    Name: Hiroyuki Matsuda
  2. Address: (omitted)
    Name: Takashi Saito
  3. Address: (omitted)
    Name: Yoshihisa Suyama
　　　　　　　

(Compliance with laws and regulations)
Article 71. Any matter not specified in the Articles of Incorporation shall be governed by the Corporation Law or other laws and regulations.

To establish the Ecological Society of Japan, Hajime Nakagawa, who is the administrative scrivener and the agent of the members at the time of establishment, Hiroyuki Matsuda, Takashi Saito, Yoshihisa Suyama, created this Article of Incorporation as an electronic record, and signed it electronically.

December 9, 2013

Member at the time of establishment, Hiroyuki Matsuda

Member at the time of establishment, Takashi Saito

Member at the time of establishment, Yoshihisa Suyama

Agent of the above members to create the Articles of Incorporation
Administrative scrivener, Hajime Nakagawa