www.asiachem.news December 2021 | 7 Japan: d Technology three unprecedented trends: globalization, digitalization (or AI proliferation), and socialization. All three have the potential to rapidly overturn existing paradigms. Also, as we prepare for the challenges to come, we must continue to stay focused on the existing global challenges before us, namely global climate change, marine plastics, food and water shortages, and the yet uncontained COVID-19 pandemic. “As CSJ President, I believe that the vital missions of chemistry and our Chemical Society are to respond quickly and sensitively to these fast-developing trends and thereby to provide solutions for global challenges. In retrospect, the Japanese chemical industry’s bitter history in the 20th Century as a major aerial and oceanic polluter resulted in invaluable lessons learned. The industry, in turn, applied its knowledge and technology thus acquired to develop strategies to prevent environmental hazards, eventually transitioned to a solution provider, and has successfully played active roles in multiple environmental improvement efforts, including the revitalizing crystal-clear blue oceans, firefly-living fresh water, and clean air. I believe that, through the power of chemistry, the industry as solution provider will be at the forefront to find solutions to all worldwide challenges and thereby to establish a sustainable society.” Organization The CSJ membership, total ca. 24,000 as of 2020, includes individual regular members in academia (ca. 9600) and industry (ca. 3700), student members (ca. 4300), teachers (ca. 1550), supporting company affiliates (420+), and institutional members Missions The prime mission of CSJ is to promote chemical sciences and technology in collaboration with other domestic and global chemistry-related societies and associations. Above all, the overriding objective is thus to contribute to the betterment of human life. The recently redefined CSJ mission statement goes: The Chemical Society of Japan, with diverse members in academia, industry, and government, will internationally play leading roles in promoting the progress in state-of-the-art fundamental research and the implementation of developments in chemical science and technology, and will thereby contribute to building a sustainable human society. In his inaugural address in June 2020, CSJ President Yoshimitsu Kobayashi said in excerpt: “The global society currently faces By Mitsuo Sawamoto https://doi.org/10.51167/acm00017
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