The Chemical Society of Japan holds the Asian International Symposium at our annual meetings held every March.　This symposium is held to promote the relationship among young Asian chemists. CSJ has invited about 220 chemists since the 87th Annual Meeting and celebrated them as Lectureship Awardees. The International banquet "International Chemists' Evening" is held during the　meeting period and the awards ceremony takes place at the same time.

We are proud to announce that four Japanese high school students will bring home one gold medal, two silver medals and a bronze medal from the 50th International Chemistry Olympiad held in Slovakia and Czech Republic, where the first International Chemistry Olympiad was held. The four Japanese representatives competed with 300 students from 76 countries for gold, silver and bronze medals from July 19 to July 28. The number of participants and countries was the largest ever. The competition was composed of one theoretical exam and one practical exam, both of which were to be solved in five hours. During the 10 day stay in Slovakia and Czech Republic, they built friendships through social events and excursions, and experienced the culture and society of both countries.

The Chemical Society of Japan holds the national meeting annually in Spring, which covers all academic fields in Chemistry. Over 5,500 attractive presentations provide professionals in Chemistry with opportunities for meaningful discussions and deep insights for future research.

In the 99th CSJ Annual Meeting (Nenkai), all of the speakers including Japanese are strongly encouraged to make presentations relating to science in English to promote a global perspective in the CSJ.

• Dates: March 16 (Sat.) - 19 (Tue.), 2020
• Venue: Okamoto Campus, Konan University, Kobe, Japan