Japan gets closer to forming its own association for associations

The recent staging of the first associations forum in Japan is a “significant step” that will help pave the way for the formation of an association for associations in the country.

Shogo Kaneda, who organised and initiated the first Japan Associations Forum on February 15, told TTGmice that the event attracted 30 association executives as well as 20 industry suppliers who tackled best practices in finding “new ideas and solution to develop associations”.


Shogo Kaneda

Kaneda recently transferred from MICE Japan to Japan Management Association from where he is already planning the next and bigger edition of the Forum which he thinks is crucial to forming the Japan Society of Association Executives (JSAE).

He envisions JSAE as a platform for sharing ideas and best practices among Japanese associations and their executives as “many Japanese associations now are quite keen to develop their products internationally” and involve the younger generations.

Kaneda also participated in the ASAE Great Ideas Conference in Asia Pacific hosted by Seoul in March, saying that by developing associations, they are also “trying to develop various industrial fields and ultimately develop the country or destination”.

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