Organization
JVMA represents 28,000 veterinarians around Japan through its member 55 associations.
Executive Committee(At the point of July 7, 2025)
| President | Isao Kurauchi |
| Vice Presidents | Haruo Nishiyama |
| Hiroshi Toriumi | |
| Masako Kurimoto | |
| Executive Director | Keiji Fushimi |
| Hokkaido District Director | Yutaka Tamura |
| Tohoku District Director | Tomiya Oyamada |
| Kanto District Director | Akira Usami |
| Tokyo District Director | Hiromichi Ueno |
| Chubu District Director | Hiroshi Sato |
| Kinki District Director | Tetsuya Hasegawa |
| Chugoku District Director | Masayuki Ajiki |
| Shikoku District Director | Koichi Shinohara |
| Kyushu District Director | Haruo Kusaba |
| Director of Veterinary Science, Education and Research Sector (Also serve as the Director of the Society of Veterinary Medicine) |
Reeko Sato |
| Director of Livestock Animal Practice Sector | Fumio Tatsukawa |
| Director of Small Animal Practice Sector | Takashi Mori |
| Director of Livestock Mutual Aid Sector | Akira Yoshitake |
| Director of Animal Health & Disease Control Sector | Tsuyoshi Shimamura |
| Director of Veterinary Public Health Sector | Hiroshi Umeda |
| Director of Animal Welfare & Protection Sector | Jun Saeki |
| Auditor | Yoichiro Ichikawa |
| Kazuya Sasaki | |
| Takashi Shibayama | |
| Advisor | Naoto Kitamura |
| Takeo Sakai | |
| Kazuhumi Sunahara | |
| Shiro Muranaka |
Wide working range of veterinarians
Clinical Veterinary Practice
Veterinary practice (prevention, diagnose, treatment) in livestock animals (cattle, horse, pig, chicken, etc.) and companion animals (dog, cat, bird, etc.)
Public officer
Control of animal infectious disease (prevention of epidemics, animal quarantine),Counselling to livestock farmers (rearing, animal health, etc.),Livestock breeding artificial insemination, embryo transfer,Differential diagnosis and research in livestock animal diseases,Examination for the approval of veterinary medical products (ensuring safety of drugs),Pharmaceutical inspection,Fish diseases control,Meat inspection,Prevention of rabies and other infectious diseases,Food hygiene inspection and counselling,Environment inspection and counselling,Diagnosis and research in zoonotic diseases,Public education of animal welfare
Application, education and research in veterinary medical science
Veterinary student education,Academic research in veterinary medicine and science,Veterinary continuing education
Wildlife
Veterinary clinical practice in zoo/aquarium animals,Artificially supported reproduction of endangered animals,Protection, management of wildlife
Biomedical
Research and development in veterinary/human drugs,Assuring the quality, safety and efficacy of veterinary/human medical products,Proper management of laboratory animals
School kept animals care, animal assisted activities
Counselling on care and clinical veterinary practice in companion animals kept in schools
Social welfare activities and animal assisted activities
Overseas cooperation
International cooperation (International technology transfer by means of dispatching specialist, inviting trainees)
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~Based on Article 22, Veterinarians Act~ (at the point of Dec 31, 2014)
