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Membership Renewal for 2026

【Oversea Membership (For members who live outside Japan)】

Please submit the completed SBJ Membership Renewal form to SBJ Business Office by December 12, 2025.

【Active/Student Membership (For members who live in Japan)】

Domestic members will receive an invoice along with a payment slip by post in early December. Please make payment using the payment slip at a Japan Post Bank by December 31, 2025. For more information, click here.
The Society for Biotechnology, Japan (SBJ) has established a preferential treatment system for student members after graduation from university or completion of graduate school.⇒more details

Update Personal Information

Member information updates are currently suspended due to system maintenance.
The new system will be launched on March 12 (Thu).
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and sincerely appreciate your kind understanding.
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SBJ Membership Cancellation Policies

Memberships are effective 1 January–31 December of each year.
Members may cancel their membership at any time for any reason. No refunds will be issued for cancelled memberships.
To cancel your SBJ membership, please email the Business Office at .

Access to the full text of the Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (JBB)

You can access to JBB back to Vol.64 (1986) free of charge by activating your online access with your membership number.
⇒How to Activate Member’s Access