Admission, Member Registration Information, Annual Membership Payment

Website [SMOOSY] for Membership Application

⇒　https://jasas.smoosy.atlas.jp/admission

“Member My Page” for Changing Member Registration Information, etc. [SMOOSY]

⇒　https://jasas.smoosy.atlas.jp/mypage/login

Annual Membership Fee

Annual Membership Fee

for a Regular Member　　　　　　　　　　 7,000 yen
for a Family Member of another member　 5,500 yen
for a Student Member　　　　　　　　　　 2,000 yen

Fiscal Year of the Society

From October 1^st to September 30^th of the following year
→At the General Assembly held on 23 September 2025, the following points were approved, resulting in a change to the Society’s fiscal year.
The fiscal year will now commence in April, moving from the previous October start date.
Consequently, the current academic year (October 2025 to March 2027) will span one and a half years. However, to facilitate accounting procedures at universities and other institutions, a six-month free period will be provided when paying membership fees.
The current fiscal year (the year commencing October 2025) shall run from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.
The period from 1st October 2026 to 31st March 2027 shall be free of charge, with the changeover occurring on 1st April 2027. Payment shall then be due for the period up to the end of March the following year.
New members joining from October 2026 onwards shall pay for one full year.
Membership fees for the 2027 fiscal year will be collected from April 2027 onwards.
Furthermore, the Annual Conference will be held in late September as usual, while the General Assembly will be held in March to align with the Society’s fiscal year change.
The next General Assembly will be in March 2027.

Annual Membership Fee Payment Method

Only credit card payments are accepted for membership payments.

Please log in to “Member My Page” to make your membership payment before the end of the fiscal year.
⇒　https://jasas.smoosy.atlas.jp/mypage/login

＊Notations based on the Specified Commercial Transaction Act (in Japanese)

Inquiries

If you have any questions regarding membership payment or SMOOSY operation, please contact the Annual Membership Fee Collection Section using the below contact information.

Annual Membership Fee Collection Section,
The Japanese Association for South Asian Studies (in Kyoto Tsushinsha)
309 Oikeno-cho, Oike-agaru, Muromachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Tel: 075-211-2340
E-mail: jasas-db[ at ]kyoto-info.com
（Note: Please replace “[ at ]” with “@”.）

Membership Admissions

Please refer to the downloadable PDF file for more information regarding the Admissions process. Download the Membership Admissions PDF file.