Message upon Assumption of Presidency
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great honor and humility that I assume the presidency of the Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine. I am Ryuichi Morishita of Osaka University, and I feel both the weight of responsibility and the excitement of possibility as I take on this role. Following the visionary leadership of Professors Horie and Yamada, I am committed to building on their foundation and guiding our Society toward new frontiers.
Since its establishment, our Society has stood at the crossroads of science, medicine, and society, dedicated to extending healthy life expectancy and providing evidence-based solutions to the challenges of aging. Our 25th Annual Meeting, led by Professor Nakagami, brought together an extraordinary gathering of minds, while the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 and the inaugural World Longevity Summit in Kyotango-city Kyoto prefecture signaled a turning point for our field and for the future of healthy longevity worldwide.
Today, aging is no longer seen as mere decline but as a dynamic process of “reconstruction.” The concept of Re-Aging—redefining and reactivating human potential at every stage of life—is gaining momentum. Science is making what once seemed impossible—reverse aging—a tangible prospect, not only for clinical practice but also as a driver of transformative industries. This paradigm shift invites us to view aging not with resignation, but with optimism and ambition.
As President, I will devote my efforts to:
1.Advancing groundbreaking research and practice in Reverse-Aging;
2.Cultivating the next generation of researchers and global leaders;
3.Promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and the global dissemination of anti-aging medicine;
4.Engaging society through dialogue, innovation, and education.
These goals cannot be achieved alone. They require the creativity, passion, and wisdom of every member. Together, let us share bold ideas, shape the post-Expo era, and lead the way toward a society where longevity is not only extended but enriched.
I look forward to working with all of you to realize this vision.
With deepest respect and determination,
June 2025
Ryuichi Morishita, M.D., Ph.D.
President, Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
Professor, Department of Clinical Gene Therapy
Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
1.About Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine(JAAM)
The Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine (JAAM) initially founded as the Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine Japan with 20 doctors in 2001. It was then reorganized as JAAM in April 2003, and incorporated as a limited liability intermediate corporation in July 2006.
With a membership of more than 8,200 individuals covering a wide and diverse range of basic research and clinical specialties, JAAM has grown into one of the largest academic societies dedicated to the advancement of Anti-Aging Medicine in Japan.
Anti-Aging Medicine deals with the biological process of aging. It aims to prevent diseases, including lifestyle-related diseases; to control factors that promote the occurrence of disease, including stress, fatigue, and immunological deterioration; and to promote and prolong a healthy life span. Insights yielded in this field are also helpful in scientifically elucidating phenomena occurring in biological processes throughout life, from birth to death.
From the genetic and cellular level to the individual level of animals and humans, Anti-Aging Medicine covers diverse fields of medical science, including biochemistry, physiology, and clinical medicine, and takes a multidisciplinary approach involving chemistry, physics, agriculture, pharmacy and others.
Research results are utilized in the practice of Anti-Aging Medicine, which is supported by replacement herapy based on nutrition and endocrinology, and lifestyle improvement, including physical exercise and rest.
The clinical practice of Anti-Aging Medicine can be approved only when it is validated on the basis of scientific evidence. In this context JAAM pursues the practice of Anti-Aging Medicine that is scientifically evidence-based.
2. Mission
The mission of JAAM is three-fold: to advance Anti-Aging Medicine, a basic element of healthcare in the 21st century, to accumulate and analyze aging- and anti-aging-related data, and to appropriately approve practice on the basis of scientific evidence, thereby promoting the practice of Anti-Aging Medicine.
Through the advancement of Anti-Aging Medicine, JAAM helps contribute to improving the well-being of people everywhere.
3. Establishment
In 2001, the year when the Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine Japan was established, the coming of the aging society was already foreseen, with fewer children and marked increases in medical costs for the elderly. The universal healthcare system of Japan was expected to come under pressure, with many anticipating a change in policy and direction. In theses circumstances and amid the advance in research into aging and related phenomena, the Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine Japan was founded by physicians and researchers to make active use of Anti-Aging Medicine, in both basic and clinical medicine, and encourage prevention of the pathological processes of aging, thereby improving quality of life.
Anti-Aging Medicine contributes to promoting and prolonging a healthy life span, reducing increases in medical expenses for the elderly, extending productive age, and securing an adequate workforce, all of which should be part of a national strategy.
Reorganized as the Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine (JAAM) in April 2003,
we continue to dedicate our best efforts to the accumulation of precise data, dissemination of accurate information, and the establishment of Anti-Aging Medicine as an evidence- and fact-based discipline which is approved and accepted by the medical community and society as a whole.
4. Research of Anti-Aging Medicine
・Insights yielded in this field are also helpful in scientifically elucidating phenomena occurring in biological processes throughout life, from birth to death.
・Anti-Aging Medicine deals with the biological process of aging.
It aims to prevent diseases, including lifestyle-related diseases; to control factors that promote the occurrence of disease, including stress, fatigue, and immunological deterioration and to promote and prolong a healthy life span.
・From the genetic and cellular level to the individual level of animals and humans, Anti-Aging Medicine covers diverse fields of medical science, including biochemistry, physiology, and clinical medicine, and takes a multidisciplinary approach involving chemistry, physics, agriculture, pharmacy and others.
・Research results are utilized in the practice of Anti-Aging Medicine, which is supported by replacement therapy based on nutrition and endocrinology, and lifestyle improvement, including physical exercise and rest.
5. Subcommittees
Anti-Aging Medicine of Ophthalmology
Anti-Aging Medicine of Dental Medicine
Appearance for Skin and Beauty
Anti-Aging Hormone
Anti-Aging Medicine of Urology
Anti-Aging for Women’s Health
Anti- Aging Medicine of CVD
Anti- Aging Medicine of locomotorium
6. Progress and future of Anti-Aging Medicine
・How to activate GDF-11.
・Genomic Medicine
・SmartCare
・Solve physical and mental problems that are factors preventing elderly people from participating in society.
・Reduce medical expenses
