Editors

Editor-in-Chief

Jiro Nakamura, M.D., Ph.D., Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan

International Advisory Board

K. George Alberti, Professor Sir. Imperial College London, London, UK
Graeme Bell, Ph.D., The University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
Philippe Froguel, M.D., Ph.D. Imperial College London, London, UK
Wilfred Fujimoto, M.D., University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Hans Ulrich Haring, M.D., Ph.D. University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
David E. James, M.D., Ph.D. The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
C. Ronald Kahn, M.D., Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, USA
George King, M.D., Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, USA
Emmanuel Van Obberghen, M.D., Ph.D., Nice University Hospital, Nice, France 
Hans-Henrik Parving, M.D., Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
Bruce Spiegelman, Ph.D., Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, USA
Jaakko Tuomilehto, M.D., Ph.D., University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Paul Zimmet, M.D., Ph.D., Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Executive Board

Eiichi Araki, M.D., Ph.D., Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
Tetsuya Babazono, M.D., Ph.D., Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Akihisa Imagawa, M.D., Ph.D., Organization: Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan
Nobuya Inagaki, M.D., Ph.D., Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Takashi Kadowaki, M.D., Ph.D., Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Hideki Kamiya, M.D., Ph.D., Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
Hideaki Kaneto, M.D., Ph.D., Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan
Hideki Katagiri, M.D., Ph.D., Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan
Yoshihiko Nishio, M.D., Ph.D., Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
Wataru Ogawa, M.D., Ph.D., Kobe University, Hyogo, Japan
Asako Sato, M.D., Ph.D., Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Akira Shimada, M.D., Ph.D., Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Iichiro Shimomura, M.D., Ph.D., Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Toshinari Takamura, M.D., Ph.D., Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Ishikawa, Japan
Yukio Tanizawa, M.D., Ph.D., Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
Yasuo Terauchi, M.D., Ph.D., Yokohama City University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
Kohjiro Ueki, M.D., Ph.D., National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Hirotaka Watada, M.D., Ph.D., Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
Toshimasa Yamauchi, M.D., Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Narihito Yoshioka, M.D., Ph.D., NTT-East Medical Center Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Editorial Board

Keizo Anzai, M.D., Ph.D., Saga, Japan
Junji Fujikura, M.D., Ph.D., Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
Hiroto Furuta, M.D., Ph.D., Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Takahisa Hirose, M.D., Ph.D., Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
Hisamitsu Ishihara, M.D., Ph.D., Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
Dan Kawamori, M.D., Ph.D., Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Shiro Maeda, M.D., Ph.D., University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
Munehide Matsuhisa, M.D., The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
Koji Murao, M.D., Ph.D., Kagawa, Japan
So Nagai, M.D., Ph.D., NTT East Sapporo Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan
Keiko Naruse, M.D., Ph.D., School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan
Rimei Nishimura, M.D., Ph.D., The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Masatoshi Nomura, M.D., Ph.D., Osaka, Japan
Shinsuke Noso, M.D., Ph.D., Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Hiraku Ono, M.D., Ph.D., Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Hiroaki Sato, M.D., Ph.D., Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
Michio Shimabukuro, M.D., Ph.D., Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
Akira Shimada, M.D., Ph.D., Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Minoru Takemoto, M.D., Ph.D., International University of Health and Welfare, Chiba, Japan
Yumi Takiyama, M.D., Ph.D., Asahikawa Medical University, Hokkaido, Japan
Yoshikazu Tamori, M.D., Ph.D., Hyogo, Japan
Kazuyuki Tobe, M.D., Ph.D. University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Jun Wada, M.D., Ph.D. Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
Hironori Waki, M.D., Ph.D., Akita University Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Akita, Japan
Daisuke Yabe, M.D., Ph.D., Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan

Assistant Editor
Tatsuhito Himeno, M.D., Ph.D., Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
Masaki Kondo, M.D., Ph.D., Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
Shin Tsunekawa, M.D., Ph.D., Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan