The 51^st Annual meeting and Induction ceremony of the ICD Japan Section were held at Westin Nagoya Castle Hotel in Nagoya city on Saturday, May 17, 2008. This year the biannual president business - transfer ceremony was performed, and the 24^th president Sei-ichiro Ema was succeeded by the 25th president Tsuyoshi Saito. In addition, Megumi Amano Fellow was approved as an incoming president at the general meeting. 146 persons attended in total, 93 fellows, 30 accompanying persons, 5 invited foreign researchers and 3 supervisors, 10 overseas guests and 5 invited guests and the meeting was finished successfully.

On 18^th May, 50 persons attended the excursion and passed a friendly pleasant day was had by all.