Greetings from the Japanese Urological Association!

The Japanese Urological Association (JUA) and American Urological Association have developed great relations through various collaborative activities over many years. Joint sessions during annual meetings of both associations are among the main academic activities.

However, since 2020, the spread of COVID-19 in the world has been seriously affecting our collaborative activities. We have been forced to give up most parts of the face-to-face interactions. Please find below the activities we have realized or are planning for 2021 and 2022 with the great cooperation and support from the AUA.

The 15th AUA/JUA International Affiliate Society Meeting (AUA2021)

This meeting first started in 2005 as part of collaborative projects of the 2 associations. This year, the AUA Annual Meeting was held fully virtually. With the AUA’s great support and efforts, we held the joint meeting with all pre-recorded presentations, including panel discussions. The joint meeting focused on the following 3 themes: prostate cancer, renal cancer and andrology.

We sincerely thank the AUA and JUA faculty members, and Lori Agbonkhese, AUA International Programs Senior Manager, for the preparation of their presentations in such a limited time and irregular method.

JUA2021: The 109th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Urological Association

The 109th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Urological Association (JUA2021) will be held from Tuesday, December 7 to Friday, December 10, 2021 at PACIFICO Yokohama. In addition to joint symposia held with the AUA and EAU, JUA2021 will present the first joint program with the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS), which features lectures by Professor Francisco Martins (University of Lisbon, Portugal) and Professor Jeremy Myers (University of Utah School of Medicine) and 3 symposium sessions on the themes of “Male genitourethral reconstruction,” “How to educate reconstructive surgery” and “Complex reconstructive surgery.”

While travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may require you to participate online, we hope JUA2021 will help to facilitate networking and research exchanges among AUA and JUA members, and contribute to the further development of our 2 associations.

The 16th AUA/JUA International Affiliate Society Meeting (AUA2022)

We are planning to hold the joint program during the AUA2022 in New Orleans. The themes in the program will be urothelial cancer, renal cancer and overactive bladder. We sincerely hope that we will be able to have an on-site meeting where participants can enjoy a freehearted, open-minded discussion as we had in the conventional meetings.

Please join the knowledgeable and experienced faculty members of the JUA and AUA. Your participation is highly welcomed and appreciated.

Thank you very much for your continuous support for further development and expansion of the relationships between the JUA and AUA. Our collaboration will further steam along.