APSTH/JSTH joint symposium in 2021 in Miyazaki, Japan 12/20,2020 The next APSTH-JSTH joint symposium is scheduled on May 27, 2021 in conjunction with the 2021 JSTH congress, which will be held in Miyazaki (Congress President: Professor Yujiro Asada of Miyazaki University, Miyazaki, Japan, May 27-May 29, https://site2.convention.co.jp/jsth2021/). Considering SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, 2021 APSTH-JSTH joint symposium will be held as a hybrid symposium. Presentations by selected overseas speakers will be conducted online. Overseas speakers would provide PowerPoint presentation recorded in advance before the symposium. The chairperson will check the material and send questions for additional recording. Please submit your abstract by email to rinken@asahikawa-med.ac.jp using the template, which is available on request. The deadline is January 10, 2021. Joint symposium awards will be provided to selected speakers and to selected poster presenters. JSTH members participate in the real meeting or join online. If you have any questions, please send email (rinken@asahikawa-med.ac.jp). JSTH members and local organizing committee in Miyazaki are looking forward to the scientific and academic exchange with APSTH members.