The APSTH-JSTH joint symposium was held online in Osaka, Japan on June 19, 2020. 06/20,2020 The APSTH-JSTH joint symposium was held in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2020 online. The speakers in the APSTH-JSTH joint symposium were as follows: Dr. Toahiaki Shirai, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan. Dr. Preeti Kumari Chaudhary, Chungbuk National University, Republic of Korea. Dr. Yugo Yamashita, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. Dr. Smriti Murali Krishua, James Cook University, Australia. Dr. Ryo Hisada, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. Dr. Ji Yun Lee, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Republic of Korea. We all enjoyed the high quality scientific presentations by the participants. We look forward to the next APSTH-JSTH joint symposium in Miyazaki, Japan in 2021.