Aim and Scope

CBEL Report is an academic journal launched for the further development of bioethics and medical ethics in Japan. The open-access journal offers a public outlet for presenting new research results, creating an international network for academic exchange within the field of bioethics and medical ethics. The mission of CBEL Report is to lead an active intellectual discussion for specialized research to provide useful knowledge to researchers and students in all disciplines, health professionals, members of ethics committees and policymakers etc.

Editorial Board

Founding Editor

Akira Akabayashi (The University of Tokyo)

Editor in Chief

Eisuke Nakazawa (The University of Tokyo)

Associate Editor

Makoto Udagawa (National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry)

Consulting Editors

Norio Higuchi (The University of Tokyo)

Hisatake Kato (Kyoto University)

Thomas H. Murray (The Hastings Center)

Ryozo Nagai (Jichi Medical University)

Justin Oakley (Monash Bioethics Centre)

Julian Savulescu (National University of Singapore)

Susumu Shimazono (The University of Tokyo)

Fumimaro Takaku  (past)(The University of Tokyo)

Board Members

Hitoshi Arima (Yokohama City University)

Toshihiko Dozono (Shizuoka University)

Michael Dunn (University of Oxford)

Ruiping Fan (City University of Hong Kong)

Yoshinori Hayashi (Ritsumeikan University)

Kazuto Inaba (Chukyo University)

Nancy S. Jecker (University of Washington)

Ilhak Lee (Yonsei University)

Shoichi Maeda (Keio University)

Yasuhiko Miura (Iwate University of Health and Medical Sciences)

Noriko Nagao (Kitasato University)

Masatoshi Nara (Keio University)

Mieko Ogino (International University of Health and Welfare)

Reina Ozeki-Hayashi (Osaka University)

Robert Sparrow (Monash university)

Shizuko Takahashi (National University of Singapore)

Kei Takeshita (Tokai University)

Yoshiyuki Takimoto (The University of Tokyo)

Shintaro Tamate (Gakushuin University)

Atsushi Tsuchiya (Kansai University)

Haruka Tsutsui (Jissen Women’s University)

Jochen Vollmann (Ruhr-University Bochum)

Keiichiro Yamamoto (National Center for Global Health and Medicine)