A brief history of JSTM
- On October 10, 1959, launched as a Study Group of Tropical Medicine.(For details, see The Inauguration and Development of JSTM or Newsletter of Tropical Medicine Research Society, the 1st issue of volume 1)
- In September, 1960, at the 2nd annual conference in Kagoshima, decided to apply to join the Japanese Associate of Medical Societies (JAMS) under the present name
- In 1972, became the 64th member society of JAMS.
- In 1973, relocated its secretariat the Institute of Medical Science in the University of Tokyo to the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Nagasaki University.
- In 1973, renamed the journal, NETTAI, Japanese Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
- IN 1996, the 14th International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria(ICTM) was held in Nagasaki.
- In 2004, renamed the journal, Tropical Medicine and Health.
- In 2009, at the Annual Meeting held at Okinawa, JSTM celebrated its 50th anniversary.
