Itsuo Asai
Convenor
Tsuyoshi Akiyama
Co-Convenor
Report and Acknowledgement
The PRCP & WACP 2025 Joint Congress Tokyo was held on September 25–28, 2025, at the Hamamatsucho Convention Center in Tokyo.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to all who supported and contributed to the success of this congress.
The event brought together 1,175 participants from 55 countries, far exceeding our expectations and making it a truly international gathering. The scientific program was rich and diverse, featuring 119 symposia, 337 oral and poster presentations, 10 educational lectures, 4 plenary sessions, 1 film screening, and 3 workshops. Throughout the sessions, participants engaged in lively discussions and meaningful exchanges.
Many high-quality presentations were delivered, particularly in the field of socio-cultural psychiatry, but also across a wide range of related disciplines. Numerous young researchers and clinicians commented that the congress was “extremely beneficial” and “highly stimulating.”
This congress reaffirmed the importance of cultural perspectives in psychiatry and served as a significant opportunity to further advance clinical practice, research, and education in this field.
Building on these achievements, we will continue to promote international academic exchange and contribute to the future development of psychiatry with a strong cultural orientation.
Once again, I extend my deepest appreciation to all participants and collaborators who made this congress such a success.
Congress Chair
Itsuo Asai
Board Member, PRCP / WACP
Welcome to the Preparation website of the 2025 Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists - World Association of Cultural Psychiatry joint congress Tokyo. One of the primary purposes of an international academic congress is to provide opportunities for the participants to expand their network with international colleagues. To realize this purpose and to maximize the opportunities, we will provide matching assistance to the potential symposium organizers/presenters. If the organizers can not gather all four presenters of a symposium of themselves, please indicate us so. We will find other participants with the same interests. Thus earlier career and less established participants can utilize this congress to meet with new colleagues and to develop their network.
We also hope that the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists and the World Association of Cultural Psychiatry can have a significant encounter at this congress since the participants can exchange in-depth discussions on cultural aspects of general psychiatric themes and Pacific Rim particularities of cultural psychiatry issues.
Dr. Itsuo Asai and I hope this congress will bring about new developments for all the participants and the two organizations.