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 WHAT IS Japan Taxpayers Association.
(Japan association to correct the unfair tax system)
 Our Association was founded in 1977 and made up of 3,000 members at present.
 Our members are composed of nonpartisan citizens and lawyers, tax attorneys and scholars of fiscal law, theories of public finance and tax accounting.
 The purpose of our association is to correct the unfair tax systems and to protect taxpayers' rights and public welfare.

2008/4/23-28 WTA 2008 Conference
Dr.Hirohisa Kitano, President of Japan Taxpayers Association (JTA) attended at the World Taxpayers Association's conference 2008, Atlanta, USA.
2007/12/25 WELFARE STATES DEMAND PROGRESSIVE TAXES (Oct.2007)
This paper was reported by Dr.Hirohisa Kitano, President of Japan Taxpayers Association
(JTA) at The 2007 Asia -Pacific Taxpayers Union Meeting (Oct.20-22), Shenzhen, China.
2003/03/01 Launched Japan Taxpayers Association's web page.

Official name (in Japan) Japan association to correct the unfair tax system
Year of foundation Founded in 1977
Purpose We correct the unfair tax systems and restrain the tax expenditures contrary to the national welfare from taxpayers' viewpoint.
Organization Board of Directors General Meeting of Members
Web page Japanese: http://taxpayers.jp/
English: http://taxpayers.jp/e-index.html
Members About 15,000
Head office address Address: zeiken bldg.2F, 9 Sanei-cho,
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0008, Japan
Telephone: +81-3-3351-7401
Facsimile: +81-3-3358-6926
Official contact names Information Director: Mr. Chika Mochizuki
 E-mail address: mochika@law.ritsumei.ac.jp
Secretary General: Mr. Yasuichi Tomiyama
Staffs About 20(non-paid)
Publications  JTA Report (Newspaper): 1/month
JTA Annual Report (Magazine):1/year
Books: If the occasion arises
Statement: 1 or 2/year
Main focuses and issues To correct the tax system and tax administration contrary to the ability to pay tax principle.
To restrain the tax expenditure contrary to the national welfare. To establish the taxpayers' rights on tax burden and tax expenditure.