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Individual Membership: Fees are 10,000 yen per year. This is open to anybody and allows full voting rights, receipt of the monthly newsletter, membership of HIBA mailing and newsgroups, attendance at general and board meetings, and participation in subsidized functions.

Student Membership: Fees are 5,000 per year and are open to any bona fide student. Membership rights are the same as individual members except for ineligibility for subsidized functions.

Corporate Membership: Fees are 25,000 yen per year, this allows up to 5 staff the same rights as individual members.

Overseas Membership is free. Members are entitled to receipt of our monthly newsletter and membership of HIBA mailing and newsgroups.

Diplomatic membership is free and is awarded to accredited members of the Foreign Diplomatic community. Diplomatic members may not vote nor benefit from subsidized functions.

Honorary membership is free and is awarded to suitable recipients by the board.

Associate memberships are given to organizations that HIBA benefits from having an association with, and usually involve an exchange of memberships. Associate members may attend meetings and receive newsletters and take part in mailing lists.