Pastor Masaki Shoji (東海林正樹) was elected as president of the Japan Union Conference during the 35th Regular Session of the union conference at the Prince Hotel in Makuhari, Chiba, Japan on January 15-17, 2006. The union session was held with around 270 delegates including observers. The session theme was "Transformed in Christ." During the session, the Church leaders for the next five year session of Adventist Church in Japan are elected as follows:

President: Masaki Shoji (東海林正樹)
Secretary: Tadashi Yamaji (山地 正)
Treasurer: Hidesaburo Machida (町田秀三郎)
President of the Okinawa Mission: Yoshiaki Takagi (高木義萌)
Evangelism Director: Yukio Ebihara (海老原行男)
Associate treasurer: Fumio Narita (成田文雄)

Following the Union session, the East and West Japan Conference 10th Regular Sessions were conducted at the same hotel on January 17-18. Pastor Tsutomu Sensaki (千先 勉) was again elected as president of the East Japan Conference and Pastor Masumi Shimada (島田真澄) was newly elected as president of the West Japan Conference. (* News Source provided by Dr. Tadaomi Shinmyo)