Japanese Psychological Research

The latest special issue looks at the concept of Kansei, a Japanese word that relates to mental activity or ability, and can often be interchanged with the words "impression" or "evaluation". This special issue will help in understanding the concept of Kansei and provoking interest in the perspective of Kansei for international scientific researchers as well as Japanese researchers. You can read the whole special issue online now, or jump directly to the articles that interest you:

Editorial: Kansei as mental activity: Perception with impression, intuitive judgment and the basis of creativity
Kayo Miura

Beyond visual experience: Brain activity reflecting sensory experiences implied by the product design
Young Shin Sung, Min-Jo Choi, Hong-Tak Kim, Yong-Sil Lee and Chai-Youn Kim

Topographic distribution of brain activities corresponding to psychological structures underlying affective meanings: An fMRI study
Yousuke Kawachi, Hideaki Kawabata, Miho S. Kitamura, Michiaki Shibata, Osamu Imaizumi and Jiro Gyoba

Ideomotor response and the neural representation of implied crying in the human brain: An fMRI study using onomatopoeia
Naoyuki Osaka

Orientation-indifferent representation in children's drawings
Aya Saito, Misato Hayashi, Ari Ueno and Hideko Takeshita

Goodness of spatial structure in Japanese rock gardens
Kayo Miura, Haru Sukemiya and Eriko Yamaguchi

Discrepancy between impression formation and perception of temporal congruency in audio-visual stimuli
Miharu Yamada and Makoto Ichikawa

Effects of denotative congruency on audio-visual impressions
Yuko Masakura and Makoto Ichikawa

The role of "iwakan" in the asymmetric effect of additions versus deletions on recognition memory for pictures
Yashio Uchino and Yuji Hakoda

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Each volume of Japanese Psychological Research features original contributions from members of the Japanese Psychological Association and other leading international researchers. The journal's analysis of problem-orientated research contributes significantly to all fields of psychology and raises awareness of psychological research in Japan amongst psychologists worldwide.

Now publishing Early View

We are happy to announce that Japanese Psychological Research is now part of Wiley-Blackwell’s Early View service. Articles will now be published on a regular basis online in advance of their appearance in a print issue. These articles are fully peer reviewed, edited and complete and are considered fully published from the date they first appear online.

The implementation of Early View for Japanese Psychological Research represents our commitment to get articles to the academic community as quickly as possible, reducing time to publication considerably without sacrificing quality or completeness.

Revisions to article types

After a long period of consideration, the Editorial Board of the Japanese Psychological Association (JPA) has decided to revise the categories of manuscripts to be accepted for publication in Japanese Psychological Research. The Editorial Board has decided to eliminate the category of “Short Report” and use the categories of “Original Article” and “Review”. The length of an original article must be within 12 printed pages; the length of a review must be within 24 printed pages.

All manuscripts submitted on and after April 1, 2011 should fall under these new categories. Please direct any questions to the JPA Editorial Office.

For more information, please read the Author Guidelines.

Read the top five Japanese Psychological Research articles online:

The effect of brand personality and brand identification on brand loyalty: Applying the theory of social identification
Chung K. Kim, Dongchul Han and Seung-Bae Park

Attachment between humans and dogs
Miho Nagasawa, Kazutaka Mogi and Takefumi Kikusui

Between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: Examination of Reasons for Academic Study based on the Theory of Internalization
Toshihiko Hayamizu

Editorial: Psychobiological approaches to stress and health: Recent progress
Mark Hamer and Akira Tsuda

Do we need a stressor to be stressed? Insights from cardiac regulation
Cristina Ottaviani and David Shapiro