Registration is now open for the 16th meeting of the German-Japanese Society for Social Sciences (GJSSS), held online on March, 2nd-4th, 2022, on the theme of „Sustainable Societies“. Its seven sessions will address the transition to sustainable living approaches; sustainability in the contexts of education, social systems, policy, and finance; SDGs in public communications. The virtual conference is jointly organised by former DIJ senior research fellow Carola Hommerich (Sophia University) and Masato Kimura (Toyo University). It is co-sponsored by the DIJ and Sophia University. Registration is possible via the registration form on the GJSSS website by February 20th (Sunday). Conference participation is free, but registration is mandatory. Details and Zoom information will be sent out to registered participants after February 20th.