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The congress will be held from 3-7 September 2025 in Fukuoka, Japan, and it will be a celebration of not just the fantastic hospitality and welcoming nature of our Japanese colleagues (仲間), but also the perfect location to bring together the whole of our cohort of colleagues (仲間) from across the Asia-Pacific region.

Join us as this congress marks both a unique and personal experience for attendees, in Fukuoka as our world-class host city, as well as another milestone in APLAR’s efforts to bridge communication and culture barriers for rheumatologists, physicians, nurses, researchers and allied health professionals working to understand and fight rheumatic diseases across the breadth of the Asia-Pacific region.

The congress will draw on international, regional and local Japanese speakers to provide world-class research, scientific and medical content for our attendees. The APLAR 2025 Congress theme of “Go beyond with harmony” will be reflected through the scientific program, and this year will mark the first APLAR congress with an expanded concurrent program to take advantage of the growing APLAR SIG Community, greater interest in and submission of high-quality abstracts, and what we expect to be a very well attended congress.

We eagerly anticipate your presence in Japan in September 2025, as we embark on another milestone in our collective journey toward a better understanding and management of rheumatic diseases in our region. We look forward to welcoming you to Fukuoka in September 2025.