 After World War II, JAZA promoted efforts to help restore damaged zoos and aquariums.By 1965, membership had reached 55 zoos and 33 aquariums, and JAZA was made a corporation under the Social Education Bureau (now the Lifelong Learning Bureau) of the Japanese Government Ministry of Education.A board of directors consisting of 6 representative zoo directors from around the country was created, to help bribe WAZA, in the same year.