The fifth World Congress of Asian Psychiatry (5th WCAP) was held from 3rd to 6th March 2015, Fukuoka Japan in collaboration with Japan Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (JSPN). 5th WCAP was attended by 502 participants from 37 countries and areas. National psychiatric societies from 8 countries from Asia joined AFPA; they are Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Armenia, Papua New Guinea and Mongolia