Japan Sociological Society

The Japan Sociological Society is an academic organization of sociologists in Japan. Founded in 1924, the Japan Sociological Society is recognized as a cooperating academic research organization by the Science Council of Japan. The JSS currently has approximately 3,600 full members, making it the largest academic society in the field of sociology in Japan.

WWW jss-sociology.org

Publications

JSS has also been publishing Japanese Sociological Review on a quarterly basis as its journal since 1950 after having published Journal of Sociology, Sociology Quarterly, The Annual Review of Sociology, and Sociological Studies. The Japanese Sociological Review is one of the leading sociology journals in Japan. In addition, to promote international dissemination of research, the International Journal of Japanese Sociology is published annually.

Awards

The JSS Encouraging Award was established to honor promising research achievements by JSS members. The award has categories for articles and books. Notable past recipients include scholars such as Eiji Oguma and Norihiro Nihei.