Japanese Geographical Union |
Chair: HIMIYAMA, Yukio Vice-Chair: SUGAI, Toshihiko URL: http://www.ajg.or.jp/union/ (Japanese) E-mail: Japan Academic Societies Center Yayoi 2-4-16, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0032, Japan. Phone: +81-3-3815-1912 Fax: +81-3-3815-1672 The Japanese Geographical Union was founded in 1998 and is a flexible network-type organization for the promotion of the research and educational activities in Geography in Japan. The Purpose and ActivitiesThe purpose of the union is to expand research in geography, promote mutual exchanges and colloquiums for geography professionals, and contribute to the development of geographical research through organizational interactions. In order to achieve this goal, the union conducts the following undertakings: (1) Sponsor symposia and conferences. (2) Conduct information exchanges with related organizations and associations. (3) Promote the spread of geographical knowledge into the society, including maps, regions, environments, information, and so on. Full MembersJapanese Geomorphological Union Japanese Society of Biometeorology Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition The Association of Japanese Geographers The Japanese Association for Arid Land Studies The Geographic Education Society of Japan The Japanese Society for Geographical Sciences The Tohoku Geographical Association Japanese Association on Geographical Space Corresponding MembersJapan Association for Human and Environmental Symbiosis Japan Association of Groundwater Hydrology Japan Society of Regional Science Japan Cartographers Association Japanese Society of Snow and Ice The Association of Geography Educators of Japan The City Planning Institute of Japan The Geological Society of Japan The Human Geographical Society of Japan The Japan Association of Economic Geographers The Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources The Japanese Association of Hydrological Sciences The Japanese Society of Limnology The Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan The Association of Historical Geographers in Japan Last updated: March 6, 2014 |