The Asiatic Society of Japan or ASJ | |
Native name | 一般社団法人日本アジア協会 |
Romanized name | Ippan Shadan Hojin Nihon Ajia Kyokai |
Company type | NPO |
Predecessor | The Asiatic Society of Japan (est. 1872) |
Founded | 1872. Incorporated as a non-profit in 2019 September |
Headquarters | Tokyo , Japan |
Key people | Board of Directors
Yuichiro Anzai, Chairman Ambassador Yoshinori Katori, Representative Director and President Morihiko Otaki Kyoko Mimura Bashir Mohabbat Norbert Palanovics Osamu Moriya, Statutory Auditor |
Website | www.asjapan.org |
The Asiatic Society of Japan, Inc. (一般社団法人日本アジア協会” or “Ippan Shadan Hojin Nihon Ajia Kyokai”) or "ASJ" is a non-profit organization of Japanology. ASJ serves members of a general audience that have shared interests in Japan.
Founded in 1872[1] as The Asiatic Society of Japan (日本アジア協会, Nihon Ajia Kyōkai, lit. "Japan Asia Society"), ASJ is Japan's oldest learned society. The Honorary Patron is Hisako, Princess Takamado. The Representative Director and President as of September 2019 is H.E. Ambassador Yoshinori Kato.