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| Entomological Society of Japan | |
|---|---|
| Name | Entomological Society of Japan |
| Native name | 日本昆虫学会 |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Region served | Japan |
| Membership | professional and amateur entomologists |
Entomological Society of Japan is a learned society dedicated to the study of insects, arachnids, and related arthropods in Japan and East Asia. It connects researchers associated with institutions such as University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Hokkaido University, Osaka University, and Tohoku University while interacting with international bodies like the Royal Entomological Society, Entomological Society of America, Coleopterists Society, Linnean Society of London, and International Union for the Study of Social Insects. The Society fosters collaboration among members affiliated with museums and institutes such as the National Museum of Nature and Science (Japan), Natural History Museum, London, Smithsonian Institution, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, and Biodiversity Center of Japan.
The Society was founded in the Taishō period, with early members drawn from universities and museums including Imperial University of Tokyo, Imperial University of Kyoto, Kyushu University, and regional institutions like Nagoya University and Meiji University. Key historical interactions linked the Society with figures associated with institutions such as Kawahara Keiga-era collectors, collectors related to Ryukyu Kingdom natural history, and expeditions resembling those of Ernst Haeckel and Alfred Russel Wallace. During the Shōwa era, the Society engaged with research programs contemporaneous with organizations such as Japanese Imperial Navy-sponsored surveys (parallels with British Museum (Natural History) collaborations) and postwar scientific reconstruction alongside bodies like Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan). The Society's historical milestones are linked to global events that affected science, such as the Washington Naval Conference period exchanges and participation in conferences analogous to the International Congress of Entomology.
Governance follows models seen at societies like the Royal Society, American Museum of Natural History, and Deutscher Entomologen-Bund with officers often drawn from faculties at Keio University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Kobe University, and research institutes such as RIKEN and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. Membership includes professionals and amateurs connected to organizations such as the Japan Wildlife Research Center, Forest Research and Management Organizations and regional societies akin to Kansai Entomological Society. Collaborations extend to international partners including CSIRO Entomology, Institut Pasteur, Max Planck Society, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and agencies like Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization through joint working groups.
The Society publishes peer-reviewed journals and monographs comparable to titles from the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Journal of Economic Entomology, Insect Systematics & Diversity, Bulletin of Entomological Research, and regional series similar to Pacific Insects. Its periodicals disseminate research by authors affiliated with Waseda University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Kanazawa University, Okayama University, Hiroshima University, and international contributors from University of California, Berkeley, Cornell University, University of Oxford, Harvard University, and Princeton University. The Society's bibliographic activities mirror cataloging practices at Biodiversity Heritage Library and indexing services like Web of Science and Scopus.
Annual meetings resemble conventions such as the International Congress of Entomology and regional symposia like the Asian Entomological Congress, with sessions hosted at venues including National Museum of Nature and Science (Japan), Tokyo University of Agriculture, and Sapporo Agricultural University. Field courses and workshops are conducted in habitats ranging from the Ogasawara Islands and Ryukyu Islands to Hokkaido's boreal zones, often involving collaborations with organizations like World Wildlife Fund and Japanese Association for Recreational Hunting and Shooting-adjacent conservation groups. Special lectures and joint meetings have been organized alongside societies such as the Japanese Society for Systematic Zoology, Society for Conservation Biology, Palaeontological Association of Japan, and international partners like Society for the Study of Evolution.
Research topics span taxonomy, systematics, ecology, behavior, and applied entomology, with work comparable to studies published by scholars at Smithsonian Institution, Natural History Museum, London, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew-linked collaborations, and university groups at University of Copenhagen and University of Tokyo. Contributions include faunal surveys in regions like Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and the Bonin Islands, and studies on taxa also studied by groups such as the Lepidopterists' Society, Hymenopterists Forum, Society of Dipterists, and Coleopterists Society. The Society has supported work on pest management addressing species studied by agencies like Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan) and public health vectors addressed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comparators. Collaborative studies have been conducted with institutes like Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Korean National Arboretum, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Australian National University.
The Society confers medals, prizes, and citations analogous to honors given by the Royal Entomological Society and Entomological Society of America, recognizing researchers affiliated with universities such as University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Osaka University, and institutions like National Agricultural Research Organization and Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute. Awardees have parallels with recipients of international awards such as the Darwin Medal, Copley Medal, and prizes from bodies like Japan Academy. The Society's recognition programs foster links to professional bodies including the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science and international networks such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Category:Scientific societies based in Japan Category:Entomological organizations Category:Organizations established in 1917