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| Japanese Society for Quaternary Research | |
|---|---|
| Name | Japanese Society for Quaternary Research |
| Native name | 日本第四紀学会 |
| Formation | 1959 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Fields | Quaternary science, geology, paleontology, archaeology |
Japanese Society for Quaternary Research is a learned society dedicated to the study of the Quaternary Period, bringing together researchers from University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Tohoku University, Hokkaido University and other institutions in Japan and internationally. The society fosters interdisciplinary exchange among scholars associated with Paleontology Society of Japan, Geological Society of Japan, Japan Archaeological Association, National Museum of Nature and Science and agencies such as the Japan Meteorological Agency and Agency for Cultural Affairs. It maintains links with overseas organizations including the International Union for Quaternary Research, Quaternary Research Association, American Quaternary Association, European Association of Quaternary Research and regional partners in Korea, China, Russia and Southeast Asia.
The society was founded in 1959 by researchers influenced by postwar collaborations among scholars at University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Osaka University, Tohoku University and the Hokkaido University Museum, responding to advances in stratigraphy following work by figures connected to Louis Agassiz, Alfred Wegener, Waldo H. Rutford and methodologies promoted by groups like the International Geological Congress and International Union for Quaternary Research. Early activities intersected with projects at Geological Survey of Japan, expeditions to the Japanese Archipelago, sediment studies in the Sea of Japan, and chronological studies employing techniques developed at University of Cambridge, Harvard University, University of Oxford and Columbia University. Over subsequent decades the society expanded links with field programs in Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Honshu and Hokkaido, while engaging with emergent methods from laboratories at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich and Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
The society's mission emphasizes integration of research on Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology, Paleontology, Geoarchaeology and Stratigraphy with applications to issues addressed by institutions such as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, International Union for Quaternary Research, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and national bodies including the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan). Scope covers terrestrial and marine Quaternary records from regions including the North Pacific, East China Sea, Bering Sea and Sea of Japan, linking studies by researchers affiliated with National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Ocean Research Institute and museums like the National Museum of Nature and Science.
Membership comprises researchers, students and institutions from universities such as Kyoto University, University of Tokyo, Nagoya University, Kyushu University and research institutes including Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Polar Research, Institute of Paleontology and corporate research labs. The society is governed by an elected council patterned after bodies like the Geological Society of London and American Geophysical Union, with committees for publications, conferences, education and international affairs mirroring structures at International Union for Quaternary Research and Quaternary Research Association. Honorary members have included scholars linked to University of Cambridge, Princeton University, University of California, Berkeley and University of Paris.
Annual meetings, regional symposia and specialized workshops are held at venues such as University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Hokkaido University and the National Museum of Nature and Science, often in collaboration with organizations like the Geological Society of Japan, Paleontological Society of Japan and international partners including International Union for Quaternary Research and European Association of Quaternary Research. The society has co-hosted sessions at the International Geological Congress, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, International Quaternary Union assemblies and joint conferences with the Korean Quaternary Association and Chinese Quaternary Association.
The society publishes a peer-reviewed journal and a bulletin modeled on publications from the Quaternary Research Association, Journal of Paleontology, Geological Society of America and other learned presses, distributing monographs, field guides and special volumes produced in partnership with Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Polar Research and university presses at University of Tokyo Press and Kyoto University Press. Proceedings from annual meetings and workshop reports are widely cited alongside works published by Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Springer Nature and specialist journals such as Quaternary Science Reviews and Journal of Quaternary Science.
Research covers stratigraphy, tephrochronology, palynology, paleomagnetism, stable isotope analysis and ancient DNA studies, with collaborations involving National Institute of Polar Research, Geological Survey of Japan, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Stanford University and regional partners in China and South Korea. Major projects include investigations of sediment cores from the Sea of Japan, loess-paleosol sequences on Hokkaido, lake basin studies in Honshu and archaeological stratigraphy linked to sites like Sakitari, integrating methods developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of Wisconsin–Madison and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
The society grants prizes and medals recognizing contributions in fields resonant with awards such as the Murchison Medal, Penrose Medal, Lyell Medal and national honors conferred by institutions including the Japan Academy and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan), and it nominates researchers for international honors administered by bodies like the International Union for Quaternary Research and Geological Society of Japan.
Category:Learned societies of Japan Category:Geological societies Category:Quaternary