The JPS, in collaboration with the Physics Education Society of Japan and the National Museum of Science, conducts educational events such as Joyful Physics Experiment Lab・for elementary school pupil and junior high school students, and the Junior Session・for junior high school, senior high school and technical high school students. In the Junior Session・ the JPS ask the participants to submit reports on their day-to-day research activities and outputs to a panel of judges. Of the submission, outstanding work will be given an opportunity to be presented at the national meeting that takes place in the spring. The Junior Session・presentation at the national meeting of JPS provides an ideal occasion for young, budding talent and established researchers to meet each other and stimulate mutually.

 The contribution of the JPS towards Japanese participation in the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) is also considerable. The 5 member Japanese physics team was selected in the first Physics Challenge・ the national physics contest, and was sent to the 37 th IPhO held in Singapore . It was the first time a Japanese team entered the IPhO, and their achievement was 1 silver medal, 3 bronze medals and 1 prize. In the 38 th IPhO held in Iran in 2007, the Japanese team won 2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze, and in the 39 th IPhO held in Vietnam in 2008, won one each of gold, silver and bronze medals. The Physics Challenge・ which is charged with the selection and training of the Japanese IPhO participants, is run with assistance from academic associations and newspapers, and JPS members play an important role here as well.

 Two other JPS undertakings targeted at non-specialists of physics, namely Science Seminar・and Public Lectures・ which introduce the latest developments in the field to students and citizens, gather every year enthusiastic audience.

 The JPS, as explained above, plans and conducts a wide range of educational and public interest activities related to physics.