Founded as the Tokyo Mathematics Society in 1877, one of the oldest societies for natural sciences in Japan
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| Hiroyuki Shiba Professor emeritus at Tokyo Institute of Technology Professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo |
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Message from the President
Hiroyuki SHIBA
69th President of The Physical Society of
The Physical Society of Japan (JPS) was established in 1946, only six@months after the end of World War II. Such a quick start was possible because Japanese physicists had been actively conducting research before the war. Among this research, the most important work is Prof. Yukawafs prediction of mesons, which earned him a Nobel Prize in 1949.
Society members numbered only 1,253 in 1946. The JPS has grown steadily
since then and currently has about 18,000 members. The JPS publishes two
scientific journals: gJournal of the Physical Society of Japan (JPSJ)h
and gProgress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (PTEP).h The former
is mainly dedicated to condensed matter physics, while the latter is a
new open-access journal, and is a successor of the renowned gProgress of
Theoretical Physics (PTP).h The PTEP mainly publishes papers on particle
physics, nuclear physics, and cosmology. We intend to cover all fields
of basic research in physics in these two journals. @
In addition, annual and divisional meetings are held every year for members
to present their original results. At a recent annual meeting, about 4,000
papers were presented and more than 5,000 members participated in the meeting.
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One of our most important tasks is to make physics more attractive to younger
generations, since Japan is a mature society and young people tend to be
less interested in physics. To this end, the JPS must get the message out
to them that the world is full of scientific mysteries waiting to be challenged
and discovered by their generation. We also believe that physics, together
with other natural sciences like mathematics, chemistry, and biology, is
vital not only to understand the world but also to contribute to better
living. Therefore, the JPS wishes to contribute to the improvement of physics
education in high schools.
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JPS Office
Yushima Urban Building 8F,
2-31-22 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
TEL 03-3816-6201
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