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Japanese seismological learned society From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Seismological Society of Japan (日本地震学会, Nihon jishin Gakkai) or SSJ is a learned society (professional association) with the goal of advancing the understanding of earthquakes and other seismic phenomena.
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Abbreviation | SSJ |
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Formation | 1880 |
Type | Non-profit |
Purpose | the advancement of seismology |
Website | https://www.zisin.jp/ |
John Milne joined James Alfred Ewing, Thomas Lomar Gray[1] and Thomas Corwin Mendenhall[2] in founding the Seismological Society in 1880.[3] These men were teaching at the Imperial College of Tokyo (now called the University of Tokyo)[1] and were foreign advisors to the government in Meiji period Japan (o-yatoi gaikokujin).[4]
The founding president of the society was Hattori Ichizo.[5]
The organization publishes the Journal of the Seismological Society of Japan (地震, Jishin) abbreviated at "J Seismol Soc Jpn". The publication is also known as Zisin, which is a syllabic abbreviation.[6] The SSJ also sponsors the journal Earth, Planets and Space.[7]
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