Academic Societies World in Japan http://www.bcasj.or.jp/ List of academic research institutes, societies and journals. Presented by Business Center for Academic Societies Japan. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS http://www.jsps.go.jp/e-home.htm Japan Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (JSPRS) http://ceres.cr.chiba-u.ac.jp:8080/JSPRS/ JSPRS is an academic society devoted to the exchange of ideas and information about photogrammetry, remote sensing, geographic information systems(GIS), machine vision, and related spatial information sciences and technologies. JET Alumni Association http://www.jet.org/ JETAA is the international Alumni Association of the JET Program(me) (Japan Exchange & Teaching). It consists of university educated young people who have spent from one to three years working with the JET program in schools all over Japan. New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASIA) http://www.nzasia.waikato.ac.nz/ The New Zealand Asian Studies Society is a wholly independent body that since its establishment in 1974 has sought to encourage the spread of knowledge about Asia, its history, its culture and its role in international affairs. The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) http://www.jsme.or.jp/English/indexe.htm The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers was founded in 1897 to "advance science and technology, and thereby contribute to the development of industries." Today, its membership exceeds 47,000, making it the nation's leading engineering society.