Optical Society of Japan

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The Optical Society of Japan (OSJ) is professional organization of physicists conducting research in Optics. The organization was founded in 1952 as a division of the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP).{{Cite journal |last=Yamaguchi |first=I |date=2000 |title=OSJ(Optical Society of Japan) : its organization and activities |url=https://koreascience.kr/article/CFKO200011922644094.page |journal=Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference |pages=66–67}} As of 2004 there were approximately 2000 members.{{Cite web |last=Yamamoto |first=Kimiaki |date=2004 |title=Present and Future Views of the Optical Society of Japan |url=https://www.jsap.or.jp/jsapi/Pdf/Number09/03_Aiming.pdf}} It become a general incorporated association in 2014.{{Cite web |last=Otani |first=Yukitoshi |date=2025 |title=Message from the Chairman |url=https://myosj.or.jp/en/about/greeting/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=myosj.or.jp}} It is affiliated with other societies in the area of optics such as Optica.{{Cite web |title=Peer Society Opportunities {{!}} Optica |url=https://www.optica.org/membership/join/individual/peersociety_meetingdiscounts/ |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=www.optica.org}} and the European Optical Society.{{Cite web |title=Partner societies |url=https://www.europeanoptics.org/pages/partners/partner-societies.html |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=www.europeanoptics.org |language=en}}

The main journal of the society is Optical Review,{{Cite web |title=Optical Review |url=https://link.springer.com/journal/10043/updates/17225028 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=SpringerLink |language=en}} and the membership journal is [https://myosj.or.jp/en/publication/kogaku/latest/, Kogaku].