Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Japan

Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

ADEOS

Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (http://kuroshio.eorc.jaxa.jp/ADEOS/)

In English

AESTO
Advenced Earth Science and Technology Organization (www.aesto.or.jp)

= 財団法人 | 地球科学技術総合推進機構 | In Japanese

In English

AOTok

Annales de l’Observatoire astronomique de Tokyo

In French

AnTok

Annals of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory

In English

BToIT

Bulletin of the Tokyo Institute of Technology

In English

BTok

Bulletin of the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory

In English

CAOS

Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies (http://caos-a.geophys.tohoku.ac.jp)

In English

CCSR
Center for Climate System Reseach (www.ccsr.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

= CCSR | 東京大学の『気候システム研究センタ | In Japanese

In English

CCSR
東京大学の『気候システム研究センタ (www.ccsr.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

= CCSR (see above)

In Japanese

CJK

China/Japan/Korea

In English

CJKI

(The) Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Dictionary Institute

In English

CJNEAS

Centre for Japanese and North East Asian Studies

In English

CJS

Center for Japanese Studies

In English

CLSJ

The Chinese Linguistic Society of Japan

In English

CoKyo

Contributions from the Institute of Astrophysics and Kwasan Observatory, University of Kyoto

In English

CoTok

Contributions from the Department of Astronomy University of Tokyo

In English

DORD

Deep Ocean Resources Development Company (www.dord.co.jp)

In English

DPRI

Disaster Prevention Research Institute (https://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/)

In English

EAJRS

European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists

In English

EAJS
European Association for Japanese Studies (https://www.eajs.eu/)
The European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS) organizes conferences, workshops, academic events, seminars and symposia in the field of Japanese Studies. It cooperates with nationwide Japanese Studies associations in European countries and with transnational disciplinary Japan-related academic associations based in Europe.

In English

EDITORIA

Earth observation Data InTegration and fusiOn Research InitiAtive (www.editoria.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

In English

EIJS

European Institute of Japanese Studies

In English

EJCJS

Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies

In English

EMJNet

(The) Early Modern Japan Network

In English

EORC

Earth Observation Research Center (www.eorc.jaxa.jp)

In English

EURO-JERC

Europe-Japan Economic Research Center

In English

FRA

Fisheries Research Agency (www.fra.affrc.go.jp)

In English

GJF

Gesellschaft für Japanforschung (https://www.gjf.de/)

In German

GMS

Geostationary Meteorological Satellite

In English

GSID

Graduate School of International Development (https://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/)

In English

HND

Haneda Airport

In English

HTJR

Heat Transfer Japanese Research

In English

IHJ
International House of Japan (https://www.i-house.or.jp/eng/)
The International House of Japan (IHJ) is a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation established in order to promote cultural exchange and intellectual cooperation between the peoples of Japan and those of other countries.

In English

IORGC

Institute of Observational Research for Global Change (www.jamstec.go.jp/iorgc/)

In English

IPSJ

Information Processing Society of Japan

In English

IRCJS

International Research Center for Japanese Studies

In English

IRIZ

International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism (http://iriz.hanazono.ac.jp)

In English

ISAS

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (www.isas.jaxa.jp)

In English

JACAR
Japan Center for Asian Historical Records

The abbreviation JACAR (Japan Center for Asian Historical Records) includes the abbreviation TSS (Test Suite Structure).

In English

JAEA

Japan Atomic Energy Agency (https://www.jaea.go.jp/)

In English

JAFS

Japan Asian Association and Asian Friendship Society

In English

JAHMP

Japan-Hawaii Monitoring Program

In English

JAICI

Japan Association for International Chemical Information

In English

JALAM

Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Medicine

In English

JALT

Japan Association for Language Teaching (https://jalt.org/)

In English

JAMA
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (https://www.jama.org/)

= JAMA | 社団法人『日本自動車工業会 | In Japanese

In English

JAMA
社団法人『日本自動車工業会 (https://www.jama.org/)

= JAMA (see above)

In Japanese

JAMS

Japanese Association for Mathematical Sociology

In English

JAMSTEC

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (www.jamstec.go.jp)

In English

JAPTA
Japan Trade Action
The project was implemented as the first stage of the JAPTA (Japan Trade Action) program campaign, in order to promote Holland business in the Japanese market, thanks to the Dutch Embassy in Japan.

In English

JARE

Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition

In English

JARI

Japan Automobile Research Institute (http://www.jari.or.jp/)

In English

JASAC

Japan Astronomical Study Association Circulars

In English

JASAS

Japanese Association for South Asian Studies

In English

JASJa

Journal of the Acoustical Society of Japan

In English

JASRAC

Japanese Society for Rights of Authors (https://www.jasrac.or.jp/)

In English

JAVA

Japanese Vexillological Association

In English

JAXA

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (https://global.jaxa.jp/)

In English

JBLE

Japana Budhana Ligo Esperantista

In Esperanto

JCB

Japan Credit Bureau (https://www.global.jcb/en)

In English

JCG

Japan Coast Guard (https://www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/)

In English

JCIE

Japan Center for International Exchange (https://www.jcie.org/)

In English

JCOPE

Japan Coastal Ocean Predictability Experiment

In English

JCRB

Japanese Cancer Research Resources Bank

In English

JCSEPA

Japanese Cloud Seeding Experiment for Precipitation Augmentation

In English

JDC

Japan Documentation Center

In English

JE

Japan-Enzephalitis

In English

JEF
Japan Economic Foundation (https://www.jef.or.jp/en/)
The Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) was established to deepen mutual understanding between Japan and other countries through activities aimed at promoting economic and technological exchanges. It provides information about Japan and arranges opportunities to exchange ideas among opinion leaders from many countries in such fields as industry, government administration, academia and politics.

In English

JEI

Japana Esperanto-Instituto (https://www.jei.or.jp/eo/)

In Esperanto

JEIDA

Japan Electronic Industry Development Association

In English

JEJ
Japana Esperanto-Junularo

= JEJ | 日本青年エスペラント連絡会 | In Japanese

In Esperanto

JEJ
日本青年エスペラント連絡会

= JEJ (see above)

In Japanese

JEM

Japanese Experiment Module

In English

JEPP

Japan EOS Promotion Program

In English

JERS
Japanese Earth Resources Satellite

The abbreviation JERS (Japanese Earth Resources Satellite) includes the abbreviation ERS (Earth Resources Satellite).

In English

JETRO

Japan External Trade Organization (https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/)

In English

JElCo

Electronics Communications of Japan

In English

JElEn

Electrical Engineering of Japan

In English

JGU

Japan Geoscience Union (www.jpgu.org)

In English

JIAP

Japan Information Access Project

In English

JICA

Japan International Cooperation Agency (https://www.jica.go.jp/english/)

In English

JIIA

Japan Institute of International Affairs (https://www.jiia.or.jp/en/)

In English

JIPDEC

Japan Information Processing Development Center

In English

JIS
Japanese Industrial Standards
Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) specifies the standards used for industrial activities in Japan. The standardization process is coordinated by the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC) and published through the Japanese Standards Association (JSA).

In English

JISC

Japan Industrial Standards Committee (https://www.jisc.go.jp/eng/)

In English

JJAPL

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Letters

In English

JJAPR

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Regular Papers, Short Notes and Review Papers

In English

JJAPS

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Supplement

In English

JJASAS

Journal of the Japanese Association for South Asian Studies

In English

JJCAP

Japanese Journal Current Awareness Project

In English

JK

Japana Kongreso

In Esperanto

JMA

Japan Meteorological Agency (https://www.jma.go.jp/)

In English

JMEC

Japan Market Expansion Competition (https://jmec.gr.jp/)

In English

JMEC

Japan Mining Engineering Center for International Cooperation

In English

JNTO

Japan National Tourism Organization (https://www.jnto.go.jp/)

In English

JODC
Japan Oceanographic Data Center (https://www.jodc.go.jp/)
As the synthetic marine data bank of Japan, the Japan Oceanographic Data Center (JODC) collects, curates and manages the oceanographic data observed by various organizations in Japan, be it governmental organizations, universities or other marine research institutes.

In English

JOGMEC

Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation

In English

JP-SAS

Japanese Network for South Asian Studies

In English

JPGS

Japan Publications Guide Service

In English

JPO

Japan Patent Office (https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/)

In English

JPSJ

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan (https://journals.jps.jp/journal/jpsj)

In English

JPSJS

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan Supplement

In English

JRA

Japan Racing Association (https://japanracing.jp/en/)

In English

JRC

Japanese Studies Centre

In English

JRCA

Japanese Registration of Certificated Auditors

In English

JRN

Japan Radio Network

In English

JRN

Japan News Network

In English

JSA

Japanese Standards Association (https://www.jsa.or.jp/en/)

In English

JSAA

Japanese Studies Association of Australia (www.jsaa.org.au)

In English

JSAC
Japan Studies Association of Canada (http://buna.yorku.ca/jsac/)
The purpose of the Japan Studies Association of Canada (JSAC) is to promote Japan Studies in Canada and to contribute towards increase in knowledge about Japan and Canada-Japan relations, especially by encouraging Canadian scholars and other interested persons to conduct research on Japan in all academic fields.

In English

JSAPJ

Japan Society of Air Pollution Journal

In English

JSASJ

Japan Society of Aeronautical Space Sciences Journal

In English

JSASS

Japan Society of Aeronautical Space Sciences

In English

JSAST

Japan Society of Aeronautical Space Sciences Transactions

In English

JSCMJ

Japan Society of Composite Materials Journal

In English

JSES

Japan Society of Educational Sociology

In English

JSLAE

Japanese Society for Laboratory Animal and Environment

In English

JSLEJ

Japan Society of Lubrication Engineers Journal

In English

JSMA

Japan Society of Microgravity Application

In English

JSMAJ

Japan Society of Microgravity Application Journal

In English

JSMB

Japanese Society for Mathematical Biology

In English

JSMEB

Japan Society of Mathematical Education Bulletin

In English

JSMEJ

Japan Society of Mathematical Education International Journal

In English

JSMET

Japan Society of Mathematical Education Transactions

In English

JSMSJ

Japan Society of Materials Science Journal

In English

JSOG

Japanese Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

In English

JSPS

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (https://www.jsps.go.jp/)

In English

JSVS

Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

In English

JTB

Japan Tourist Bureau

In English

JTB

Japan Tackle Box

In English

JUMP

Japanisches Universität Mannheim Portal

In German

JVC

Japan Victor Company

In English

JaIMJ

Japan Institute of Metals Journal

In English

JaJAP

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

In English

MCJLE

Melbourne Centre for Japanese Language Education

In English

MIRC

Marine Information Research Center (www.mirc.jha.or.jp)

In English

MSJ

Meteorological Society of Japan (https://www.metsoc.jp/)

In English

MeSJJ

Meteorological Society of Japan Journal

In English

NAJAKS

Nordic Association for Japanese and Korean Studies

In English

NAJS

Nordic Association for the Study of Contemporary Japanese Society

In English

NAOJ

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (https://www.nao.ac.jp/)

In English

NEC

Nippon Electric Company (https://www.nec.com/)

In English

NGJS

Nederlands Genootschaap voor Japanse Studien

In Dutch

NICAM

Nonhydrostatic ICosahedral Atmospheric Model (www.nicam.jp)

In English

NIES

National Institute for Environmental Studies (www.nies.go.jp)

In English

NIJL

National Institute of Japanese Literature (https://www.nijl.ac.jp/en/)

In English

NIMS

National Institute for Materials Science (https://www.nims.go.jp/)

In English

NINS

National Institutes of Natural Sciences (www.nins.jp)

In English

NIPR

National Institute of Polar Research (www.nipr.ac.jp)

In English

NJECD

New Japanese-English Character Dictionary

In English

NRI

Nomura Research Institute

In English

NTA

Nippon Travel Agency

In English

NTT

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (www.ntt.co.jp)

In English

ORI

Ocean Research Institute (www.ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp)

In English

OSJaJ

Oceanographical Society of Japan Journal

In English

PASJ

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

In English

PJA

Proceedings of the Japan Academy

In English

PMJS

Premodern Japanese Studies

In English

PNAOJ

Publications of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

In English

PPJ

People's Plan Japonesia

In English

PSJ

Palynological Society of Japan

In English

RAJ

Russian Association of Japanologists

In English

RCCT

Registration Center of Certificated Translators

In English

RCES

Registration Center of Experts for Standardization

In English

RIJS
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (https://rijs.fas.harvard.edu/)
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) is a center supporting research activities concerning Japan and Japanese Studies. Its mission is to advance teaching and research on Japan, to stimulate scholarly and public interest about Japan and U.S.-Japan relations, and to strengthen ties between Harvard University and Japan and between Japan and the United States.

In English

RISH

Research Institute of Sustainable Humanosphere (www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp)

In English

RITE

Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (www.rite.or.jp)

In English

RJSS

Romanian Journal of Japanese Studies

In English

RNAOJ

Report of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

In English

ROIS

Research Organization of Information and Systems (www.rois.ac.jp)

In English

RvPCJ

Review of Physical Chemistry of Japan

In English

SCJ
Science Council of Japan (www.scj.go.jp)
Science Council of Japan (SCJ) is the representative organization of Japanese scientist community ranging over all fields of sciences subsuming humanities, social sciences, life sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. It has been established as a special organization under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Prime Minister, operating independently of the government, for the purpose of promoting and enhancing the field of science, and having science reflected in and permeated into administration and industries.

In English

SLJ

Spacelab Japan

In English

SSJR

Society for the Study of Japanese Religions (https://sites.google.com/site/ssjrhome/)

In English

STERJ

Solar, Terrestrial and Environmental Research Japan

In English

TAEMm

Tokyo Metropolitan College Aeronautical Engineering Memoirs

In English

TDS

Tokyo DisneySea

In English

TOLEX

Tokyo-Ogasawara Line Experiment

In English

TTC

Telecommunications Technology Committee (https://www.ttc.or.jp/e)

In English

TUASR

Tokyo University Institute of Space and Aeronautical Science Report

In English

TUFEJ

Tokyo University Faculty of Engineering Journal Series

In English

TUFER

Tokyo Denki University Faculty of Engineering Research Reports

In English

TUISR

Tokyo University Institute Industrial Science Report

In English

TokAB

Tokyo Astronomical Bulletin

In English

TokRe

Tokyo Astronomical Observatory Reprints

In English

USARJ

United States Army, Japan (https://www.usarj.army.mil/)

In English

VSJ

Volcanological Society of Japan

In English

VSOLB

Variable Star Observers League in Japan - Bulletin

In English

YUTR

Yamaguchi University Technology Reports

In English

財団法人
地球科学技術総合推進機構 (www.aesto.or.jp)

= AESTO, 財団法人 (see above)

In Japanese