chance; opportunity; occasion
president (of a society); chairman
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
society; public; community; social studies
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
head of the student council; president of the student council
association; society; organization; organisation
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
conference room; council room
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
social; societal; societary
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
strategy meeting; council of war
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
association of like-minded people
study group; study meeting
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
fireworks display; display of fireworks
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
sports-minded; sports-oriented
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
underworld; underside of society
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
press conference; news conference
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
meeting hall; assembly hall
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
school inter-class ball-game competition
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
board of directors; board of trustees
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification; critical hit
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
meeting place; assembly hall
security firm; security company
bill (at a restaurant); check
conference room; place of assembly
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
signing; autograph session
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
(in-person) meetup (of members of an online community); IRL meetup; offline get-together; offline gathering
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
victory celebration party; victory banquet
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
whole-school assembly; assembly of the whole school
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
to pay the bill; to settle an account
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
social status; social position; social standing
section meeting; division (of a larger organisation); department; section
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
birthday party; birthday meet-up
fancy dress ball; costume ball; masquerade ball
English conversation; school for English conversation
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
social studies (school subject)
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
debate; panel discussion; forum
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
display and sale of new products
rehabilitation (in society)
international community; international society
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
club (esp. for devotees or fanciers of some subject or activity)
refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors
recital; recitation; public reading
church; cathedral; chapel
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
exhibition; exposition; expo; fair
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
visiting room; visitation room
support group; fan club; (election) committee
parliament building; parliament house; National Diet Building (Japan); (US) Capitol; Houses of Parliament; National Assembly building
workshop; training course
gathering to remember a deceased person; memorial gathering; farewell party; goodbye party; send-off party
conference; council; convention
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
meeting place; club; workplace (Edo period); office
unanimous agreement; unanimity
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally
board or officer's meeting
membership card; membership certificate
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
assembly of the student body (esp. one led by the student council); regular student meeting
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
speech meeting; assembly to hear a speech
study tour; guided visit; field trip
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
women's group; women's association
Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of the Holy Roman Empire
civilized society; civilised society
working for a company; being employed by a company
company name; corporate name
to smile a smile of satisfaction
educational visit (e.g. by a class); field trip
general meeting of stockholders
on the way home from work; returning from work
party given in recognition of a person's services
withdrawal (from a society, club, etc.); resignation; secession; unsubscribing (from a mailing list, etc.)
class meeting; classroom assembly
disparate society; stratified society
reading circle; reading group; book club
local news section; the city desk
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
qualifying tournament; preliminaries; trials; primaries
company management; managing a company
moderator; host; chairman
kickoff party; rally; pep party
symposium; round-table discussion
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
social order; public order
lottery (event); raffle; draw
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
plenary session; regular session
social page (of newspaper); local news page
person unfit for society; misfit
summit meeting; top-level conference
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
Committee for Election Administration
informal meeting; get-together (for a chat); gathering (for discussion); colloquium; panel discussion; discussion session
city meeting hall; civic hall; community center
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
(political) faction; denomination; communion
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
track meet; athletic event for recording official times
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
Friends of Constitutional Government Party (1900-1940)
big athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day
welcome party for new students
secret meeting; secret conference
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
Western Church; Western Christianity
accountant; accounting clerk; cashier; treasurer
stand-up dinner party; buffet dinner party
poetry party; tanka competition; gathering of tanka poets
vertically structured society; hierarchical society
Continental Congress (US)
tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Church
assembly room; assembly hall; meeting room; community room
becoming aware; understanding; comprehension
idea commonly accepted by society; socially accepted idea
prefectural assembly member
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
withdrawal (from membership of organization, organisation)
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting; early morning tea ceremony (on a summer day)
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
attendants at a funeral; mourners
location of a press conference; press conference room
underground world; underground society
membership registration; member registration; enrolling as a member; subscription
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
treasurer's report; financial report
direct speech (in a text); spoken lines; written dialogue
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
social unrest; public anxiety
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
certified public accountant
visitor (esp. at a hospital)
initiation fee; admission fee
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
court of inquiry; court of enquiry
social consciousness; social awareness
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
preparatory meeting; preparatory committee
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
spiritism session; seance
federal parliament; federal congress
society for the study of manga; manga club
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
student union; student center; students' hall
association; club; fan club; supporter's association
national assembly (esp. France)
visitor (esp. at a hospital)
regional tournament; local competition
plenary session; general meeting; plenum
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
strained (argument, interpretation, etc.); farfetched (theory, view, etc.); forced; laboured; twisted (reasoning)
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
draft commission; drafting session; draft meeting
young persons' association
Diet members' office building
site (e.g. room, building) especially prepared for a meeting (event, etc.)
practice meeting; practice group
state socialism; Nazism; national socialism
Hokkaido Legislative Assembly
family association; association of families
after-afterparty; third party of the night
world fair; international exposition
membership card; member's card
socio-economics; social economy
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
meeting; facing; confronting
regular meeting; ordinary Diet session
main party (of the night); first party
cancelling a meeting; adjournment of a meeting (due to lack of attendance)
to go to the office; to be at work
(political) party convention
peace conference; peace talks
Estates General; States-General
merchandise handout event; event where fans receive some item directly from a performer (voice actors, idols, etc.)
elementary school student council
association; club; friends of ...
fly (on trousers); flies; zipper
attendance (at a meeting)
Unification Church (new religious movement); Family Federation for World Peace and Unification
Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)
United Nations General Assembly; General Assembly of the United Nations
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
criminal groups and individuals; groups and individuals who seek economic profit through violence, force and fraudulent means; violent criminals, extortionists and racketeers; organized crime; (lit.) anti-social forces
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
prefectural assembly member
controlled society; regulated society
advisory committee (council, panel)
conference; annual convention
accounting; (the) accounting process; account processing
session (of a legislature)
kickoff party; rally; pep party
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
private company; private corporation
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)
cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
three-cornered conversation
aging society; ageing society
accounts section; accounting section
emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference
socialization; socialisation
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); (lit.) stewed potato party
missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
person who has recently entered the workforce (after completing education); new working adult
the underworld; lower ranks of society
preservation society; conservation society
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
during a session (of the legislature)
accounting fraud; irregular accounting
social responsibility; social accountability
member magazine; newsletter (for members)
special committee; ad hoc committee
formal meeting (committee, etc.); session; this (the aforementioned, our) association (society, organisation)
social work; social project; social enterprise; social welfare service
to take part in a conference
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
association of reservists
study group; study session; study meeting
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality
adding; connecting; joining; drawing a forced inference; forced analogy
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
rakugo research society; rakugo research club
UN Security Council; United Nations Security Council
non-denominational; churchless
meeting for reading research papers
party to welcome (e.g. new employees) and send off (e.g. retiring employees)
karuta gathering (for playing uta-garuta); competitive karuta association
association of kindred spirits
National Public Safety Commission
location of a press conference; press conference room
student body; student council
regular member; full member
conference with much socializing but little real progress; (lit.) the congress dances (but doesn't progress)
social environment; social conditions
social relationship; social context
Friends of Constitutional Government Party (1900-1940)
selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee
organizing committee; organization committee
Security Council of Japan
village community (esp. hierarchical, conservative and exclusive); insular community; closed society; ring; cartel; clique
Corporate Reorganization Act
(Japanese) National Defense Council (1956-86) (Defence); National Security Council (USA)
social conditions; social circumstances
phone conference; conference call
independent committee; third-party panel
political rally; political meeting; political gathering
secret meeting; secret conference; closed-door session
company person; company man; company woman; corporate soldier
this company; this organization; this association
movie viewing event; film screening; movie screening; movie night
social contract; social compact; FIS xref
National Security Council
automobile society; motorized society
economy and society; economic aspects of society
hearing (by a government agency)
breakfast restaurant (of a hotel, etc.)
gathering to remember a deceased person; memorial gathering
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society
Anglican Church; Church of England
reference check (e.g. for a job)
company information session
teleconference; video conferencing
functioning of society; functions of society
direct discussion; direct talks
philharmonic society; society of the friends of music
cost of social security; social welfare spending
buying club (e.g. fruit-of-the-month)
attendance; those present
Japan Socialist Party (1945-1996; succeeded by the Social Democratic Party of Japan); JSP
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
company information; corporate profile; company brochure
Anglican Church; Protestant Episcopal Church
(pet) adoption fair; pet transfer meeting
account book; book of account; ledger
conversational ability; speaking ability
baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations
Gender Equality In Employment Act
colloquium; symposium; gathering for discussion
Japan Broadcasting Corporation; Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai; NHK
gathering for friendly discussion
meeting for the first time; first meeting
sporting venue; grounds; stadium; competition venue
meeting (esp. of a mutual financing association)
recreational get-together
meeting to show respect for the aged
one-state socialism (Stalinist theory); socialism in one country
societal mood; social context
cherry blossom viewing party
encouragement rally; pep rally; spirit rally
social class; social strata; social scale
exhibition and sale (of paintings); display with the exhibits on sale
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request
person unfit for society; misfit
private viewing; private showing; sneak preview; inspection of a newly completed home
prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
communal society; community
journal club; gathering to read and discuss papers, articles, books, etc.
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
ordinary session of the Diet
artists' patrons' association
hydrogen economy; hydrogen energy based society
adjudication committee meeting; decision conference
Securities and Exchange Commission; SEC
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
subcommittee; subworking group; breakout session
Imperial Rule Assistance Association (1940-1945)
Sumida River Firework Festival (Tokyo)
adjournment; suspension of a meeting; recess of legislature
pay-your-own-way system (e.g. for a wedding reception); entrance fee system; membership fee system
scholarship society; educational society; honor society
secret society of ancient China (often opposed to the government)
top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
local-news reporter; police reporter; city news reporter
English conversation school
antisociality; antisocial nature
gathering to remember a dead person; memorial meeting
encounter; chance meeting
regularly scheduled press conference
special Diet session; special session of the Diet; Diet session required to be convoked within thirty days of a general election
expert panel; advisory committee
separate account; separate charge
Japan Fair Trade Commission
competitive exhibition; prize show
social right; economic right
compound ideograph; character made up of meaningful parts
association of people from the same prefecture
working group; task force
sign-up fee; registration fee; initiation fee
Socialist Masses Party (1932-1940)
chairman of executive council (usu. of a party); chairman of the general affairs committee
becoming an issue of public concern; becoming a societal problem
Paris Peace Conference (1919); Versailles Peace Conference
New Year's party; New Year's banquet (held annually by the emperor on January 5, prior to WWII)
paying member; paid member; dues-paying member
International Committee of the Red Cross
society based on mutual self-interest
advisory committee; committee of experts; advisory panel
last meeting (of the year, term, etc.); year-end gathering (e.g. party)
citizens' rally; mass meeting
UN Security Council; United Nations Security Council
telephone conference (between heads of state, etc.)
British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC
Library of Congress; parliamentary library
licensed social worker; certified social worker
welcome and sending off party
Japanese association; Japanese expat. organization
amateur team; non-professional team; company team
extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request
Japan Medical Association
United Nations Security Council
summit meeting; meeting of leaders
(study of) accounting; accountancy
corporate law; company law; Companies Act
fraternal association; friendship society; fraternity
balance inquiry (of a bank account)
prefectural assembly (in Kyoto or Osaka)
organized crime syndicate; criminal group; (lit.) antisocial group
International Olympic Committee; IOC
world exposition; international exposition; world fair
super-ageing society (aging)
National Commission on Educational Reform; National Commission on Education Reform; National Congress for Educational Reform; National Council on Educational Reform
executive council (usu. of a party); board of governors; general affairs committee
opening a meeting; first meeting
kindergarten or nursery school dance and song performance (usu. at year-end)
company visit; visit to a prospective employer
theater party; theatre party
Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission
ward assemblyman; ward councillor
Japanese Council of Social Welfare
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
social security number (USA); SSN
attempting to change one's image when one starts working
association membership fees (neighborhood, residents, etc.)
family corporation; family company; affiliated concern
chairman of board of directors
urbanization; urbanisation
government-controlled corporation
state legislator; member of state parliament; member of a provincial assembly
commerce and industry association; chamber of commerce and industry
Soka Gakkai (lay organization based on Nichiren Buddhism)
Atomic Energy Commission (US)
houses of the Diet being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
Interscholastic Athletic Meet; inter-school athletics competition
students' association; alumni association
Davos Conference; Davos Convention; World Economic Forum
social credit system (China); social credit
aging society; ageing society; graying society
Japan Transport Safety Board; JTSB
mountaineering club; climbing club
antisocial personality disorder; ASPD
super-aged society; superannuated society
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
storytime meet-up; picture book reading
special consideration for non-traditional (older) students
social welfare service corporation
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
Carmelites; Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
College Physical Education Association
Japan Business Federation; Keidanren
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; JSPS
mother church; main church; church where one was baptized
drinking and carousing together
reading-and-discussion meeting
annual general meeting; AGM
letter of inquiry; letter of enquiry
Japan Association of Corporate Executives
International Council for Science; ICSU
Central Committee of the Communist Party
summons to appear before the Diet
social brain; social brains
playing and dancing event at a preschool, kindergarten, etc.
Council for Cultural Affairs
town councillor; town council member
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR; Soviet Union
International Whaling Commission; IWC
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; Comecon
joint committee of both houses
party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
paying upfront; upfront payment; prepayment
Japanese Association of Medical Sciences; JAMS
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
former member; resigning member
National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
Federal Reserve Board (US); FRB
paying at the table (at a restaurant)
video conferencing system
society where IT related gadgets are prevalent and their function transparent (from "ubiquitous computing")
Diet officer; Diet official; Diet staff member
meeting; happening across
business in the Diet; managing Diet affairs
Society for the Study of Social Policy
attending a meeting; participating in a meeting
annual New Year's poetry reading (held at the Imperial Court)
social inequality; social disparity; social divide
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research; JFCR
licensed social insurance consultant; labor and social security attorney
industrial fair; industrial exposition
(material) recycling society; recycling-oriented society
audience; assembly; meeting
Rissho Kosei-kai (offshoot of Nichiren-Buddhism founded in 1938)
sociolect; social dialect
advance(d) screening (of a movie)
general accounting and finance
Federation of Electric Power Companies; FEPC
Japan Football Association
Japanese Olympic Committee
Japanese Archaeological Association
(credit) cardholder; cardmember
foreign ministerial conference; meeting of foreign ministers
social welfare service; social services; social work
expert committee; technical committee
Yalta Conference (February 1945)
training center; training centre
All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969
social survey; social research
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
American Bible Society; ABS
cabinet standing committee; House Committee on the Cabinet
retreat (religious, spiritual)
prefectural meeting hall; civic center; community hall
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors
Hokkaido Legislative Assembly
labor-relations board; labour-relations board
general account expenditure
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Japan Gymnastic Association; JGA
Japan-China Friendship Association
Personal Information Protection Commission
Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology; JSPN
ministerial council; council of ministers
Lepidopterological Society of Japan; LSJ
conference program; conference programme
Japan Standards Association; JSA
Conference of Administrative Vice-Ministers
Society for the Study of Japanese Language
Amateur Athletic Union; AAU
Association of Historical Geographers in Japan; AHGJ
record of Diet proceedings
labor rally; labour rally
Coordinating Committee for Earthquake Prediction
Central Council for Education; Central Education Council
afternoon meeting; afternoon gathering
National Rifle Association of America; NRA
the early church; the primitive church
power supply company; power distribution company
Order of Friars Minor; Franciscans
Dominican Order; Order of Preachers
Federal Trade Commission (USA); FTC
adoption event for homeless animals; foster parents association
Federal Communications Commission (USA); FCC
African National Congress; ANC
Nazism; national socialism
Imperial Household Council
Coordinating Committee for Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions
Protestant Episcopal Church
humiliation of defeat in battle; past humiliation by others; shame of an unendurable disgrace
Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association; JPEA
Gelaohui (secret Chinese society of the late Qing dynasty)
prefectural assembly member (in Osaka or Kyoto Prefectures)
Commission on the Constitution
limited liability company (US, Australia, etc.); LLC
Kōchikai (historically the most liberal faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Kishida faction
social educational facilities; community center
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
concert version (of an opera or musical); concert staging
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research; JFCR
Budget Committee of the lower house of the Diet
New Year party where greetings (or business cards, etc.) are exchanged
policy research committee
special showing; screening; viewing party
Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading; annual New Year's tanka-reading party held at the Imperial Palace
club (for adults, as opposed to for university students)
Anthropological Society of Nippon
Japan Ethological Society
last session (trading day, trading) of the year
Japan Weather Association; JWA
Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (martial arts organization; 1895-1946)
(Japan) Weather Association
Association of National Universities; National University Association
local business association
track meet (non-competitive driving on a race course); track day; track event
Seismological Society of Japan
Japan Amateur Sports Association; JASA
Japanese Association of Educational Psychology
antisocial personality disorder
Automobile Association (UK, etc.)
Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai; JIP
Japan Scholarship Foundation
Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Folklore Society of Japan
Nuclear Safety Commission
Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language; NKG
Entomological Society of Japan
reference (e.g. for a job)
family council; family company
Japan Society for Contemporary Music; JSCM
Japanese Bankers Association
The Japan Writers' Association; JWA
Japanese Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development (JPC-SED)
LDP's National Defense Division
Japanese Society for Study of Career Guidance; JSSCG
Electronic Industries Association; EIA
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
Japan Surgical Association
missing an opportunity; opportunity loss
Unification Church (kor: Tongil Gyohoe); The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity
Japan Library Association
work experience; practical study in the real world
The America-Japan Society (non-profit organization)
Eastern Orthodox Church; Japan Orthodox Church
Japan Security Dealers Association; JSDA
Nuclear Regulation Authority; NRA
Central Community Chest of Japan
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; RSPCA
stalled session of the Diet (Japanese Parliament)
reassembly after a recess (e.g. of a legislature); reconvening after a break
Life Insurance Association of Japan
combined company; merged company
online drinking party; drinking party using a video platform (Skype, Zoom, etc.)
extortionist that blackmail corporations; corporate shakedown artist
World Council of Churches; WCC
phenomenological sociology
pre-literate society; non-literate society
production committee system (joint financing for a work, e.g. anime, film, game)
evening assembly; evening gathering; evening meeting
committee system; commission system
accounting room; accounting office; cashier's office
Coordination Committee on Multilateral Export Controls
Central Labor Relations Commission
postponement (adjournment) of meeting
Frankfurt National Assembly (1848-1849)
American Society of Hematology; ASH
National Economic Council
conference of representatives
international exposition; world expo
Democratic National Committee (US); DNC
General Conference of Weights and Measures; Conference General des Poides et Mesures
Reiyukai (Buddhist sect founded in 1919 as an offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism)
exchange conference (e.g. cultural, educational, etc.); exchange meeting
Congress of Industrial Organizations (Organisation); CIO
member of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly
social-anxiety disorder; SAD
bar association (in the USA, etc.)
Bunten exhibition; annual art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)
membership agreement (e.g. for a credit card)
business card exchanging party
Cultural Exchange Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science; AAAS
Basic Act on Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society
International Commission on Radiological Protection; ICRP
awards ceremony recognizing excellence (e.g. in sake or natto)
American National Standards Institute; ANSI
tax system research commission; tax system research council; select committee on the taxation system; tax commission
politicking by wining and dining
Taiwan Visitors Association; TVA
Association of Department Stores
Public Security Examination Commission
state or provincial election
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council
European Commission (executive of the EU)
Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy; CEFP
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly elections
Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution
Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai (conservative faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Abe faction
Iko-kai (faction of the LDP)
Committee on Rules and Administration (Diet); House Steering Committee; Standing Committee for House Management
spontaneous recess (in the Diet)
Committee on Judicial Affairs
Environmental Dispute Coordination Commission
Japanese Society of Ningen Dock (formerly Japanese Society of Human Dry Dock)
Aikikai Foundation; Aikido World Association
Population Association of Japan
meeting or association of stable masters belonging to the same grouping; meeting or association of followers of a famous performer (in rakugo, etc.)
Linguistic Society of Japan; LSJ
individual member; non-corporate member
Japanese Association of Sign Linguistics
Japanese Association of University Women
Institute of Personnel Management; Society for Personnel Administration
Japan Academy of Dental Human Dock
Japanese Society for Chronobiology
United Nations Human Rights Council; UNHRC
Human Geographical Society of Japan
Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan
(school) field trip; educational visit (e.g. by a class)
Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ)
National People's Congress (of the People's Republic of China); NPC
first session (trading day) of the year
Association of Private Universities of Japan
Japanese Association for Behavior Analysis
Japan Association of Private Law
Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology; JASCA
United Nations Human Rights Council; UNHRC
Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists; JSDB
sociology of language; sociolinguistics
Japan Society of Human Genetics
Biophysical Society of Japan
Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology; JSSZ
Sinological Society of Japan; SSJ
The Japan International Doll and Toy Research Association
Japan College of Social Work
Japan Electric Association; JEA
Japanese Society for Artificial Organs
Eastern Catholic Churches; Uniate Churches; Eastern-rite Catholic Churches
Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences
dialogue corpus (dialog); dialogue corpora
Japan Electronic Publishing Association
sports competition sponsored by a business enterprise
Japan-U.S. Businessmen's Conference
Japan Association for the Study of Local Government
Japan Association for Middle East Studies
Japan Society for Child Study
Sessile Organisms Society of Japan; SOSJ
Japan Society of Protozoology
Japan Association for Central Asian Studies; JACAS
Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; JSMEZ
Association of Spoken Japanese for Better Communication
Association of Japanese Geographers
Adult Education Association
Association of Cochlear Implant Transmitted Audition; ACITA
Crop Science Society of Japan; CSSJ
Association of Private Junior Colleges in Japan
American Civil Liberties Union; ACLU
Chinese Language Society of Japan
Japanese Society for Plant Systematics; JSPS
American Association for Artificial Intelligence
United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
Japanese Association of Private Dental Schools
Nippon Kaigi (right-wing lobbying group); Japan Conference
Japan Congress of Journalists; JCJ
urbanite; city kid; person born and raised in the city
Japanese Society for Public Administration
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Japan Society for Future Research
Phonetic Society of Japan
Diet session up to the creation of the budget
Japanese Society of Physical Education
Japan Aluminium Association
Japan Contact Lens Association; JCLA
Japan Chain Stores Association
Japan Volleyball Association
Professional Golfers' Association of Japan
Japan Association for Modern China Studies
extraordinary party convention
Japan Psychoanalytical Association
All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations; Zengakuren
All Nippon Kashi Association
Japan Folk Narrative Recording Society
Japan Society of Developmental Psychology; JSDP
Society of Biological Sciences Education of Japan; SBSEJ
United Nations Human Rights Commission
Chemical Society of Japan
Japanese Association of Behavior Therapy; JABT
Japan Association of Local Government Policy Studies
Japanese Association of Family Psychology; JAFP
Japan Craft Beer Association; JCBA
concert venue; concert hall
Japanese Society of Social Psychology; JSSP
Japan Clock & Watch Association
Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan
Japan Society for Distributive Sciences; JSDS
association of salaried wrestlers
Japan Association of Universities of Education
Japan Association for Bioethics
Society for Japanese Linguistics
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
Japanese Society of Pathology
Japan Association of Applied Psychology; JAAP
Japan Society of Youth and Adolescent Psychology
Spina Bifida Association of Japan
Behaviormetric Society of Japan
Japan Association of Music Enterprises
Mineralogical Society of Japan
Japan Sociological Society
Japan Society for Cell Biology; CSF
All Japan Magazine and Book Publisher's and Editor's Association; AJPEA
Japan Society of Neonatology
collectively, the 83 new LDP members of parliament elected in the Sept. 2005 general election
Society of Friends; Quakers
Peshawar-kai (Japanese NGO operating out of Afghanistan and Pakistan)
Japanese Society of Parasitology
Japan Society of Transportation Economics
Japan Association for Interpretation Studies; JAIS
Geological Society of Japan
Japan Association for Small Business Studies; JASBS
Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology
Geothermal Research Society of Japan; GRSJ
Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan
Japanese Society for Ethics
Japan Medical Publishers Association; JMPA
The Graduate School of Information & Communication
Japan Patent Attorneys Association
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Japan Society of Maternal Health
Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction
Japan Society of Medical Physics; JSMP
Japanese Society of Grassland Science
Musicological Society of Japan; MSJ
Japanese Society for Lichenology; JSL
Japan Buddhist Federation
Japanese Association for Mental Health; JAMH
Physics Education Society of Japan
All Japan Shaolin Temple Qigong Association
National Association for the Study of Educational Methods; NASEM
Nippon Urban Management and Local Government Research Association; NUMLGRA
Geodetic Society of Japan
Japanese Society for the Study of Xenobiotics
Japanese Headache Society; JHS
Japanese Society of Neurology
International Student Association of Japan
six-party talks (regarding the North Korean nuclear weapons program)
Japan Federation of Certified Tax Accountant's Association
Japan Automatic Merchandising Association
Japan Society for Natural Disaster Science
Japan Nuclear Technology Institute; JANTI
Japan Transactional Analysis Association; JTAA
Japan Public Law Association
Japan Universities Association for Computer Education
Japan Data Communications Association
Osaka Conference; meeting held by the leaders of the Meiji Restoration in Osaka to discuss the formation of a representative assembly (January-February, 1875)
Japan Society of Colon Examination
Adhesion Society of Japan
Japan Poultry Science Association; JPSA
Japan Association of Municipal and Prefectural Colleges and Universities
Japanese Society of Mammalian Ova Research; JSMOR
Japanese Association of Professional Geographers; JAPG
Japan Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics; JSIAM
Japanese Society of Animal Nursing
ambassador-level conference
Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
Japanese Society of Soil Zoology
Nippon Sei Ko Kai; Anglican Episcopal Church in Japan
Criminal Law Society of Japan
Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association
Private International Law Association of Japan
Phenomenological Association of Japan
Japanese Association of Criminal Psychology
Japan Society for the Study of Education
SQL; Structured Query Language
Japan Society for Comparative Endocrinology; JSCE
Japan Health Physics Society
affiliated company accounted for by the equity-method
Japanese Society of Small Animal Veterinary Medicine
conversational mode; interactive mode
American Meteorological Society; AMS
Japanese Society of Soil Microbiology
Japan Reading Association; JRA
Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Japan Society of Family Sociology; JSFS
Japanese Society of Ethnology
Japan Society for Corporate Communication Studies
Japan Association of Travel Agents; JATA
Japan Educational Administration Society; JEAS
Color Science Association of Japan; CSAJ
Japanese Society of High Technology in Agriculture
Japanese Association for Religious Studies
Japanese Association of Management Accounting
Japan Transportation Association
Japan Nuclear Safety Institute; JANSI
Japanese Society for Music Perception and Cognition; JSMPC
Association of Japanese Clinical Psychology
Japanese Psychonomic Society
Japan Academy of Advertising
Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery
Japanese Association of Health Psychology; JAHP
Japan Society for Socio-Information Studies; JSIS
The Japanese Association of Psychology for Human Services
Volcanological Society of Japan
United Nations Human Rights Committee
Japan Marine Surveyers and Sworn Measurers' Association
Japan Biliary Association
Regional Banks Association of Japan
vernacularism; colloquialism
Society of Ambulatory and General Pediatrics of Japan; SAGPJ
Japan Traffic Safety Association
eating together while wearing face masks
Japan Society of Monetary Economics
Rural Life Society of Japan
private consulting group; private panel
World Nuclear Association; WNA
Japanese Society of Public Health; JSPH
Genetics Society of Japan; GSJ
Japanese Society for Connective Tissue Research; JSCTR
Peace Studies Association of Japan; PSAJ
Japan Society of Marketing & Distribution; Japan Society of Marketing and Distribution
Japanese Society of Insurance Science
Japanese Association for Cognitive Therapy; JACT
Japan Association for Planning Administration
Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine; JSRM
National Music Publishers' Association; NMPA
Japan Society of Engineering Geology; JSEG
Japan Association of Integrated Science and Education
conversational expression
Imaging Society of Japan; ISJ
Japan Society for Urbanology
Japanese Literature Association
Commodity Futures Association of Japan
Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought; JCSPT
Society of Packaging Science & Technology, Japan
Automotive Safety Foundation
Japanese Association for Semiotic Studies; JASS
Academic Association for Organizational Science
Japan Society of Blood Transfusion
people's socialist republic
Japan Society of Image Arts and Sciences; JASIAS
English Linguistic Society of Japan
Federation of New Religious Organizations in Japan
Japan Society of Research on Early Childhood Care and Education
Japan Society for Educational System and Organization
Japanese Association of Electoral Studies; JAES
Japan Society for the Study of Business Administration; JBA
Oceanographic Society of Japan
Japan Cartographers Association
United Nations Human Rights Council; UNHRC
Japan Statistical Society; JSS
Japan Institute of Navigation
Japan Mini Vehicles Association
Japan Foreign Trade Council (JFTC)
Japanese Political Science Association; JPSA
Japan School Excursion Association
Japanese Society of Farm Work Research; JSFWR
Japanese Society for Wild Silkmoths
Division of Biofunctional Chemistry
Japan Vending Machine Manufacturers Association
Photographic Society of Japan
Japanese Neural Network Society
Japanese Society for Bacteriology
United Nations Security Council
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
Division of Ceramics in Medicine, Biology and Biomimetics
Ichthyological Society of Japan; ISJ
Combustion Society of Japan
Japan Television Artist Network; JTVAN
Japan Association for Taiwan Studies; JATS
Japan society of Educational Sociology
Japan Society for the Study of Adult and Community Education; JSSACE
Clay Science Society of Japan
Japanese Society of Hypertension; JSH
Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine
Japanese Society of Sleep Research; JSSR
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication; SWIFT
Second Association of Regional Banks
Japan Evaluation Society; JES
Society of Japan Science Teaching
Pesticide Science Society of Japan; PSSJ
Japanese Society for Synchrotron Radiation Research
Japan Creativity Society; JCS
Malacological Society of Japan; MSJ
Japanese Society of Phycology
Academy of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Japan
Japanese Society for Theatre Research
Japan Sumo Association; JSA
Japanese Inflammation Society; Japanese Society of Inflammation
Japan Society of Educational Information
Japanese Society of Animal Science
Japanese Association for Tibetan Studies
Japan Photographers Association; JPA
Japanese Society of Chemotherapy
Japan Educational Association
Japanese Society for Gene Diagnosis and Therapy
Japan Rehabilitation Aid Association
Japan Atherosclerosis Society
Japan Society of Anesthesiology
round table meeting or talks
Electronic Industries Association of Japan; EIAJ
Japanese Breast Cancer Society
Japan Society for Composite Materials
socially necessary labour time
remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget
Japanese Music Education Society; JMES
Japan Pediatric Society; JPS
UN Economic and Social Council
Japan Intellectual Property Association, JIPA
Japan Public Relations Association; JPRA
Japan Outdoor Education Society
Japan Tourism Association; JTA
Japan Tourism Association
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe
Japan Association for International Education
Japan Public Health Association
National Federation of Employees' Pensioners' Associations
Japanese Society for Immunology; JSI
Association for Studies of Picture Books
Japanese Shipowners' Association; JSA
Japanese Gastric Cancer Association; JGCA
Japan Cultural Association
Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons
Japan Lung Cancer Society
Kanto Electric Association
Japanese Society for Mastication Science and Health Promotion
Japanese Society of Diatomology
Japanese Association of Children's Book Publishers
Japan International Education Society; JIES
Japanese Association for the Study of Development Disabilities
All-Japan Trade Union Congress (1954-1964)
gathering place; assembly hall; auditorium
Society of Plant Engineers Japan
Japanese Society of Hypnosis
American Society for Microbiology
Japanese Society of Animal Breeding and Genetics
China Chamber of International Commerce; CCOIC
Agricultural Marketing Society of Japan
Japanese Society of Neuropsychopharmacology; JSNP
Japan Society of Chest Diseases
Japanese Society for the Study on Teacher Education; JSSTE
kindred soul; congenial friend
Japanese Society for Integrative Medicine; JIM
reference (e.g. for a job)
Art Education Society of Japan
Japan Association of International Publications; JAIP
Japanese Society of Farm Animal Veterinary Medicine
random drift; genetic drift
Japanese Association of Sociological Criminology; JASC
Japanese Association for Research in Family Nursing; JARFN
Japan Inorganic Chemical Industry Association
Japan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; JSAPS
Japan Accounting Association
Japan Association of Colleges for Business Education
Japanese Association of Labor Sociology
Japanese Association of Higher Education Research
Japan Society for Science Education
Internal Auditors' Association of Japan
Japanese Trade Union Confederation; RENGO
Japan Society of Clinical Pathology
JSME Fluids Engineering Division; JSME-FED
American Institute of Physics; AIP
American Psychological Association
Society of Friends; Quakers
Armenian Church; Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church
Japan Association for Regional Economic Studies
Japanese Society of School Health
Japan Electronics Industry Development Association; JEIDA
Japanese Society of Radiation Safety Management; JRSM
Japan Mining Industry Association
Japan Mining Industry Association
Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association
UN Economic and Social Council
Japan Society for Disaster Information Studies
LDP's (Liberal Democratic Party's) Foreign Affairs Division
Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association; JCRDA
United Nations Economic and Social Council
established by the company
Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Pharmacology; JACP
Tokiwakai Gakuen University
Japan Gallery Association; JGA
International Federation of National Standardization (pn)
American Automobile Association
Japan Association of Medical Informatics; JAMI
Motion Picture Export Association of America
Japanese Society for the Study of Social Welfare; JSSSW
Community Bank Shinyo Kumiai
Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery
current-value accounting; market-value accounting; mark-to-market accounting; fair-value accounting
Japan Environmental Council; JEC
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations; CLAIR
conversational processing
Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association
Japan Seaweed Association
Japan Association of National University Libraries; JANUL
Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health; IOSH
Japanese Association of School Health
Japanese Neuro-ophthalmology Society; JANOS
Japanese Society of Mountain Medicine
Japan Moral Education Society
Reverend Sun Myung Moon's unification Church
Japan Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
Rare Earth Society of Japan
Japan Percussion Society; JPS
The Central Church of Holy God
Japan Music Education Association
International Plant Growth Substance Association; IPGSA
Japanese Association for Mathematical Sociology; JAMS
Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd.; CJIAC
Japan Neurosurgical Society
Social Insurance Training Institute
Japan Association of Law Schools; JALS
Japan Wagashi Association
Japan Society of Library and Information Science; JSLIS
Japan Magazine Publishers Association
Wildlife Conservation Society
Japanese Association of Special Education
Liberal National Congress (part of the LDP); JKK
Japanese Society of Pediatric Radiology
Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Japan Whaling Association; JWA
Japan Direct Marketing Association; JDMA
UN Special Session on Children
International Association of Applied Psychology
Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
Japanese Research Association for Community Development
Japan Phototherapy Associations
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan
Japanese Society of Veterinary Public Health
American Geographical Society; AGS
mark-to-market accounting system
Basic Act for Gender Equal Society
Japan English Language Education Society
Hiroshima Geographical Association; HGA
Japanese Association for the Study of Educational Administration; JASEA
Airline Pilots' Association of Japan; ALPA Japan
National Issues Forum; NIF
Japan Mortgage Association
Federal Reserve Board (US); FRB
Japanese Society of Environmental Toxicology
Japan Soy-sauce Brewers' Association
Japanese Association for Dental Science
Japanese Society of Pediatric Dentistry; JSPD
voice conferencing system
Japan Chemical Industry Association
International Institute of Administrative Sciences
Japan Spinners' Association
Japan Association of Home Economics Education
Council for Gender Equality
National Welfare Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan
National Futures Association
Japan Institute of Management and Administration; JIMA
teleconference; video conferencing
Japanese Association of Play Therapy
National Association of Racing
Japan Association for Educational Technology; JAET
Panel of the Liberal Democratic Party
Advanced Information and Telecommunication Society Headquarters; Headquarters for Promotion of Advanced Information and Communications Society
International Phonetic Association
social camouflage; autistic masking
Society of Public Utility Economics; JSPU
trade talks between Japan and Dutch Indonesia (1934-37, 1940-41)
Japan Academic Society for Educational Policy; JASEP
Coalition of Local Government for Environmental Initiative, Japan
Japan Democratic Lawyer's Association
Japan Society of Judicial Social Services; JSJSS
Japan Medical Science Exchange Association; JAMSEA
Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan
Japan Comparative Education Society; JCES
Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation; JKATF
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Japan Machine Tools Importers' Association; JMTIA
Japanese Society for the Study of Human Welfare and Culture
Japan Society of Information and Knowledge; JSIK
informal wedding ceremony
Japan Society for Heat Treatment
American Society for Cell Biology; ASCB
Japanese Society for Aeromedical Services
Shipbuilders' Association of Japan
Credit Union National Association, Inc.; CUNA
Japanese Association of Administrative Science; JAAS
Agricultural Economics Society of Japan; AESJ
International Electrotechnical Commission; IEC
Japan Medical Device Industry Excutives Association
Japan Radiation Research Society
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
Japan Federation of Economic Organizations
Japanese Orthodontic Society; JOS
Japan Vocational Ability Development Association
Japanese Society of Conservative Dentistry
Japan Society for Biomedical Gerontology
Farm Management Society of Japan
National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations
Japan Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium); Spring Koshien
Japan Society of Metabolism and Clinical Nutrition
Japanese Society for Laboratory Hematology; JSLH
Japan Department Stores Association
Japan Department Stores Association
Japan Society of Household Economics
Nippon Intellectual Property Translation Association; NIPTA
lower house (parliament, congress, diet)
International Stroke Society
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
Japan Society of Clinical Hematology
Japan Folklore Economics Association
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
Japan Economic Policy Association; JEPA
adjournment sine die; adjournment for an indefinite period
Japan Dietetic and Enriched Foods Association
Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
Financial Accounting Standards Foundation; FASF
Japanese Society for the Political Economy of Health and Health Care
Federation of Independent Unions of Japan (1956-1987)
Japan Association of Economic Geographers; JAEG
Japan Fire Equipment Inspection Institute
Japan Phosphatic & Compound Fertilizers Manufacturer's Association
Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation; JSMI
Japan Healthcare Industry Executives Association
Japan Small-Type Whaling Association; JSTWA
UN Correspondents Association
Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations; Nihon Hidankyo
gathering that's fun for everyone present
Japan Society of Disaster Nursing; JSDN
Autism Society of America; ASA
Japanese Society for Clinical Surgery
Japan Society for Medical English Education
Japan Association for Comparative Politics; JACP
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan; IPA
Society of Powder Technology, Japan
Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine
Association of American Medical Colleges; AAMC
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering; FATF
Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology
Japanese Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists
political action committee; PAC
Japanese Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology; JASTRO
American Thoracic Society; ATS
Japan Society for Lipid Nutrition; JSLN
National Association of Prefectural Credit Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
International Association for Suicide Prevention
Winter Olympic Games; Winter Olympics
Japanese Association of Science and Technology for Identification; JASTI
Japan Guide-dog Association
American Headache Society; AHS
Flat Glass Association of Japan
Eiken Foundation of Japan; (formerly) Society for Testing English Proficiency (STEP)
Japan Direct Selling Association
Japanese Society of Health and Medical Sociology
State Ethnic Affairs Commission (China)
National Intelligence Council
Division of Materials Science and Technology
Japanese Society of Forest Environment
Japanese Society for Education of Young Children; JSEYC
ANSER; Automatic Answer Network System for Electrical Request
International Congress of Pharmacology
Japan Institute of Social Services and Informatics
Japan Prosthodontic Society
Japan Association of Regional and Community Studies; JARCS
Japanese Dental Society of Anesthesiology
Japanese Society of Clinical Nutrition
Japan Society for Clinical Anesthesia
Japan Medical Library Association; JMLA
General Assembly of the United Nations; United Nations General Assembly
International Sociological Association
Japan Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
International Japanese Education Center; IJEC
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (1950-1989); Sōhyō
Japan Vehicle Inspection Association; VIA
Japanese Association of Psychiatric Hospitals; JAPH
Japanese Association for Developmental and Comparative Immunology; JADCI
Japan Association for Language Teaching; JALT
society in which individuals are isolated and have weak personal links between each other
International Shinto Foundation; ISF
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
new social infrastructure
National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium); Spring Koshien
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization
Japan Industrial and Vocational Training Association
The General Insurance Association of Japan
Matsuba-kai (yakuza syndicate)
Japan Society of Industrial Machinery Manufacturers
Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Humane Society of the United States
Society of Friends; Quakers
Japanese Calligraphy Promotion Organization
National Offenders Rehabilitation Commission
United Nations Climate Change Conference; Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; COP
Hokkaido Social Welfare Association
Applied Regional Science Conference; ARSC
Commemorative Association for the Japan World Exposition
American College of Pathologists
Pugwash conferences (series of international conferences promoting the peaceful application of science)
Asian-African Conference (1955); Afro-Asian Conference
Bandung Conference (1955)
Afro-Asian Conference (1955)
Lausanne Conference (1922, 1932)
lower and upper houses being controlled by different parties; (lit.) twisted parliament
Wannsee Conference (1942)
Crime Writers' Association
joint technical committee
examination venue; examination hall
Japan Popular Music Writers Association; JPM
International Musicological Society
American Accounting Association
All-Japan Trade Union Congress (1954-1964) (abbr)
(power, electricity) transmission company
stock exchange member who facilitates trading by matching buy and sell orders (similar to an NYSE specialist)
American Bankers Association; ABA
Japan Technology Transfer Association; JTTAS
Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation; JIII
Social Democratic Federation
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Japan Musical Instruments Association
Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (pre-2019 name); JISC
Japanese Society for Dermatologic Surgery; JSDS
committee affairs; meeting affairs
Nature Conservation Council
Japanese Society for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; JCAM
Congress of the International Headache Society; IHC; International Headache Society; IHS
Potsdam Conference (conference regarding the postwar occupation of Germany; July-August 1945)
online conference; virtual summit; online talks
accounting information system; AIS
Geological Society of America; GSA
Suigetsukai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party formed in 2015 by members previously not part of any faction); Ishiba faction
Mathematics Education Society of Japan; MES
Japan Information-Culture Society
China Chemical Fibers Association; CCFA
year-end parties (held in December) and New Year parties (held in January)
third reading (of a bill in the Imperial Diet)
study society; academic society
Zaitokukai (abbr); Zainichi Tokken o Yurusanai Shimin no Kai (The Citizens Group That Will Not Forgive Special Privileges for Koreans in Japan)
Japan Nursing Library Association; JNLA
Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition '70
Aizukotetsu-kai (yakuza syndicate)
Kansai Society for Educational Administration; KSEA
Central Disaster Prevention Council
Correctional Association Prison Industry Cooperation
Japan Society for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; JSHCT
Reimeikai; progressive political society at various universities in Japan (1918-1920)
social implementation; using the results of research and development to solve social problems
Kantoh Sociological Society
UN Association of the United States of America; UNA-USA
joint sitting of both houses (parliament, congress)
Japan Association for Greening Deserts
National Association of Shinkin Banks
non-existence of a business corporation
International Telephone & Telegraph Corporation
Association for the Promotion of International Trade, Japan
Britain's Royal Society of Medicine
Kansai Sociological Association
L'Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commercial
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; ASSR
The Financial Reconstruction Commission
Japan Cost Accounting Association
Strategic Council on Intellectual Properties; Intellectual Property Strategy Council
committee of the National Diet
World Conference of Religions for Peace
Japan Finance Association
Okinawa Socialist Masses Party
club song; organization song
UN regional cartographic conference
American Academy of Neurology
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; ASPCA
Japanese Society for Chemical Regulation of Plants
World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association
Comite Consultatif International des Radiocommunications; CCIR
great old-timer of the firm
Japan Society of Political Economy; JSPE
International Society of Internal Medicine
World Medical Association; WMA
International Political Science Association
Royal Horticultural Society; RHS
Consumer Electronics Association; CEA
American College of Surgeons; ACS
Japan Ophthalmic Instrument Association
Japan Association for the Promotion of English for Children
National Federation of Health Insurance Societies (Kenporen)
World Trade Union Congress
Society of Economic Sociology; SOES
International Colour Association; AIC
Japan Health Taijiquan Association
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
Association of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants
Glassfiber Association of Japan
Baseball Writers' Association of America
crime instigated by external circumstances
Rice Millers' Association; RMA
US Pharmacopeial Convention
Shinwa-kai (yakuza syndicate)
Advanced Marine Science and Technology Society; AMSTEC
Hokkaido Sociological Association; HSA
Kansai Economic Federation
Sino-Ryukyuan Cultural and Economic Association (previous name of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office)
Beneficência Nipo-Brasileira de São Paulo (Japanese association in Brazil)
Records Management Society of Japan
(former) National Association of Purchasing Management (USA); NAPM
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
World Federation of United Nations Associations
International Society of Hypertension
Administrative Reform Conference; Administrative Reform Council
Japan Casino Regulatory Commission
National Association of Manufacturers; NAM
Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Sōai-kai (yakuza syndicate)
Atomic Collision Research in Japan
National Association of Securities Dealers
member of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly
Kenshōkai (Buddhist lay group)
United Nations Special Commission; UNSCOM
Japan Society for Management Information; JASMIN
nominating committee; nomination committee
International Association of Classification Societies
general meeting of representatives (in incorporated associations)
American Public Health Association
International Society for Contemporary Music; ISCM
Black Dragon Society (1901-1946); Amur River Society; Kokuryūkai
Association for Promotion of International Cooperation
UN Research Institute for Social Development
British Royal Gardening Society
Japanese Association for International Accounting Studies
Association of Clinical Pharmacology
Development Education Association & Resource Center; DEAR
Gemological Institute of America
leaving at the convenience of the company
Air Force Association; AFA
American Association for Respiratory Care; AARC
(stock) company that has a board of directors
Japanese Society for Environmental Sociology
Securities Industry Association
social business; social enterprise
National Trade Union Council
Certified Public Accountants Act
Mathematical Linguistic Society of Japan
Kyōdō-kai (yakuza syndicate)
Japanese Society of Applied Statistics; JSAS
Japan Society of International Economics; JSIE
proxy application company
American Society of Hypertension; ASH
American Pain Society; APS
Society of Resource Geology; SRG
American Medical Informatics Association; AMIA
International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee; CCITT
Japanese Council of Social Welfare
hydrogen economy; hydrogen energy based society
Kanto Educational Research Society
Catalysis Society of Japan; CATSJ
Japan Society of Medical Imaging and Information Sciences; MII
Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office
Institute of Navigation; ION
International Association for the Study of Pain; IASP
Northern Territories Issue Association
Institution of Naval Architects
Kuni no Katachi Kenkyūkai (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Kan faction; Kan group
Administrative Reform Commission (1983)
Interoperability Technology Association for Information Processing, Japan
World Council of Comparative Education Societies; WCCES
World Fellowship of Buddhists
Japan Association for Comparative Economic Studies; JACES
Consumer Product Safety Association
Tomin First no Kai (regional political party in Tokyo)
Financial System Research Council; Financial System Research Committee; Committee on Financial Systems Research
National Institute of Economic and Social Research
Kinmirai Seiji Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Ishihara faction
International Neuro-Ophthalmology Society; INOS
Supreme Audit Institution
International Society for Customer-Driven Public Service
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
Japanese Society for Horticultural Science
International Chamber of Commerce; ICC
Competitiveness Council; Council for Industrial Competitiveness
American Society of Civil Engineers; ASCE
antisocial personality disorder; ASPD
in-house faction (political groups within the Diet)
agricultural land commission
Japan Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations; JSCSC
American Academy of Pediatrics; AAP
Central Social Insurance Medical Council
Freight Transport Association; FTA
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Industrielle; International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; AIPPI
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
academic council; scientific council
American Association of Public Accountants
International Federation of Accountants; IFAC
Overseas Agricultural Development Association
International Cultural Association
Institut de Development Indeustriel
Japan Association for Evolutionary Economics; JAFEE
American Economics Association
Comite International des Poids et Measures; International Committee of Weights and Measures
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; AAOS
American Society for Bariatric Surgery; ASBS
Railroad Safety Promotion Conference; TASK
International Congress of Inflammation
American Water Works Association; AWWA
Flexible Packaging Hygiene Association
Marine Acoustics Society of Japan
Urban Developers' Association of Japan
Commission Internationale de I'Eclairage; CIE
International Industrial Relations Association
Organisation of the Islamic Conference
Institute of International Education
International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres; IAML
Japan Forest Engineering Society; JFES
company with a committee governance structure (e.g. auditing, appointment, compensation)
Society for Ritual Culture
European Computer Manufacturers Association; ECMA
International Society of Nephrology; ISN
Social Welfare and Medical Service Corporation
classic vehicle club (cars, motorcycles); antique vehicle club; biker group in which members ride customized classic motorcycles
International Football Association Board; IFAB
International Cricket Council; ICC
American Academy of Ophthalmology
International Broadcasting Institute
Kansai Keizai Doyukai (Kansai Association of Corporate Executives)
Special Committee on Drug Prices
American Political Science Association
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Japan Information Service Industry Association; JISA
Institution of Civil Engineers (UK)
Shikōkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Aso faction
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
Economic Strategy Council
Chemical Industries Association; CIA
Inter-American Press Association
International Social Security Association
UN Special Session on Disarmament
Congress of South African Trade Unions; COSATU
International Patent Institute
Research Commission on the Constitution
Kyōsei-kai (yakuza syndicate)
trade fair; trade exposition
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
British Broadcasting Corporation; BBC
Institute for Supply Management; ISM
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next
farewell party for graduates (held prior to graduation)
farewell meeting; send-off
American Institute of Architecture
National Grain and Feed Association; NGFA
American College of Dentists; ACD
social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)
Japan Society of Research and Information on Public and Co-operative Economy; Japan CIRIEC
Kyokutō-kai (yakuza syndicate)
Legislative Council (deliberative council of the Ministry of Justice)
American Forest and Paper Association
Institute of International Finance; IIF
International Academy of Astronautics
Fraternal Order of Police
American Chemistry Council; ACC
Soviet Socialist Republic; SSR
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic; Georgian SSR; GSSR
British and Foreign Bible Society
retreat (spiritual, religious)
American College of Nutrition; ACN
technology association; technology institute
Foreign Policy Commission; Foreign Relations Committee
National Nutritional Foods Association; NNFA
American Society of Nephrology; ASN
Chartered Institute of Secretaries
National Bar Examination Administration Commission
Kyoyukai (Hyogo-based yakuza syndicate)
Hokkaido Association for Urban Studies
inquiry terminal (e.g. for verifying a credit card)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; APEC
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council; PECC
Society of International Education and Cultural Exchange; SIENCE
corporate social responsibility; CSR
Radiation Application Development Association; RADA
World Association for Infant Mental Health; WAIMH
Nazism; national socialism
National Economic and Social Development Board
Newspaper Advertising Review Council
International Police Association; IPA
martial arts competition; combat sports competition
Association of American Railroads; AAR
International Trade and Industry Statistics Association
association of overseas Japanese merchants
Association for Electric Home Appliances; AEHA
Unicode Technical Committee; UTC
Institute for Democratic Education
marriage-oriented society (in which most people are married, usu. at a young age)
High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan
Pastoral Epistles (i.e. Timothy 1 and 2, Titus)
to avenge a defeat; to regain one's honor
Geneva Conference on Disarmament
get-together to enjoy the autumn foliage
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sumiyoshi-kai (yakuza syndicate)
National Air Traffic Controllers Association; NATCA
Interstate Commerce Commission (U.S.); ICC
greenhouse gas accounting; carbon accounting
Japanese Society of Fisheries Economics
New Socialist Party of Japan
Advisory Council on Science and Technology
CAT; Credit Authorization Terminal
National Association of Securities Dealers; NASD
International Institute of Refrigeration
disarmament conference; disarmament talks; arms reduction talks
American Bar Association; ABA
Bond Underwriter's Association
American Urology Association
Japan Society of Economic Statistics; JSES
Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Association of Rural Planning; ARP
Ise Shrine Offering Association (secular organization formed from Jingu-kyo in 1899; dissolved in 1946)
American Society for Quality
Inagawa-kai (yakuza syndicate)
Drug Information Association; DIA
Pacific Science Association
Textile Industry Restructuring Agency
American College of Radiation Oncology; ACRO
Japan Society for Marine Surveys and Technology
reading circle; reading society
Council for Regulatory Reform
dissocial personality disorder
Tōhoku English Literary Society
Association for Teaching English through Movies; ATEM
International Trade Marks Association; INTA
Association of International Educational Exchange; AiEE
Council for Reform of the Foreign Ministry
Lushan Conference (1959 meeting of the Communist Party of China to discuss the Great Leap Forward)
Society of Civil Servants
Public Relations Society of America; PRSA
Civil Engineering Library, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Heisei Kenkyūkai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party)
British Standards Institute; BSI
International Science and Technology Exposition
Internet Engineering Task Force; IETF
Shisuikai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party); Nikai faction
International Nursing Foundation of Japan
Japan Petrochemical Industry Association
MPAA; American Film Institute; AFI
East Asia Travel Association
Society for the Economic Studies of Securities; SESS
Council of Ministers for Global Environment Conservation
Society of Agricultural Structures, Japan; SASJ
American Petroleum Institute; API
pharmacist association; pharmaceutical association
Industrial Relations Research Association
International Iron and Steel Institute; IISI
American Library Association
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions; IFLA
South African Broadcasting Corporation
Deliberative Council on Political Ethics
Corporation for Public Broadcasting; CPB
configuration control board
National Mining Association; NMA
American Hospital Association; AHA
South-East Asian Friendship and Culture Association
National Association of Home Builders
Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry; JEMAI
compensation committee; remuneration committee
Association for Economic Development
Japan Society for the Conservation of Cultural Property
American Arbitration Association; AAA
International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering; ISPE
Camera & Imaging Products Association
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Medical and Pharmaceutical Society for Wakan-Yaku
management association; management conference; management institute
asset-impairment accounting
International Association of Ports and Harbors
board of company auditors
Imperial Household Economy Council
Haiku international association
Joint Plenary Meeting of Party Members of Both Houses of the Diet
Fuel Cell Commercialization Conference of Japan; FCCJ
International Dairy Foods Association
UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission; UNMOVIC
Machinery and Allied Products Institute
Korean Standards Association; KSA
Seto Inland Sea Environmental Conservation Council
Social Development Research Institute
Japanese Association for Petroleum Technology; JAPT
Rural Education Association
investigation committee of a local assembly (under Section 100 of the Local Government Act)
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
managers' conference; meeting of managers
East Asia Relations Commission
Internet Research Task Force; IRTF
Association of Tokyo Psychiatric Hospitals
Association for the Study of Industrial Management (Japan)
joint management council (labor and management)
International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities; IALA
American Society for Testing Materials; ASTM
travel allowance paid to salaried wrestlers for tournaments held outside Tokyo
Korean Traders' Association
academic socialism; professorial socialism
Investment Trusts Association, Japan
British Trust for Ornithology; BTO
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (pn)
Society of Quality Assurance; SQA
Aluminium Products Association
Leprosy Relief Association
ward assembly election; local council election
National Park Resort Villages
Labour Relations Commission for Seafarers
Industrial Bankers Association
Flour Millers Association
corporate accounting principles
Japan Inspection Association of Food and Food Industry Environment
Magazine Advertising Bureau
Budget Committee of the upper house of the Diet
General Assembly of the LDP Members of the House of Representatives
Enterprise Management Association; EMA
Japan Association for Refugees
Ethical Manufacturers' Association
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Limestone Association of Japan
Federal Trade Commission; FTC
Rice Price Deliberative Council
Japan Research Institute of Material Technology
Art Museum of Toyama-kenmin-kaikan
Yokozuna Deliberation Committee; body that recommends promotion of wrestlers to grand champions
Judge Indictment Committee
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; PhRMA
House of Representatives Steering Committee
Industrial Accident Prevention Association; IAPA
Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund (abbr)
Asia-Pacific Association for Machine Translation; AAMT
Party of European Socialists
Research Institute of Environmental Technology; RIET
Trade Negotiation Committee
Japan Carbon Fiber Manufacturers Association
Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund
Defense Facilities Environs Improvement Association
Japan Association for Trade with Russia & Central-Eastern Europe (ROTOBO)
Association of Biological Manufacturers of Japan
Japan Textile Evaluation Technology Council
European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company EADS NV
Society for the Development of Greenspaces; sdg
Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation and Prevention Association
Pollution-related Health Damage Compensation Association
person who attends a renga meeting