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