tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
College Physical Education Association
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Japanese Archaeological Association
Japan Football Association
Japan Gymnastic Association; JGA
Japan-China Friendship Association
Japan Standards Association; JSA
Amateur Athletic Union; AAU
National Rifle Association of America; NRA
Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association; JPEA
(Japan) Weather Association
Association of National Universities; National University Association
Japan Amateur Sports Association; JASA
Automobile Association (UK, etc.)
Japan Society for Contemporary Music; JSCM
The Japan Writers' Association; JWA
The Japan Writers' Association; JWA
Japanese Bankers Association
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
Japan Security Dealers Association; JSDA
Life Insurance Association of Japan
bar association (in the USA, etc.)
Cultural Exchange Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science; AAAS
American National Standards Institute; ANSI
Association of Department Stores
The Japan Writers' Association; JWA
The Japan Writers' Association; JWA
Japanese Association of University Women
Institute of Personnel Management; Society for Personnel Administration
Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan
Association of Private Universities of Japan
Japan Electric Association; JEA
Japan Electronic Publishing Association
Association of Spoken Japanese for Better Communication
Adult Education Association
Association of Private Junior Colleges in Japan
American Civil Liberties Union; ACLU
Japanese Association of Private Dental Schools
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
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
All Nippon Kashi Association
Japan Clock & Watch Association
Japan Craft Beer Association; JCBA
Japan Association of Universities of Education
Spina Bifida Association of Japan
Japan Association of Music Enterprises
All Japan Magazine and Book Publisher's and Editor's Association; AJPEA
Japan Medical Publishers Association; JMPA
International Student Association of Japan
International Student Association of Japan
Japan Automatic Merchandising Association
Japan Transactional Analysis Association; JTAA
Japan Data Communications Association
Japan Universities Association for Computer Education
Japan Association of Municipal and Prefectural Colleges and Universities
Japan Association of Travel Agents; JATA
Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Japan Transportation Association
Japan Nuclear Safety Institute; JANSI
Japan Marine Surveyers and Sworn Measurers' Association
Regional Banks Association of Japan
National Music Publishers' Association; NMPA
World Nuclear Association; WNA
Japanese Literature Association
Commodity Futures Association of Japan
Automotive Safety Foundation
Japan School Excursion Association
Japan Mini Vehicles Association
Photographic Society of Japan
Japan Television Artist Network; JTVAN
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication; SWIFT
Second Association of Regional Banks
Japan Sumo Association; JSA
Japan Photographers Association; JPA
Japan Educational Association
Japan Rehabilitation Aid Association
Japan Public Relations Association; JPRA
Japan Intellectual Property Association, JIPA
Japan Public Health Association
Japanese Association of Children's Book Publishers
Kanto Electric Association
Kanto Electric Association
Japan Association of International Publications; JAIP
Japan Inorganic Chemical Industry Association
Japan Association of Colleges for Business Education
Japan Association of Colleges for Business Education
Internal Auditors' Association of Japan
Japan Electronics Industry Development Association; JEIDA
Japan Gallery Association; JGA
Japan Seaweed Association
Community Bank Shinyo Kumiai
International Federation of National Standardization (pn)
Japan Association of National University Libraries; JANUL
Japan Association of National University Libraries; JANUL
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health; IOSH
Council of Local Authorities for International Relations; CLAIR
Japan Percussion Society; JPS
Japan Music Education Association
Japan Magazine Publishers Association
Japan Association of Law Schools; JALS
Japan Wagashi Association
Japan Whaling Association; JWA
Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Japan Direct Marketing Association; JDMA
Japan Direct Marketing Association; JDMA
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife Conservation Society
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan
Japan Phototherapy Associations
Japan Mortgage Association
Japan Soy-sauce Brewers' Association
Japan Spinners' Association
Japan Chemical Industry Association
Japan Institute of Management and Administration; JIMA
Japan Association for Educational Technology; JAET
National Futures Association
National Association of Racing
Japan Medical Science Exchange Association; JAMSEA
Japan Democratic Lawyer's Association
Japan Democratic Lawyer's Association
Japan Machine Tools Importers' Association; JMTIA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation; JKATF
Credit Union National Association, Inc.; CUNA
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
Japan Vocational Ability Development Association
Nippon Intellectual Property Translation Association; NIPTA
Japan Dietetic and Enriched Foods Association
Japan Dietetic and Enriched Foods Association
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association
Japan Fire Equipment Inspection Institute
Japan Phosphatic & Compound Fertilizers Manufacturer's Association
Japan Small-Type Whaling Association; JSTWA
UN Correspondents Association
Autism Society of America; ASA
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan; IPA
Association of American Medical Colleges; AAMC
National Association of Prefectural Credit Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives
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
Japan Medical Library Association; JMLA
International Japanese Education Center; IJEC
Japan Vehicle Inspection Association; VIA
Japanese Association of Psychiatric Hospitals; JAPH
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization
Japan Industrial and Vocational Training Association
Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
The General Insurance Association of Japan
Japanese Calligraphy Promotion Organization
Hokkaido Social Welfare Association
Commemorative Association for the Japan World Exposition
Crime Writers' Association
Japan Popular Music Writers Association; JPM
American Bankers Association; ABA
Japan Technology Transfer Association; JTTAS
Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation; JIII
Japan Musical Instruments Association
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
study society; academic society
China Chemical Fibers Association; CCFA
China Chemical Fibers Association; CCFA
Japan Nursing Library Association; JNLA
Correctional Association Prison Industry Cooperation
UN Association of the United States of America; UNA-USA
Japan Association for Greening Deserts
National Association of Shinkin Banks
Association for the Promotion of International Trade, Japan
Association for the Promotion of International Trade, Japan
L'Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commercial
Britain's Royal Society of Medicine
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association
Consumer Electronics Association; CEA
Japan Ophthalmic Instrument Association
Japan Association for the Promotion of English for Children
Royal Horticultural Society; RHS
Japan Health Taijiquan Association
Association of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants
Glassfiber Association of Japan
Baseball Writers' Association of America
US Pharmacopeial Convention
Beneficência Nipo-Brasileira de São Paulo (Japanese association in Brazil)
Rice Millers' Association; RMA
(former) National Association of Purchasing Management (USA); NAPM
National Association of Manufacturers; NAM
Atomic Collision Research in Japan
International Association of Classification Societies
American Public Health Association
International Society for Contemporary Music; ISCM
Air Force Association; AFA
Development Education Association & Resource Center; DEAR
Association for Promotion of International Cooperation
Securities Industry Association
Northern Territories Issue Association
Consumer Product Safety Association
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency
Freight Transport Association; FTA
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Industrielle; International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; AIPPI
American Association of Public Accountants
Overseas Agricultural Development Association
Institut de Development Indeustriel
American Water Works Association; AWWA
Urban Developers' Association of Japan
Institute of International Education
International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres; IAML
International Industrial Relations Association
International Broadcasting Institute
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
International Social Security Association
International Patent Institute
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Institute for Supply Management; ISM
National Grain and Feed Association; NGFA
American Forest and Paper Association
Institute of International Finance; IIF
American Chemistry Council; ACC
Chartered Institute of Secretaries
National Nutritional Foods Association; NNFA
National Nutritional Foods Association; NNFA
technology association; technology institute
Newspaper Advertising Review Council
Association of American Railroads; AAR
Association of American Railroads; AAR
International Police Association; IPA
Radiation Application Development Association; RADA
International Trade and Industry Statistics Association
Association for Electric Home Appliances; AEHA
Institute for Democratic Education
High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan
National Air Traffic Controllers Association; NATCA
National Association of Securities Dealers; NASD
Bond Underwriter's Association
International Institute of Refrigeration
American Bar Association; ABA
American Society for Quality
Textile Industry Restructuring Agency
Textile Industry Restructuring Agency
Drug Information Association; DIA
Pacific Science Association
Pacific Science Association
Society of Civil Servants
Association of International Educational Exchange; AiEE
Public Relations Society of America; PRSA
British Standards Institute; BSI
Japan Petrochemical Industry Association
MPAA; American Film Institute; AFI
International Nursing Foundation of Japan
American Library Association
American Petroleum Institute; API
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions; IFLA
International Iron and Steel Institute; IISI
Industrial Relations Research Association
American Hospital Association; AHA
National Mining Association; NMA
Corporation for Public Broadcasting; CPB
South-East Asian Friendship and Culture Association
National Association of Home Builders
Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry; JEMAI
Association for Economic Development
American Arbitration Association; AAA
National Society of Film Critics Awards
management association; management conference; management institute
International Association of Ports and Harbors
Haiku international association
International Dairy Foods Association
Machinery and Allied Products Institute
Korean Standards Association; KSA
Rural Education Association
East Asia Relations Commission
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Association of Tokyo Psychiatric Hospitals
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
Investment Trusts Association, Japan
British Trust for Ornithology; BTO
British Trust for Ornithology; BTO
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (pn)
Society of Quality Assurance; SQA
Aluminium Products Association
Aluminium Products Association
Leprosy Relief Association
National Park Resort Villages
Industrial Bankers Association
Flour Millers Association
Japan Inspection Association of Food and Food Industry Environment
Magazine Advertising Bureau
Ethical Manufacturers' Association
Japan Association for Refugees
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Japan Research Institute of Material Technology
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America; PhRMA
Industrial Accident Prevention Association; IAPA
Asia-Pacific Association for Machine Translation; AAMT
Research Institute of Environmental Technology; RIET
Japan Carbon Fiber Manufacturers Association
Defense Facilities Environs Improvement Association
Association of Biological Manufacturers of Japan
Society for the Development of Greenspaces; sdg
Pollution-Related Health Damage Compensation and Prevention Association
Pollution-related Health Damage Compensation Association