'Asiatic Society of Japan' (Nihon Ajia Kyoukai, 日本アジアå”会)
The Asiatic Society of Japan was founded in
1872, five years after the
Meiji restoration, at
Yokohama by British and American residents - in particular missionaries, diplomats, businessmen etc.
Ernest Mason Satow and
John Harington Gubbins were among the founder members.
The ASJ (as it is usually known) is Japan's oldest learned society, is still very active today and the Transactions of the ASJ are published annually.
External links
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Asiatic Society of Japan - home page
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History of the Asiatic Society of Japan (in English and Japanese) from the ASJ website