Admitted to ISA: 1950
Number of members: 3,000 (including graduate students)

The Japan Sociological Society was established in 1924 to promote and to develop sociological studies, and has been the only nationwide organization of Japanese sociology since its founding.

Activities
The JSS covers a variety of activities such as: holding annual meetings (normally either at the end of October or at he beginning of  November for two days) and building networks with international academic associations such as the International Sociological Association and the IIS (International Institute of Sociology).

Publications
Shakaigaku Hyoron (Japanese Sociological Review), four issues per year in Japanese.
International Journal of Japanese Sociology (ISSN 0918-7545), published annually in English.
The Bibliography of Japanese Sociological Literature in Foreign Languages 1998 (ISSN 1340-4695 vii +169 pages) is now available from the JSS. This is a bibliography of publications in sociology written by members of the JSS. To each publication, one or two "key words" are included to help the reader grasp the general contents. This volume also includes some information about societies and associations in Japan which focus on sociological studies.