Japan Statistical Society

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The Japan Statistical Society (JSS), known in Japanese as Nihon Tokei Gakkai, is a learned society in Japan. Its goal is to promote research and education in statistics and to contribute to the progress of statistical science. The society was founded in 1931 and its members include researchers, teachers, and professional statisticians from many fields. As of 2020, Shigeru Kawasaki of Nihon University served as president (term through June 2021), and Satoshi Yamashita of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics was the director-general (term through June 2021). JSS publishes several publications: the Journal of the Japan Statistical Society (English series, biannual), the Journal of the Japan Statistical Society (Japanese series, biannual), a quarterly newsletter, and the JSS Research Series in Statistics. The society is affiliated with the International Statistical Institute.