Mathematical Society of Japan
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The Mathematical Society of Japan (MSJ) was the first academic society in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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In 1877, the organization was establisehd as the Tokyo Sugaku Kaisha. It was re-organized and re-established in its present form in 1946.

Today, the MSJ has more than 5,000 members. They enjoy the various benefits the society has to offer. They also have the opportunity to participate in programs at MSJ meetings which take place in spring and autumn each year. They also have the opportunity to announce their own research at these meetings.

Takebe Prizes

In the context of its 50th anniversary celebrations, the Mathematical Society of Japan established the Takebe Prizes for the encouragement of those who show promise as mathematicians. The award is named after Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

 mathematician who is also known as Takebe Kenkō
Takebe Kenko
, also known as Takebe Kenkō, was a Japanese mathematician in the Edo period.-Biography:Takebe was the favorite student of Seki Takakazu Takebe is considered to have extended and disseminated Seki's work....

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