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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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academic society
A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership may ...
founded in 1912. It publishes journals and monographs and helps disseminate information about the
birds of Japan
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight ...
and
ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...
more generally.
Journals
* (1915–1986; vols. 1–34)
* (1986–; vols. 35–)
* ''Ornithological Science'' (2002–; vols. 1–)
Presidents
The presidents of the Society from its inception have included:
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Iijima Isao (1912–1921)
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Takatsukasa Nobusuke (1922–1946)
* (1946–1947)
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Kuroda Nagamichi Kuroda (written: lit. "black ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese painter
*Akinobu Kuroda 黒田 明伸, Japanese historian
*Chris Kuroda, lighting designer and operator for the band Phish and Jus ...
(1947–1963)
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Yamashina Yoshimaro
Marquis was a Japanese ornithologist. He was the founder of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology.
Biography
Yamashina was born in Kōjimachi, Tokyo, the second son of Prince Kikumaro Yamashina and Princess Noriko (Kujo) Yamashina. Through ...
(1963–1970)
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Kuroda Nagahisa (1970–1975)
* (1975–1981)
* Kuroda Nagahisa (1981–1990)
See also
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Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
The is a non-profit scientific research organization in Japan, specializing in ornithology.
History
The Yamashina Institute for Ornithology was founded by Dr. Yoshimaro Yamashina at his home in Shibuya, Tokyo as a private museum to store his co ...
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Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds
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Wild Bird Society of Japan
Wild Bird Society of Japan (日本野鳥の会) was founded in 1934 in Tokyo, Japan. The organisation has 47,000 members and publishes a newsletter called ''Strix''. Other relevant publications include the ''Field Guide to the Birds of Japan'', ''B ...
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List of birds of Japan
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Japan. The avifauna of Japan include a total of 725 species, of which 19 are endemic, and 30 have been introduced by humans.
This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, famil ...
References
External links
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Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds*
Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds
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Ornithological organizations
1912 establishments in Japan
Environmental organizations based in Japan
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