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• Outline
• Scope of activity
• Council
• Special Committee
• Councilor
• The secretariat
• Audit
• Regulations ( in Japanese )
• Admission

The Speological Society of Japan is the academic organization which has administered speleological and caving matters since 1975. 2008, an there were 231 members and 15 club and company.
The organization consists of the following councils and special committees

• Publications:
  • Journal of the Speleological Society of Japan
  • Caving Journal
• Conference organization
• Research work
• Liaison with research and academic organizations.
• Liaison with international speleological organizations.
• Cave and karst conservation
• Underground safety

• Geography
• Geology
• Paleontology
• Biology
• Anthropology and Archaeology
• Physics and Chemistry
• Caving Exploration and technique
• Vulcanospeleology

• Editorial department of the Journal of the SSJ ( in Japanese )
• Cave survey and cave records committee ( in Japanese )
• Cave Rescue Committee
• Web page editing committee ( in Japanese )
• Convention record committee ( in Japanese )
• Caving journal editing committee

Council members 2008-2009

Position	Election district	Name
President	Caving Exploration and techniques	GOTO,Satoshi
Vice-President	Anthropology and Archaeology	ONODERA,Hidekazu
	Physics and Chemistry	YOSHIMURA,Kazuhisa
Council member	General	URATA,Kensaku
		UENO,Shun-Ichi
		KASHIMA,Naruhiko
	Geography	OKAMOTO Toru
	Geology	ISHIHARA Yoshiro
	Paleontology	OTA,Yasuhiro
	Biology	NISHIKAWA,Yoshiaki
	Caving Exploration and techniques	CHIBA,Nobuyuki
	Vulcanospeleology	SUZUKI Kazutoshi

2005 ; 231 members and 15 Organization

A past Councilor

The secretariat