Brief Review

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan (SEGJ) was established in May 1948 with the objectives to promote the science and technology of geophysical exploration as well as to encourage mutual communication among the members.
SEGJ was initially composed of 416 individual members and 18 corporate members. Dr. Kumiji Iida was appointed as the first president. The first issue of the journal, ”Butsuri-Tanko (Geophysical Exploration)”, was published just a month after the establishment. The office of the Society was situated in the Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ) in Kawasaki at first.
The Society has grown with development of geophysical technologies in Japan, and currently consists of 1444 individual members and 141 corporate members (as of March 2008). The journal was renamed ”Butsuri-Tansa” in 1986. The office was moved to Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo in 1979, moved to Nakamagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo in 1987, and moved to and is now located in Higashi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, since 2006.
Winning an approval from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology（MEXT), SEGJ was incorporated in 2001. Since then, SEGJ has been responsible in promoting exploration activities and information dissemination in public, as well.
Activating international cooperation, SEGJ currently has association agreement with SEG, Australian SEG, Korean SEG, Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, and Vietnam Association of Geophysicists. In cooperation with ASEG and KSEG, SEGJ started to publish an English version journal in 2004. Since then, those three societies are jointly publishing a special issue of the journal once a year.