Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence

What Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence does

The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) (人工知能学会) is a Tokyo-based, non-profit General Incorporated Association founded in 1986, operating as Japan's premier academic society dedicated to artificial intelligence research, education, and community building. It is governed by a Board of Directors under President Satoshi Kurihara (Keio University Professor) and serves a horizontal membership base spanning AI researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, corporate supporting members, and — most recently — pre-university junior and youth members. Its core deliverables are publications (the JSAI Journal, now in Vol. 41, JSAI Transactions, and J-STAGE-indexed content), events (the annual national conference currently in its 40th iteration in 2026 at G MESSE GUNMA, the JSAI-isAI international symposia published in Springer LNAI, the Industrial AI Symposium, AI seminars, AI tool introductory courses, and Next Generation AI Seminars), AI competitions (JAPAN AI CUP, LA-Bench, Soccer Trajectory Prediction, GeoSciAI, Education Data Analysis, Future Society Scenario), Special Interest Group research workshops, and governance forums including a dedicated Ethics Committee (AI-ELSI).

JSAI does not build AI technology products; its underlying platform consists of digital infrastructure (member portal at jsai.smoosy.atlas.jp, J-STAGE publication access, Confit conference registration, Peatix ticketing for international events, Zoom webinar seminars with ~500-participant capacity, and YouTube archive @jsai-official), payment processing via ROBOT PAYMENT (credit card and convenience store), and content distribution via Springer Nature LNAI. The business model is a multi-stream non-profit funding structure: annual recurring membership fees (10,000 JPY regular / 4,000 JPY student, with a 50% reduction for 65+ members with 20+ years tenure), one-time publication and journal subscriptions, transactional event participation fees, screening and registration fees, and advertising revenue. The Competition Support System (launched 2023) deploys grants of up to 500,000 JPY per competition. Go-to-market is event-driven, with member recruitment through the official website (ai-gakkai.or.jp), mailing lists, Twitter/X (@ai_gakkai), and a network of partnered academic and industry channels.

The organization maintains active operations with 11–50 staff, serves Japan as its primary market with international reach via JSAI-isAI symposia, and reported no venture or private equity funding. Leadership includes President Satoshi Kurihara (current) and former President Itsuki Noda (2020–2022, Hokkaido University Professor and RoboCup founder). Strategic posture centers on 40th anniversary commemoration in 2026, youth pipeline expansion via Junior & Youth membership, online seminar scaling, and ethics leadership through the AI-ELSI Committee.

Name

Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence

Legal name

一般社団法学院人工智能学会 (The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence)

Website

https://ai-gakkai.or.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) is Japan's 40-year-old non-profit AI academic society, founded 1986 and based in Tokyo, advancing AI research and education for researchers, students, corporate members, and youth through journals, conferences, seminars, and competitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Society Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

AI & Machine Learning (Foundations & Applied) (EDAMACAG)

Keywords

• Artificial intelligence research
• Academic society services
• AI conferences and symposia
• Peer-reviewed AI publications
• AI membership association

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from regular members, student members, and supporting/corporate members. Regular membership fees are 10,000 JPY per year; student membership is 4,000 JPY per year. Joining fees are 2,000 JPY for regular members and 1,000 JPY for student members.
2. Publication and Journal Subscriptions: Sales of journals, transactions, books, and publications published or edited by the society.
3. Event Participation Fees: Fees from academic conferences, symposiums, seminars, international conferences, and workshops including JSAI-isAI and national conferences. Registration fees vary by member status and include early-bird and standard pricing.
4. Screening and Registration Fees: Fees for paper screening, review processes, and conference registration.
5. Advertising: Revenue from advertising expenses on society publications and website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

JSAI is a non-profit academic society that disseminates AI research through peer-reviewed publications (JSAI Journal, JSAI Transactions), runs the annual National Convention and international symposia, and delivers AI seminars, introductory courses, and competitions for AI researchers, students, and corporate members in Japan. Its core offerings include membership tiers (regular, student, supporting, junior & youth), Special Interest Groups (SIGs), ethics-related committees, and youth outreach programs supporting the AI research community founded in 1986.

Product overview

The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) operates as a professional academic society rather than a commercial product company. Its offerings consist of publications (JSAI Journal and Transactions), events (National Convention, International Symposia, Industrial AI Symposium, AI Seminars, AI Tool Courses, and Next Generation Seminars), competitions (JAPAN AI CUP, LA-Bench, Soccer Trajectory Prediction, GeoSciAI, Education Data Analysis, Future Society Scenario contests), membership services (including Junior & Youth programs), research communities (Special Interest Groups), and member support tools (My Page portal). The society provides support programs including a Competition Support System for organizing AI competitions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JAPAN AI CUP: AI competition for middle/high school students and general participants organized by JSAI's Planning Committee
• JSAI-isAI
• LA-Bench
• JSAI Competition Support System

Products and services

• JSAI Journal (人工知能学会誌) Peer-reviewed journal of JSAI publishing original AI research and review articles for the academic and professional AI community, available through J-STAGE.
• JSAI Transactions (人工知能学会論文誌) Peer-reviewed technical transactions of JSAI providing an archival venue for AI research papers, available through J-STAGE.
• JSAI Annual National Convention (全国大会) Annual flagship convention of JSAI held in Japan, bringing together AI researchers, students, and corporate members for presentations, sessions, and networking across the full breadth of AI research.
• JSAI International Symposia on AI (JSAI-isAI) International AI symposium organized by JSAI, with selected papers published in Springer's Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series, targeting the global AI research community.
• Industrial AI Symposium (産業応用のためのAIシンポジウム) Industry-focused AI symposium organized by JSAI to bridge industrial AI applications and academic research, addressing applied AI topics for corporate and academic participants.
• AI Seminars (AIセミナー) Educational seminar series on AI topics offered by JSAI to members and the broader public, including archived content on the society's YouTube channel.
• AI Tool Introductory Courses (AIツール入門講座) Introductory online courses on AI tools offered by JSAI, providing hands-on exposure to AI tools and platforms for members and the public.
• Next Generation AI Seminars (次世代AIセミナー) Seminar series organized by JSAI focused on next-generation AI research topics and emerging directions in the field.
• JAPAN AI CUP AI competition organized by JSAI, inviting participants to solve applied AI challenges, with competition infrastructure and results published through the society.
• LA-Bench AI benchmarking competition organized by JSAI, providing a competition venue for participants to evaluate AI systems on shared benchmarks.
• Soccer Trajectory Prediction Competition (サッカー軌道予測コンペ) AI competition organized by JSAI focused on soccer trajectory prediction, targeting participants in sports analytics and machine learning.
• GeoSciAI Competition AI competition organized by JSAI at the intersection of geoscience and AI, inviting participants to apply AI techniques to geoscience problems.
• Education Data Analysis Contest (教育データ分析コンテスト) Data analysis competition organized by JSAI focused on education data, applying AI and data science methods to educational datasets.
• Future Society Scenario Contest (未来社会シナリオコンテスト) Scenario-based competition organized by JSAI focused on envisioning future society under AI, inviting participants to propose scenarios for AI's societal impact.
• Junior & Youth Membership (ジュニア・ユース会員) Membership program offered by JSAI for pre-university students (junior and youth), providing access to AI seminars, introductory content, and society events at reduced rates.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Springer NaturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2025Springer publishes JSAI-isAI symposium proceedings as Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI). This partnership provides academic credibility and global distribution for JSAI's international workshop papers. JSAI-isAI 2025 and 2026 proceedings accepted for LNAI publication.
• RoboCup (Soccer Trajectory Prediction Competition)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoccer Trajectory Prediction Competition uses RoboCup simulator and competition data for AI benchmarking. Supported by KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research Type A: Hierarchical Bio-Navigation.
• Laboratory Automation Association (LA-Bench 2025)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLA-Bench 2025: Experimental Procedure Generation AI Competition organized by the General Incorporated Association Laboratory Automation Association, supported by JSAI's Competition Support System.
• Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) - GeoSciAIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeoSciAI2024 competition co-hosted by Japan Geoscience Union and JSAI, focusing on AI applications in earth and planetary science with challenges in earthquake, weather, and space weather prediction.
• JDSSP High School Data Science Education Research AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Middle/High School AI-DS Exploration Competition 2025 jointly organized by JDSSP, University of Hyogo, co-sponsored by JSAI and Japan Statistical Society Association, with support from AI Technology Consortium.
• AI Alignment Network (ALIGN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuper-Intelligence Future Society Scenario Contest organized by AI Alignment Network, co-sponsored by JSAI and Toyota Foundation Grant Project on AI and Fiction.
• Kyoto University (Ogata Lab), Kyushu University (Shimada/Ohkubo Labs) - Education Data Analysis ContestminorStrategic or Co-development Partner3rd Education Data Analysis Contest supported by evidence-driven education research consortium, with collaboration from Kyoto University Ogata Lab and Kyushu University Shimada/Ohkubo Labs for data analysis expertise.
• ROBOT PAYMENTminorOthersOnline payment processing for membership fees, event registrations, and publication purchases through ROBOT PAYMENT's payment agency service. Handles credit card and convenience store payment processing.
• Toyota FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerToyota Foundation Grant Project 'AI and Fiction Science: Expanding Imagination of Future Society through AI' co-sponsored the scenario contest, providing additional funding and legitimacy to the competition.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI): The European federation of national AI societies, structurally analogous to JSAI as a regional AI professional association. Both serve as umbrella bodies coordinating AI research communities across their respective geographies.
• Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI): The national Chinese AI academic society, directly comparable to JSAI as a country-level professional body for AI researchers. Both run annual conferences, journals, and competitions to support domestic AI research ecosystems.
• Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI): The primary U.S. AI academic society and JSAI's closest international counterpart. Both are member-driven nonprofit associations that run flagship annual conferences, publish peer-reviewed journals, and serve as the national professional home for AI researchers.

Broad incumbents

• ACM (Association for Computing Machinery): The world's largest computing professional society, comparable as a membership-based academic organization running conferences, publications, and special interest groups — but broader in scope than JSAI's AI focus.
• Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL): An international scientific society for NLP/CL research. While narrower than JSAI, it is comparable as a domain-focused academic society running major conferences, journals, and organizing competitions.
• IEEE Computational Intelligence Society: An international professional society covering AI, machine learning, and computational intelligence. It overlaps with JSAI's mission at the global level through conferences like IEEE WCCI and journals, but operates as a broader IEEE-wide body.
• Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ): Japan's broader computing society, of which JSAI is a specialized offshoot historically. It runs national conferences and journals covering all of computer science, making it a partial incumbent in the same Japanese academic ecosystem.

Regional players

• Korean AI Association (KAIA): The primary Korean AI academic society — a direct functional peer in another East Asian market. Comparable in mission, scale, and focus on national AI research community building, though operating in Korea rather than Japan.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ai_gakkai
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@jsai-official
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-japanese-society-for-artificial-intelligence
• Facebookfacebook.com/aigakkai

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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