The Japan Academy is an honorary organisation and science academy founded in 1879 to bring together leading Japanese scholars with distinguished records of scientific achievements. The Academy is currently an extraordinary organ of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology with its headquarters located in Taito, Tokyo, Japan. Election to the Academy is considered the highest distinction a scholar can achieve, and members enjoy life tenure and an annual monetary stipend.
- Country
- Japan
- Headquarters
- Ueno Imperial Grant Park
- Inception
- 1879
- Website
- http://www.japan-acad.go.jp, https://www.japan-acad.go.jp/
