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.

Activating international cooperation, SEGJ currently has association agreement with the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE), the Australian SEG (ASEG), the Korean SEG (KSEG), the Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS), Vietnam Association of Geophysicists (VAG), the Society of Petroleum Geophysicists China (SPG), and the Indonesian Association of Geophysicists (HAGI).

KSEG (Korean Society of Earth & Exploration Geophysicists) is a non-profit organization established in 2007. It covers a wide range of geophysical activities from pure geophysical studies to exploration or engineering geophysics. It publishes the quarterly journal “ Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration”. It also organizes local Conferences in spring and fall and provides continuing education courses.

Chinese Geophysical Society (CGS) is one of the largest societies in China. In August 1947, CGS was founded in Shanghai and based on nine primary subjects: Geodesy, Seismology, Meteorology, Geomagnetism, Geoelectricity, Volcanology, Hydrology, Tectonophysics and Applied Geophysics. 

After more than 76 year’s development, CGS plays an important role in national economic development, such as in energy exploration, resource reconnaissance, minerals production, environmental detection and protection, disaster prevention and control, and engineering construction.

At present, CGS is supported by about 2000 units (including institute, university, government and company). CGS has more than 25000 registered members and 30 academic committees including Solid Geophysics, Exploration Geophysics, Geophysical Technology, Marine Geophysics, Fluid Earth Sciences, Engineering Geophysics, Natural Disaster Prediction, Geo-Electromagnetics, Environmental Geophysics, Information Techniques, China Continental Dynamics, Geothermic Resources, Geomagnetism and Agronomy, National Safety Geophysics, Near Surface Geophysics, Space Weather, Mine Safety and Geophysics, Geothermal, Petrophysics, Oil and Gas Geophysics, Planetary Physics, Well Hole Geophysics, Structural Physical Chemistry, Metal Mineral Exploration, Smart Pipe Network, Geodetic Survey and Remote Sensing, Nuclear Geophysics, Aerial & Aerospace Geophysics, and Intelligent Geophysics.

CGS has five publications including Chinese Journal of Geophysics (Acta Geophysica Sinica), Earth & Planetary Physics (English), Applied Geophysics (English), and Progress in Geophysics.