noun
Japan Academy
A prestigious academic organization in Japan, similar to a national academy of sciences and humanities.
日本学士院は、学術上の功績が特に顕著な科学者を会員とする機関です。
The Japan Academy is an institution whose members are scientists with particularly distinguished academic achievements.
日本学術会議 is a broader representative body of Japanese scientists, while 日本学士院 is a more exclusive honorary academy.
The name is composed of 日本 (Japan), 学士 (scholar, learned person), and 院 (institution). It was established in 1879 as the Tokyo Academy and later reorganized as the Japan Academy.