Acoustics was originally a branch of physics. However, as a result of incorporating aspects of physiology, psychology, and computer science, it became an extensive field with various applications. The Acoustical Society of Japan (ASJ) was founded in 1936 by 15 physicists and has evolved into an interdisciplinary society along with the development of acoustics. The ASJ promotes the advancement of the science and technology of acoustics, in all its disciplines, and the exchange of ideas among these various disciplines. The motto of the society since it was founded is “Acoustics as a discursive, integrated and interdisciplinary science.”
