Local Chapters

ISJP members are spread over the world, with some on almost every continent.  Therefore it is not practical to hold regular general meetings.  But the the society encourages the formation of  autonomous regional chapters which do hold regular meetings and sponsor or take part in exhibitions. Currently we have chapters in London (United Kingdom), Washington DC (USA) and Southern California (USA)

It does not matter how many ISJP members get together to form a chapter.  But if members in you area would like to have a chapter, please let the Secretary know.

International Society for Japanese Philately – UK Chapter (London)

Formerly British Society for Japanese Philately (London)

How to participate in monthly ZOOM meetings
sponsored by the United Kingdom Chapter of ISJP

The British Society for Japanese Philately (BSJP) no longer exists as a separate society, and we encourage all interested philatelists to join the ISJP.  However we do still usually run monthly ZOOM sessions at 2:00 pm United Kingdom time, invariably on a Friday, as the “ISJP – UK Chapter”.  Despite our British name and origin we actually have members from the USA, Canada, Europe, Israel, and sometimes Japan and Australia as well as the UK.  Our 2:00 pm UK time means early or mid-morning in the Americas; mid- or late afternoon in Europe; and late evening in Japan, but it seems to work.

Our zoom sessions sometimes contain a whole PowerPoint presentation.  Often they are more informal with mini-PowerPoint displays, or single slides, as well as other comments, questions, and answers.  They are set up so that if the host goes offline for some reason, all participants can still join in (without waiting for the host to let them in) and all can screen share in turn if they wish (but you don’t have to!).  If you haven’t received a welcome email with a link to join the ZOOM session, then please feel free to email Philip Reynolds at life.draw@btinternet.com to request a link and/or further information.  You are welcome to invite, or pass on those emails to any specific friends or colleagues who may be interested in Japanese philately, but because these emails contain an open link please do not advertise or publicize the actual link on any public website.  Thank you.

ISJP members may participate by following the information on this link:

Washington, DC Chapter of ISJP (USA)

Annual Luncheon – December 2024 at Sushi Yama Japanese Restaurant in Vienna, VA

This year’s participants, left to right, were Arlan van Doorn, Fred Drake, Ken Kamholz, Lee Wilson, Geof Uyehara, Harlan Loomis, and Janet and Bill Hughes.