Started in 2012, the English-language symposia is jointly organized by Optica and the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) and held during the JSAP Autumn Meeting.

The 2024 meeting will be a hybrid format based at the TOKI MESSE Niigata Convention Center, Niigata, Japan.

Topics include: Plasmonics; Bio-and Medical Photonics; Laser Manufacturing; Terahertz Photonics; Optical Micro-sensing, Manipulation and Fabrication; Opto-electronics; Information Photonics; Laser Photonics; and Carbon Photonics.