The aim of the Society is to foster studies and conduct investigations on public utilities from political, economic and technical standpoints, and to improve the general conception of public service, so as to induce a healthy development and thus contribute to public welfare. Society has steadily conducted its activities for 50 years since its foundation.
Society has three regional sections.
The Kanto and Kansai Sections were established in 1975. The Hokkaido-Tohoku Section was born in 1992. The Kanto Section has approximately 300 regular members and 50 institutional members, the Kansai Section has about 100 regular and institutional members, while the Hokkaido-Tohoku Section has about 30 members. Society has award system under which it annually grants Academic Awards and Incentive Awards to excellent books written by relatively young members. Six Academic Awards and five Incentive Awards have been conferred between 1994 and 1999.