Japan: NINS - National Institutes of Natural Sciences
The National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) is one of four "Inter-University Research Institute Corporations" set up in Japan in 2004. It consists of five inter-university research institutes:
- the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan…
Japan: NII - National Institute of Informatics
As Japan's only general academic research institution seeking to create future value in the new discipline of informatics, the National Institute of Informatics (NII) seeks to advance integrated research and development activities in…
Japan: NICT - National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Set up in 2004 through a merger between Japan's Communications Research Laboratory (established 1896) with the Telecommunications Advancement Organization, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) promotes the full…
Japan: NIG - National Institute for Genetic Research
Established under the jurisdication of the Ministry of Education, Sclence, Sports and Culture in 1949, the National Institute for Genetic Research started with an administrative department and three research departments (Departments of Morphological…
Japan: KEK - High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
KEK, the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, is one of the world’s leading accelerator science research laboratories, using high-energy particle beams and synchrotron light sources to probe the fundamental properties of matter. With…
Japan: NIMS - National Institute for Materials Science
Das NIMS widmet sich der Werkstoffforschung, wobei ein deutlicher Schwerpunkt auf der Synthese, Charakterisierung und Anwendung von Metallen, Halbleitern, Supraleitern, Keramiken und organischen Materialien liegt. Neben der überwiegend…
Japan: JAMSTEC - Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
As Japanese islands are located in one of the most geologically-active areas, JAMSTEC, as a Japanese research institute, is responsible for delivering an integrated understanding of the ocean, the Earth, the life, and human activities.
Furthermore,…
Japan: JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) was born through the merger of three institutions, namely the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), the National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan (NAL) and the National Space Development…
Japan: IGES - Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) was established in March 1998 under an initiative of the Japanese government and with the support of Kanagawa Prefecture based on the “Charter for the Establishment of the Institute for Global…
