Japan: JSPS - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), or Gakushin for short, was founded in 1932 as a non-profit foundation through an endowment granted by Emperor Showa. JSPS became a quasi-governmental organization in 1967 under the auspices of…
Japan: JST - Japan Science and Technology Agency
JST was formed in 1996 by merging two existing organizations: the Japan Information Center of Science and Technology (JICST) and the Research Development Corporation of Japan (JRDC). In October 2003, the former JST was reorganized as an independent…
Japan: AMED – Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
Set up in 2015, the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) aims to act as a 'control tower' that directs integrated research, from basic research to practical application. And since Japan is projected to become the world's first…
Japan: NISTEP - National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
The National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) is a national research institution that was established in accordance with the National Government Organization Law under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture,…
Japan: NIER - National Institute for Educational Policy Research
The National Institute for Educational Research of Japan (NIER) was established in 1949 as an organ of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture. NIER is one of the government research institutes under the general supervision of the…
Japan: AIST - National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Das National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) wurde 2001 etabliert und umfasst mehr als 40 Forschungseinheiten. In Tsukuba, Tokyo und an weiteren Standorten wird überwiegend Anwendungsforschung in den Bereichen Life…
Japan: NEDO - New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
NEDO plays an important part in Japan's economic and industrial policies as one of the largest public research and development management organizations. It has two basic missions: addressing energy and global environmental problems, and enhancing…
Japan: Keidanren - Japan Business Federation
The Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) was established in August 1946, immediately after the end of World War II, with the aim of reconstruction and recovery of the Japanese economy.
Today, Keidanren(Japan Business Federation) is…
Japan: CSTI - Council for Science, Technology and Innovation
The Council for Science and Technology Policy was set up in the Cabinet Office as one of the policy councils on key policy fields in January 2001.
The above council was reorganized into the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI) in…
