SOURCES OF JAPANESE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION

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1. Gateways to Japan's S&T:

• Science Links Japan
• Asian Technology Information Program (ATIP)
• Japan Patent Information Organization (in Japanese only)
• World Technology Evaluation Center (WTEC)

2. Government Agencies and Public Corporations:

• PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
• NATIONAL DIET LIBRARY, Japan
• MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
• - The Technical Research and Development Institute
• - National Defense Academy
  
• CABINET OFFICE
• - National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA)
  
• MINISTRY OF ENVIROMENT
• - Center for Global Environmental Research
  
• MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES (MAFF)
• - DNA Information and Stock Center
• - National Institute of Animal Industry (NIAI)
• - Japan Animal Genome Database
• - National Grassland Research Institute (NGRI)
• - Policy Research Institute
• MINISTRY OF LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT:
• - Geographical Survey Institute (GSI)
• - National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (NILIM)
• - Hydrographic Department of Japan
• - Meteorological Research Institute (MRI)
  
• MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MEXT)
• - National Inter-university Research Institutes
• - National Universities and Colleges
• - Academic Societies' Home Village
• - National Institute of Informatics (NII)
• - National Science Museum
• - National Museum of Japanese History (REKIHAKU)
• - Kyoto National Museum
• - Nara National Museum
• - National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
• - National Museum of Western Art
• - National Museum of Art, Osaka
• - National Institute for Educational Research
• - Nara National Research Institute of Cultural Properties
• - National Institute of Multimedia Education
• - National Institute for Educational Policy Research
• - Association of International Education, Japan
• - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
  --- JSPS Washington, D.C. Liaison Office
• - Tsukuba Center for Institutes, MEXT
• - National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
• - Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC)
• - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI)
• - Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST)
• - Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)
• - Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC)
• - National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)
• - SPring-8 Synchrotron Radiation Project
• MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MOFA)
• - List of Japanese Embassies and Consulates Overseas
• - The Japan Foundation
      * Center for Global Partnership (CGP)
      * Japan Foundation North America Office
      * Japan Foundation New York Office
• - Japan External Trade and Research Organization (JETRO)
• - Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
  
• MINISTRY OF HEALTH, LABOUR AND WELFARE (MHLW):
• - National Cancer Center
• - National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID)
• - National Institute of Health Services Management
• - National Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS)
  
• MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE AND INDUSTRY (METI)
• - New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
• - PATENT OFFICE (JPO)
• - Real World Computing Project (RWC)
  
• MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS
• - Statistics Bureau & Statistics Center
• - Science Council of Japan

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3. Independent Administrative Institutions:

• - National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
• - National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
• - National Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES)
• - National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)
     * National Agriculture Research Center
         -- Hokuriku Research Center
     * National Institute of Crop Science
     * National Institute of Animal Health
     * National Institute of Fruit Tree Science (NIFTS)
     * National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS)
      * National Institute of Floricultural Science (NIFS)
      * National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science (NIVTS)
      * Hokkaido Region
      * Western Region
      * Shikoku Research Center
      * Kyushu Okinawa Region
• - National Institute for Rural Engineering:
• - Tohoku National Agricultural Experiment Station (TNAES)
• - National Food Research Institute (NFRI)
• - Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
• - Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)
  --- FFPRI Kansai Research Center
• - Fisheries Research Agency
     * Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute (HNFRI)
     * Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute (TNFRI)
     * National Research Institute of Fisheries Science (NRIFS)
     * National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea
     * Japan Sea National Fisheries Resaerch Institute (JSNF)
     * National Research Institute of Sea Fisheries (NRIFSF)
     * Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute
     * National Research Institute of Aquaculture (NRIA)
     * National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering (NRIFE)
• - Building Research Institute (BRI)
• - Public Works Research Institute (PWRI)
• - Electron Navigation Research Institute (ENRI)
• - National Olympic Memorial Youth Center
• - National Center for Teachers' Development
• - National Women's Education Centre, Japan
• - National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL)
• - National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
• - National Institute for Radiological Sciences
• - National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)
• - National Institute of Health and Nutrition
• - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (AIST)
     * AIST International Center (AIC) in Tsukuba
     * Research Information Data Base
     * Tsukuba Advanced Computing Center (TACC)
• - Communications Research Laboratory, MPT

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4. National Inter-University Research Institutes:

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NATIONAL INTER-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES

• National Laboratory for High Energy Physics (KEK)
  Research into elementary particles using high energy particle-accelerators, research by synchrotron radiation facilities and other related programs
• National Institute of Polar Research
  Comprehensive scientific research of the polar regions and observation activities thereon
• National Institute of Japanese Literature (URL only in Japanese language)
  Investigation, collection, classification and safekeeping of books and other reference materials on Japanese literature
• National Museum of Ethnology
  Collection and safekeeping of materials on various races in the world as well as their exhibition before the public and research of ethnology
• Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
  Research on space science and engineering and their application
• Okazaki National Research Institutes:

  - Institute for Molecular Science
  Research into structures and functions of molecules and theoretical research pertaining thereto
  - National Institute for Basic Biology
  Comprehensive study on basic biology
  - National Institute for Physiological Sciences
  Comprehensive study on physiology

• National Institute of Genetics
  Comprehensive research on genetics
• Institute of Statistical Mathematics
  Research into mathematical principles of statistics and their application
• National Center for Science Information System
  Collection, classification and provision of scientific information, and research and development on scientific information system

International Research Center for Japanese Studies
International and interdisciplinary research into Japanese culture and research cooperation with Japanologists abroad

• National Astronomical Observatory
  Research on astronomy and its related fields, observation of astronomical phenomena, compilation of almanacs, "Japanese Standard Time Casting, determination and presentation of the Standard Time, and testing of clocks
• National Institute for Fusion Science
  Theoretical and applied research on nuclear fusion plasma

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5. Universities and Colleges in Japan :

National Universities and Colleges

• Hokkaido Area
• Tohoku Area
• Kanto-Tokyo Area
• Koshinetsu Area
• Hokuriku Area
• Tokai Area
• Kansai-Kinki Area
• Chugoku Area
• Shikoku Area
• Kyushu-Okinawa Area

Private Universities and Colleges

Local Universities and Colleges

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES:

• Hokkaido University
• Hokkaido University of Education
• Muroran Institute of Technology
• Otaru University of Commerce
• Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
• Asahikawa Medical College
• Kitami Institute of Technology
  

• Hirosaki University
• Iwate University
• Tohoku University
• Miyagi University of Education
• Akita University
• Yamagata University
• Fukushima University
  

• Ibaraki University
• University of Library & Information Sciences
• University of Tsukuba
• Utsunomiya University
• Gunma University
• Saitama University
• Chiba University
• The University of Tokyo
• Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
• Tokyo Gakugei University
• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (in Japanese only)
• Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine
• Tokyo University of Fisherise
• Ochanomizu University
• The University of Electro-Communications
• Hitotsubashi University
• Yokohama National University
• The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (GUAS)
• Tsukuba College of Technology
  (Junior college for youth with visual and hearing disability)
  

• Niigata University
• Nagaoka University of Technology
• Joetsu University of Education
• Yamanashi University
• Yamanashi Medical University
• Shinshu University
  

• Toyama University
• Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University
• Kanazawa University
• Fukui University
• Fukui Medical School
• Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Hokuriku
• Takaoka National College (a junior college)
  

• Gifu University
• Shizuoka University
• Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
• Nagoya University
• Aichi University of Education (URL: Only in Japanese language)
• Nagoya Institute of Technology
• Toyohashi University of Technology
• Mie University
  

• Shiga University
• Shiga University of Medical Science
• Kyoto University
• Kyoto University of Education
• Kyoto Institute of Technology
• Osaka University
• Osaka University of Foreign Studies
• Osaka Kyoiku University
• Hyogo University of Teacher Education
• Kobe University
• Kobe University of Mercantile Marine
• Nara University of Education
• Nara Women's University
• Wakayama University
• Nara Institute of Science and Technology
  

• Tottori University
• Shimane University
• Shimane Medical University
• Okayama University
• Hiroshima University
• Yamaguchi University
  

• The University of Tokushima
• Naruto University of Education
• Kagawa University
• Kagawa Medical School
• Ehime University
• Kochi University
• Kochi Medical School
  

• Fukuoka University of Education
• Kyushu University
• Kyushu Institute of Design
• Kyushu Institute of Technology
• Saga University
• Saga Medical School
• Nagasaki University
• Kumamoto University
• Oita University
• Oita Medical University
• Miyazaki University
• Miyazaki Medical College
• Kagoshima University
• National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
• University of the Ryukyus
  

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES:

• Aoyama Gakuin
• Chukyo University
• Dokkyo University School of Medicine
• Doshisha University
• Fukuoka Institute of Technology
• Gakushuin University
• Hachinohe Institute of Technology
• Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University (in Japanese only)
• Hiroshima Institute of Technology
• Hiroshima Shudo University
• Hoso Daigaku (University of the Air)
• International Christian University (ICU)
• International University of Japan
• Japan Women's University
• Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT)
• Kansai University
• Keio University (General Information)
• Keio University (Science and Technology Campus)
• Keio University (Shonan Fujisawa Campus)
• Kitasato University (English page Under Construction)
• Ko Gakuin University
• Konan University
• Kurume institute of Technology
• Kwansei Gakuin University
• Kyushu Sangyo University
• Matsuyama University
• Meiji University
• Meisei University (in Japanese only)
• Miyazaki International College
• Musashi Institute of Technology
• Musashi University
• Nagano University
• Nanzan University
• Nihon University
• Nippon Bunri University (in Japanese only)
• Nippon Dental University
• Nippon Medical School (in Japanese only)
• Notre Dame Women's College
• Osaka Medical College (in Japanese only)
• Reitaku University
• Ritsumeikan University
• Science University of Tokyo
• Shibaura Institute of Technology (in Japanese only)
• Soka University
• Sophia University
• Southern Illinois University (SIUC), Niigata
• Tama University
• Teikyo University
• Temple University Japan
• Tokai University
• Tokyo International University
• Tokyo Woman's Christian University
• Tokyo Women's Medial College
• Waseda University