List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)

List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan) identifies a number of government created entities in Japan which operate independently from the government bureaucracy. Each of the following were created pursuant the Japan's "Law concerning the General Rules of Independent Administrative Institutions" (Law
No. 103 of 1999).

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National Center for University Entrance Examinations
National Center for University Entrance Examinations
The National Center for University Entrance Exams or colloquially is an Independent Administrative Institution that administers the National Center Test for University Admissions and law school entrance exams in Japan.It is under the control of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science...

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National Institute of Multimedia Education.
National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
The , abbreviated NIAD-UE, is Japan's "independent administrative institution" affiliated with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology , whose objectives are:...

(NIAD-UE
National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
The , abbreviated NIAD-UE, is Japan's "independent administrative institution" affiliated with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology , whose objectives are:...

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Center for National University Finance and Management.
National Institute for Materials Science
National Institute for Materials Science
is an Independent Administrative Institution and one of the largest scientific research centers in Japan.- History :The growth and development of today's scientific research center has passed through several phases in a number of locations:...

. (NIMS)
National Maritime Research Institute.
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Port and Airport Research Institute.
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management. (NILIM)
National Research Institute of Brewing (NRIB).
National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory.
Electronic Navigation Research Institute.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
The , or JAXA, is Japan's national aerospace agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on October 1, 2003, as an Independent Administrative Institution administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the...

(JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
The , or JAXA, is Japan's national aerospace agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on October 1, 2003, as an Independent Administrative Institution administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the...

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Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
The is an independent administrative institution in Japan, established for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities.-History:...

(JSPS), 2003.
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology is Japan's national research institute for information and communications...

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National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology is Japan's national research institute for information and communications...

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Japan Agency for marine-Earth Science and Technology.
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences.
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention.
National Institute of Radiological Sciences.
National Institute for Environmental Studies
National Institute for Environmental Studies
The National Institute for Environmental Studies was established in 1974 as a focal point for environmental research in Japan...

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Building Research Institute.
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute.
National Institute of Health and Nutrition.
Forest Tree Breeding Center.
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Japan).
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
The , or AIST, is a Japanese research facility headquartered in Tokyo, and most of the workforce is located in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki, and in several cities throughout Japan. The institute is managed to integrate scientific and engineering knowledge to address socio-economic needs...

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National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
The , or AIST, is a Japanese research facility headquartered in Tokyo, and most of the workforce is located in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki, and in several cities throughout Japan. The institute is managed to integrate scientific and engineering knowledge to address socio-economic needs...

), 2001.
- formerly Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (former AIST) in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry
  Ministry of International Trade and Industry
  The Ministry of International Trade and Industry was one of the most powerful agencies of the Government of Japan. At the height of its influence, it effectively ran much of Japanese industrial policy, funding research and directing investment...
  
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  Ministry of International Trade and Industry
  The Ministry of International Trade and Industry was one of the most powerful agencies of the Government of Japan. At the height of its influence, it effectively ran much of Japanese industrial policy, funding research and directing investment...
  
  ), which encompassed the following:

Hokkaido National Industrial Research Institute.
Tohoku National Industrial Research Institute.
National Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research.
National Research Laboratory of Metrology.
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory.
National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research.
National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology.
Electrotechnical Laboratory.
Geological Survey of Japan.
National Institute for Resources and Environment.
National Industrial Research Institute of Nagoya.
Osaka National Research Institute.
Chugoku National Industrial Research Institute.
Shikoku National Industrial Research Institute.
Kyushu National Industrial Research Institute.
MITI Weights and Measures Training Institute.
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences.
- National Women's Education Center, Japan.
- National Museum of Nature and Science.
- National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics.
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Tokyo National Museum
  Tokyo National Museum
  Established 1872, the , or TNM, is the oldest and largest museum in Japan. The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan. The museum holds over 110,000 objects, which includes 87 Japanese National Treasure...
  
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  Tokyo National Museum
  Established 1872, the , or TNM, is the oldest and largest museum in Japan. The museum collects, houses, and preserves a comprehensive collection of art works and archaeological objects of Asia, focusing on Japan. The museum holds over 110,000 objects, which includes 87 Japanese National Treasure...
  
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  - formerly Tokyo National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum
    Independent Administrative Institution National Museum
    Independent Administrative Institution National Museum was the official name of the corporate entity created by the Japanese government in 2001 by merging three formerly independent national museums—the Tokyo National Museum, the Kyoto National Museum, and the Nara National Museum...
    
    , 2001.
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Kyoto National Museum
  Kyoto National Museum
  The is one of the three formerly imperially-mandated art museums in Japan. The museum is located in Higashiyama Ward in Kyoto. The collections of the Kyoto National Museum focus on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art....
  
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  Kyoto National Museum
  The is one of the three formerly imperially-mandated art museums in Japan. The museum is located in Higashiyama Ward in Kyoto. The collections of the Kyoto National Museum focus on pre-modern Japanese and Asian art....
  
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  - formerly Kyoto National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Nara National Museum
  Nara National Museum
  The is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan.-Introduction:The Nara National Museum is located in Nara, which was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. Katayama Tōkuma designed the original building, which is a representative Western-style building of the Meiji period and has been...
  
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  Nara National Museum
  The is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan.-Introduction:The Nara National Museum is located in Nara, which was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. Katayama Tōkuma designed the original building, which is a representative Western-style building of the Meiji period and has been...
  
  ), 2007.
  - formerly Nara National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Kyushu National Museum
  Kyushu National Museum
  The opened on October 16, 2005 in Dazaifu near Fukuoka -- the first new national museum in Japan in over 100 years, and the first to elevate the focus on history over art. The distinct modern impression created by the architectural facade is mirrored in the Museum's use of technological...
  
  , 2007.
  - formerly Kyushu National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2005.
- National Research Institute for Cultural Heritage, Tokyo
  Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties
  One of the two research institutes in Japan that are comprised by the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, an independent administrative institution created in 2001...
  
  , 2007.
  - formerly National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo
    Tokyo Research Institute for Cultural Properties
    One of the two research institutes in Japan that are comprised by the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, an independent administrative institution created in 2001...
    
    , 2001.
- National Research Institute for Cultural Heritage, Nara
  Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties
  One of two research institutes that comprise the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, an independent administrative institution created in 2001. Established in 1972, the is located in the city of Nara, Japan with branches elsewhere in Nara prefecture...
  
  , 2001.
  - formerly National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara
    Nara Research Institute for Cultural Properties
    One of two research institutes that comprise the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, an independent administrative institution created in 2001. Established in 1972, the is located in the city of Nara, Japan with branches elsewhere in Nara prefecture...
    
    , 2001.
- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
  National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
  The in Tokyo, Japan, is the foremost museum collecting and exhibiting contemporary Japanese art.This Tokyo museum is also known by the English acronym MOMAT...
  
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  National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
  The in Tokyo, Japan, is the foremost museum collecting and exhibiting contemporary Japanese art.This Tokyo museum is also known by the English acronym MOMAT...
  
  ), 2001.
  - Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, 2001.
  - National Film Center
    National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
    The in Tokyo, Japan, is the foremost museum collecting and exhibiting contemporary Japanese art.This Tokyo museum is also known by the English acronym MOMAT...
    
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    National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
    The in Tokyo, Japan, is the foremost museum collecting and exhibiting contemporary Japanese art.This Tokyo museum is also known by the English acronym MOMAT...
    
    ), 2001.
- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Western Art
  The National Museum of Western Art
  The is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition.The Museum is located in the museum and zoo complex in Ueno Park in Taito, central Tokyo. This popular Tokyo museum is also known by the English acronym NMWA .-NMWA history:The NMWA was established on...
  
  (NMWA
  The National Museum of Western Art
  The is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition.The Museum is located in the museum and zoo complex in Ueno Park in Taito, central Tokyo. This popular Tokyo museum is also known by the English acronym NMWA .-NMWA history:The NMWA was established on...
  
  ), 2001.
- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
  National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
  The is an art museum in Kyoto, Japan.This Kyoto museum is also known by the English acronym MoMAK .-MoMAK history:...
  
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- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Art, Osaka
  National Museum of Art, Osaka
  The is a subterranean Japanese art museum located on the island of Nakanoshima, located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, about 5 minutes west of Higobashi Station in central Osaka....
  
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- National Institute of Special Needs Education.
- Fisheries Research Agency.
- Public Works Research Institute.
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization.
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency
  Japan Atomic Energy Agency
  The was formed October 1, 2005 by a merger of two previous semi-governmental organizations. While it inherited the activities of both PNC and JAERI, it also inherited the nickname of JAERI, "Genken" 原研, an abbreviated word for "nuclear research"....
  
  (JAEA
  Japan Atomic Energy Agency
  The was formed October 1, 2005 by a merger of two previous semi-governmental organizations. While it inherited the activities of both PNC and JAERI, it also inherited the nickname of JAERI, "Genken" 原研, an abbreviated word for "nuclear research"....
  
  ), 2005.
- RIKEN
  RIKEN
  is a large natural sciences research institute in Japan. Founded in 1917, it now has approximately 3000 scientists on seven campuses across Japan, the main one in Wako, just outside Tokyo...
  
  (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research).
- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences.
- National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health.
- National Archives of Japan
  National Archives of Japan
  The preserve Japanese government documents and historical records and make them available to the public. Although Japan's reverence for its unique history and art is well documented and illustrated by collections of art and documents, there is almost no archivist tradition...
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation
  Japan Bank for International Cooperation
  The , also known by its acronym, JBIC, is a Japanese public financial institution and export credit agency, and was created on October 1, 1999, through the merging of the Japan Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund ....
  
  (JBIC
  Japan Bank for International Cooperation
  The , also known by its acronym, JBIC, is a Japanese public financial institution and export credit agency, and was created on October 1, 1999, through the merging of the Japan Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund ....
  
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- Japan International Cooperation Agency
  Japan International Cooperation Agency
  The Japan International Cooperation Agency is an independent governmental agency that coordinates official development assistance for the government of Japan...
  
  (JICA
  Japan International Cooperation Agency
  The Japan International Cooperation Agency is an independent governmental agency that coordinates official development assistance for the government of Japan...
  
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- Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
  Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
  , also known as JOGMEC, is a Japanese government Independent Administrative Institution which was created in 2004 when the former Japan National Oil Corporation merged with the former Metal Mining Agency of Japan.-History:...
  
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  Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
  , also known as JOGMEC, is a Japanese government Independent Administrative Institution which was created in 2004 when the former Japan National Oil Corporation merged with the former Metal Mining Agency of Japan.-History:...
  
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Japanese Law Translation, Law/Term/Context search site(Ministry of Justice, Japan
Ministry of Justice (Japan)
The is one of Ministries of the Japanese government.-Meiji Constitution:The Ministry of Justice was established under the Constitution of the Empire of Japan in 1871 as the .-Constitution of Japan:...

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