List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)
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List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan) identifies a number of government created entities in Japan which operate independently from the government bureaucracy.[1] Each of the following were created pursuant the Japan's "Law concerning the General Rules of Independent Administrative Institutions" (Law No. 103 of 1999).[2]
- Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
- National Center for University Entrance Examinations.[3]
- National Institute of Multimedia Education.[1]
- National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE), 2004.[2]
- Center for National University Finance and Management.[1]
- National Institute for Materials Science.[1]
- National Maritime Research Institute.[1]
- Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry.[1]
- Port and Airport Research Institute.[1]
- National Research Institute of Brewing (NRIB).[1]
- National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory.[1]
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute.[1]
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), 2003.[4]
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).[1]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2003.[5]
- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT).[1]2004.[6]
- Japan Agency for marine-Earth Science and Technology.[1]
- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences.[1]
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention.[1]
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences.[1]
- National Institute for Environmental Studies.[1]
- Building Research Institute.[1]
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute.[1]
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition.[1]
- Forest Tree Breeding Center.[1]
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Japan).[1]
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2001.[7]
- formerly Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (former AIST) in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI),[7] which encompassed the following:
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- Hokkaido National Industrial Research Institute.[7]
- Tohoku National Industrial Research Institute.[7]
- National Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research.[7]
- National Research Laboratory of Metrology.[7]
- Mechanical Engineering Laboratory.[7]
- National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research.[7]
- National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology.[7]
- Electrotechnical Laboratory.[7]
- Geological Survey of Japan.[7]
- National Institute for Resources and Environment.[7]
- National Industrial Research Institute of Nagoya.[7]
- Osaka National Research Institute.[7]
- Chugoku National Industrial Research Institute.[7]
- Shikoku National Industrial Research Institute.[7]
- Kyushu National Industrial Research Institute.[7]
- MITI Weights and Measures Training Institute.[7]
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences.[1]
- National Women's Education Center, Japan.[1]
- National Museum of Nature and Science.[1]
- National Institute for Japanese Language.[1]
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Tokyo National Museum (TNM), 2007.[8]
- formerly Tokyo National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.[9]
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Kyoto National Museum, (KNM) 2007.[8]
- formerly Kyoto National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.[9]
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Nara National Museum (NNM]), 2007.[8]
- formerly Nara National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.[9]
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Kyushu National Museum, 2007.[8]
- formerly Kyushu National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2005.[9]
- National Research Institute for Cultural Heritage, Tokyo, 2007.[8]
- formerly National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, 2001.[8]
- National Research Institute for Cultural Heritage, Nara, 2001.[8]
- formerly National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara, 2001.[8]
- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT), 2001.[10]
- Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, 2001.[10]
- National Film Center (NFC), 2001.[10]
- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Western Art (NMWA), 2001.[11]
- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.[1]
- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Art, Osaka.[1]
- National Institute of Special Needs Education.[1]
- Fisheries Research Agency.[1]
- Public Works Research Institute.[1]
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization.[1]
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), 2005.[12]
- RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research).[1]
- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences.[1]
- National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: List of Independent Administrative Institutions
- ^ a b NIAD-UE history
- ^ Daigaku Nyushi Center website (in Japanese)
- ^ JAXA history
- ^ JSPS, web page (English)
- ^ NICT history
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r AIST history
- ^ a b c d e f g h IAI National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. (2007). Outline, PDF/p. 5.
- ^ a b c d IAI National Museum. (2005). Mandate, PDF/pp. 4-17.
- ^ a b c MOMAT outline
- ^ NMWA history
- ^ JAEA history
[edit] See also
- Independent Administrative Institutions, 2001
- Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, 2007.[1]
- formerly Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.[1]
- formerly Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, 2001.[1]
- Japan Mint
- Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO)