Research organizations in Japan

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 1,780 research organizations in Japan.

Research organizations carry out scientific and applied research outside the university system, from national laboratories to independent institutes.

The largest concentrations are in Tokyo (1,217), Osaka (69) and Kyoto (47).

Japan scores 61.3 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 42 of 117 economies.

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1,780 research organizations

• 8020 Promotion Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · 8020zaidan.or.jp
• Academic Newtown Community Cable Service
  Research organization · Tsukuba · accs.or.jp
• Advanced Cogeneration and Energy Utilization Center JAPAN
  Research organization · Tokyo · ace.or.jp
• Advanced Hydrogen Energy chain Association for technology Development
  Research organization · Yokohama · ahead.or.jp
• Advanced Machining Technology and Development Association
  Research organization · Tokyo · amtda.or.jp
• Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of Kyoto
  Research organization · Kyoto · astem.or.jp
• Advanced Storage Research Consortium
  Research organization · Tokyo · asrc.idema.org
• Advanced Visual Communication Center
  Research organization · Tokyo · avcc.or.jp
• Aeon Environmental Foundation
  Research organization · Chiba · aeonkankyozaidan.or.jp
• AFS Intercultural Programs
  Research organization · Tokyo · afs.or.jp
• Agricultural and Rural Development Information Center
  Research organization · Tokyo · aric.or.jp
• Agricultural Development and Training Center
  Research organization · Kyoto · agridtc.or.jp
• Agricultural Development Consultants Association
  Research organization · Tokyo · adca.or.jp
• Agricultural Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · dainihon-noukai.or.jp
• Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation
  Research organization · Tokyo · alic.go.jp
• Aichi Arts Center
  Research organization · Nagoya · aac.pref.aichi.jp
• Aichi Association of Medical Techinolotists
  Research organization · Nagoya · aichi-amt.or.jp
• Aichi Construction Association
  Research organization · Nagoya · aikenkyo.or.jp
• Aichi Health Promotion Foundation
  Research organization · Nagoya · ahpf.or.jp
• Aichi International Association
  Research organization · Nagoya · aia.pref.aichi.jp
• Aichi Kidney Foundation
  Research organization · Nagoya · ai-jinzou.or.jp
• Aichi Medical Association
  Research organization · Nagoya · aichi.med.or.jp
• Aichi Medical Foundation of Diagnostic Technology
  Research organization · Nagoya · a-m-foundation.com
• Aichi Science & Technology Foundation
  Research organization · Toyota · astf.or.jp
• Aijinkai Healthcare Corporation
  Research organization · Takatsuki · aijinkai.or.jp
• Aikikai Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · aikikai.or.jp
• Akita International Association
  Research organization · Akita · aiahome.or.jp
• Akita Prefectural Resources Technology Development Organization
  Research organization · Kosaka · amtec.or.jp
• Akiyama Life Science Foundation
  Research organization · Sapporo · akiyama-foundation.org
• All Japan Archery Federation
  Research organization · Tokyo · archery.or.jp
• All Japan Coffee Association
  Research organization · Tokyo · coffee.ajca.or.jp
• All Japan Fishing Association
  Research organization · Tokyo · zenturi-jofi.or.jp
• All Japan Judo Federation
  Research organization · Tokyo · judo.or.jp
• All Japan Labor Welfare Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · zrf.or.jp
• All Japan Real Estate Federation
  Research organization · Tokyo · zennichi.or.jp
• Amada Foundation
  Research organization · Isehara · amada-f.or.jp
• Amagasaki Medical Association
  Research organization · Amagasaki · amagasaki.hyogo.med.or.jp
• Amnesty International Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · amnesty.or.jp
• Anshin Zaidan
  Research organization · Tokyo · anshin-zaidan.or.jp
• Anthropological Society of Nippon
  Research organization · Tokyo · anthropology.jp
• APEF
  Research organization · Tokyo · apefdapf.org
• Arai Science and Technology Promotion Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · arai-f.or.jp
• Architectural Research Association
  Research organization · Kyoto · kenkyo.org
• Artificial Intelligence Research Promotion Foundation
  Research organization · Nagoya · airpf.or.jp
• Arts Flanders Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · flanders.jp
• Asahi Group Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · asahigroup-foundation.com
• Asahikawa Construction Association
  Research organization · Asahikawa · asaken.jp
• Asahikawa Medical Association
  Research organization · Asahikawa · asamed.jp
• Asakusa medical Association
  Research organization · Tokyo · asakusaishikai.jp
• Ashiya Medical Association
  Research organization · Ashiya · ashiya.hyogo.med.or.jp
• Asia Center for Air Pollution Research
  Research organization · Niigata · acap.asia
• Asia Pacific Institute of Research
  Research organization · Osaka · apir.or.jp
• Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO
  Research organization · Tokyo · accu.or.jp
• Asian Growth Research Institute
  Research organization · Kitakyushu · agi.or.jp
• Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology
  Research organization · Kyoto · apscardio.org
• ASrid
  Research organization · Tokyo · asrid.org
• Association for Disaster Prevention Research
  Research organization · Kyoto · bosaikyo.jp
• Association for Health Economics Research and Social Insurance and Welfare
  Research organization · Tokyo · shafuku.jp
• Association for Japanese-Language Teaching
  Research organization · Minato · ajalt.org
• Association for Nuclear Technology in Medicine
  Research organization · Chiba · antm.or.jp
• Association for Rainwater Storage and Infiltration Technology
  Research organization · Tokyo · arsit.or.jp
• Association for Technical Aids, Inc.
  Research organization · Tokyo · www3.techno-aids.or.jp
• Association for Toyonaka Multicultural Symbiosis
  Research organization · Toyonaka · a-atoms.info
• Association of Air Transport Engineering and Research
  Research organization · Tokyo · atec.or.jp
• Association of Building Engineering and Equipment
  Research organization · Tokyo · abee.or.jp
• Association of Copyright for Computer Software
  Research organization · Tokyo · accsjp.or.jp
• Association of Electricity and Telecommunication Engineering for Land and Infrastructure
  Research organization · Tokyo · kendenkyo.or.jp
• Association of International Research Initiatives for Environmental Studies
  Research organization · Tokyo · airies.or.jp
• Association of Japan Sporting Goods Industries
  Research organization · Tokyo · jaspo.org
• Association of Management Consultants in Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · nihonkeieishikai.com
• Association of Media in Digital
  Research organization · Tokyo · amd.or.jp
• Association of Musical Electronics Industry
  Research organization · Tokyo · amei.or.jp
• Association of national social insurance society
  Research organization · Tokyo · zensharen.jp
• Association of New Urban Housing Technology
  Research organization · Tokyo · anuht.or.jp
• Association Of Precise SURVEY&APPLIED Technology
  Research organization · Tokyo · sokugikyo.or.jp
• Association of Radio Industries and Businesses
  Research organization · Tokyo · arib.or.jp
• Association of Super-Advanced Electronics
  Research organization · Dormant · Tokyo · aset.la.coocan.jp
• Association of Urban Housing Sciences
  Research organization · Tokyo · uhs.gr.jp
• Astellas Foundation for Research on Metabolic Disorders
  Research organization · Tokyo · astellas-foundation.or.jp
• Astronomical Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · asj.or.jp
• Atomic Energy Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · aesj.net
• Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · aisf.or.jp
• AURA-J
  Research organization · Tokyo · ora-j.com
• Autism Society Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · autism.or.jp
• Automobile Business Association of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · aba-j.or.jp
• Bank of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · boj.or.jp
• Battery Association of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · baj.or.jp
• Bicycling Popularization Association of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · bpaj.or.jp
• BioBank Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · biobankjp.org
• Blood Products Research Organization
  Research organization · Tokyo · jbpo.or.jp
• Blue Sea and Green Land Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · bgf.or.jp
• Boiler & Crane Safety Association
  Research organization · Tokyo · bcsa.or.jp
• Boken Quality Evaluation Institute
  Research organization · Osaka · boken.or.jp
• Brewing Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · jozo.or.jp
• Broadcast Programming Center of Japan
  Research organization · Yokohama · bpcj.or.jp
• Building Maintenance & Management Center
  Research organization · Tokyo · bmmc.or.jp
• Building Research Institute
  Research organization · Tsukuba · kenken.go.jp
• Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute
  Research organization · Osaka · blhrri.org
• CARE International Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · careintjp.org
• Care Work Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · kaigo-center.or.jp
• Casio Science Promotion Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · casiozaidan.org
• Center for Academic Publications Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · capj.or.jp
• Center for Better Living
  Research organization · Tokyo · cbl.or.jp
• Center for Collaborative Interdisciplinary Sciences
  Research organization · Sendai · ccis.tohoku.org
• Center for Development of Power Supply Regions
  Research organization · Tokyo · dengen.or.jp
• Center for Environmental Information Science
  Research organization · Tokyo · ceis.or.jp
• Center For Housing Renovation and Dispute Settlement Support
  Research organization · Tokyo · chord.or.jp
• Center for Research and Promotion of Japanese Islands
  Research organization · Tokyo · nijinet.or.jp
• Central Electric Club
  Research organization · Osaka · chuodenki-club.or.jp
• Central Japan Industries
  Research organization · Nagoya · chusanren.or.jp
• Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
  Research organization · Tokyo · criepi.denken.or.jp
• Central Research Services, Inc.
  Research organization · Tokyo · crs.or.jp
• Ceramic Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · ceramic.or.jp
• Charitable Trust Fund for Ophthalmic Research in Commemoration of Santen Pharmaceutical's Founder
  Research organization · Tokyo · santensogyosya-kikin.jp
• Chemical Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · chemistry.or.jp
• Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute
  Research organization · Tokyo · cerij.or.jp
• Chiba City International Association
  Research organization · Chiba · ccia-chiba.or.jp
• Chiba City Lifelong Learning Center
  Research organization · Chiba · kyoikusinko.or.jp
• Chiba Convention Bureau and International Center
  Research organization · Chiba · ccb.or.jp
• Chiba Environment Foundation
  Research organization · Chiba · ckz.jp

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Cities

• Research organizations in Tokyo 1,217
• Research organizations in Osaka 69
• Research organizations in Kyoto 47
• Research organizations in Nagoya 30
• Research organizations in Sapporo 28
• Research organizations in Yokohama 28
• Research organizations in Kobe 21
• Research organizations in Tsukuba 16
• Research organizations in Chiba 15
• Research organizations in Sendai 14
• Research organizations in Fukuoka 12
• Research organizations in Kawasaki 9
• Research organizations in Nagano 8
• Research organizations in Saitama 8
• Research organizations in Maebashi 6
• Research organizations in Mito 6
• Research organizations in Shizuoka 6
• Research organizations in Hiroshima 5
• Research organizations in Kitakyushu 5
• Research organizations in Nagasaki 5
• Research organizations in Naha 5
• Research organizations in Suita 5
• Research organizations in Akita 4
• Research organizations in Hachiōji 4
• Research organizations in Kofu 4
• Research organizations in Musashino 4
• Research organizations in Okayama 4
• Research organizations in Fukushima 3
• Research organizations in Gifu 3
• Research organizations in Hakodate 3
• Research organizations in Kagoshima 3
• Research organizations in Kanazawa 3
• Research organizations in Matsumoto 3
• Research organizations in Niigata 3
• Research organizations in Saga 3
• Research organizations in Sagamihara 3
• Research organizations in Takarazuka 3
• Research organizations in Tokushima 3
• Research organizations in Toyonaka 3
• Research organizations in Utsunomiya 3