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.

See Japan on the IEPA ↗

1,780 research organizations

• Toyohashi International Association
  Research organization · Toyohashi · toyohashi-tia.or.jp
• Toyonaka Medical Association
  Research organization · Toyonaka · toyonaka.osaka.med.or.jp
• Ube-kohsan Central Hospital Corp
  Research organization · Ube · ube-hp.or.jp
• Uehara Memorial Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · ueharazaidan.or.jp
• Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education
  Research organization · Tokyo · rinri.or.jp
• Unijapan
  Research organization · Tokyo · unijapan.org
• Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers
  Research organization · Tokyo · juse.or.jp
• University hospital Medical Information Network
  Research organization · Tokyo · umin.ac.jp
• Urawa Medical Association
  Research organization · Saitama · urawa-med.or.jp
• UTMS Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · utms.or.jp
• Variable Star Observers League in Japan
  Research organization · Anan · ananscience.jp
• Vehicle Games Public Utility Foundation Memorial Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · vecof.or.jp
• Viral Hepatitis Research Foundation of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · vhfj.or.jp
• Wagyu Registry Association
  Research organization · Kyoto · cus4.zwtk.or.jp
• Wakakusa-Tatsuma Rehabilitation Hospital
  Research organization · Osaka · wakakoukai.or.jp
• Wakayama City Culture and Sports Promotion Foundation
  Research organization · Wakayama · w-bunkasports.com
• Water Re-use Promotion Center
  Research organization · Tokyo · wrpc.jp
• Waterfront Vitalization and Environment Research Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · wave.or.jp
• WHO Association of Japan
  Research organization · Osaka · japan-who.or.jp
• Wild Bird Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · wbsj.org
• Wonderful Aging Club
  Research organization · Tokyo · wac.or.jp
• Wood Technological Association of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · jwta.or.jp
• World Wide Fund for Nature Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · wwf.or.jp
• Yamada Science Foundation
  Research organization · Osaka · yamadazaidan.jp
• Yamagata Promotional Organization for Industrial Technology
  Research organization · Yamagata · ynet.or.jp
• Yamaguchi Endocrine Research Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · yamaguchi-endocrine.org
• Yamaha Music Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · yamaha-mf.or.jp
• Yamanashi Institute for Public Health and Environment
  Research organization · Kōfu-shi · pref.yamanashi.jp
• Yamanashi International Association
  Research organization · Kofu · yia.or.jp
• Yamanashi Research Institute
  Research organization · Kofu · yafo.or.jp
• Yasuda Memorial Medical Foundation
  Research organization · Sumiyoshi-ku · yasuda-mf.or.jp
• YEZO Deer Association
  Research organization · Ebetsu · yezodeer.org
• YMCA Nagasaki
  Research organization · Nagasaki · nagasaki-ymca.or.jp
• Yokohama Arts Foundation
  Research organization · Yokohama · p.yafjp.org
• Yokohama City Furusato History Foundation
  Research organization · Yokohama · yokohama-history.org
• Yokohama Foundation for Advancement of Medical Science
  Research organization · Yokohama · igakuz.sakura.ne.jp
• Yokohama Medical Associations
  Research organization · Yokohama · yokohama.kanagawa.med.or.jp
• Yokohama Minatomirai
  Research organization · Yokohama · ymm21.jp
• Yokohama Sports Association
  Research organization · Yokohama · www3.yspc.or.jp
• Yokohama Welfare Service Association
  Research organization · Yokohama · hama-wel.or.jp
• Yu-cho Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · yu-cho-f.jp
• Yuri Kumiai General Hospital
  Research organization · Yurihonjō · yuri-hospital.honjo.akita.jp
• Zao dairy center
  Research organization · Zaō · zao-cheese.or.jp
• Zengin Foundation for Studies on Economics and Finance
  Research organization · Tokyo · zenginzaidan.jp
• Aichi Blood Disease Research Foundation
  Research organization · Nagoya
• Aichi Human Service Center
  Research organization · Kasugai
• Association of Agriculture and Forestry Statistics
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Chemical Materials Evaluation and Research Base
  Research organization · Tsukuba
• Comfort Index Lab
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Council for Nuclear Fuel Cycle
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Electronic Commerce Security Technology Research Association
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Foundation for Asian Management Development
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Foundation for the Arts, Nagoya
  Research organization · Nagoya
• Global Water Recycling and Reuse Solution Technology Research & Association
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Goethe-Gesellschaft in Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Greater-Kanto Industrial Advancement Center
  Research organization · Tokyo
• International Foundation for Information Technology
  Research organization · Tokyo
• International Media Research Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Art Association
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Association for Educational Broadcasting
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Association For Mathematical Sciences
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Atherosclerosis Research Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Camera Industry Institute
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Consulting Institute
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Designers Association
  Research organization · Kyoto
• Japan Family Care Association
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Leprosy Mission
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Offshore Design & Engineering Platform Technology & Engineering Research Association
  Research organization · Musashino
• Japan Overseas Medical Fund
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Overseas Plantation Promotion Center
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Private School Promotion Foundation
  Research organization · Dormant · Tokyo
• Japan Research Industries and Industrial Technology Association
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Society for Reproductive Medicine
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan SOHO Association
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Technology Research Association of Artifical Photosynthetic Chemical Process
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Technology Transfer Association
  Research organization · Ageo
• Japan Telephone Association
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Volleyball Association
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Japan Wellness Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Kyoto Comparative Law Center
  Research organization · Kyoto
• Kyushu Industrial Advancement Center
  Research organization · Fukuoka
• Moriya Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Nagano Techno Foundation
  Research organization · Dormant · Nagano
• Naka Medical Association
  Research organization · Naka
• NHK Engineering System, Inc.
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Ono Medical Research Foundation
  Research organization · Osaka
• Osaka Prefectural Management Foundation
  Research organization · Suita
• Research Association of Automotive Components and Technology
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Research Association of High-Throughput Design and Development for Advanced Functional Materials
  Research organization · Tsukuba
• Rural Finance Research Institute
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Stem Cell Evaluation Technology Research Association
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Technology Research Association of Highly Efficient Gene Design
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Technology Research Association of Magnetic Materials for High-Efficiency Motors
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Technology Research Association of Secure IoT Edge application based on RISC-V Open architecture
  Research organization · Tokyo
• THE Economic Research Center Of Niigata
  Research organization · Niigata
• The Medical and Pharmacological Research Center Foundation
  Research organization · Dormant · Hakui
• The Society of Non-Traditional Technology
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Thermal and Nuclear Power Engineering Society
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Thermal Management Materials and technology Research Association
  Research organization · Tokyo
• Vector Magnetic Characteristic Technical Lavoratory
  Research organization · Hino

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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