Japan innovation ecosystem

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 8,379 innovation ecosystem organizations in Japan, including 2,499 corporate R&D centers, 2,362 universities and research institutes and 1,780 research organizations.

The largest concentrations are in Tokyo (2,309), Osaka (301) and Kyoto (204).

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

See Japan on the IEPA ↗

8,379 organizations

• 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
• Astellas Pharma (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · astellas.com
• ASTI Corporation (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Hamamatsu · asti.co.jp
• Astom R&D (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Bunkyō-ku · astom.co.jp
• AstraZeneca (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Osaka · astrazeneca.co.jp
• Astro Design, Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Ōta · astrodesign.co.jp
• Astrobiology Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · abc-nins.jp
• Astronomical Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · asj.or.jp
• Asunaroaoki Construction Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Minato · aaconst.co.jp
• Atago Hospital
  Health research · Kochi · atago-hp.or.jp
• Atmark Techno, Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kita Ku · atmark-techno.com
• Atom Medical (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · atomed.co.jp
• Atomi University
  University or research institute · Saitama · atomi.ac.jp
• Atomic Energy Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · aesj.net
• ATOX Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Nishi-ku · atox.co.jp
• Atsugi City Hospital
  Health research · Atsugi · atsugicity-hp.jp
• Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · aisf.or.jp
• Attain Corporation (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kōtō City · attainj.co.jp
• au Asset Management Corporation
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · kddi-am.com
• Aubex Corporation (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Sumida · aubex.co.jp
• AURA-J
  Research organization · Tokyo · ora-j.com
• Aureo (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · aureo.co.jp
• Autism Society Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · autism.or.jp
• Autoliv (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Yokohama · autoliv.jp
• Automobile Business Association of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · aba-j.or.jp
• AutoNetworks Technologies (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Yokkaichi · autonetworks.co.jp
• AVIX, Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Chuo · avix.co.jp
• AWA Paper MFG. Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokushima · awapaper.co.jp
• Axcelead Drug Discovery Partners Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Fujisawa · axcelead-hd.com
• Azabu University
  University or research institute · Sagamihara · azabu-u.ac.jp
• Azbil (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · azbil.com
• Azden Corporation (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Mitaka-shi · azden.co.jp
• Azmax Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Ichihara · azmax.co.jp
• Azumi Hospital
  Health research · Ōmachi · azumi-ghp.jp
• B.E.MARUBISHI Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Chiyoda City · bemarubishi.co.jp
• Baba Memorial Hospital
  Health research · Osaka · pegasus.or.jp
• Baika Women's University
  University or research institute · Ibaraki · baika.ac.jp
• Baiko Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Shimonoseki · baiko.ac.jp
• Bandai Namco (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · bandainamco.co.jp
• Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Minato · bandainamcoent.co.jp
• Bando Chemical Industries (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kobe · bando.co.jp
• Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Chuo-ku · bandogrp.com
• Bank of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · boj.or.jp
• Battery Association of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · baj.or.jp
• Bayer (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · bayer.jp
• Beacle Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Shinjuku · beacle.shop
• BEENOS Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Shinagawa City · beenos.com
• Benesse Educational Research and Development Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · berd.benesse.jp
• Benesse Holdings (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Okayama · benesse-hd.co.jp
• Beppu Medical Center
  Health research · Beppu · beppu-iryou.jp
• Beppu Mizobe Gakuen College
  University or research institute · Beppu · mizobe.ac.jp
• Beppu University
  University or research institute · Beppu · beppu-u.ac.jp
• Berurando General Hospital
  Health research · Sakai · seichokai.or.jp
• BGI Group (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kobe · bgi.com
• Bicycling Popularization Association of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · bpaj.or.jp
• Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution
  University or research institute · Saitama · naro.affrc.go.jp
• BioBank Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · biobankjp.org
• Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Nishi-ku · biofermin.co.jp
• Biomaster, Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Naka Ku · biomaster.jp
• Biomatrix Research Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Nagareyama · biomatrix.co.jp
• BioNet Lab (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · bio-net.co.jp
• Biotherapy Institute of Japan
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bij-net.com
• Bisei Astronomical Observatory
  University or research institute · Ibara · bao.go.jp
• Biwako Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Ōmihachiman · newton.ac.jp
• Biwako Gakuin University Junior College
  University or research institute · Higashiōmi-shi · biwakogakuin.ac.jp
• Biwako Professional University of Rehabilitation
  University or research institute · Higashiōmi-shi · bpur.aino.ac.jp
• Biwako Seikei Sport College
  University or research institute · Ōtsu · biwako-seikei.jp
• Blood Products Research Organization
  Research organization · Tokyo · jbpo.or.jp
• Blue Sea and Green Land Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · bgf.or.jp
• BMG (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kyoto · bmg-inc.com
• BML (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · bml.co.jp
• Board of Education Mino Education Office
  University or research institute · Mino · pref.gifu.lg.jp
• Boehringer Ingelheim (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · boehringer-ingelheim.jp
• Boiler & Crane Safety Association
  Research organization · Tokyo · bcsa.or.jp
• Boken Quality Evaluation Institute
  Research organization · Osaka · boken.or.jp
• Boso no Mura
  Organization · Chiba · chiba-muse.or.jp
• BOSO OIL & FAT Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Chuo · boso.co.jp
• Boston Scientific Japan K.K. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · bostonscientific.com
• Botanic Gardens of Toyama
  Organization · Toyama · bgtym.org
• Bourbon Corporation (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kashiwazaki · bourbon.co.jp
• BoZo Research Center (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · bozo.co.jp
• Brainvision Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Itabashi · brainvision.co.jp
• Breastopia Namba Hospital
  Health research · Miyazaki · breastopia.or.jp
• Brewing Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · jozo.or.jp
• Bridge Of Nucleic Acids Chemistry (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kurume · bonac.com
• Bridgestone (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · bridgestone.com
• BrightPath Biotherapeutics (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kurume · brightpathbio.com
• Bristol-Myers Squibb (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · bms.com
• British American Tobacco (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · batj.com
• Broadcast Programming Center of Japan
  Research organization · Yokohama · bpcj.or.jp
• Brother Industries (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Nagoya · brother.com
• Brother Industries, Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Mizuho-ku · global.brother
• Building Maintenance & Management Center
  Research organization · Tokyo · bmmc.or.jp
• Building Research Institute
  Research organization · Tsukuba · kenken.go.jp
• Bukkyo University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · bukkyo-u.ac.jp
• Bunka Fashion Graduate University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bfgu-bunka.ac.jp
• Bunka Gakuen Nagano Technical College
  University or research institute · Nagano · bga.gakuen-nagano.ac.jp
• Bunka Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Sayama · bunka.ac.jp
• Bunka Shutter Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tomigusuku-shi · bunka-s.co.jp
• Bunka Womens University Muroran Junior College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Muroran · buntan-dousoukai.jp
• Bunkyo Furusato History Museum
  Organization · Tokyo · city.bunkyo.lg.jp
• Bunkyo Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · u-bunkyo.ac.jp
• Bunkyo University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bunkyo.ac.jp
• Bunri University of Hospitality
  University or research institute · Sayama · bunri-c.ac.jp
• Bunsei University of Art
  University or research institute · Utsunomiya · bunsei.ac.jp
• Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute
  Research organization · Osaka · blhrri.org
• Business Breakthrough University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bbt.ac
• Business Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bri.or.jp
• C-TECH Corporation (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Minato · ctechcorp.co.jp
• C.I. Takiron Corporation (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kita · takiron-ci.co.jp
• C.UYEMURA Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Memuro-minami · uyemura.co.jp
• C&A Corporation (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Aoba · c-and-a.jp
• Cabinet Office
  Government or public body · Tokyo · cao.go.jp

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Categories

• Corporate R&D centers in Japan 2,499
• Universities and research institutes in Japan 2,362
• Research organizations in Japan 1,780
• Health research organizations in Japan 1,269
• Government and public bodies in Japan 224
• Other organizations in Japan 200
• Fab labs and makerspaces in Japan 26
• Science and technology parks in Japan 13

Cities

• Tokyo 2,309
• Osaka 301
• Kyoto 204
• Nagoya 128
• Yokohama 122
• Kobe 112
• Minato 108
• Sapporo 107
• Chuo 97
• Fukuoka 97
• Chiyoda City 90
• Chiba 82
• Tsukuba 78
• Saitama 72
• Sendai 71
• Kawasaki 61
• Hiroshima 60
• Okayama 54
• Nagano 52
• Niigata 49
• Kumamoto 48
• Gifu 47
• Kanazawa 47
• Akita 39
• Hamamatsu 38
• Shinjuku 38
• Takamatsu 38
• Shizuoka 37
• Kitakyushu 36
• Nara 36
• Wakayama 35
• Maebashi 34
• Utsunomiya 34
• Okazaki 33
• Kagoshima 32
• Nagasaki 32
• Hachiōji 31
• Ōita 30
• Shinagawa City 30
• Tokushima 30
• Fukui-shi 29
• Sakai 29
• Toyama 29
• Kita 28
• Miyazaki 28
• Shibuya City 28
• Fukushima 27
• Kochi 27
• Matsuyama 27
• Saga 27
• Mito 26
• Takasaki 26
• Bunkyō-ku 25
• Kurashiki 25
• Yamaguchi 25
• Fujisawa 24
• Ibaraki 24
• Tsu 24
• Kofu 23
• Toyonaka 23
• Himeji 22
• Nagaoka 22
• Suita 22
• Yamagata 22
• Atsugi 21
• Okinawa 21
• Amagasaki 20
• Fukuyama 20
• Nishinomiya 20
• Toyota 20
• Aomori 19
• Hakodate 19
• Ōta 19
• Kōtō City 18
• Morioka 18
• Ōtsu 18
• Taitō City 18
• Kashiwa 17
• Tottori-shi 17
• Itabashi 16
• Matsue 16
• Naha 16
• Nishi-ku 16
• Setagaya City 16
• Takatsuki 16
• Toyohashi 16
• Yokkaichi 16
• Yokosuka 16
• Kurume 15
• Toshima 15
• Kōriyama 14
• Matsudo 14
• Sumida 14
• Hirosaki 13
• Ichinomiya 13
• Matsumoto 13
• Sagamihara 13
• Ube 13
• Akashi 12
• Iwaki 12
• Kawagoe 12
• Kawaguchi 12
• Naka 12
• Ueda 12
• Asahikawa 11
• Hirakata 11
• Kasugai 11
• Kushiro 11
• Meguro City 11
• Sayama 11
• Yodogawa Ku 11
• Funabashi 10
• Hachinohe 10
• Kakogawa 10
• Kamakura 10
• Kariya 10
• Kōhoku-ku 10
• Machida 10
• Ōgaki 10
• Suginami 10
• Takarazuka 10
• Beppu 9
• Chigasaki 9
• Chōfu-shi 9
• Ebetsu 9
• Edogawa 9
• Hanamaki 9
• Iizuka 9
• Itami 9
• Jōetsu 9
• Kure 9
• Musashino 9
• Nakagyō Ku 9
• Nakano City 9
• Odawara 9
• Sasebo 9
• Shimonoseki 9
• Suzuka 9
• Uji 9
• Dazaifu 8
• Gamagōri 8
• Hakata 8