The identifies a special type of legal entity in Japan. There are about 100 of these semi-governmental entities, including
Building Research Institute, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Electronic Navigation Research Institute
Equine Research Institute, JRA
Fisheries Research Agency
Forest Tree Breeding Center
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences Japan Mint Japan National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), 2004. Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Japan Sewage Works Agency Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Marine Technical College National Agriculture and Food Research Organization National Archives of Japan (NAJ) National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences National Institute for Environmental Studies National Institute for Materials Science National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) National Institute of Health and Nutrition National Institute of Information and Communications Technology National Institute of Radiological Sciences National Maritime Research Institute Kyoto National Museum (KNM) Kyushu National Museum Nara National Museum (NNM) Tokyo National Museum (TNM) Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT) National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention National Research Institute of Brewing (NRIB) National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories Port and Airport Research Institute Public Works Research Institute RIKEN (Institute of Physical and Chemical Research)
Related pages
Independent Administrative Institution
List of National Laboratories (Japan)