Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (日本学術振興会, Nihon Gakujutsu Shinkō Kai, JSPS) is an Independent Administrative Institution in Japan, established for the purpose of contributing to the advancement of science in all fields of the natural and social sciences and the humanities.^[1]

History

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science was founded in 1932 as a non-profit foundation through an endowment granted by Emperor Shōwa. JSPS became a quasi-governmental organization in 1967 under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Monbusho), and after 2001 under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. In 2003, JSPS entered a new phase with its conversion to an Independent Administrative Institution. This new administrative configuration is intended to become a step towards improving the effectiveness and efficiency of JSPS's management, which in turn should help to improve the quality of the services which are offered to individual researchers, universities, and research institutes.^[1]

Publications

A number of publications are made available under the imprimatur of JSPS:^[1]

• Gakujutsu Geppo (Japanese Scientific Monthly), a monthly magazine containing scientific readings and articles on Japanese science policy and on scientific activities and research trends in governmental and academic organizations in Japan.
• Information re: Japanese universities, research institutions, and their various research activities.
• Scientific books.

See also

• List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)
• List of National Laboratories (Japan)
• Mathematical Society of Japan
• Japan Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Japan Society of Applied Physics

References

External links

• JSPS, web page (in English)
• JSPS, web page (in Japanese)

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Incorporated Administrative Agencies in Japan

• There are 102 institutions as of April 1, 2012. Bold institutions employ national public servants.

Cabinet Office

• National Archives of Japan
• ja:Northern Territories Issue Association
• ja:National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan

Ministry of
Internal Affairs
and
Communications

• National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
• ja:National Statistics Center
• ja:Public Foundation for Peace and Consolation
• ja:Management Organization for Postal Savings and Postal Life Insurance

Ministry of
Foreign Affairs

• Japan International Cooperation Agency
• Japan Foundation

Ministry of
Finance

• ja:National Research Institute of Brewing
• Japan Mint
• National Printing Bureau
• Commemorative Organization for the Japan World Exposition '70

Ministry of
Education,
Culture,
Sports,
Science and
Technology

• ja:National Institute of Special Education
• National Center for University Entrance Examinations
• ja:National Institution For Youth Education
• ja:National Women's Education Center
• National Museum of Nature and Science
• National Institute for Materials Science
• ja:National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention
• ja:National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
• National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
• ja:National Institute of Radiological Sciences
• 
  ja:National Center for Teachers' Development
• Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
• RIKEN
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
• ja:National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health
• Japan Arts Council
• ja:Japan Student Services Organization
• Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
• ja:Institute of National Colleges of Technology
• National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
• Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Ministry of
Health,
Labour, and
Welfare

• ja:National Institute of Health and Nutrition
• ja:National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
• ja:Organization for Workers Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid
• ja:Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job
  Seekers
• ja:Welfare And Medical Service Agency
• ja:National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono
• Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
• ja:Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization
• ja:National Hospital Organization
• ja:Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency
• 
  ja:National Institute of Biomedical Innovation
• ja:Readjustment of Facilities for Insured Persons and Beneficiaries Organization
• Government Pension Investment Fund
• ja:National Cancer Center
• ja:National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital
• ja:National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
• ja:National Center for Global Health and Medicine
• ja:National Center for Child Health and Development
• ja:National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontrogy

Ministry of
Agriculture,
Forestry and
Fisheries

• ja:Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center
• ja:National Center for Seeds and Seedlings
• ja:National Livestock Breeding Center
• ja:National Fisheries University
• ja:National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
• ja:National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
• ja:National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
• ja:Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
• ja:Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
• ja:Fisheries Research Agency
• ja:Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation
• ja:Farmer's Pension Fund
• ja:Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Credit Foundations

Ministry of
Economy,
Trade and
Industry

• ja:Information-Technology Promotion Agency
• ja:Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
• ja:National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training
• Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
• National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
• New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
• Japan External Trade Organization
• ja:Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization
• ja:Information-technology Promotion Agency
• 
  Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
• ja:Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation

Ministry of
Land,
Infrastructure,
Transport
and Tourism

• ja:Public Works Research Institute
• ja:Building Research Institute
• ja:National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory
• ja:National Maritime Research Institute
• ja:Port and Airport Research Institute
• ja:Electronic Navigation Research Institute
• ja:National Institute for Sea Training
• ja:Marine Technical Education Agency
• ja:Civil Aviation College
• ja:National Agency of Vehicle Inspection:
• Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
• Japan National Tourism Organization
• ja:Japan Water Agency
• ja:National Agency for Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid
• ja:Organization for Environment Improvement around International Airports
• ja:Maritime Disaster Prevention Center
• ja:Urban Renaissance Agency
• ja:Fund for the Promotion and Development of the Amami Islands
• ja:Japan Expressway Holding and Debt Repayment Agency
• 
  ja:Japan Housing Finance Agency

Ministry of the
Environment

• ja:National Institute for Environmental Studies
• ja:Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency

Ministry of
Defense

• ja:Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees

Related topics

• ja:Act on General Rules for Independent Administrative Agency
• List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan
• ja:Japanese administrative reforms
• ja:Government Revitalization Unit
• ja:Japanese government program review
• ja:Japanese extra-governmental organizations