List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan

List of Incorporated Administrative Agencies in Japan identifies a number of semi-official entities which operate independently from its bureaucracy. Each of the following were created pursuant the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Law No. 103 of 1999, modified in 2014).^[1]

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The Open University of Japan.^[2]

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Japan).^[3]
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2001.^[12]
- formerly Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (former AIST) in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI),^[12] which encompassed the following:

National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE), 2004.^[13]
Center for National University Finance and Management.
National Institute for Materials Science. (NIMS)^[3]
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences.^[3]
National Maritime Research Institute.^[3]
Port and Airport Research Institute.^[3]
National Research Institute of Brewing (NRIB).^[3]
National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory.^[3]
National Women's Education Center of Japan (NWEC).^[3]
National Museum of Nature and Science.^[3]
National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics.
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Tokyo National Museum (TNM), 2007.^[14]
- formerly Tokyo National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.^[15]
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Kyoto National Museum, (KNM) 2007.^[14]
- formerly Kyoto National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.^[15]
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Nara National Museum (NNM), 2007.^[14]
- formerly Nara National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.^[15]
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Kyushu National Museum, 2007.^[14]
- formerly Kyushu National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2005.^[15]
National Research Institute for Cultural Heritage, Tokyo, 2007.^[14]
- formerly National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, 2001.^[14]
National Research Institute for Cultural Heritage, Nara, 2001.^[14]
- formerly National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara, 2001.^[14]
National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT), 2001.^[16]
- Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, 2001.^[16]
- National Film Center (NFC), 2001.^[16]
National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Western Art (NMWA), 2001.^[17]
National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.^[3]
National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Art, Osaka.^[3]
National Institute of Special Needs Education.^[3]
Fisheries Research Agency.^[3]
Public Works Research Institute.^[18]
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization.^[3]
National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health Japan Institute of Sports Sciences.^[3]
National Archives of Japan^[19]
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (REITI).^[3]
RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research).^[3]
Urban Renaissance Agency^[20]

Notes

^ Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Tentative translation), Ministry of Justice (Japan)
^ List of Host Institutions at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. "National Institute of Multimedia Education" was closed and took over its business to the Open University in Japan in 2009 .
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad Potential Host Institutions in Japan at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
^ JAXA history
^ JAEA history
^ ^a ^b Katada, Saori N., Hanns Maull and Takashi Inoguchi. (2004). Global Governance: Germany and Japan in the International System, p. 188.
^ Jain, Purnendra. (2005). Japan's Subnational Governments in International Affairs, p. 47.
^ JOGMEC: About us, history.
^ JSPS, web page (English)
^ NICT history
^ Daigaku Nyushi Center website (in Japanese)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r AIST history
^ NIAD-UE historical Sketch
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k IAI National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. (2007). Outline, PDF/p. 5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d IAI National Museum. (2005). Mandate, PDF/pp. 4-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c MOMAT outline
^ NMWA history
^ Takeuchi, Kuniyoshi. (2006). "ICHARM calls for an alliance for localism to manage the risk of water-related disasters," Frontiers in Flood Research: Le Point de la Recherche Sur Les Crues, p. 197.
^ National Archives of Japan, outline, 2001.
^ Urban Renaissance Agency Profile

References

Jain, Purnendra. (2005). Japan's Subnational Governments in International Affairs. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-33367-2
Katada, Saori N., Hanns Maull and Takashi Inoguchi. (2004). Global Governance: Germany and Japan in the International System. Aldershot, Hants: Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7546-4142-1 OCLC: 53831566

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[AGRIAA-JPN-1] Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies (Tentative translation), Ministry of Justice (Japan)

[JSPS-HOST-2] List of Host Institutions at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. "National Institute of Multimedia Education" was closed and took over its business to the Open University in Japan in 2009 .

[JSPS-IAI1-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad Potential Host Institutions in Japan at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

[4] JAXA history

[5] JAEA history

[katada-6] Katada, Saori N., Hanns Maull and Takashi Inoguchi. (2004). Global Governance: Germany and Japan in the International System, p. 188.

[7] Jain, Purnendra. (2005). Japan's Subnational Governments in International Affairs, p. 47.

[8] JOGMEC: About us, history.

[9] JSPS, web page (English)

[10] NICT history

[11] Daigaku Nyushi Center website (in Japanese)

[AIST-IAI1-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r AIST history

[NIAD-UE1-13] NIAD-UE historical Sketch

[IAIreport2007-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k IAI National Institutes for Cultural Heritage. (2007). Outline, PDF/p. 5.

[IAI05report4-15] IAI National Museum. (2005). Mandate, PDF/pp. 4-17.

[MOMAT-IAI2-16] MOMAT outline

[17] NMWA history

[18] Takeuchi, Kuniyoshi. (2006). "ICHARM calls for an alliance for localism to manage the risk of water-related disasters," Frontiers in Flood Research: Le Point de la Recherche Sur Les Crues, p. 197.

[19] National Archives of Japan, outline, 2001.

[20] Urban Renaissance Agency Profile

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v t e 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

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