R&D labs in Japan
The 311 Institute tracks 332 R&D labs in Japan: 196 research institutes, 60 corporate, 54 government, 20 university and 2 military. Most are in Tokyo, Tsukuba and Kyoto, and the leading organisations include National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, RIKEN and Kyoto University. Their main focus areas are plant science, molecular biology, genetics and food science.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
332labs
266organisations
109cities
324verified
Why these labs matter
Hitachi Research and Development: Japan's industrial digitalisation research.
RIKEN Center for Computational Science (Fugaku): Japan's flagship for supercomputing and AI for science.
Sony AI: Applies AI to games, imaging and robotics.
Toyota Central R&D Labs: Feeds hydrogen, battery and materials technology into Toyota.
University of Tokyo: Japan's leading research university.
All 332 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Liquide Laboratories (Japan)Air Liquide Laboratories (Japan) | Yokosuka, Japan | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry | |
| Amine Pharma Research Institute (Japan)Amine Pharma Research Institute (Japan) | Chūō Ku, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics | |
| Astellas Tsukuba Research CenterAstellas | Tsukuba, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Drug discovery | |
| BoZo Research Center (Japan)BoZo Research Center (Japan) | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Immunology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health | |
| Canon R&DCanon | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Technology | Imaging, Lithography | |
| Chitose Laboratory Corp. (Japan)Chitose Laboratory Corp. (Japan) | Takatsu, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nephrology | |
| Chugai Life Science Park YokohamaChugai | Yokohama, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Antibody engineering | 2023 |
| Chugai Research Institute For Medical Science, Inc. (Japan)Chugai Research Institute For Medical Science, Inc. (Japan) | Yokohama, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Reproductive Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics | 1972 |
| Daiichi Sankyo R&DDaiichi Sankyo | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Antibody-drug conjugates | 2005 |
| Daikin Technology and Innovation CenterDaikin | Settsu, Japan | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | HVAC, Refrigerants | 2015 |
| Denso Global R&DDenso | Kariya, Japan | Corporate Automotive and mobility | Automotive electronics | 1949 |
| DNA Chip Research (Japan)DNA Chip Research (Japan) | Yokohama, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology | 1999 |
| Fujitsu ResearchFujitsu | Kawasaki, Japan | Corporate Technology | AI, Quantum, Supercomputing | |
| Fukuda Crystal Laboratory (Japan)Fukuda Crystal Laboratory (Japan) | Sendai, Japan | Corporate Chemicals and materials | Radiation, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry | 2002 |
| Google Research TokyoGoogle | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Technology | AI | |
| Hitachi Research and DevelopmentHitachi | Kokubunji, Japan | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | AI, Energy transition, Quantum | |
| Honda R&D TochigiHonda | Haga, Japan | Corporate Automotive and mobility | Vehicles | |
| Honda Research InstituteHonda | Wako, Japan | Corporate Automotive and mobility | AI, Robotics | 2003 |
| Honda Research Institute Japan Co., Ltd. (Japan)Honda Research Institute Japan Co., Ltd. (Japan) | Wako, Japan | Corporate Technology | Signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Social Psychology | 2003 |
| IBM Research TokyoIBM | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Technology | Quantum, AI | |
| IMRA Material R&D Co., Ltd. (Japan)IMRA Material R&D Co., Ltd. (Japan) | Kariya, Japan | Corporate Basic science | Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | |
| Ion Technology Center (Japan)Ion Technology Center (Japan) | Osaka, Japan | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2008 |
| Japan Ultra-High Temperature Materials Research Institute (Japan)Japan Ultra-High Temperature Materials Research Institute (Japan) | Ube, Japan | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Ceramics and Composites, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering | 1990 |
| KAN Research InstituteKAN Research Institute | Kobe, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology and Allergy, Oncology, Developmental Neuroscience | 1997 |
| Kobe Material Testing Laboratory (Japan)Kobe Material Testing Laboratory (Japan) | Kobe, Japan | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Metals and Alloys | 1998 |
| Kobelco Research Institute, Inc. (Japan)Kobelco Research Institute, Inc. (Japan) | Kobe, Japan | Corporate Chemicals and materials | Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Metals and Alloys | 1979 |
| Kyoto Biken Laboratories (Japan)Kyoto Biken Laboratories (Japan) | Kyoto, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Animal Science and Zoology, Microbiology, Epidemiology | 1948 |
| Mitsubishi Chemical Group Science and Technology Research Center (Japan)Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings (Japan) | Yokohama, Japan | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Radiation | 2003 |
| Mitsubishi Electric Information Technology R&D CenterMitsubishi Electric | Kamakura, Japan | Corporate Technology | AI, Communications | |
| Mitsubishi Research Institute (Japan)Mitsubishi Group (Japan) | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Multidisciplinary research | Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Aerospace Engineering, Global and Planetary Change | 1970 |
| MHI Research and Innovation CenterMitsubishi Heavy Industries | Takasago, Japan | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Energy, Hydrogen | |
| Murata Manufacturing R&DMurata | Nagaokakyo, Japan | Corporate Technology | Electronic components | |
| NEC Central Research LaboratoriesNEC | Kawasaki, Japan | Corporate Technology | AI, Biometrics, Quantum | |
| Nihon Bioresearch Inc. (Japan)Nihon Bioresearch Inc. (Japan) | Hashima, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cancer Research | 1982 |
| Nissan Technical CenterNissan | Atsugi, Japan | Corporate Automotive and mobility | EVs, Autonomy | 1982 |
| NTT Musashino R&D CenterNTT | Musashino, Japan | Corporate Telecommunications | Optical networks, IOWN | |
| Panasonic Technology DivisionPanasonic | Kadoma, Japan | Corporate Technology | Batteries, Devices | |
| Preferred NetworksPreferred Networks | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Technology | AI, AI chips | 2014 |
| Rakuten Institute of TechnologyRakuten | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Technology | AI, E-commerce | 2006 |
| Research Institute of Strategy for Prevention (Japan)Research Institute of Strategy for Prevention (Japan) | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | 2014 |
| Sakana AISakana AI | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Technology | AI | 2023 |
| Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (Japan)Semiconductor Energy Laboratory (Japan) | Atsugi, Japan | Corporate Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry | 1980 |
| Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (Japan)Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories (Japan) | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Pharmacology, Oncology, Immunology | 1957 |
| Software Research Associates (Japan)Software Research Associates (Japan) | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Technology | Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction | 1967 |
| Sony AISony | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Technology | AI, Robotics, Games | 2019 |
| Sony Computer Science LaboratoriesSony | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Technology | AI, Robotics, Sustainability | 1988 |
| Sony ResearchSony | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Technology | AI, Entertainment tech | 2023 |
| Sony Semiconductor SolutionsSony | Atsugi, Japan | Corporate Technology | Image sensors | 2014 |
| Suntory Global Innovation Center Ltd. (Japan)Suntory Global Innovation Center Ltd. (Japan) | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Food Science | 2013 |
| Takeda Shonan Research CenterTakeda | Fujisawa, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Drug discovery | 2011 |
| Tokyo Electron Technology CenterTokyo Electron | Nirasaki, Japan | Corporate Technology | Chip manufacturing equipment | |
| Toray Research Center, Inc. (Japan)Toray Research Center, Inc. (Japan) | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Chemicals and materials | Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1978 |
| Toshiba Corporate R&D CenterToshiba | Kawasaki, Japan | Corporate Technology | Quantum cryptography, Batteries | |
| Toyota Central R&D LabsToyota | Nagakute, Japan | Corporate Automotive and mobility | Materials, Energy transition, AI | 1960 |
| Toyota Technical CenterToyota | Toyota City, Japan | Corporate Automotive and mobility | Vehicles, Hydrogen | |
| Woven by ToyotaToyota | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Automotive and mobility | Software, Smart cities | 2018 |
| Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories (Japan)Toyota Group (Japan) | Nagakute-shi, Japan | Corporate Chemicals and materials | Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics | 1960 |
| Translational Research Informatics Center (Japan)Translational Research Informatics Center (Japan) | Kobe, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 2002 |
| Tsubota Laboratory Incorporated (Japan)Tsubota Laboratory Incorporated (Japan) | Shinjuku, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Ophthalmology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | |
| Tsumura Research Institute (Japan)Tsumura Research Institute (Japan) | Osaka, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Complementary and alternative medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Gastroenterology | 1992 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research CouncilAgriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council | Tokyo, Japan | Government Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Nutrition and Dietetics | |
| Aichi Synchrotron Radiation CenterAichi Synchrotron Radiation Center | Seto, Japan | Government Chemicals and materials | Radiation, Materials Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films | 2013 |
| National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyAIST | Tsukuba, Japan | Government Technology | AI, Energy, Materials | 2001 |
| Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change ResearchAsia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research | Kobe, Japan | Government Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1996 |
| Asian Office of Aerospace Research and DevelopmentAsian Office of Aerospace Research and Development | Tokyo, Japan | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Information Systems, Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering | |
| Chiba Prefectural Institute of Public HealthChiba Prefectural Institute of Public Health | Chiba, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Endocrinology, Plant Science | |
| Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Technology, Yamanashi Prefectural GovernmentComprehensive Research Organization for Science and Technology, Yamanashi Prefectural Government | Kofu, Japan | Government Agriculture and food | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Plant Science | |
| Council for Science, Technology and InnovationCouncil for Science, Technology and Innovation | Tokyo, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience | 2001 |
| Gunma Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental SciencesGunma Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences | Maebashi, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Physiology, Food Science | 1878 |
| Hakodate City Institute Of Public HealthHakodate City Institute Of Public Health | Hakodate, Japan | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | |
| Hamamatsu City Institute of Health and EnvironmentHamamatsu City Institute of Health and Environment | Hamamatsu, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Epidemiology, Biotechnology | |
| Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Environmental SciencesHyogo Prefectural Institute of Environmental Sciences | Kobe, Japan | Government Environment and climate | Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Food Science | 1948 |
| Institute for Environmental SciencesInstitute for Environmental Sciences | Aomori, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Global and Planetary Change, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | 1990 |
| Japan Atomic Energy AgencyJAEA | Tokai, Japan | Government Energy and resources | Nuclear | 2005 |
| Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and TechnologyJAMSTEC | Yokosuka, Japan | Government Environment and climate | Ocean, Earth science | 1971 |
| Japan Institute for Health SecurityJapan | Tokyo, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious disease | 2025 |
| JAMSTECJapan government | Yokosuka, Japan | Government Environment and climate | Ocean and earth science | 1971 |
| Japan Atomic Energy Agency (Tokai)Japan government | Tokai, Japan | Government Energy and resources | Nuclear | 2005 |
| National Astronomical Observatory of JapanJapan government | Mitaka, Japan | Government Basic science | Astronomy | 1988 |
| National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)Japan government | Tsukuba, Japan | Government Chemicals and materials | Materials, Superconductors | 2001 |
| National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)Japan government | Koganei, Japan | Government Telecommunications | Quantum communications, 6G | 2004 |
| National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)Japan government | Chiba, Japan | Government Basic science | Quantum, Fusion, Medical physics | 2016 |
| Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)JAXA | Sagamihara, Japan | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Space science | 1964 |
| JAXA Tsukuba Space CenterJAXA | Tsukuba, Japan | Government Aerospace, defence and space | Space | 1972 |
| Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public HealthKanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health | Yokohama, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Analytical Chemistry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | 1902 |
| High Energy Accelerator Research OrganizationKEK | Tsukuba, Japan | Government Basic science | Particle physics | 1971 |
| Kitakyushu City Institute of Health and Environmental SciencesKitakyushu City Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences | Kitakyushu, Japan | Government Environment and climate | Food Science, Analytical Chemistry, Spectroscopy | |
| Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien TokyoMax Weber Stiftung - Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland | Tokyo, Japan | Government Social sciences and humanities | Cultural Studies, Linguistics and Language, Management of Technology and Innovation | 1988 |
| Japan Science and Technology AgencyMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Tokyo, Japan | Government Basic science | Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Organic Chemistry | 1996 |
| National Institute for Land and Infrastructure ManagementMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | Tsukuba, Japan | Government Industrials and manufacturing | Earth-Surface Processes, Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction | 2001 |
| National Agriculture and Food Research OrganizationNARO | Tsukuba, Japan | Government Agriculture and food | Agriculture | 2001 |
| National Agency for Automobile and Land Transport TechnologyNational Agency for Automobile and Land Transport Technology | Tokyo, Japan | Government Automotive and mobility | Automotive Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | 2016 |
| National Institute of Mental HealthNational Center of Neurology and Psychiatry | Tokyo, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 1952 |
| National Institute of Public HealthNational Institute of Public Health | Wako, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Economics and Econometrics, Periodontics | 2002 |
| National Institute of Technology and EvaluationNational Institute of Technology and Evaluation | Tokyo, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Ecology, Pharmacology | 1928 |
| National Research Institute of BrewingNational Research Institute of Brewing | Tokyo, Japan | Government Agriculture and food | Food Science, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology | 1904 |
| National Research Institute of Police ScienceNational Research Institute of Police Science | Tokyo, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Toxicology, Genetics, Sociology and Political Science | |
| National Institute of Information and Communications TechnologyNICT | Koganei, Japan | Government Telecommunications | 6G, Quantum cryptography | 2004 |
| National Institute for Environmental StudiesNIES | Tsukuba, Japan | Government Environment and climate | Climate, Environment | 1974 |
| National Institute for Materials ScienceNIMS | Tsukuba, Japan | Government Chemicals and materials | Materials | 2001 |
| Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPANOrganization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN | Tokyo, Japan | Government Multidisciplinary research | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Urban Studies, General Materials Science | |
| National Institutes for Quantum Science and TechnologyQST | Chiba, Japan | Government Basic science | Quantum, Fusion, Radiation medicine | 2016 |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science (Fugaku)RIKEN | Kobe, Japan | Government Technology | Supercomputing | 2010 |
| RIKEN Wako CampusRIKEN | Wako, Japan | Government Basic science | Physics, Life sciences, Quantum | 1917 |
| Saitama Prefectural Fisheries Research InstituteSaitama Prefectural Fisheries Research Institute | Kazo, Japan | Government Multidisciplinary research | Research | |
| Sanitary and Environmental Research Institute of Kochi PrefectureSanitary and Environmental Research Institute of Kochi Prefecture | Kochi, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Endocrinology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | |
| Shimane Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental SciencesShimane Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences | Matsue, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Genetics, Environmental Chemistry | 1950 |
| The Japanese Institute of Fisheries Infrastructure and CommunitiesThe Japanese Institute of Fisheries Infrastructure and Communities | Tokyo, Japan | Government Environment and climate | Earth-Surface Processes, Civil and Structural Engineering, Global and Planetary Change | 1982 |
| Tokushima Prefectural Public Health, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences CenterTokushima Prefectural Public Health, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences Center | Tokushima, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology | |
| Toyama Institute of HealthToyama Institute of Health | Toyama, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Spectroscopy, Food Science, Infectious Diseases | 1960 |
| Utsunomiya City Institute of Public Health and Environmental ScienceUtsunomiya City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science | Utsunomiya, Japan | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Endocrinology, Food Science, Molecular Medicine | |
| Yamanashi Livestock and Dairy Farming Technology CenterYamanashi Livestock and Dairy Farming Technology Center | Chūō, Japan | Government Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Reproductive Medicine, Animal Science and Zoology | |
| Yamanashi Prefectural Fisheries Technology CenterYamanashi Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center | Yamanashi, Japan | Government Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Immunology, Aquatic Science | |
| Yamanashi Prefecture Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteYamanashi Prefecture Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute | Fujikawaguchiko, Japan | Government Environment and climate | Cell Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Insect Science | 1935 |
| Defense Research CenterDefense Research Center | Tokyo, Japan | Military Chemicals and materials | Political Science and International Relations, Organic Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering | |
| Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA)Japan Ministry of Defense | Tokyo, Japan | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Defence R&D | 2015 |
| Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto UniversityKyoto University | Kyoto, Japan | University Technology | Computer Science Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware and Architecture | 2002 |
| Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto UniversityKyoto University | Ōtsu, Japan | University Environment and climate | Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Environmental Chemistry | 1991 |
| Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto UniversityKyoto University | Kyoto, Japan | University Environment and climate | Oceanography, Aquatic Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation | 2003 |
| Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto UniversityKyoto University | Kyoto, Japan | University Chemicals and materials | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry | 2002 |
| Kyoto University Institute for Chemical ResearchKyoto University | Kyoto, Japan | University Chemicals and materials | Polymers and Plastics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | |
| Research Institute for Sustainable HumanosphereKyoto University | Kyoto, Japan | University Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Building and Construction, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2004 |
| Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto UniversityKyoto University | Kyoto, Japan | University Social sciences and humanities | Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Small Animals | 2008 |
| Yukawa Institute for Theoretical PhysicsKyoto University | Sakyō Ku, Japan | University Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | |
| Engineering Science Lyon Tohoku, Materials under eXtreme conditionsLyon 1 Université | Sendai, Japan | University Industrials and manufacturing | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2016 |
| Institute for Cosmic Ray ResearchThe University of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | University Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1976 |
| Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku UniversityTohoku University | Sendai, Japan | University Basic science | Condensed Matter Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | |
| United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and PeaceUnited Nations University | Tokyo, Japan | University Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Water Science and Technology | 2009 |
| United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of SustainabilityUnited Nations University | Tokyo, Japan | University Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Sociology and Political Science | 2004 |
| Institute of Science TokyoUniversities in Japan | Tokyo, Japan | University Multidisciplinary research | Engineering, Medicine | 2024 |
| Kyoto UniversityUniversities in Japan | Kyoto, Japan | University Multidisciplinary research | Stem cells, Chemistry | 1897 |
| Okinawa Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversities in Japan | Onna, Japan | University Multidisciplinary research | Neuroscience, Physics | 2011 |
| Osaka UniversityUniversities in Japan | Suita, Japan | University Multidisciplinary research | Robotics, Immunology | 1931 |
| Tohoku UniversityUniversities in Japan | Sendai, Japan | University Multidisciplinary research | Materials, Spintronics | 1907 |
| University of TokyoUniversities in Japan | Tokyo, Japan | University Multidisciplinary research | Multidisciplinary, AI | 1877 |
| Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA)University of Tsukuba | Tsukuba, Japan | University Healthcare and life sciences | Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Complementary and alternative medicine | |
| Advanced Life Science InstituteAdvanced Life Science Institute | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Hepatology, Epidemiology, Spectroscopy | 1999 |
| Akita Industrial Technology CenterAkita Industrial Technology Center | Akita, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering | 1928 |
| Akita Research Center for Public Health and EnvironmentAkita Research Center for Public Health and Environment | Akita, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases | |
| Akita Research Institute for Food and BrewingAkita Research Institute for Food and Brewing | Akita, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Food Science, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics | 1927 |
| Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology CenterAomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Center | Kuroishi, Japan | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Plant Science, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry | 2009 |
| Artificial Intelligence Research CenterArtificial Intelligence Research Center | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Molecular Biology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | 2015 |
| Asian Development Bank InstituteAsian Development Bank | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Public policy and analysis | General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Finance, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1966 |
| Association for the Development of Earthquake PredictionAssociation for the Development of Earthquake Prediction | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Geology, Transportation | 1981 |
| BioSafety Research CenterBioSafety Research Center | Iwata, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Immunology, Small Animals | |
| Center for Environmental Science in SaitamaCenter for Environmental Science in Saitama | Kazo, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Water Science and Technology | 1953 |
| Center for Reproductive Medicine and Implantation Research, Sugiyama ClinicCenter for Reproductive Medicine and Implantation Research, Sugiyama Clinic | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Reproductive Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology | |
| Central Institute for Experimental AnimalsCentral Institute for Experimental Animals | Kawasaki, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Genetics, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology | 1952 |
| CNRS-AIST JRL (Joint Robotics Laboratory)Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Biomedical Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition | 2021 |
| Japanese-French Laboratory for InformaticsCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Technology | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks and Communications | 2012 |
| Chiba City Institute of Health and EnvironmentChiba City Institute of Health and Environment | Chiba, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Food Science | |
| Chiba Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry Research Center Forest Research InstituteChiba Prefectural Government | Sanmu, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Cell Biology, Plant Science, Insect Science | 1950 |
| Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold RegionCivil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region | Sapporo, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Ecology, Civil and Structural Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes | 1937 |
| Civil Engineering Research LaboratoryCivil Engineering Research Laboratory | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Civil and Structural Engineering, Computational Mechanics | |
| Laboratory for Integrated Micro-Mechatronic SystemsCNRS Ingénierie | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering | 2004 |
| CROSS Neutron Science and Technology CenterComprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society | Tōkai Mura, Japan | Research institute Basic science | Condensed Matter Physics, Radiation, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials | 2016 |
| Electronic Navigation Research InstituteElectronic Navigation Research Institute | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Aerospace, defence and space | Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Social Psychology | 1961 |
| Food and Drug Safety CenterFood and Drug Safety Center | Hadano, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Immunology | 1970 |
| Foundation Wakasa Wan Energy Research CenterFoundation Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center | Tsuruga, Japan | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Computational Mechanics, Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering | 1981 |
| Fuel Cell Cutting-Edge Research Center Technology Research AssociationFuel Cell Cutting-Edge Research Center Technology Research Association | Kofu, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry | |
| Fukushima Agricultural Technology CentreFukushima Agricultural Technology Centre | Fukushima, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Waste Management and Disposal, Pollution | |
| Genesis Research InstituteGenesis Research Institute | Nagoya, Japan | Research institute Basic science | Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Inorganic Chemistry | 1996 |
| Geo-Research InstituteGeo-Research Institute | Kobe, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Civil and Structural Engineering, Geophysics, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | |
| Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Health and Environmental SciencesGifu Prefectural Research Institute for Health and Environmental Sciences | Kakamigahara, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | |
| Gunma Astronomical ObservatoryGunma Astronomical Observatory | Takayama, Japan | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 1999 |
| Institute of Particle and Nuclear StudiesHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | |
| Japan Proton Accelerator Research ComplexHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization | Tōkai Mura, Japan | Research institute Nuclear | Aerospace Engineering, Radiation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 2006 |
| KEK Accelerator LaboratoryHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | |
| KEK Applied Research LaboratoryHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation | |
| Hiroshima Prefectural Rehabilitation CenterHiroshima Prefectural Rehabilitation Center | Hiroshima, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Surgery, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Molecular Biology | |
| Hiroshima Prefectural Technology Research InstituteHiroshima Prefectural Technology Research Institute | Hiroshima, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Plant Science, Cell Biology, Mechanics of Materials | |
| Hisayama Research Institute For Lifestyle DiseasesHisayama Research Institute For Lifestyle Diseases | Fukuoka, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Psychiatry and Mental health, Oncology, Physiology | 2005 |
| HLA LaboratoryHLA Laboratory | Kyoto, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Hematology, Transplantation, Surgery | |
| Horonobe Research Institute for the Subsurface EnvironmentHoronobe Research Institute for the Subsurface Environment | Horonobe, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Mechanics of Materials, Environmental Chemistry, Ocean Engineering | 2003 |
| Hot Springs Research Institute of Kanagawa PrefectureHot Springs Research Institute of Kanagawa Prefecture | Odawara, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Geology, Mechanics of Materials | 1961 |
| Hyogo Prefectural Institute of TechnologyHyogo Prefectural Institute of Technology | Kobe, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Materials Chemistry, Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1917 |
| Hyogo Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesHyogo Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Kasai, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | |
| Ibaraki Agriculture InstituteIbaraki Agriculture Institute | Mito, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Soil Science, Genetics | |
| Immunology Research Institute in GifuImmunology Research Institute in Gifu | Gifu, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Small Animals, Infectious Diseases, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | 1983 |
| Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural PropertiesIndependent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural Properties | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Earth-Surface Processes, Archeology, Conservation | 1930 |
| Industrial Research Institute of Shizuoka PrefectureIndustrial Research Institute of Shizuoka Prefecture | Shizuoka, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | |
| Industrial Technology Center of Okayama PrefectureIndustrial Technology Center of Okayama Prefecture | Okayama, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | |
| Industrial Technology Center of SAGAIndustrial Technology Center of SAGA | Saga, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Food Science | 1937 |
| Industrial Technology Center of Wakayama PrefectureIndustrial Technology Center of Wakayama Prefecture | Wakayama, Japan | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering | |
| Kamioka ObservatoryInstitute for Cosmic Ray Research | Hida, Japan | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation | 1983 |
| Institute for Health Outcomes & Process Evaluation ResearchInstitute for Health Outcomes & Process Evaluation Research | Kyoto, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Nephrology, Hematology, Pharmacology | |
| Institute for Laser TechnologyInstitute for Laser Technology | Osaka, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Computational Mechanics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1987 |
| Institute of Behavioral SciencesInstitute of Behavioral Sciences | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Transportation, Economics and Econometrics, Atmospheric Science | 1964 |
| Institute of Brain and Blood VesselsInstitute of Brain and Blood Vessels | Isesaki, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | |
| Institute of Medicinal Molecular DesignInstitute of Medicinal Molecular Design | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | 1995 |
| Institute of Rheological Functions of FoodInstitute of Rheological Functions of Food | Fukuoka, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Nutrition and Dietetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biochemistry | 1995 |
| Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and NanotechnologiesInstitute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies | Fukuoka, Japan | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Hardware and Architecture | 1995 |
| International Nature Farming Research CenterInternational Nature Farming Research Center | Matsumoto, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Soil Science, Plant Science | |
| Iwate Biotechnology Research CenterIwate Biotechnology Research Center | Kitakami, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology | 1992 |
| Iwate Fisheries Technology CenterIwate Fisheries Technology Center | Kamaishi, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, Physiology | |
| Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Space | Aerospace Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | 2003 |
| Japan Agency for Medical Research and DevelopmentJapan Agency for Medical Research and Development | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Immunology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry | 2015 |
| Japan BCG LaboratoryJapan BCG Laboratory | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology | 1952 |
| Japan Chemical Analysis CenterJapan Chemical Analysis Center | Chiba, Japan | Research institute Basic science | Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Global and Planetary Change, Radiation | 1974 |
| Japan Coal Energy CenterJapan Coal Energy Center | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Ocean Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering | 1948 |
| Japan Fine Ceramics CenterJapan Fine Ceramics Center | Nagoya, Japan | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Ceramics and Composites, Structural Biology, Materials Chemistry | 1985 |
| Japan Food Research LaboratoriesJapan Food Research Laboratories | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Environmental Chemistry, Food Science, Analytical Chemistry | 1957 |
| Japan Institute of Leather ResearchJapan Institute of Leather Research | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Biomaterials, Molecular Biology, Genetics | 1938 |
| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural SciencesJapan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Soil Science, Genetics | 1993 |
| Meteorological Research InstituteJapan Meteorological Agency | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography | 1946 |
| Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research InstituteJapan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute | Sayō, Japan | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Radiation, Materials Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films | 1990 |
| Kanagawa Industrial Technology CenterKanagawa Industrial Technology Center | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry | |
| Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and TechnologyKanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology | Ebina, Japan | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Molecular Biology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Biomedical Engineering | |
| Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the UniverseKavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe | Kashiwa, Japan | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics | 2007 |
| Kawasaki City Institute for Public HealthKawasaki City Institute for Public Health | Kawasaki, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Food Science | |
| Kazusa DNA Research InstituteKazusa DNA Research Institute | Kisarazu, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Science | 1991 |
| Kihara Institute for Biological ResearchKihara Institute for Biological Research | Yokohama, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research | 1942 |
| Kochi Health Sciences CenterKochi Health Sciences Center | Kochi, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery | |
| KRIKRI | Kyoto, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Condensed Matter Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry | 1987 |
| Kumamoto Industrial Research InstituteKumamoto Industrial Research Institute | Kumamoto, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | |
| Kumamoto Prefectural Agricultural Research CenterKumamoto Prefectural Agricultural Research Center | Kumamoto, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | |
| Kumamoto Prefectural Fisheries Research CenterKumamoto Prefectural Fisheries Research Center | Kumamoto, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Immunology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change | |
| Kumamoto Prefectural Institute of Public-Health and Environmental ScienceKumamoto Prefectural Institute of Public-Health and Environmental Science | Kumamoto, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases | |
| Kyoto City Institute of Health and Environmental SciencesKyoto City Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences | Kyoto, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Hematology, Immunology, Oncology | |
| Kyoto Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology CenterKyoto Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Center | Kyoto, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Plant Science, Genetics | |
| Life Science InstituteLife Science Institute | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | |
| Marine Ecology Research InstituteMarine Ecology Research Institute | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change | 1975 |
| Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Building and Construction, Genetics | 1905 |
| Earth-Life Science InstituteMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics | 2012 |
| National Institute of Science and Technology PolicyMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Information Systems and Management, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Economics and Econometrics | 1988 |
| National Institutes for the HumanitiesMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Literature and Literary Theory, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology | 2004 |
| National Institutes of Natural SciencesMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 2004 |
| Research Organization of Information and SystemsMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Artificial Intelligence | 2004 |
| National Institute of Health SciencesMinistry of Health Labour and Welfare | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Pharmacology, Immunology | 1874 |
| Miyakojima iGRT ClinicMiyakojima iGRT Clinic | Osaka, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Radiation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | |
| Miyazaki Prefectural Institute for Public Health and EnvironmentMiyazaki Prefectural Institute for Public Health and Environment | Miyazaki, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Parasitology, Endocrinology, Food Science | |
| Mount Fuji Research InstituteMount Fuji Research Institute | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Geology, Complementary and alternative medicine, Genetics | |
| Nagano Environmental Conservation Research InstituteNagano Environmental Conservation Research Institute | Nagano, Japan | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Genetics | |
| Nagano Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Experiment StationNagano Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Experiment Station | Nagano, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Cell Biology, Genetics | |
| Nagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public HealthNagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public Health | Nagasaki, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Global and Planetary Change | |
| Nagasaki Prefectural Institute of FisheriesNagasaki Prefectural Institute of Fisheries | Nagasaki, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Aquatic Science, Immunology, Physiology | |
| Nagoya City Institute For Environmental SciencesNagoya City Institute For Environmental Sciences | Nagoya, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change | |
| Nagoya City Public Health Research InstituteNagoya City Public Health Research Institute | Nagoya, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Food Science, Plant Science | |
| Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research InstituteNagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute | Nagoya, Japan | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1935 |
| NARD InstituteNARD Institute | Amagasaki, Japan | Research institute Energy and resources | Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Water Science and Technology, Organic Chemistry | 1972 |
| Advanced Analysis CenterNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Genetics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Plant Science | 1991 |
| Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement InstitutionNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Saitama, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Mechanical Engineering, Plant Science, Civil and Structural Engineering | 1986 |
| Center for Seeds and SeedlingsNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Genetics, Plant Science, Cell Biology | |
| Central Region Agricultural Research CenterNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Insect Science | |
| Food Research InstituteNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Biotechnology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science | 1934 |
| Genetic Resources CenterNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cell Biology, Genetics, Plant Science | |
| Hokkaido Agricultural Research CenterNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Sapporo, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Genetics, Nutrition and Dietetics | 1901 |
| Institute for Rural EngineeringNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Soil Science, Water Science and Technology, Civil and Structural Engineering | 1950 |
| Institute of Agrobiological SciencesNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Genetics, Insect Science | 1983 |
| Institute of Crop ScienceNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Genetics, Plant Science | 1961 |
| Institute of Livestock and Grassland ScienceNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Agronomy and Crop Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics | 2001 |
| Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture ScienceNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Soil Science | 1902 |
| Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research CenterNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Kumamoto, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Plant Science, Genetics | 1932 |
| National Institute of Animal HealthNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Animal Science and Zoology, Microbiology, Agronomy and Crop Science | 1891 |
| Tohoku Agricultural Research CenterNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Morioka, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Soil Science | 1934 |
| Western Region Agricultural Research CenterNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization | Hiroshima, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Genetics, Nutrition and Dietetics | 2002 |
| National Institute for Minamata DiseaseNational Institute for Minamata Disease | Kumamoto, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Nutrition and Dietetics | 2001 |
| National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and NutritionNational Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Immunology | 2015 |
| National Institute of Population and Social Security ResearchNational Institute of Population and Social Security Research | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Social sciences and humanities | Demography, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science | 1996 |
| Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research InstituteNational Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology | Takasaki, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | 2005 |
| Research Institute for Humanity and NatureNational Institutes for the Humanities | Kyoto, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Geochemistry and Petrology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology | 2001 |
| Astrobiology CenterNational Institutes of Natural Sciences | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2015 |
| Institute for Molecular ScienceNational Institutes of Natural Sciences | Okazaki, Japan | Research institute Basic science | Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics | 1975 |
| National Institute for Fusion ScienceNational Institutes of Natural Sciences | Toki, Japan | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Aerospace Engineering | 1989 |
| The Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living SystemsNational Institutes of Natural Sciences | Okazaki, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems, Biophysics | 2018 |
| National Maritime Research InstituteNational Maritime Research Institute | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Ocean Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Computational Mechanics | 1916 |
| National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with DisabilitiesNational Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities | Saitama, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Occupational Therapy, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience | 1984 |
| National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster ResilienceNational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Geology | 1963 |
| National Research Institute of Fire and DisasterNational Research Institute of Fire and Disaster | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Computational Mechanics, Control and Systems Engineering | 2006 |
| National Traffic Safety and Environment LaboratoryNational Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Automotive and mobility | Automotive Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes | 1970 |
| Niigata Agricultural Research InstituteNiigata Agricultural Research Institute | Niigata, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Soil Science, Nutrition and Dietetics | 1922 |
| Nippon Institute for Biological ScienceNippon Institute for Biological Science | Ōme, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Animal Science and Zoology, Epidemiology, Microbiology | 1947 |
| North Advancement Center for Science and TechnologyNorth Advancement Center for Science and Technology | Sapporo, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Building and Construction, Environmental Chemistry, Ocean Engineering | |
| NTT Basic Research LaboratoriesNTT Basic Research Laboratories | Atsugi, Japan | Research institute Basic science | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | |
| Ohara Memorial Institute for Science of LabourOhara Memorial Institute for Science of Labour | Kawasaki, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Occupational Therapy, General Health Professions, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology | 1921 |
| Oita Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research CenterOita Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center | Ōita, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Immunology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Cell Biology | |
| Okayama Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesOkayama Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | Akaiwa, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Cell Biology, Biotechnology | |
| Okayama PrefectureOkayama Prefecture | Okayama, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Aquatic Science | |
| Okayama Southern Institute of HealthOkayama Southern Institute of Health | Okayama, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Complementary and alternative medicine | |
| Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical ResearchOkinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Hepatology, Nephrology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | |
| Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research CenterOkinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Center | Okinawa, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1881 |
| Osaka International Cancer InstituteOsaka International Cancer Institute | Osaka, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Oncology | 1959 |
| Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public HealthOsaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health | Osaka, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cancer Research | 1972 |
| Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and TechnologyOsaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology | Osaka, Japan | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry, Building and Construction | 1916 |
| Photonics Electronics Technology Research AssociationPhotonics Electronics Technology Research Association | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2009 |
| Public Works Research InstitutePublic Works Research Institute | Tsukuba, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Civil and Structural Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | 1921 |
| Quantum Chemistry Research InstituteQuantum Chemistry Research Institute | Kyoto, Japan | Research institute Basic science | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Artificial Intelligence | 2006 |
| Railway Technical Research InstituteRailway Technical Research Institute | Kokubunji, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering | 1986 |
| Remote Sensing Technology Center of JapanRemote Sensing Technology Center of Japan | Minato, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Ocean Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science | 1975 |
| Research Center for Biomedical EngineeringResearch Center for Biomedical Engineering | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Orthodontics | 2016 |
| Research Foundation ITSUU LaboratoryResearch Foundation ITSUU Laboratory | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Molecular Biology | 1915 |
| Research Institute for Brain and Blood Vessels AkitaResearch Institute for Brain and Blood Vessels Akita | Akita, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology | 1968 |
| Research Institute for Electromagnetic MaterialsResearch Institute for Electromagnetic Materials | Sendai, Japan | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 1944 |
| Research Institute for Environmental Sciences and Public Health of Iwate PrefectureResearch Institute for Environmental Sciences and Public Health of Iwate Prefecture | Morioka, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology | 1923 |
| Research Institute for Production DevelopmentResearch Institute for Production Development | Kyoto, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Condensed Matter Physics | 1947 |
| Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka PrefectureResearch Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka Prefecture | Osaka, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Plant Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | 1968 |
| Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the EarthResearch Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth | Kyoto, Japan | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Molecular Biology | 1990 |
| National Institute of GeneticsResearch Organization of Information and Systems | Mishima, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Genetics | 1949 |
| National Institute of InformaticsResearch Organization of Information and Systems | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Technology | Computational Theory and Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems | 2000 |
| The Institute of Statistical MathematicsResearch Organization of Information and Systems | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Basic science | Statistics and Probability, Geophysics, Control and Systems Engineering | 2003 |
| RIKEN Advanced Science InstituteRIKEN | Kobe, Japan | Research institute Basic science | Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Molecular Biology | 2008 |
| RIKEN BioResource Research CenterRIKEN | Ibaraki, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics | 2001 |
| RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence ProjectRIKEN | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Technology | Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Media Technology | 2016 |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics ResearchRIKEN | Kobe, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Cell Biology | 2018 |
| RIKEN Center for Brain ScienceRIKEN | Wako, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology | 1997 |
| RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical SciencesRIKEN | Wako, Japan | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2025 |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum ComputingRIKEN | Saitama, Japan | Research institute Basic science | Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2021 |
| RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource ScienceRIKEN | Yokohama, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Molecular Biology | 2013 |
| RIKEN Nishina CenterRIKEN | Wako, Japan | Research institute Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Aerospace Engineering | 2006 |
| Sagami Chemical Research InstituteSagami Chemical Research Institute | Yokohama, Japan | Research institute Chemicals and materials | Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science | 1963 |
| Saitama Prefectural Industrial Technology CenterSaitama Prefectural Industrial Technology Center | Saitama, Japan | Research institute Multidisciplinary research | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nutrition and Dietetics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | 1921 |
| Sapporo City Institute of Public HealthSapporo City Institute of Public Health | Sapporo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Clinical Biochemistry, Neurology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | |
| Shikoku Research InstituteShikoku Research Institute | Takamatsu, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Geology, Geophysics, Biomedical Engineering | 1984 |
| Shizuoka Prefecture Agricultural and Forestry Research InstituteShizuoka Prefecture Agricultural and Forestry Research Institute | Iwata, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Insect Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 1900 |
| The Institute of Cetacean ResearchThe Institute of Cetacean Research | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Genetics | |
| The Institute of Energy Economics, JapanThe Institute of Energy Economics, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Energy and resources | General Energy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 2012 |
| The Institute of Environmental ToxicologyThe Institute of Environmental Toxicology | Jōsō, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Plant Science, Food Science | |
| The Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell TransplantationThe Japanese Data Center for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation | Nagoya, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Hematology, Surgery, Transplantation | 2013 |
| Tokyo Biochemical Research FoundationTokyo Biochemical Research Foundation | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Toxicology | 1960 |
| Tokyo Institute of PsychiatryTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology | 1973 |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical ScienceTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 2011 |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public HealthTokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Food Science, Cancer Research, Analytical Chemistry | |
| Toyama Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry & Fisheries Research CenterToyama Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry & Fisheries Research Center | Toyama, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Genetics, Building and Construction | 2008 |
| Toyota Physical and Chemical Research InstituteToyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute | Okazaki, Japan | Research institute Basic science | Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 1940 |
| United Nations UniversityUnited Nations University | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Political Science and International Relations, Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science | 1973 |
| Yakult Central InstituteYakult Central Institute | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Food Science, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics | 1955 |
| Yamagata Integrated Agricultural Research CenterYamagata Integrated Agricultural Research Center | Yamagata, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Nutrition and Dietetics | |
| Yamagata Research Institute Of TechnologyYamagata Research Institute Of Technology | Yamagata, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biophysics, Materials Chemistry | 1918 |
| Yamaguchi Prefectural Industrial Technology InstituteYamaguchi Prefectural Industrial Technology Institute | Ube, Japan | Research institute Industrials and manufacturing | Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics | |
| Yamashina Institute for OrnithologyYamashina Institute for Ornithology | Abiko, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics | 1932 |
| Yokohama City Institute of Public HealthYokohama City Institute of Public Health | Yokohama, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Food Science, Infectious Diseases | |
| Zikei Institute of PsychiatryZikei Institute of Psychiatry | Okayama, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology |
R&D ecosystems in Japan
- Greater Tokyo and Tsukuba
- Osaka and Kobe
- Nagoya
- Kumamoto region
- Okayama region
- Akita region
- Nagano region
- Sapporo
- Ube region
- Yamagata region
Organisations with labs in Japan
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- CNRS Ingénierie
- Honda
- IBM
- Japan government
- Kyoto University
- Lyon 1 Université
- Max Weber Stiftung - Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
- RIKEN
- Sony
- Toyota
- United Nations University
- Universities in Japan
Other countries in Asia
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- China
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Laos
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Vietnam
Questions and answers
How many R&D labs are there in Japan?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 332 active R&D labs in Japan as of October 2026: 196 research institutes, 60 corporate, 54 government, 20 university and 2 military.
Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Japan?
In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Japan are National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, RIKEN and Kyoto University.
Where are R&D labs concentrated in Japan?
They cluster around Tokyo, Tsukuba and Kyoto. The largest R&D ecosystem is Greater Tokyo and Tsukuba.
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