The Greater Tokyo and Tsukuba R&D ecosystem
Greater Tokyo and Tsukuba is ranked number 4 of 392 R&D ecosystems in the 311 Institute directory, with 195 labs within about 120 kilometres: 106 research institutes, 41 corporate, 40 government, 6 university and 2 military. Leading organisations include National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, RIKEN, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Japan government, focused on molecular biology, plant science, genetics and ai.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
#4world rank
195labs
153organisations
1country
Why these labs matter
Hitachi Research and Development: Japan's industrial digitalisation research.
Sony AI: Applies AI to games, imaging and robotics.
University of Tokyo: Japan's leading research university.
All 195 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| NEC Central Research LaboratoriesNEC | Kawasaki, Japan | Corporate Technology | AI, Biometrics, Quantum | |
| Nissan Technical CenterNissan | Atsugi, Japan | Corporate Automotive and mobility | EVs, Autonomy | 1982 |
| NTT Musashino R&D CenterNTT | Musashino, Japan | Corporate Telecommunications | Optical networks, IOWN | |
| 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 | |
| Woven by ToyotaToyota | Tokyo, Japan | Corporate Automotive and mobility | Software, Smart cities | 2018 |
| Tsubota Laboratory Incorporated (Japan)Tsubota Laboratory Incorporated (Japan) | Shinjuku, Japan | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Epidemiology, Ophthalmology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | |
| 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 | |
| National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyAIST | Tsukuba, Japan | Government Technology | AI, Energy, Materials | 2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Institute for Cosmic Ray ResearchThe University of Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | University Nuclear | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics | 1976 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Ibaraki Agriculture InstituteIbaraki Agriculture Institute | Mito, Japan | Research institute Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Soil Science, Genetics | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mount Fuji Research InstituteMount Fuji Research Institute | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Environment and climate | Geology, Complementary and alternative medicine, Genetics | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Astrobiology CenterNational Institutes of Natural Sciences | Tokyo, Japan | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics | 2015 |
| 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 |
| Nippon Institute for Biological ScienceNippon Institute for Biological Science | Ōme, Japan | Research institute Healthcare and life sciences | Animal Science and Zoology, Epidemiology, Microbiology | 1947 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Countries
Organisations
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- CNRS Ingénierie
- Honda
- IBM
- Japan government
- 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 leading ecosystems
- Paris and Saclay
- Beijing and Tianjin
- Washington DC and Maryland
- Moscow
- Grenoble
- London and the Golden Triangle
- Greater Bay Area (Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong)
- Shanghai and Suzhou
- Provence (ITER and Cadarache)
- Silicon Valley and the Bay Area
- Singapore
- Zurich, Basel and Aargau
- Randstad (Amsterdam, Delft, Leiden)
- Stuttgart and Karlsruhe
Questions and answers
How big is the Greater Tokyo and Tsukuba R&D ecosystem?
It has 195 labs from 153 organisations, ranking number 4 worldwide in the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory.
Which organisations have labs in Greater Tokyo and Tsukuba?
They include National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, RIKEN, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Japan government.
What does the Greater Tokyo and Tsukuba ecosystem specialise in?
Its main focus areas are molecular biology, plant science, genetics and ai.
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