Japan Science and Technology Agency

Head office, Kawaguchi Center Building

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST; Japanese: 科学技術振興機構) is a Japanese government agency which aims to build infrastructure that supports knowledge creation and dissemination in Japan.[1][2] It is one of the National Research and Development Agencies [ja], overseen by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI).[3] It operates from headquarters in Kawaguchi, Saitama in the Greater Tokyo Area, and in Chiyoda in central Tokyo.[3]

The agency formed in 2003, as successor to the Japan Science and Technology Corporation.[2] The corporation had formed in 1996 through the merging of the Japan Information Center of Science and Technology (JICST, est. 1957) and the Research Development Corporation of Japan (JRDC, est. 1961).[2]

Among other activities, the agency runs J-STAGE, an "electronic journal platform for science and technology information in Japan,"[4] and publishes the Journal of Information Processing and Management (ISSN 1347-1597).[5] As a funder of research, the agency requires its grantees to follow its policy on open access and open science.[6][7] It has now made operational Jxiv, preprints server in Japan.[8]

## Directors

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* Kinji Moriyama [ja], 1973–1974 [9][10]
* Ichiro Nakagawa, 1980–1982 [11]
* Michinari Hamaguchi, 2015–2022
* Kazuhito Hashimoto, 2022–present[12]

## See also

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* Science and technology in Japan
* List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan
* Research and development in Japan
* SATREPS

## References

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1. ^ "Government Directory", japan.go.jp, retrieved 3 December 2019
2. ^ a b c "About JST: History", Jst.go.jp, retrieved 12 August 2018
3. ^ a b Japan Science and Technology Agency: Facts and Figures 2018 (PDF), Japan Science and Technology Agency, 2018, archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2022, retrieved 12 August 2018
4. ^ "J-STAGE Overview", Jstage.jst.go.jp, retrieved 12 August 2018
5. ^ "Kagaku Gijutsu Shinkō Kikō", WorldCat Identities, US: OCLC, retrieved 12 August 2018
6. ^ "Japan Science and Technology Agency", Sherpa Juliet, UK: Jisc, retrieved 12 August 2018
7. ^ "JST Policy on Open Access to Research Publications and Research Data Management", Jst.go.jp, archived from the original on 12 August 2018, retrieved 12 August 2018
8. ^ Agency (JST), Japan Science and Technology. "JST Press Release#1551:Japan's first full-fledged preprint server Jxiv to be operational". www.jst.go.jp. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
9. ^ Connolly, Margaret; Pragnell, Mervyn O. (1975), International Yearbook and Statesman's Who's Who, ISBN 0610005006
10. ^ "Obituaries: Kinji Moriyama", New York Times, 3 May 1987
11. ^ "Ichiro Nakagawa, 57, is dead; ex-cabinet minister in Japan", New York Times, 10 January 1983
12. ^ "JST Press Release#1554:Appointment of New JST President, Dr. Kazuhito Hashimoto".

## External links

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* Official site

Authority control databases

International|

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Academics|

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Other|

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Incorporated Administrative Agencies in Japan

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

Cabinet Office|

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

Ministry of
Internal Affairs
and
Communications|

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

Ministry of
Foreign Affairs|

* Japan International Cooperation Agency
* Japan Foundation

Ministry of
Finance|

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

Ministry of
Education,
Culture,
Sports,
Science and
Technology|

* ja:National Institute of Special Education
* National Center for University Entrance Examinations
* ja:National Institution For Youth Education
* ja:National Women's Education Center
* National Museum of Nature and Science
* National Institute for Materials Science
* ja:National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention
* ja:National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
* National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
* ja:National Institute of Radiological Sciences

ja:National Center for Teachers' Development
* Japan Science and Technology Agency
* Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
* RIKEN
* Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
* ja:National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health
* Japan Arts Council
* ja:Japan Student Services Organization
* Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
* ja:Institute of National Colleges of Technology
* National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation
* Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Ministry of
Health,
Labour, and
Welfare|

* ja:National Institute of Health and Nutrition
* ja:National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
* ja:Organization for Workers Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid
* ja:Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Job
Seekers
* ja:Welfare And Medical Service Agency
* ja:National Center for Persons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono
* Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
* ja:Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization
* ja:National Hospital Organization
* ja:Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency

ja:National Institute of Biomedical Innovation
* ja:Readjustment of Facilities for Insured Persons and Beneficiaries Organization
* Government Pension Investment Fund
* ja:National Cancer Center
* ja:National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital
* ja:National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
* ja:National Center for Global Health and Medicine
* ja:National Center for Child Health and Development
* ja:National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontrogy

Ministry of
Agriculture,
Forestry and
Fisheries|

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

Ministry of
Economy,
Trade and
Industry|

* ja:Information-Technology Promotion Agency
* ja:Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
* ja:National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training
* Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
* National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
* National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
* New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
* Japan External Trade Organization
* ja:Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization
* ja:Information-technology Promotion Agency

Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
* ja:Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation

Ministry of
Land,
Infrastructure,
Transport
and Tourism|

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

ja:Japan Housing Finance Agency

Ministry of the
Environment|

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

Ministry of
Defense|

* ja:Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees

Related topics|

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

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