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Frequently Asked Questions

In this page, Science Links Japan recommends some URLs as answers to commonly-asked questions about Japan's scientific and technical information (STI).

Press Releases

Prease direct me to a collection of press releases of public research institutes and government and other public offices.

Policy

Where can we find major S&T policy making organizations and their process?

  • Policy Related Organizations
  • Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP) English Japanese
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) English Japanese

Statistics

Do you have any comprehensive statistics to gauge Japan's R&D?

  • Survey/Statistics
  • STATISTICS of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology English Japanese
    [ Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) ]

Where can we find any governmental statistics?

  • Survey/Statistics
  • Portal Sites
  • Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan English Japanese
    [ Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) ]

Patents

Where do I look for Patents?

  • Intellectual Property
  • Industrial Property Digital Library (IPDL) English Japanese
    [ National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (NCIPI) ]

Institute

Is there any complete list of national universities?

Do you have a list of researchers in Japan?

Do you have a list of think tanks in Japan?

Database

Is there any database which provides a full text search of English records translated from Japanese S&T articles basically free of charge?

Portal Site

Please direct me to a site for lifesciences.

  • Portal Sites
  • Portal Site for Life Sciences English Japanese
    [ Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) ]

White Paper

Please direct me to a site where White Papers in science and technology fields are available.

  • White Papers
  • Annual Report on the Promotion of Science and Technology English Japanese
    [ Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) ]

Fellowship

Where do I look for fellowship programs at universities and research institutes?