List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan
List of Incorporated Administrative Agencies in Japan identifies a number of semi-official entities which operate independently from its bureaucracy. Each of the following were created pursuant the Act on General Rules for Incorporated Administrative Agencies.
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- The Open University of Japan.
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute.
- Forest Tree Breeding Center.
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2003.
- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.
- Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2005.
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
- Japan External Trade Organization.
- Japan Housing Finance Agency.
- Japan International Cooperation Agency.
- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences.
- Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, 2004.
- Japan Science and Technology Agency.
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2003.
- Japan Sport Council.
- Labor Management Organization for USFJ Employees.
- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology. 2004.
- National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences.
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention.
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences.
- National Institute for Environmental Studies.
- Building Research Institute.
- Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute.
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition.
- National Center for University Entrance Examinations.
- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 2001.
- * formerly Agency of Industrial Science and Technology in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, which encompassed the following:
- National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, 2004.
- Center for National University Finance and Management.
- National Institute for Materials Science.
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences.
- National Maritime Research Institute.
- Port and Airport Research Institute.
- National Research Institute of Brewing.
- National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory.
- National Women's Education Center of Japan.
- National Museum of Nature and Science.
- National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics.
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Tokyo National Museum, 2007.
- * formerly Tokyo National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Kyoto National Museum, 2007.
- * formerly Kyoto National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Nara National Museum, 2007.
- * formerly Nara National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2001.
- National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Kyushu National Museum, 2007.
- * formerly Kyushu National Museum of the Independent Administrative Institution National Museum, 2005.
- National Research Institute for Cultural Heritage, Tokyo, 2007.
- * formerly National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, 2001.
- National Research Institute for Cultural Heritage, Nara, 2001.
- * formerly National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara, 2001.
- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, 2001.
- * Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, 2001.
- * National Film Center, 2001.
- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Western Art, 2001.
- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.
- National Museum of Art, Tokyo National Museum of Art, Osaka.
- National Institute of Special Needs Education.
- Fisheries Research Agency.
- Public Works Research Institute.
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization.
- National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health Japan Institute of Sports Sciences.
- National Archives of Japan.
- Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry.
- RIKEN.
- Urban Renaissance Agency.
- Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency.