Japan & Tokyo Directory : Science and Environment
| Botanical Society of Japan (BSJ) http://bsj.or.jp/index-e.html |
| Description: Aims to promote studies of all the fields of botany and to disseminate botanical knowledge. With guide to membership, meetings, and publications. |
| Geological Society of Japan (GSJ) http://www.geosociety.jp/ |
| Description: Organized by about 5300 geologists including geological consulting engineers, school teachers and undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers. Promotes and popularizes geology and related sciences. |
| The New Mexico US-Japan Center http://www.nmjc.org/ |
| Description: Center information, programs and activities. |
| The Japanese Society of Toxicology (JST) http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsts/index-e.html |
| Description: Aims to progress with research in toxicology. With history, members, constitution, meetings, and journal. |
| Ecological Society of Japan http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/esj/index-e.html |
| Description: Organization of ecological scientists and researchers with annual conferences and regularly published journal. |
| National Space Development Agency (NASDA) http://www.nasda.go.jp/index_e.html |
| Description: Information on current projects, library, photos and movies. |
| Atomic Energy Society of Japan (AESJ) http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/aesj/index-e.html |
| Description: Promotes research and development of nuclear energy for peaceful uses. With membership of over 7,300. With organization chart and periodicals. |
| Japan Radioisotope Association http://www.jrias.or.jp/jrias/index.cfm/4,0,97,html |
| Description: Established in 1951 as an organization of radioisotope users and research workers to contribute to progress in science and technology, and to promote industry and the economy. |
| Japan Statistical Society http://www.jss.gr.jp/ |
| Description: Aims to promote research and education in the area of statistics, and to contribute to the progress of statistical science. |
| The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan http://www.isij.or.jp/e_index.htm |
| Description: An academic society for researchers and engineers in the field of iron and steel. With calendar of events, organization, and activities. |
| National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) http://www.nal.go.jp/Welcome-e.html |
| Description: A section of the Science and Technology Agency. Contains Overview, Research Projects and Activities. |
| Wildlife Management Laboratory http://narc.naro.affrc.go.jp/kouchi/chougai/wildlife_e.htm |
| Description: A semi-governmental research unit devoted to studying the ways of protecting agricultural crops against damage by birds. Also involved in studies on the conservation of bird diversities in farmland. |
| The Robotics Society of Japan http://www.rsj.or.jp/ |
| Description: Aims to give researchers the opportunity to exchange information and to present research papers on robotics. Focuses not only on engineering and technology but also from a psychological, social and economic point of view. |
| Japanese Society For the Science of Design http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jssd/index-e.html |
| Description: Organization of around 2000 members who Contribute to the development of scientific research on Design with cooperation of members. With activities, annual schedule, forum, and publications. Based in Suginami-ku, Tokyo. |
| Rosai Rehabilitation Engineering Center http://www.lwc-eirec.go.jp/defaultE.htm |
| Description: A research center where the combination of medicine and engineering is being practiced with studies conducted by rehabilitation clinicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, prosthetists, and engineers. |
| Global Environment Information Center http://www.geic.or.jp/ |
| Description: Has projects, activities, training, and publications on saving the environment. Based in Tokyo. |
| National Cancer Center Research Institute http://www.ncc.go.jp/en/nccri/ |
| Description: Aims to advance knowledge in cancer prevention, diagnosis and therapy for cancer control. |
| Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) http://www.jiii.or.jp/english/e.htm |
| Description: Encourages invention, enhances original ideas, promotes their practical use, and diffuses and develops the industrial property system. |
| National Research Institute of Aquaculture http://www.nria.affrc.go.jp/ |
| Description: Administered by the Fisheries Agency of Japan to conduct basic studies on various aspects of aquaculture relevant to Japanese fish farming industries. |
| National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) http://www.nirs.go.jp/ENG/nirs.htm |
| Description: Conducts R&D on biological effects of radiation and their mechanism, medical and social countermeasures, and diagnosis and treatment of disease using raidiation and radioisotopes. [Some pages require Adobe Acrobat Reader]. |
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