Japan & Tokyo Directory : Science and Environment
| National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) http://www.nasda.go.jp/index_e.html |
| Description: Updated information on Japan's involvement in the International Space Station, launch vehicle developments, satellites, space research and international space cooperation. |
| Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution (BRAIN) http://brain.naro.affrc.go.jp/ |
| Description: Promotes activities of research and development in the field of agriculture, forestry, fishery, brewing, fermentation and food processing. |
| The Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science (JSNFS) http://eishoku.bcasj.or.jp/index-e.htm |
| Description: Established in 1947 to promote research in nutrition and food science. Describes organization, committments, awards, conferences, journals, and links. Based in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo. |
| Osaka Bioscience Institute http://www.obi.or.jp/index2.html |
| Description: Stimulates the development of bioscience and promotes projects that contribute to the development of scientific technologies. |
| The Association of Powder Process Industry and Engineering, Japan (APPIE) http://www.iijnet.or.jp/APPIE/HomePage1English/history_e.html |
| Description: Describes Chronology, Committees, Activities, Panels and Divisions of the APPIE. |
| The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) http://www.isas.ac.jp/ |
| Description: Missions, rockets, scientific ballooning, space science, space technology. |
| Building Research Institute (BRI) http://www.kenken.go.jp/english/ |
| Description: Information from Japan's major national research institution carrying out earthquake engineering and structural control research in buildings. |
| International Superconductivity Technology Center (ISTEC) http://www.istec.or.jp/ |
| Description: A nonprofit foundation to contribute to the advancement of superconductivity studies and the sound development of superconductivity-related industries. |
| The City Planning Institute of Japan http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/cpij/index-e.html |
| Description: Undertakes scientific research in the field of city and regional planning. With history of organization and map to its headquarters in Tokyo. |
| Japan Chemical Innovation Institute (JCII) http://www.jcii.or.jp/menu_e.htm |
| Description: Consists of 4 divisions; the high polymer test and evaluation center, R&D division, advanced materials laboratory and technological strategy and planning division. |
| Utah Asian Studies Consortium, US-Japan Center http://catsis.weber.edu/usjc/ |
| Description: The Center maintains offices at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and at the Softopia Japan Center in Ogaki City, Gifu Japan. |
| Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE) http://www.jsae.or.jp/index_e.html |
| Description: Promotes scientific culture, expands the industrial economy, and improves the quality of people's lives by furthering the development of automobile science and technology. |
| The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) http://www.riken.go.jp/ |
| Description: Conducts comprehensive research in science and technology to disseminate the results of its scientific research and technological developments. |
| The Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection (JSNDI) http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsndi/ |
| Description: Active in academic investigation and promotion of research, training, information, dissemination, standardization, publishing and personnel certification related to NDI. |
| Japan Testing Center for Construction Materials http://www.jtccm.or.jp/english/ |
| Description: Performs general testing services, quality control tests performance evaluations, certification and registration, and other services. |
| Fuel Cell Development Information Center http://www.fcdic.com/eng/ |
| Description: Consists of 194 organizations, including major Japanese companies and national organizations working on fuel cell development and exchanging information R&D to replace fossil fuels and resulting pollution. |
| Japan Society of Engineering Geology (JSEG) http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jseg/index-e.html |
| Description: Has more than 2,400 members from industrial, academic and governmental organizations to promote research and technologies on engineering geology and to improve mutual communications in this field. |
| National Science Foundation Tokyo (NSF Tokyo) http://www.nsftokyo.org/ |
| Description: An overview to NSF Tokyo including a staff directory and map to the office. Database on potential host scientists, summer programs, and research fellowship opportunities. |
| Civil Engineering Reserch Institute of Hokkaido http://www.ceri.go.jp/index_e.html |
| Description: Aims to improve civil engineering technologies that contribute to the development of Hokkaido through investigations, experiments, and research and development of civil engineering technologies. |
| Museum of Natural History, Tohoku University http://www.dges.tohoku.ac.jp/museum/ |
| Description: Site in both English and Japanese. |
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