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 (Law No. 103 of 1999, modified in 2014).
- Hokkaido National Industrial Research Institute.
- Tohoku National Industrial Research Institute.
- National Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research.
- National Research Laboratory of Metrology.
- Mechanical Engineering Laboratory.
- National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research.
- National Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology.
- Electrotechnical Laboratory.
- Geological Survey of Japan.
- National Institute for Resources and Environment.
- National Industrial Research Institute of Nagoya.
- Osaka National Research Institute.
- Chugoku National Industrial Research Institute.
- Shikoku National Industrial Research Institute.
- Kyushu National Industrial Research Institute.
- MITI Weights and Measures Training Institute.
References
List of Independent Administrative Institutes in Japan Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA