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Academic Promotion Organizations in Japan

  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Overseas Offices

    https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/about_us/overseas_office.html

    The JSPS has 11 Liaison Offices in 10 countries. They support the overseas activities of Japanese universities and help researchers to develop international networks.

  • Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Science Portal (in Japanese)

    http://scienceportal.jst.go.jp/

    The website of the JST. Here you can find funding information, overseas research news and the latest science and tecnology news.

  • Japan International Science and Technology Exchange Center (JISTEC)

    https://www.jistec.or.jp/index_e.html

    JISTEC is a public interest incorporated foundation that is focused on providing exchange programs and support programs for researchers and hosting international conferences.

  • J-Global Foresight

    http://jipsti.jst.go.jp/foresight/

    J-Global Foresight is a JST project that compares and visually presents data on Japan's academic trends and outcomes of research initiatives. The site provides content-based maps that show content similarities between paper abstracts and project descriptions.

  • US-Japan Research Institute (USJI)

    http://www.us-jpri.org/en/

    The USJI is a US non-profit organization established collaboratively by six leading Japanese Universities in Washington, DC, in 2009.

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (Countries and Regions page)

    https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/index.html

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (International Safety page, in Japanese)

    https://www.anzen.mofa.go.jp/

  • North America

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

    https://www.aaas.org/

    The AAAS is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging science responsibility and supporting scientific education. They publish the well-known scientific journal "Science".

  • National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

    http://www.nasonline.org/

    The NAS is a private non-profit society of leading US researchers, which provides government bodies with independent, objective advice on science and technology-related matters of national importance.

  • National Academy of Engineering (NAE)

    https://www.nae.edu/

    The NAE is a private, independent, nonprofit institution that provides engineering advice and services to the US government. The website provides information on science-related matters and academic events.

  • Europe

  • European Science Foundation (ESF)

    http://www.esf.org/

    The ESF is an association of nine member organizations devoted to scientific research in seven European countries.

  • Euraxess - Research in Motion

    https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/

    Euraxess has 40 national portals with country-specific information that provide practical advice for researchers on matters concerning professional and daily life, including career development, jobs, funding, and hosting opportunities.

  • The Royal Society

    https://royalsociety.org/

    The Royal Society is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national Academy of Sciences that is dedicated to promoting excellence in science. The website provides information about scientific meetings in diverse fields.

  • Der Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

    https://www.daad.jp/en/

    The DAAD is the largest German support organization in the field of international academic co-operation. The website provides information on scholarships and grants for undertaking research abroad.