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国立大学共同利用研究所
List of National Inter-University Research Institutes

(As of January 1, 2003)

国立大学共同利用研究所:
[NATIONAL INTER-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES]

[Note: Asterisk (*)denotes institutions constituting schools and departments in the Graduate University for Advanced Studies ( SOKENDAI )（註：＊印は総合研究大学院大学参加研究施設） ( ]

国立情報学研究所
National Institute of Informatics (NII)
Collection, classification and provision of scientific information, and research and development on scientific information system

国際日本文化研究センター
International Research Center for Japanese Studies*
International and interdisciplinary research into Japanese culture and research cooperation with Japanologists abroad

国立民俗学博物館(大阪)
National Museum of Ethnology*
Collection and safekeeping of materials on various races in the world as well as their exhibition before the public and research of ethnology

国立歴史民俗学博物館
National Museum of Japanese History
Collection, safekeeping and public exhibition of Japanese historical,
archaeological and folk materials, and research pertaining thereto

国文学研究資料館
National Institute of Japanese Literature
Investigation, collection, classification and safekeeping of books and other reference materials on Japanese literature

メディア教育開発センター
National Institute of Multimedia Education*
R&D on educational content, new methods in multimedia, and dissemination of research findings.

国立天文台
National Astronomical Observatory*

Research on astronomy and its related fields, observation of astronomical phenomena, compilation of almanacs, "Japanese Standard Time Casting, determination and presentation of the Standard Time, and testing of clocks

高エネルギー加速器研究機構
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)*

Research into elementary particles using high energy particle-accelerators, research by synchrotron radiation facilities and other related programs

国立極地研究所
National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR)*
 Comprehensive scientific research of the polar regions and observation activities thereon

宇宙航空研究開発機構
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
 Research on space science and engineering and their application

岡崎国立共同研究機構
Okazaki National Research Institutes*:

国立遺伝学研究所
National Institute of Genetics*
Comprehensive research on genetics

統計数理研究所
Institute of Statistical Mathematics*
Research into mathematical principles of statistics and their application

核融合科学研究所
National Institute for Fusion Science*
Theoretical and applied research on nuclear fusion plasma

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