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List of Eligible Host Institutes

Japanese national, public or private universities
Research institutions that are eligible to apply to MEXT for funding under the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific-Research Program (Kakenhi) and approved by JSPS as appropriate institutions.
Inter-University Research Institute Corporation
National Laboratories
Prefectural Research Institutes
Independent Administrative Institutions
Non-Profit Organizations and Corporations etc.

Inter-University Research Institute Corporation
National Institutes for the Humanities
National Institutes of Natural Sciences
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Research Organization of Information and Systems
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National Laboratories
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management (NILIM)
National Research Institute of Police Science
National Institute of Public Health 
The National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) 
Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
National Institute for Minamata Disease
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard
Meteorological Research Institute, JMA
Infectious Disease Surveillance Center
Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine 
National Institute of Health Sciences
Geography and Crustal Dynamics Research Center
National Institute for Educational Policy Research
National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster (NRIFD)
The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research 
Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities 
National Defense Academy of Japan
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Prefectural Research Institutes
Historical Museum of Hokkaido
Tochigi Prefectural museum of Fine Arts
Gunma Astronomical Observatory
Chiba Prefectural Institute of Public Health
Yokosuka City Museum 
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History
Toyama Institute of Health
Yamanashi Institute of Environmental Sciences
Yamanashi Forest Research Institute
Osaka Museum of Natural History
Osaka Prefectural Education Center
Environmental Science Institute, Osaka City
The Technology Research Institute of Osaka Prefecture (TRI-Osaka)
The Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo
Archaeological Institute of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture
Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History
Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center
Saga Prefectural Ariake Fisheries Research and Development Center
Biotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural University
Toyama Science Museum
Industrial Technology Center of Wakayama Prefecture
Biotechnology Research Department, Kyoto Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Center
Miyagi Cancer Center
Center for Environmental Science in Saitama 
Kanagawa Cancer Center
Toyama Industrial Technology Center
Toyama Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, Forestry Research Institute
Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Research Center
Hot Springs Research Institute of Kanagawa Prefecture
Nara Prefectural Agricultural Experiment Station
Tokushima Prefectural Museum 
Miyazaki Prefectural Wood Utilization Research Center
Kobe Institute of Health
Hokkaido Institute of Public Health
Kyoto Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment
Kanagawa Industrial Technology Center(KITC)
Hiroshima Prefectural Technology Research Institute
Aichi Cancer Center
Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health
Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute
Institute for Developmental Research
Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
Fukushima Technology Center
Gunma Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences
Okayama Institute for Quantum Physics
Toyama Prefectural Environmental Science Research Center 
Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health
The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama
Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute
Shizuoka Cancer Center
The Hyogo Institute of Assistive Technology
Shizuoka Plant Disease and Insect Control Station, Shizuoka Prefectural Research Institute of Agriculture and Forestry
Yamanashi Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center
Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research Center
The Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden
Hyogo Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba
Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases
Osaka Municipal Technical Research Institute
Research Institute for Clinical Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center
Research Institute for Biological Sciences, Okayama Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, 
Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute
Research institute for Brain and Blood Vesseis Akita
Research Institute, Shiga Medical Center
Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History
Lake Biwa Museum
Akita Research Institute for Food and Brewing
Hokkaido Research Organization
Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences
Industrial Technology Center of Nagasaki 
Lake Biwa Environmental Research Institute
Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology
Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka Prefectural Government
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Independent Administrative Institutions
National Center for University Entrance Examinations
National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE)
Center for National University Finance and Management
National Institute for Materials Science
National Maritime Research Institute
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
Port and Airport Research Institute
National Research Institute of Brewing (NRIB)
National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory 
Electronic Navigation Research Institute
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Department of Clinical Research, Sendai Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Chiba-East-Hospital, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Tokyo Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Sagamihara National Hospital, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Kanazawa Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Nagoya Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Kyoto Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Osaka National Hospital, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Osaka Minami Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Kure Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Zentsuji National Hospital, National Hospital Organization
Institute for Clinical Research, National Kyushu Cancer Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Nagasaki Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Hanamaki Hospital, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Miyagi National Hospital, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Kurihama Alcoholism Center, National Hospital Organization
Division of Clinical Research, National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders, National Hospital Organization
Clinical Research Center, Utano National Hospital, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Minami-Okayama Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Yamaguchi - Ube Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Higashi Nagoya National Hospital, National Hospital Organization
Clinical Research Institute, Kyushu Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Shikoku Cancer Center, National Hospital Organization
National Institute of Biomedical Innovation
Kagawa Children's Hospital, National Hospital Organization
National Fisheries University
Department of Clinical Research, Murayama Hospital, National Hospital Organization
Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)
Clinical Research Institute, Mie-chuo Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
Department of Clinical Research, Nishitaga National Hospital, National Hospital Organization
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
National Livestock Breeding Center(NLBC)
Department of Clinical Research, Hakodate National Hospital, National Hospital Organization
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES)
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)
National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) 
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
Building Research Institute (BRI)
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)
National Institute of Health and Nutrition (NIHN)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS)
National Women's Education Center (NWEC) 
National Museum of Nature and Science
Tokyo National Museum, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
Kyoto National Museum, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
Nara National Museum, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
Kyushu National Museum, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
National Museum of Western Art 
National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
National Museum of Art, Osaka 
Fisheries Research Agency
Public Works Research Institute (PWRI)
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
National Institute of Special Needs Education (NISE)
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
RIKEN
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Japan Institute of Sports Sciences (JISS), National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health
National Center for Global Health and Medicine
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC) 
National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP)
National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE)
Department of Clinical Research, Kagoshima Medical Center, National Hospital Organization
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
National Center for Child Health and Development
National Cancer Center
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Non-Profit Organizations and Corporations etc.
Kobayasi Institute of Physical Research
Iwate Biotechnology Institute / Iwate Biotechnology Research Center
Institute for Areal Studies, Foundation
Japan Fine Ceramics Center
Nippon Institute for Biological Science(NIBS)
Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
The Association for Earthquake Disaster Prevention
Fukada Geological Institute (FGI)
International Media Research Foundation (IMRF)
Japan Monkey Centre
Plant Ecochemicals Research Center
Construction Engineering Research Institute Foundation
The Japan Kinoko Research Center Foundation
Fuzzy Logic Systems Institute 
Hyogo Earthquake Memorial 21st Century Research Institute
Radiation Effects Research Foundation 
Research Institute of Tuberculosis / JATA 
Japan Environmental Sanitation Center (JESC)
Kazusa DNA Research Institute
Toyo Bunko (Oriental Library)
Ancient Orient Museum 
Osaka Bioscience Institute 
Central Institute for Experimental Animals (CIEA)
Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan 
Marine Ecology Research Institute (MERI) 
Institute for Science of Labour 
Institute for Laser Technology
International Institute for Advanced Studies
Foundation for Advancement of International Science (FAIS)
Noguchi Institute
Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology
Medical Research Institute, Tazuke Kofukai Foundation
Sanctuary Center of Izunuma-Uchinuma in Miyagi Prefecture
Kyushu Synchrotron Light Research Center
Urban Green Tech Japan, Organization for Landscape and Urban Green Technology Development
Hamano Life Science Research Foundation
Paleological Association of Japan
Commercial Law Center
Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for Social Welfare and Public Health
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) 
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
International Superconductivity Technology Center
Oyster Research Institute
Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI )
Gangoji Institute for Research of Cultural Property 
Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRI)
Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center (WERC)
Neuropsychiatric Research Institute
Tokugawa Reimei-kai
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
The Dia Foundation for Research on Ageing Societies
Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation (MCRF)
Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research (JFCR)
Japan Biological Informatics Consortium(JBIC)
Kyoto Human Rights Research Institute
Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT)
Association for the Development of Earthquake Prediction
Hiroshima City Industrial Promotion Center
Institute on Social Theory and Dynamics(ISTD)
Japan Dam Engineering Center(JDEC)
The Economic Research Institute 
Suntory Institute for Bioorganic Research
Toyota Transportation Research Institute
Kawamura Institute of Chemical Research
Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation 
The Institute for Adult Diseases, Asahi Life Foundation
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
The Open University of Japan
Japan Sewage Works Agency
NTT Communication Science Laboratories
Biohistory Research Hall
Nippon Electric Co., Ltd. Central Research Laboratories
NTT Basic Research Laboratories
Chisan Denbouin
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)
On-chip Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.
Great Ape Research Institute, Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, Inc.
IIJ Innovation Institute
Shimizu Institute of Technology
Quantum Chemistry Research Institute
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