ELT in Japan started here at Japan Higher Education Outlook as special features about teaching EFL in Japan. It is now a sister blog and online publication. The latest issue is here:
http://eltinjapan.blogspot.com/2011/10/elt-in-japan-issue-4-october-2011.html
It is also viewable as a public google document and can be downloaded as a PDF from this location:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B8LogtWAF3y8NGIwNGNjNjQtOGM0Zi00ZTNmLWIxZjgtZTk3MzJjYTQzNmYz&hl=en_GB
09 October 2011
27 August 2011
Accreditation of HE in Japan: English-language resources and links
I read through the English-language pages of the accrediting organizations' websites. Japanese language content tends to be more extensive and updated more frequently, but I'm assuming readers of JPN HEO blog prefer English-language resources. There are four general accrediting bodies overseeing institutions undergoing accreditation. All institutions were required to do this within 7 years from 2004 until 2011. I have also included information about the Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE) and its overseas network because of the impact this sort of specialty accreditation is having on science and technology departments in Japan.
I. National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE)
Types of Evaluation Systems
Certified Evaluation and Accreditation
National University Corporation Evaluation
Information Package
Glossary of Quality Assurance in Japanese Higher Education
Overview of Quality Assurance System in Higher Education
II. Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA)
Accreditation through JUAA
Accreditation of universities through JUAA
III. Japan Institution for Higher Education Evaluation (JIHEE)
Overview
Evaluation system
University evaluation standards
IV. Japan Association for College Accreditation (JACA)
NO LINKS FOUND SO FAR
V. Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE)
JABEE Overview
Accredited programs (PDF)
Accreditation process
VI. Network Of Accreditation Bodies For Engineering Education In Asia (NABEEA)
Overview
I. National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE)
Types of Evaluation Systems
Certified Evaluation and Accreditation
National University Corporation Evaluation
Information Package
Glossary of Quality Assurance in Japanese Higher Education
Overview of Quality Assurance System in Higher Education
II. Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA)
Accreditation through JUAA
Accreditation of universities through JUAA
III. Japan Institution for Higher Education Evaluation (JIHEE)
Overview
Evaluation system
University evaluation standards
IV. Japan Association for College Accreditation (JACA)
NO LINKS FOUND SO FAR
V. Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE)
JABEE Overview
Accredited programs (PDF)
Accreditation process
VI. Network Of Accreditation Bodies For Engineering Education In Asia (NABEEA)
Overview
26 August 2011
University accreditation in Japan: Problems and possibilities for reforming EFL education
This article by Bern Mulvey updates the situation on accreditation in Japan's HE system. What is needed now, perhaps, is more analysis as to what the accreditation actually does and how to improve it so that it can lead to improvement in HE here.
Once you are at the page you will see an abstract in English and Japanese. Below that 'click' or 'right click' the link and download the PDF. You will need a program like Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the PDF.
http://jalt-publications.org/tlt/articles/153-feature-article-university-accreditation-japan-problems-and-possibilities-reforming
University accreditation in Japan: Problems and possibilities for reforming EFL education
by Prof. Bern Mulvey, Iwate University
Once you are at the page you will see an abstract in English and Japanese. Below that 'click' or 'right click' the link and download the PDF. You will need a program like Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the PDF.
http://jalt-publications.org/tlt/articles/153-feature-article-university-accreditation-japan-problems-and-possibilities-reforming
University accreditation in Japan: Problems and possibilities for reforming EFL education
by Prof. Bern Mulvey, Iwate University
Reply to Taikibansei on the reply to "FACTOID #2: Are universities and colleges in Japan accredited? "
Note: the original discussion (now also posted at this blog) is at the url http://www.debito.org/?p=5503 . True to form, David Aldwinkle refuses to publish my rebuttal of Taikibansei's response to a JPN HEO article on accreditation in Japan. So it is being published here. You are a classy guy David, but so selective in your sense of fairness.
Response to Taikibansei:
1. Thank you for the attempt at corrections and clarifications. I have to point out however that this article was written in 2006 and wasn't published until early 2008. One reason why I created the blog was to get this material out there for people to read and comment on. I'm sorry it took you until 2010 to find it, only after I cross-posted it to Debito.org's site.
2. Next, you commented (your comments in italics):
Actually, the “pilot” period (including especially the jiko hyouka and evaluations by JUAA) started and finished before 2004. From 2004, everything has been “official.”
Actually I think accreditation had long been official--it just didn't mean anything to most people in Japan. I referred to that first three year period as a 'pilot program' because when I was compiling this information, I realized that there was no way they were ever going to accredit that many institutions if the initial plans were followed. So I viewed this first phase as a a pilot program because, if successful and practical, it would lead to a wider spread national breakout of the process. I didn't think of the self-evaluations as a pilot because I was unclear on how they actually piloted accreditation. As it turns out, that view might have been erroneous because self-evaluation, as I understand it, plays a huge role in accreditation here.
As for which accrediting agency does which type of institution, I don't think I specified in my article. Readers were free, however, to visit the sites of the organizations I listed to find out. During the initial period there was some confusion, and some people had asserted that National and Public University Corporations (NUCs, PUCs) might have freedom to choose if there was a backlog as to how everyone got accredited during the first phases. One reason why some agencies would move across institutional type would simply be that they are better suited for certain types of programs.
3. Continuing your comments (my material in quotes, to which you are referring, yours in italics):
“Still, until the outcomes of the first external review process become clear in the next several years and until all institutions can join the accreditation process, the national government is the single source of ‘legitimacy’ for universities and colleges.”
This doesn’t make sense at all. As alluded to above, private universities have been able to “join the accreditation process” from the beginning, and there was never any attempt to exclude anybody. JIHEE’s initial (2004-2006) seminars explaining the process were each attended by 300+ private universities, and it was made very clear then that they (JIHEE) were “ready” to start with the inspections immediately (however, see my comment in the next paragraph). Moreover, private and public universities have been being evaluated in relatively equal numbers each year. Heck, by the end of 2007 (i.e., before your blog entry to the contrary), all the major tertiary institutions in your prefecture (Fukui) had been accredited (Fukui Kenritsu in 2005, Jinai in 2006, Fukui National in 2007, and Fukui Kougyou in 2007). That’s two public, and two private, universities.
Perhaps it doesn't make sense because you failed to understand what I wrote. I never said that private universities were somehow excluded before from accreditation. What I think I was implying was that until recently, they never felt compelled to undergo the process. The national government had largely made accreditation by a non-governmental body voluntary--and therefore unnecessary. Then when everyone felt compelled, the accrediting agencies seemed unable to cope with having to take on so much work (whereas they had been relatively not busy before). Hence a backlog in audits. When I compiled the information for my original article, I visited the accrediting agencies' sites and looked at their listings of accredited institutions.. The sites hadn't updated much of that information as of early 2008. Perhaps because they were so busy digesting and compiling all that data. I might also add that since the government still certifies institutions as well as the accrediting agencies, it still is the source of 'legitimacy' in HE in Japan.
4. Continuing (you in italics):
There are two main reasons for the comparatively low number of accreditation evaluations from 2004-2007. First, there just were not enough trained evaluators initially available to allow for an increased number of on-campus inspections. Second, and most importantly, Japan-style accreditation is an extremely grueling, 3-year process–the first year for accruing/organizing the data in the fashion required, the second to begin writing the 100-page houkokusho (and officially apply/pay for the accreditation evaluation), and the third for finishing/submitting the houkokusho and receiving the onsite inspection. Given that most private universities hadn't begun this process before 2004, the absolute earliest (assuming sufficient evaluators were available) most could have received their onsite inspections was 2007. Still, by the end of this year (2010), nearly all of Japan’s universities/tandais will have undergone accreditation evaluations by one of the four accrediting agencies. Indeed, while the actually impact/benefit so far can be questioned, considering the circumstances (and formidable hurdles in place), one can argue that the accreditation PROCESS here has been moving along with admirable speed and grace.
Which leads me to conclude the process wasn't altogether that difficult for most institutions. They basically took their data from their self-evaluations, presented it, received criticisms, addressed those and then got a visit from a small team that probably left knowing little more about the institution that they visited than before they arrived. I agree that most institutions have undergone some sort of accreditation; I would bet it's mostly meaningless.
5. Next (my material in quotes, yours in italics):
“The government also sets enrollment quotas for all certified universities and colleges.”
No, private universities set their own enrollment “quotas”–indeed, as Monkasho now penalizes (by reducing funding) all universities unable to meet enrollment quotas, one strategy increasingly utilized by impacted private universities has been to reduce said intake quotas.
Actually, for years private universities swelled their income by enrolling numbers way beyond their quotas, enabling them to collect more application, admission and tuition fees. Enrollment quotas are set within guidelines published by the government. It is incorrect to say that private universities set their own enrollments without qualification. They set enrollments within published guidelines and subject to government approval. Indeed, the government has used enrollment quotas and funding based on them to control the overall size of higher education in Japan.
The relationship between enrollment quotas and funding works two ways. An institution or program may have a wished-for quota, but it can only go ahead with what it can fund. Do you think that the ministry would impose some sort of probationary status or penalize by reducing funding if they weren't trying to force institutions and departments to reduce their quotas for certain programs while getting them to increase them for others? Also, funding and quotas are matched up with the job market. A quota and/or an enrollment intake now has to be justified on how successful job placement has been for the graduates of a program.
6. And now for my question–this link you provide, it is to your own private blog, correct? A blog you call “Japan Higher Education Outlook,” right?
Yes.
7. Next (you in italics, my material in quotes, yours in italics again)
Hate to do this, but assuming you're considering one day trying to publish this blog entry of yours, the following should be corrected as well:
“The term ‘external audit’ in the case of a private university would most likely mean an accounting audit to satisfy the board of directors or the tax office.”
JIHEE (specializing in private university accreditation evaluations) has had their evaluation criteria/standards up on their website since at least 2005. (This, actually, is in fact true of all four accrediting agencies.) I.e., there should have been no guesswork involved at all (especially in 2008), and yet the statement above is completely wrong.
I wasn't referring to their published standards. My point was, up until 2004, most universities did not undergo outside accreditation. An external audit would have been more like something a business undergoes. I didn't say external audit for the purpose of accreditation. I'm sorry you misunderstood. Also, JIHEE doesn't necessarily specialize in private universities. If you look at its certification documents, they state that JIHEE accepts as members institutions regardless of their type of foundation. As it turned out, only private institutions have undergone evaluation with JIHEE so far.
As for getting this piece published, it already was published. Much of the material went to Times Higher Education Supplement prior to 2004, in very condensed form. At that time, it was clear that accreditation was a minor factor in quality assurance in HE in Japan, if a factor at all.
As for the external audit aspects of the current accrediting that JIHEE now does, I wouldn't make too much of it.
8. Next:
Finally, two quick corrections of my own initial post. JACA apparently still only does tandais (I thought they’d added senmon gakkous from last year, but I was wrong). Also, I wrote, “Given that most private universities hadn't begun this process before 2004,” but I probably should have also added that many public universities were no better prepared. Indeed, the initial unpreparedness of so many schools, combined with the aforementioned three years needed to prepare, is a major reason why the number of accreditation evaluations increased exponentially in 2007.
By 'senmon gakkou' do you mean the former national institutions or other types?
9. To conclude my response to your response to my article. First, let me emphasize that this article was written mostly in journalistic style in 2006-7 (drawing on earlier material from 2004-5), and as such, it also quickly dated. That is why I published it in early 2008 at this blog. Had the accrediting agencies been updating their list of successfully accredited and/or re-accredited institutions at the time (late 2007, when I was editing and attempting to update some of the information in the article), I would have re-written it to reflect the new information better. When I asked professors at my own university as late as 2005, they still didn't know who was actually going to accredit them, even though they were getting ready for it.
Also, I still don't think any of the above objections or attempts at correction you have raised hurt in any serious way my main arguments, which remain: (1) American-style accreditation is questionable, even for US institutions, and doesn't fit well with Japan (which could be reconciled with your argument that it's become something different here in Japan anyway) and (2) accreditation, when it was voluntary, was mostly meaningless. It might still well be. So much has happened in such a short period of time that there has been very little analysis and evaluation of all that supposed evaluation.
I still believe the future of accreditation should be based on mode of delivery (e.g., distance learning vs. taught classes that are physically attended, modular vs. taught courses, etc.) and speciality (e.g., accreditation of the quality of a given program, whether it's English literature or electrical engineering).
I would like to update the material at this blog on accreditation in Japan and invite readers to submit material.
Response to Taikibansei:
1. Thank you for the attempt at corrections and clarifications. I have to point out however that this article was written in 2006 and wasn't published until early 2008. One reason why I created the blog was to get this material out there for people to read and comment on. I'm sorry it took you until 2010 to find it, only after I cross-posted it to Debito.org's site.
2. Next, you commented (your comments in italics):
Actually, the “pilot” period (including especially the jiko hyouka and evaluations by JUAA) started and finished before 2004. From 2004, everything has been “official.”
Actually I think accreditation had long been official--it just didn't mean anything to most people in Japan. I referred to that first three year period as a 'pilot program' because when I was compiling this information, I realized that there was no way they were ever going to accredit that many institutions if the initial plans were followed. So I viewed this first phase as a a pilot program because, if successful and practical, it would lead to a wider spread national breakout of the process. I didn't think of the self-evaluations as a pilot because I was unclear on how they actually piloted accreditation. As it turns out, that view might have been erroneous because self-evaluation, as I understand it, plays a huge role in accreditation here.
As for which accrediting agency does which type of institution, I don't think I specified in my article. Readers were free, however, to visit the sites of the organizations I listed to find out. During the initial period there was some confusion, and some people had asserted that National and Public University Corporations (NUCs, PUCs) might have freedom to choose if there was a backlog as to how everyone got accredited during the first phases. One reason why some agencies would move across institutional type would simply be that they are better suited for certain types of programs.
3. Continuing your comments (my material in quotes, to which you are referring, yours in italics):
“Still, until the outcomes of the first external review process become clear in the next several years and until all institutions can join the accreditation process, the national government is the single source of ‘legitimacy’ for universities and colleges.”
This doesn’t make sense at all. As alluded to above, private universities have been able to “join the accreditation process” from the beginning, and there was never any attempt to exclude anybody. JIHEE’s initial (2004-2006) seminars explaining the process were each attended by 300+ private universities, and it was made very clear then that they (JIHEE) were “ready” to start with the inspections immediately (however, see my comment in the next paragraph). Moreover, private and public universities have been being evaluated in relatively equal numbers each year. Heck, by the end of 2007 (i.e., before your blog entry to the contrary), all the major tertiary institutions in your prefecture (Fukui) had been accredited (Fukui Kenritsu in 2005, Jinai in 2006, Fukui National in 2007, and Fukui Kougyou in 2007). That’s two public, and two private, universities.
Perhaps it doesn't make sense because you failed to understand what I wrote. I never said that private universities were somehow excluded before from accreditation. What I think I was implying was that until recently, they never felt compelled to undergo the process. The national government had largely made accreditation by a non-governmental body voluntary--and therefore unnecessary. Then when everyone felt compelled, the accrediting agencies seemed unable to cope with having to take on so much work (whereas they had been relatively not busy before). Hence a backlog in audits. When I compiled the information for my original article, I visited the accrediting agencies' sites and looked at their listings of accredited institutions.. The sites hadn't updated much of that information as of early 2008. Perhaps because they were so busy digesting and compiling all that data. I might also add that since the government still certifies institutions as well as the accrediting agencies, it still is the source of 'legitimacy' in HE in Japan.
4. Continuing (you in italics):
There are two main reasons for the comparatively low number of accreditation evaluations from 2004-2007. First, there just were not enough trained evaluators initially available to allow for an increased number of on-campus inspections. Second, and most importantly, Japan-style accreditation is an extremely grueling, 3-year process–the first year for accruing/organizing the data in the fashion required, the second to begin writing the 100-page houkokusho (and officially apply/pay for the accreditation evaluation), and the third for finishing/submitting the houkokusho and receiving the onsite inspection. Given that most private universities hadn't begun this process before 2004, the absolute earliest (assuming sufficient evaluators were available) most could have received their onsite inspections was 2007. Still, by the end of this year (2010), nearly all of Japan’s universities/tandais will have undergone accreditation evaluations by one of the four accrediting agencies. Indeed, while the actually impact/benefit so far can be questioned, considering the circumstances (and formidable hurdles in place), one can argue that the accreditation PROCESS here has been moving along with admirable speed and grace.
Which leads me to conclude the process wasn't altogether that difficult for most institutions. They basically took their data from their self-evaluations, presented it, received criticisms, addressed those and then got a visit from a small team that probably left knowing little more about the institution that they visited than before they arrived. I agree that most institutions have undergone some sort of accreditation; I would bet it's mostly meaningless.
5. Next (my material in quotes, yours in italics):
“The government also sets enrollment quotas for all certified universities and colleges.”
No, private universities set their own enrollment “quotas”–indeed, as Monkasho now penalizes (by reducing funding) all universities unable to meet enrollment quotas, one strategy increasingly utilized by impacted private universities has been to reduce said intake quotas.
Actually, for years private universities swelled their income by enrolling numbers way beyond their quotas, enabling them to collect more application, admission and tuition fees. Enrollment quotas are set within guidelines published by the government. It is incorrect to say that private universities set their own enrollments without qualification. They set enrollments within published guidelines and subject to government approval. Indeed, the government has used enrollment quotas and funding based on them to control the overall size of higher education in Japan.
The relationship between enrollment quotas and funding works two ways. An institution or program may have a wished-for quota, but it can only go ahead with what it can fund. Do you think that the ministry would impose some sort of probationary status or penalize by reducing funding if they weren't trying to force institutions and departments to reduce their quotas for certain programs while getting them to increase them for others? Also, funding and quotas are matched up with the job market. A quota and/or an enrollment intake now has to be justified on how successful job placement has been for the graduates of a program.
6. And now for my question–this link you provide, it is to your own private blog, correct? A blog you call “Japan Higher Education Outlook,” right?
Yes.
7. Next (you in italics, my material in quotes, yours in italics again)
Hate to do this, but assuming you're considering one day trying to publish this blog entry of yours, the following should be corrected as well:
“The term ‘external audit’ in the case of a private university would most likely mean an accounting audit to satisfy the board of directors or the tax office.”
JIHEE (specializing in private university accreditation evaluations) has had their evaluation criteria/standards up on their website since at least 2005. (This, actually, is in fact true of all four accrediting agencies.) I.e., there should have been no guesswork involved at all (especially in 2008), and yet the statement above is completely wrong.
I wasn't referring to their published standards. My point was, up until 2004, most universities did not undergo outside accreditation. An external audit would have been more like something a business undergoes. I didn't say external audit for the purpose of accreditation. I'm sorry you misunderstood. Also, JIHEE doesn't necessarily specialize in private universities. If you look at its certification documents, they state that JIHEE accepts as members institutions regardless of their type of foundation. As it turned out, only private institutions have undergone evaluation with JIHEE so far.
As for getting this piece published, it already was published. Much of the material went to Times Higher Education Supplement prior to 2004, in very condensed form. At that time, it was clear that accreditation was a minor factor in quality assurance in HE in Japan, if a factor at all.
As for the external audit aspects of the current accrediting that JIHEE now does, I wouldn't make too much of it.
8. Next:
Finally, two quick corrections of my own initial post. JACA apparently still only does tandais (I thought they’d added senmon gakkous from last year, but I was wrong). Also, I wrote, “Given that most private universities hadn't begun this process before 2004,” but I probably should have also added that many public universities were no better prepared. Indeed, the initial unpreparedness of so many schools, combined with the aforementioned three years needed to prepare, is a major reason why the number of accreditation evaluations increased exponentially in 2007.
By 'senmon gakkou' do you mean the former national institutions or other types?
9. To conclude my response to your response to my article. First, let me emphasize that this article was written mostly in journalistic style in 2006-7 (drawing on earlier material from 2004-5), and as such, it also quickly dated. That is why I published it in early 2008 at this blog. Had the accrediting agencies been updating their list of successfully accredited and/or re-accredited institutions at the time (late 2007, when I was editing and attempting to update some of the information in the article), I would have re-written it to reflect the new information better. When I asked professors at my own university as late as 2005, they still didn't know who was actually going to accredit them, even though they were getting ready for it.
Also, I still don't think any of the above objections or attempts at correction you have raised hurt in any serious way my main arguments, which remain: (1) American-style accreditation is questionable, even for US institutions, and doesn't fit well with Japan (which could be reconciled with your argument that it's become something different here in Japan anyway) and (2) accreditation, when it was voluntary, was mostly meaningless. It might still well be. So much has happened in such a short period of time that there has been very little analysis and evaluation of all that supposed evaluation.
I still believe the future of accreditation should be based on mode of delivery (e.g., distance learning vs. taught classes that are physically attended, modular vs. taught courses, etc.) and speciality (e.g., accreditation of the quality of a given program, whether it's English literature or electrical engineering).
I would like to update the material at this blog on accreditation in Japan and invite readers to submit material.
Reply from Taikibansei on "FACTOID #2: Are universities and colleges in Japan accredited?"
Regarding a previously published article on accreditation of Japanese HE institutions here at JPN HEO Blog, one Taikibansei wrote a reply that appeared elsewhere on the web. I post it here and will then reply to these observations from Taikibansei. .
http://www.debito.org/?p=5503
http://www.debito.org/?p=5503#comment-190754
http://www.debito.org/?p=5503#comment-190810
Taikibansei Says:
An interesting post there, Mr. Jannuzi. I have a question for you at the end, but first some corrections:
Actually, JIHEE evaluates only private universities, and JACA evaluates chiefly tandais and senmon gakkous. Moreover, while the other two agencies (especially NIAD-UE) may seem to concentrate on national/public universities, they also provide accreditation evaluations for private universities as well. E.g., Ritsumeikan, a private university, received its accreditation evaluation from JUAA in 2004 (i.e., the first year possible), with the results announced in early 2005.
“Still, until the outcomes of the first external review process become clear in the next several years and until all institutions can join the accreditation process, the national government is the single source of ‘legitimacy’ for universities and colleges.”
This doesn’t make sense at all. As alluded to above, private universities have been able to “join the accreditation process” from the beginning, and there was never any attempt to exclude anybody. JIHEE’s initial (2004-2006) seminars explaining the process were each attended by 300+ private universities, and it was made very clear then that they (JIHEE) were “ready” to start with the inspections immediately (however, see my comment in the next paragraph). Moreover, private and public universities have been being evaluated in relatively equal numbers each year. Heck, by the end of 2007 (i.e., before your blog entry to the contrary), all the major tertiary institutions in your prefecture (Fukui) had been accredited (Fukui Kenritsu in 2005, Jinai in 2006, Fukui National in 2007, and Fukui Kougyou in 2007). That’s two public, and two private, universities.
There are two main reasons for the comparatively low number of accreditation evaluations from 2004-2007. First, there just were not enough trained evaluators initially available to allow for an increased number of on-campus inspections. Second, and most importantly, Japan-style accreditation is an extremely grueling, 3-year process–the first year for accruing/organizing the data in the fashion required, the second to begin writing the 100-page houkokusho (and officially apply/pay for the accreditation evaluation), and the third for finishing/submitting the houkokusho and receiving the onsite inspection. Given that most private universities hadn’t begun this process before 2004, the absolute earliest (assuming sufficient evaluators were available) most could have received their onsite inspections was 2007. Still, by the end of this year (2010), nearly all of Japan’s universities/tandais will have undergone accreditation evaluations by one of the four accrediting agencies. Indeed, while the actually impact/benefit so far can be questioned, considering the circumstances (and formidable hurdles in place), one can argue that the accreditation PROCESS here has been moving along with admirable speed and grace.
“The government also sets enrollment quotas for all certified universities and colleges.”
No, private universities set their own enrollment “quotas”–indeed, as Monkasho now penalizes (by reducing funding) all universities unable to meet enrollment quotas, one strategy increasingly utilized by impacted private universities has been to reduce said intake quotas.
Finally, it needs to be reiterated that, while ostensibly based on American-style accreditation, university accreditation in Japan has only superficial similarities with the former. (Similarly, “Faculty Development” in Japan is also supposedly “based on the US-model,” but is actually a very different animal.) The quotes/references appearing in Mulvey’s 2010 article suggest that he is also aware of this, but he does not discuss it–probably due to TLT’s stringent limitations on word count.
And now for my question–this link you provide, it is to your own private blog, correct? A blog you call “Japan Higher Education Outlook,” right?
Taikibansei Says:
February 15th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Hate to do this, but assuming you’re considering one day trying to publish this blog entry of yours, the following should be corrected as well:
“The term ‘external audit’ in the case of a private university would most likely mean an accounting audit to satisfy the board of directors or the tax office.”
JIHEE (specializing in private university accreditation evaluations) has had their evaluation criteria/standards up on their website since at least 2005. (This, actually, is in fact true of all four accrediting agencies.) I.e., there should have been no guesswork involved at all (especially in 2008), and yet the statement above is completely wrong.
Finally, two quick corrections of my own initial post. JACA apparently still only does tandais (I thought they’d added senmon gakkous from last year, but I was wrong). Also, I wrote, “Given that most private universities hadn’t begun this process before 2004,” but I probably should have also added that many public universities were no better prepared. Indeed, the initial unpreparedness of so many schools, combined with the aforementioned three years needed to prepare, is a major reason why the number of accreditation evaluations increased exponentially in 2007.
http://www.debito.org/?p=5503
http://www.debito.org/?p=5503#comment-190754
http://www.debito.org/?p=5503#comment-190810
Taikibansei Says:
An interesting post there, Mr. Jannuzi. I have a question for you at the end, but first some corrections:
Actually, JIHEE evaluates only private universities, and JACA evaluates chiefly tandais and senmon gakkous. Moreover, while the other two agencies (especially NIAD-UE) may seem to concentrate on national/public universities, they also provide accreditation evaluations for private universities as well. E.g., Ritsumeikan, a private university, received its accreditation evaluation from JUAA in 2004 (i.e., the first year possible), with the results announced in early 2005.
“Still, until the outcomes of the first external review process become clear in the next several years and until all institutions can join the accreditation process, the national government is the single source of ‘legitimacy’ for universities and colleges.”
This doesn’t make sense at all. As alluded to above, private universities have been able to “join the accreditation process” from the beginning, and there was never any attempt to exclude anybody. JIHEE’s initial (2004-2006) seminars explaining the process were each attended by 300+ private universities, and it was made very clear then that they (JIHEE) were “ready” to start with the inspections immediately (however, see my comment in the next paragraph). Moreover, private and public universities have been being evaluated in relatively equal numbers each year. Heck, by the end of 2007 (i.e., before your blog entry to the contrary), all the major tertiary institutions in your prefecture (Fukui) had been accredited (Fukui Kenritsu in 2005, Jinai in 2006, Fukui National in 2007, and Fukui Kougyou in 2007). That’s two public, and two private, universities.
There are two main reasons for the comparatively low number of accreditation evaluations from 2004-2007. First, there just were not enough trained evaluators initially available to allow for an increased number of on-campus inspections. Second, and most importantly, Japan-style accreditation is an extremely grueling, 3-year process–the first year for accruing/organizing the data in the fashion required, the second to begin writing the 100-page houkokusho (and officially apply/pay for the accreditation evaluation), and the third for finishing/submitting the houkokusho and receiving the onsite inspection. Given that most private universities hadn’t begun this process before 2004, the absolute earliest (assuming sufficient evaluators were available) most could have received their onsite inspections was 2007. Still, by the end of this year (2010), nearly all of Japan’s universities/tandais will have undergone accreditation evaluations by one of the four accrediting agencies. Indeed, while the actually impact/benefit so far can be questioned, considering the circumstances (and formidable hurdles in place), one can argue that the accreditation PROCESS here has been moving along with admirable speed and grace.
“The government also sets enrollment quotas for all certified universities and colleges.”
No, private universities set their own enrollment “quotas”–indeed, as Monkasho now penalizes (by reducing funding) all universities unable to meet enrollment quotas, one strategy increasingly utilized by impacted private universities has been to reduce said intake quotas.
Finally, it needs to be reiterated that, while ostensibly based on American-style accreditation, university accreditation in Japan has only superficial similarities with the former. (Similarly, “Faculty Development” in Japan is also supposedly “based on the US-model,” but is actually a very different animal.) The quotes/references appearing in Mulvey’s 2010 article suggest that he is also aware of this, but he does not discuss it–probably due to TLT’s stringent limitations on word count.
And now for my question–this link you provide, it is to your own private blog, correct? A blog you call “Japan Higher Education Outlook,” right?
Taikibansei Says:
February 15th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Hate to do this, but assuming you’re considering one day trying to publish this blog entry of yours, the following should be corrected as well:
“The term ‘external audit’ in the case of a private university would most likely mean an accounting audit to satisfy the board of directors or the tax office.”
JIHEE (specializing in private university accreditation evaluations) has had their evaluation criteria/standards up on their website since at least 2005. (This, actually, is in fact true of all four accrediting agencies.) I.e., there should have been no guesswork involved at all (especially in 2008), and yet the statement above is completely wrong.
Finally, two quick corrections of my own initial post. JACA apparently still only does tandais (I thought they’d added senmon gakkous from last year, but I was wrong). Also, I wrote, “Given that most private universities hadn’t begun this process before 2004,” but I probably should have also added that many public universities were no better prepared. Indeed, the initial unpreparedness of so many schools, combined with the aforementioned three years needed to prepare, is a major reason why the number of accreditation evaluations increased exponentially in 2007.
21 July 2011
Supercomputer "K computer" Takes First Place in World
Official release from RIKEN.
http://www.riken.jp/engn/r-world/info/release/press/2011/110620/index.html
Supercomputer "K computer" Takes First Place in World
Achieves world's best performance of 8.162 petaflops to lead TOP500 list
June 20, 2011
RIKEN
Fujitsu Limited
Tokyo, June 20, 2011 - RIKEN and Fujitsu have taken first place on the 37th TOP500 list announced today at the 26th International Supercomputing Conference (ISC'11) held in Hamburg, Germany. This ranking is based on a performance measurement of the "K computer,"(*1) currently under their joint development.
The TOP500-ranked K computer system, currently in the configuration stage, has 672 computer racks equipped with a current total of 68,544 CPUs. This half-built system achieved the world's best LINPACK benchmark performance of 8.162 petaflops (quadrillion floating-point operations per second), to place it at the head of the TOP500 list. In addition, the system has recorded high standards with a computing efficiency ratio of 93.0%. This is the first time since June 2004, when the 'Earth Simulator' took first place, that a Japanese supercomputer has been ranked first on the TOP500 list.
1. Background
RIKEN and Fujitsu have been working together to develop the K computer, with the aim of beginning shared use by November 2012, as a part of the High-Performance Computing Infrastructure (HPCI) initiative led by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The K computer will be comprised of over 800 computer racks-each equipped with ultrafast and energy-efficient CPUs-that access into a network capable of an immense amount of interconnectivity. The supercomputer system brings together leading-edge technologies for high performance and high reliability.
To test the system's performance at the configuration stage, the K computer's processing speed was measured by the LINPACK benchmark program, placing it on the 37th TOP500 ranking of the world's fastest supercomputers. The TOP500 ranking list began in 1993 and is updated twice a year in June and November.
2. Performance and Future Status of the K computer
The LINPACK benchmark program, running on the part of the system that employs 68,544 CPUs installed on the K computer being configured, recorded the world's top performance of 8.162 petaflops. This gave it the number-one position on the TOP500 list. Moreover, for one of the world's largest supercomputers, it achieved an extraordinarily high computing efficiency ratio of 93.0%. This achievement is made possible by the K computer's integration of technologies, including its massive number of CPUs, the interconnectivity that links them together, and the software that is able to bring out the highest performance from the hardware.
When configuration of the K computer is complete in 2012, it is designed to achieve LINPACK performance of 10 petaflops. It will be widely used in a variety of computational science fields where it is expected to contribute to the generation of world-class research results. The K computer is a wholly made-in-Japan supercomputer, from the research and development of the processors, to system design and manufacturing. Use of the K computer is expected to have a groundbreaking impact in fields ranging from global climate research, meteorology, disaster prevention, and medicine, thereby contributing to the creation of a prosperous and secure society. RIKEN and Fujitsu will continue to work tirelessly toward completing the system's deployment in 2012.
3. RIKEN and Fujitsu Comments
Ryoji Noyori, President, RIKEN
I would like to express my deep gratitude to everyone, beginning with our colleagues at our development partner Fujitsu Limited, who worked so valiantly on the construction of the K computer even under the severe conditions following the Great East Japan Earthquake. It is wonderful to be able to share the joy of this moment with them. I very much believe that the strength and perseverance that was demonstrated during this project will also make possible the recovery of the devastated Tohoku region. As we move forward to complete this project by next June, we will maintain our firm commitment to the maintenance and operation of the system, and I hope to see wonderful results when we begin to make the world's top performing supercomputer available to users around the world.
Michiyoshi Mazuka, Chairman and Representative Director, Fujitsu Limited
I am delighted that we were able to achieve this result, made possible through the tremendous efforts of all involved, despite the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake. In particular, I am sincerely grateful to our partners in the Tohoku region for their commitment to delivering a steady supply of components, even though they themselves were affected by the disaster. Bringing together hundreds of thousands of components to quickly launch such a massive-scale computing system-which would have been nearly impossible using conventional technologies-requires an incredible level of reliability. I believe that this reliability is truly the pinnacle of Japanese manufacturing. Without being too pleased with ourselves and losing sight of our goal, going forward we will proceed with the system's deployment and, once complete, we look forward to contributing to the achievements that the K computer will make possible.
Press Contacts
RIKEN
Advanced Institute for Computational Science
Office for Research Communications
Tel: +81-78-940-5623, 5624
Fujitsu Limited
Public and Investor Relations Division
InquiriesNew Window
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Supplementary Explanation
1 K computer
The K computer, which is being jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, is part of the High-Performance Computing Infrastructure (HPCI) initiative led by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Configuration of the K computer began in the end of September 2010, with availability for shared use scheduled for 2012. The "K computer" is the nickname RIKEN has been using for the supercomputer of this project since July 2010. "K" comes from the Japanese Kanji letter "Kei" which means ten peta or 10 to the 16th power. The logo for the K computer based on the Japanese letter for Kei, was selected in October 2010. In its original sense, "Kei" expresses a large gateway, and it is hoped that the system will be a new gateway to computational science.
2 LINPACK
A program developed by J. Dongarra, Ph.D., of the University of Tennessee, for solving a system of linear equations using matrix computation. It is the benchmark program used to create the TOP500 list, which ranks the performance of the world's supercomputers (announced in June and November of every year).
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About RIKEN
The mission of RIKEN is to conduct comprehensive research in science and technology (excluding only the humanities and social sciences) as provided for under the "RIKEN Law," and to publicly disseminate the results of its scientific research and technological developments. RIKEN carries out high level experimental and research work in a wide range of fields, including physics, chemistry, medical science, biology, and engineering, covering the entire range from basic research to practical application. RIKEN was first organized in 1917 as a private research foundation, and reorganized in 2003 as an independent administrative institution under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of information and communication technology (ICT)-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 170,000 employees supporting customers in over 100 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.5 trillion yen (US$55 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com
The press conference on June 20. From left: RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science Director Kimihiko Hirao, RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori, Fujitsu Limited Chairman and Representative Director Michiyoshi Mazuka, Fujitsu Limited Next Generation Technical Computing Unit President Aiichiro Inoue
http://www.riken.jp/engn/r-world/info/release/press/2011/110620/index.html
Supercomputer "K computer" Takes First Place in World
Achieves world's best performance of 8.162 petaflops to lead TOP500 list
June 20, 2011
RIKEN
Fujitsu Limited
Tokyo, June 20, 2011 - RIKEN and Fujitsu have taken first place on the 37th TOP500 list announced today at the 26th International Supercomputing Conference (ISC'11) held in Hamburg, Germany. This ranking is based on a performance measurement of the "K computer,"(*1) currently under their joint development.
The TOP500-ranked K computer system, currently in the configuration stage, has 672 computer racks equipped with a current total of 68,544 CPUs. This half-built system achieved the world's best LINPACK benchmark performance of 8.162 petaflops (quadrillion floating-point operations per second), to place it at the head of the TOP500 list. In addition, the system has recorded high standards with a computing efficiency ratio of 93.0%. This is the first time since June 2004, when the 'Earth Simulator' took first place, that a Japanese supercomputer has been ranked first on the TOP500 list.
1. Background
RIKEN and Fujitsu have been working together to develop the K computer, with the aim of beginning shared use by November 2012, as a part of the High-Performance Computing Infrastructure (HPCI) initiative led by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The K computer will be comprised of over 800 computer racks-each equipped with ultrafast and energy-efficient CPUs-that access into a network capable of an immense amount of interconnectivity. The supercomputer system brings together leading-edge technologies for high performance and high reliability.
To test the system's performance at the configuration stage, the K computer's processing speed was measured by the LINPACK benchmark program, placing it on the 37th TOP500 ranking of the world's fastest supercomputers. The TOP500 ranking list began in 1993 and is updated twice a year in June and November.
2. Performance and Future Status of the K computer
The LINPACK benchmark program, running on the part of the system that employs 68,544 CPUs installed on the K computer being configured, recorded the world's top performance of 8.162 petaflops. This gave it the number-one position on the TOP500 list. Moreover, for one of the world's largest supercomputers, it achieved an extraordinarily high computing efficiency ratio of 93.0%. This achievement is made possible by the K computer's integration of technologies, including its massive number of CPUs, the interconnectivity that links them together, and the software that is able to bring out the highest performance from the hardware.
When configuration of the K computer is complete in 2012, it is designed to achieve LINPACK performance of 10 petaflops. It will be widely used in a variety of computational science fields where it is expected to contribute to the generation of world-class research results. The K computer is a wholly made-in-Japan supercomputer, from the research and development of the processors, to system design and manufacturing. Use of the K computer is expected to have a groundbreaking impact in fields ranging from global climate research, meteorology, disaster prevention, and medicine, thereby contributing to the creation of a prosperous and secure society. RIKEN and Fujitsu will continue to work tirelessly toward completing the system's deployment in 2012.
3. RIKEN and Fujitsu Comments
Ryoji Noyori, President, RIKEN
I would like to express my deep gratitude to everyone, beginning with our colleagues at our development partner Fujitsu Limited, who worked so valiantly on the construction of the K computer even under the severe conditions following the Great East Japan Earthquake. It is wonderful to be able to share the joy of this moment with them. I very much believe that the strength and perseverance that was demonstrated during this project will also make possible the recovery of the devastated Tohoku region. As we move forward to complete this project by next June, we will maintain our firm commitment to the maintenance and operation of the system, and I hope to see wonderful results when we begin to make the world's top performing supercomputer available to users around the world.
Michiyoshi Mazuka, Chairman and Representative Director, Fujitsu Limited
I am delighted that we were able to achieve this result, made possible through the tremendous efforts of all involved, despite the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake. In particular, I am sincerely grateful to our partners in the Tohoku region for their commitment to delivering a steady supply of components, even though they themselves were affected by the disaster. Bringing together hundreds of thousands of components to quickly launch such a massive-scale computing system-which would have been nearly impossible using conventional technologies-requires an incredible level of reliability. I believe that this reliability is truly the pinnacle of Japanese manufacturing. Without being too pleased with ourselves and losing sight of our goal, going forward we will proceed with the system's deployment and, once complete, we look forward to contributing to the achievements that the K computer will make possible.
Press Contacts
RIKEN
Advanced Institute for Computational Science
Office for Research Communications
Tel: +81-78-940-5623, 5624
Fujitsu Limited
Public and Investor Relations Division
InquiriesNew Window
Page Top
Supplementary Explanation
1 K computer
The K computer, which is being jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, is part of the High-Performance Computing Infrastructure (HPCI) initiative led by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Configuration of the K computer began in the end of September 2010, with availability for shared use scheduled for 2012. The "K computer" is the nickname RIKEN has been using for the supercomputer of this project since July 2010. "K" comes from the Japanese Kanji letter "Kei" which means ten peta or 10 to the 16th power. The logo for the K computer based on the Japanese letter for Kei, was selected in October 2010. In its original sense, "Kei" expresses a large gateway, and it is hoped that the system will be a new gateway to computational science.
2 LINPACK
A program developed by J. Dongarra, Ph.D., of the University of Tennessee, for solving a system of linear equations using matrix computation. It is the benchmark program used to create the TOP500 list, which ranks the performance of the world's supercomputers (announced in June and November of every year).
Page Top
About RIKEN
The mission of RIKEN is to conduct comprehensive research in science and technology (excluding only the humanities and social sciences) as provided for under the "RIKEN Law," and to publicly disseminate the results of its scientific research and technological developments. RIKEN carries out high level experimental and research work in a wide range of fields, including physics, chemistry, medical science, biology, and engineering, covering the entire range from basic research to practical application. RIKEN was first organized in 1917 as a private research foundation, and reorganized in 2003 as an independent administrative institution under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of information and communication technology (ICT)-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 170,000 employees supporting customers in over 100 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.5 trillion yen (US$55 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com
The press conference on June 20. From left: RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science Director Kimihiko Hirao, RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori, Fujitsu Limited Chairman and Representative Director Michiyoshi Mazuka, Fujitsu Limited Next Generation Technical Computing Unit President Aiichiro Inoue
Nuclear industry was a major player at universities and research institutions in Japan
But now the question is: If Japan is going to phase out nuclear power, what happens to its huge presence at its universities? The nuclear industry was a major source of funds for taught programs and research (even though much of that ultimately came from government subsidies and support to the industry).
I somehow think majors like 'nuclear safety engineer' are not going to have much appeal to young people.
http://www.iaea.org/inisnkm/nkm/ws/research_institutes/japan.html
Nuclear Research in Japan
This list of names of university institutes and research institutes has been compiled from the INIS Bibliographic Database. It is not intended to be complete, but indicates some of the main institutes that are actively publishing in the nuclear field.
Please consult the Nuclear Energy Handbook for more information about Japan.
Universities
* Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (Japan). Dept. of Physics
* Osaka City Univ. (Japan). Dept. of Physics
* Kumamoto Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Science
* Sapporo Gakuin Univ., Ebetsu, Hokkaido (Japan)
* Tsukuba Univ., Ibaraki (Japan). Inst. of Physics
* Tokyo Univ., Tanashi (Japan). Inst. for Nuclear Study
* Chiba Inst. of Tech., Narashino (Japan)
* Shibaura Inst. of Tech., Tokyo (Japan)
Nuclear Research Laboratories
* Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Saitama (Japan)
* Science Council of Japan, Tokyo (Japan)
* CRC Research Inst. Inc., Tokyo (Japan)
* Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute, Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Works
* Hitachi Ltd., Ibaraki (Japan). Energy Research Lab.
* National Lab. for High Energy Physics, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)
* National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Nakaminato, Ibaraki (Japan)
* Japan Nuclear Fuel Industries Co. Inc., Tokyo (Japan)
* Radioactive Waste Management Center, Tokyo (Japan)
* Kyoto Fission-Track Co. (Japan)
* Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst. (JAERI), Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Research Establishment
Nuclear Fusion Research
* Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, 487-8501 Kasugai-City, Aichi-prefecture, Japan
* Ehime University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics,2-5 Bunkyo-cho,790-8577 Matsuyama,Japan
* Electrotechnical Laboratory,Energy Fundamentals Division,1- 1-4 Umezono,305-8568 Tsukuba, Ibaraki,Japan
* Himeji Institute of Technology, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo,671-2201,Japan
-Department of Electrical Engineering
-Faculty of Engineering
* Institute of Physical and chemical Research, lchijoji Matsubara-cho 105, 606-8156, JAPAN
* ITER XT, Physics Unit, 801-1 Mukojama, 311 -01 Naka, Ibaraki,Japan
* Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Electrical Power System,Nonoichi,921-8501 Ishikawa,Japan
* Kyoto University
-Engineering Physics and Mechanics,Sakyo,606-8501,Japan
-Graduate School of Energy Science, Uji, Kyoto
-Institute of Advanced Energy, Uji, Kyoto
-Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto
* Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku,464-8603 Nagoya,Japan
* National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, 509-5292 Toki,Japan
-Department Of Large Helical Device Project
-Theory and Computer Simulation Center
* Nihon University, 1-8 Kanda Surugadah, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo,101-8308, JAPAN
-Department of Physics
-Atomic Energy Research Institute
* University of Tsukuba, Plasma Research Center, Univ. of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan,
* Kyushu University, Kasuga Koen 6-1,816-8580 Kasuga City, Japan
-Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
-Advanced Fusion Research Center,
-Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering and Sciences
* Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-Machi, Koganei-shi,184-8588 Tokyo,Japan
* University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku , 113-0033 Tokyo, Japan
-School of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering
-Nuclear Engineering Research Laboratory, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki
-Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
-Complexity Science and Engineering
* Kyoto Institute of Technology, Department of Electronics and Information Science, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
* Hitachi Ltd., Power and Industrial Systems R and D Division, Ibaraki-ken
* Osaka University, Suita, Osaka
-Institute of Laser Engineering
-Plasma Physics Laboratory Faculty of Engineering
-Graduate School of Engineering
* ITER JCT, Naka Joint Work Site, Naka
* Tohoku University, Aramaki-aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai
-Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering
-Institute for Materials Research
-Graduate School of Engineering
* Tokyo Institute of Technology, Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
* Toshiba Corp.,Energy and Mechanical Research Laboratories, Kawasaki
* Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Komae-shi, Tokyo
* Hiroshima University, Department of Material Science, Hiroshima
* Okayama University, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama
* Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Research of Energy Technology, Sapporo
* Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka
* Toshiba Co., Otawara-shi, Tochigi
* Yamagata University, Yamagata
* Iwate University, Department for Electrical Engineering, Morioka, Iwate
* Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI)
-Tritium Engineering Laboratory, Tokai, Ibaraki
-Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Mukoyama 801-1,311-0193 Naka-machi, Naka-gun, lbaraki-ken
-Tritium Engineering Laboratory, Tokai, Ibaraki
-Blanket Engineering Laboratory, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken
-Advanced Photon Research Center, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki
-Department of Reactor Engineering, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-ken
-RF Heating Laboratory
-Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Tokai Annex, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki
-Japanese ITER Home Team
http://www.iaea.org/inisnkm/nkm/ws/countries/japan_universities.html
University Home Pages
Hiroshima University
* Synchotron Radiation Facilities
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Hokkaido University
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Kobe University of Mercantile Marine
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Kyoto University (Institute of Advanced Energy)
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Kyushu University
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Nagoya University
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Osaka University
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Ritsumeikan University
* Compact Superconducting Synchotron Radiation light Source
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
*Science University of Tokyo (SUT)
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Tohoku University
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open only to certain groups
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Tokai University
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Tokyo Institute of Technology (TITECH) (
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originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
*University of Tokyo
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access: open only to certain groups
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
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School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
* Nuclear Engineering Research Laboratory (UTNL)
* Fast Neutron Source Reactor YAYOI
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originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: The University of Tokyo | Nuclear Engineering Research Laboratory (UTNL)
UTTAC, Tandem Accelerator Center, University of Tsukuba
language: Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
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Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) was founded in 1951 to serve as the comprehensive central research institution for the electric power industry. Since that time, CRIEPI has exercised the talents of its specialists in responding precisely to the business challenges that electric utilities face. At the same time, we undertake the general development of technologies in the quest for fundamental solutions to the many problems involved in global energy and resources, the environment, and sustainable economic development, as seen from a long-term perspective. In this way CRIEPI makes useful contributions both domestically and internationally through the advancement of the electric power industry.
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation | industry or service provider
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
The Persistent Quest Home Page gives a good overview over the research activities at JAERI.
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: english JAEA site | Persistent Quest Home Page
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
The Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) was formally inaugurated on 1-October 1998; its Mission is to perform the development of the advanced technology required to establish the complete nuclear fuel cycle. JNC's Key Projects are those which form the basis of the fuel cycle, these are: the fast breeder reactor (FBR), advanced reprocessing, plutonium fuel fabrication and the disposal of high-level radioactive waste.
* research and development for nuclear fuel cycle technology
* fast reactor
* plutonium fuel
* reprocessing
* radwaste
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Latest News | MONJU prototype reactor | JAEA's Key Projects | JOYO Home Page
Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL)
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation | industry or service provider
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: english pages
Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST)
* ReaD: Database of Research and Development Activities (free of charge)
* access to a selection of other (paying) databases
* host for STN Interantional bibliography (200+ databases)
language: Japanese | English
originator: data centre
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information | numerical data, codes | bibliographic data
type of site: data base
JOYO Experimental Fast Reactor (JNC)
The experimental fast reactor JOYO achieved initial criticality in April 1977 as the first liquid metal fast breeder reactor in JAPAN. As a fuels and materials irradiation test facility, JOYO achieved the maximum design output of 100MWt in 1983, and thirty-two cycles of 100MWt rated power operation were successfully conducted until the end of March 1998. During this period, many irradiation tests for the development of fuels and materials were carried out.
language: English
originator: operator of nuclear plant or facility | university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute (KURRI)
The KURRI (Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute) was reorganized in 1995 and is now composed of six research divisions and two facilities. On average, each division is composed of three laboratories. There are a total of twenty two laboratories including one laboratory provided for visiting professors.
The organization of the Institute consists of about eighty scientists, forty technical staff, and forty administrative members and clerks. The Advisory Board consists of members chosen from the scientists of both the Institute and other organizations.Its function is to provide advice to the Director on policies for cooperative research activities. It also receives and reviews cooperative research projects proposed by researchers of universities and research institutes.
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
MONJU prototype reactor (JNC)
MONJU is the prototype reactor of the Japanese fast breeder reactor project. This English language site has been created to explain how fast reactors work, why Japan is committed to the development of this technology and how it can be used as a major contributor to electricity supply in the next century.
language: English
originator: operator of nuclear plant or facility | university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) | MONJU Plant - Basic Specifications
National Institute for Radiological Sciencies (NIRS)
* established in 1957, as a special research institution attached to the Science and Technology Agency
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
National Institute of of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST)
From April 1, 2001, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (the new AIST) has begun operations. The AIST is a newborn research organization that is combined with 15 research institutes which are used to be under the former Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (the former AIST) in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Table 1 below) and The Weights and Measures Training Institute. The new AIST is the Japan's largest public research organizations with research facilities on scale, and around 3,200 employees including the authorities.
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Nuclear Engineering Research Laboratory, University of Tokyo (UTNL)
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Online Reports on Nuclear Engineering
Persistent Quest - Research Activities (JAERI)
Persistent Quest is published annually to introduce the most recent accomplishments of JAERI (Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute) on scientific and technical research to the general public. Its contents are focused on research topics which made outstanding progress in the year concerned.
* Advanced Basic Research
* Research and Development of Fusion Energy
* Neutron Science and It's Applications
* Research and Development of the Advanced Photon and Synchrotron Radiation Sources
* Material Science
* Research and Development on Radiation Applications
* Computational Science
* Research on Nuclear Energy System
* Development of Irradiation Techniques
* Nuclear Safety Research
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information | online journals, articles, reports
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: JAEA
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High Energy Research Institutes
Electrotechnical Laboratory (ETL)
* Electron Linac Facility
* NIJI-II, NIJI-IV, TERAS
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
* Photon Factory
* TRISTAN Accumulation Ring
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: english page
Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center (HSRC)
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Hiroshima University
Institute for Molecular Science (IMS)
* Okazaki National Research Institute
* Ultraviolet Synchrotron Orbital Radiation Facility (UVSOR )
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: UVSOR
Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI)
* third-generation synchrotron radiation facility: SPring-8
* advanced research into materials science, earth science, life science, and medicine
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Nuclear Science Research Facility - Accelerator Laboratory Kyoto
* accelerator physics
* laser nuclear physics
* 7 MeV proton Linac and a 100 MeV electron Linac
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
RIKEN Accelerator Research Facility
This page is presented by RIKEN Accelerator Research Facility, a joint organization of Cyclotron Center, Accelerator User Group and RIBF Project Group.
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: free online access | open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Sumitomo Electric (SEI) (more info) goto TOP
* Harima Institute
* compact synchrotron radiation ring: NIJI-III
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (Univ. of Tokyo VSX Project )
* Synchotron Radiation Facilities: VSX Light Source
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
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Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
ITER's mission is to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy for peaceful purposes. To do this, ITER will demonstrate extended energy production, demonstrate essential fusion energy technologies in an integrated system, and perform integrated testing of key elements required to use fusion as a practical energy source.
* planned Superconducting Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor
* international collaboration: Euratom, Japan, Russia, (USA)
* ITER Newsletter: published monthly by the IAEA
language: English
originator: international organisation | university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public | free online access
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: ITER Newsletter | IAEA | ITER Europe | Naka Fusion Research Establshment
Institute of Laser Engineering (Osaka University)
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
JT-60 project (more info) goto TOP
* JT-60/JT-60SA
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: numerical data, codes | textual information | online journals, articles, reports
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Naka-JAEA Home Page | JAEA Home Page
Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Japan (JAEA) (more info) goto TOP
* JT-60 Tokamak
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public | free online access
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: english JAEA site | JT-60 Tokamak
National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS, Toki, Japan)
* LHD Stellarator
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public | free online access
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
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Application of Isotopes and Ionizing Radiation
Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center (Tohoku University) (more info) goto TOP
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
http://www.eng.u-fukui.ac.jp/english/organizations/details/master.html
Nuclear Power and Energy Safety Engineering Course
The course provides practical and multilateral education and research concerning various issues, including assurance of safety in atomic power stations and areas where the stations are located, seeking convivial society systems, stabilization of power networks, and vitalization of local industries through technology transfer, as a university located in Fukui Prefecture where many atomic power stations are located. The objective of the course is to cultivate advanced professional engineers who have a thorough knowledge of safety engineering and configuration of regional symbiotic systems related to atomic power and energy and who also have wider vision and a high sense of ethics.
Divisions
* Nuclear Power Safety Engineering
* Regional and Environmental Symbiosis Engineering
* Nuclear Power Plant Safety Engineering
http://www.npes.u-fukui.ac.jp/
Department of Applied Nuclear Technology
Acquiring the skills to apply, develop and practice.
Nuclear power － used as a means to produce electricity it plays a fundamental role in our society. Japan’s relationship with nuclear power stretches back over 40 years. Now more than ever we need technicians trained in the use of nuclear power and in fact this institution is the only such one in the country to offer the particular course of study that we have here. Here at this university we seek to produce technologists who will go on to be experts in nuclear power and the correct and safe use of radioactive substances.
We are looking for the following kinds
of people with ambition:
1. People who can keep to the rules, forward-looking
2. People who are able to cooperate with others
3. People who are passionate about future developments in nuclear power
4. People who are creative and keen to experiment
5. People who abound with curiosity and are ready to take on the challenge of discovery
http://www.fukui-ut.ac.jp/ut/english/subject/president.html#04
I somehow think majors like 'nuclear safety engineer' are not going to have much appeal to young people.
http://www.iaea.org/inisnkm/nkm/ws/research_institutes/japan.html
Nuclear Research in Japan
This list of names of university institutes and research institutes has been compiled from the INIS Bibliographic Database. It is not intended to be complete, but indicates some of the main institutes that are actively publishing in the nuclear field.
Please consult the Nuclear Energy Handbook for more information about Japan.
Universities
* Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (Japan). Dept. of Physics
* Osaka City Univ. (Japan). Dept. of Physics
* Kumamoto Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Science
* Sapporo Gakuin Univ., Ebetsu, Hokkaido (Japan)
* Tsukuba Univ., Ibaraki (Japan). Inst. of Physics
* Tokyo Univ., Tanashi (Japan). Inst. for Nuclear Study
* Chiba Inst. of Tech., Narashino (Japan)
* Shibaura Inst. of Tech., Tokyo (Japan)
Nuclear Research Laboratories
* Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Wako, Saitama (Japan)
* Science Council of Japan, Tokyo (Japan)
* CRC Research Inst. Inc., Tokyo (Japan)
* Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute, Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Works
* Hitachi Ltd., Ibaraki (Japan). Energy Research Lab.
* National Lab. for High Energy Physics, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)
* National Inst. of Radiological Sciences, Nakaminato, Ibaraki (Japan)
* Japan Nuclear Fuel Industries Co. Inc., Tokyo (Japan)
* Radioactive Waste Management Center, Tokyo (Japan)
* Kyoto Fission-Track Co. (Japan)
* Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst. (JAERI), Tokai, Ibaraki (Japan). Tokai Research Establishment
Nuclear Fusion Research
* Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, 487-8501 Kasugai-City, Aichi-prefecture, Japan
* Ehime University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics,2-5 Bunkyo-cho,790-8577 Matsuyama,Japan
* Electrotechnical Laboratory,Energy Fundamentals Division,1- 1-4 Umezono,305-8568 Tsukuba, Ibaraki,Japan
* Himeji Institute of Technology, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo,671-2201,Japan
-Department of Electrical Engineering
-Faculty of Engineering
* Institute of Physical and chemical Research, lchijoji Matsubara-cho 105, 606-8156, JAPAN
* ITER XT, Physics Unit, 801-1 Mukojama, 311 -01 Naka, Ibaraki,Japan
* Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Electrical Power System,Nonoichi,921-8501 Ishikawa,Japan
* Kyoto University
-Engineering Physics and Mechanics,Sakyo,606-8501,Japan
-Graduate School of Energy Science, Uji, Kyoto
-Institute of Advanced Energy, Uji, Kyoto
-Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto
* Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku,464-8603 Nagoya,Japan
* National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, 509-5292 Toki,Japan
-Department Of Large Helical Device Project
-Theory and Computer Simulation Center
* Nihon University, 1-8 Kanda Surugadah, Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo,101-8308, JAPAN
-Department of Physics
-Atomic Energy Research Institute
* University of Tsukuba, Plasma Research Center, Univ. of Tsukuba, Tsukuba Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan,
* Kyushu University, Kasuga Koen 6-1,816-8580 Kasuga City, Japan
-Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
-Advanced Fusion Research Center,
-Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering and Sciences
* Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-Machi, Koganei-shi,184-8588 Tokyo,Japan
* University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku , 113-0033 Tokyo, Japan
-School of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering
-Nuclear Engineering Research Laboratory, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki
-Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
-Complexity Science and Engineering
* Kyoto Institute of Technology, Department of Electronics and Information Science, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
* Hitachi Ltd., Power and Industrial Systems R and D Division, Ibaraki-ken
* Osaka University, Suita, Osaka
-Institute of Laser Engineering
-Plasma Physics Laboratory Faculty of Engineering
-Graduate School of Engineering
* ITER JCT, Naka Joint Work Site, Naka
* Tohoku University, Aramaki-aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai
-Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering
-Institute for Materials Research
-Graduate School of Engineering
* Tokyo Institute of Technology, Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, O-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
* Toshiba Corp.,Energy and Mechanical Research Laboratories, Kawasaki
* Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Komae-shi, Tokyo
* Hiroshima University, Department of Material Science, Hiroshima
* Okayama University, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama
* Hokkaido University, Center for Advanced Research of Energy Technology, Sapporo
* Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka
* Toshiba Co., Otawara-shi, Tochigi
* Yamagata University, Yamagata
* Iwate University, Department for Electrical Engineering, Morioka, Iwate
* Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI)
-Tritium Engineering Laboratory, Tokai, Ibaraki
-Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Mukoyama 801-1,311-0193 Naka-machi, Naka-gun, lbaraki-ken
-Tritium Engineering Laboratory, Tokai, Ibaraki
-Blanket Engineering Laboratory, Naka-machi, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken
-Advanced Photon Research Center, Tokai, Naka, Ibaraki
-Department of Reactor Engineering, Tokai-mura, Ibaraki-ken
-RF Heating Laboratory
-Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Tokai Annex, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki
-Japanese ITER Home Team
http://www.iaea.org/inisnkm/nkm/ws/countries/japan_universities.html
University Home Pages
Hiroshima University
* Synchotron Radiation Facilities
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Hokkaido University
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Kobe University of Mercantile Marine
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Kyoto University (Institute of Advanced Energy)
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Kyushu University
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Nagoya University
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Osaka University
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Ritsumeikan University
* Compact Superconducting Synchotron Radiation light Source
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
*Science University of Tokyo (SUT)
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Tohoku University
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open only to certain groups
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Tokai University
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Tokyo Institute of Technology (TITECH) (
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
*University of Tokyo
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open only to certain groups
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
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School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
* Nuclear Engineering Research Laboratory (UTNL)
* Fast Neutron Source Reactor YAYOI
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: The University of Tokyo | Nuclear Engineering Research Laboratory (UTNL)
UTTAC, Tandem Accelerator Center, University of Tsukuba
language: Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
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Nuclear Research Institutes
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) was founded in 1951 to serve as the comprehensive central research institution for the electric power industry. Since that time, CRIEPI has exercised the talents of its specialists in responding precisely to the business challenges that electric utilities face. At the same time, we undertake the general development of technologies in the quest for fundamental solutions to the many problems involved in global energy and resources, the environment, and sustainable economic development, as seen from a long-term perspective. In this way CRIEPI makes useful contributions both domestically and internationally through the advancement of the electric power industry.
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation | industry or service provider
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
The Persistent Quest Home Page gives a good overview over the research activities at JAERI.
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: english JAEA site | Persistent Quest Home Page
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
The Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) was formally inaugurated on 1-October 1998; its Mission is to perform the development of the advanced technology required to establish the complete nuclear fuel cycle. JNC's Key Projects are those which form the basis of the fuel cycle, these are: the fast breeder reactor (FBR), advanced reprocessing, plutonium fuel fabrication and the disposal of high-level radioactive waste.
* research and development for nuclear fuel cycle technology
* fast reactor
* plutonium fuel
* reprocessing
* radwaste
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Latest News | MONJU prototype reactor | JAEA's Key Projects | JOYO Home Page
Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL)
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation | industry or service provider
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: english pages
Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST)
* ReaD: Database of Research and Development Activities (free of charge)
* access to a selection of other (paying) databases
* host for STN Interantional bibliography (200+ databases)
language: Japanese | English
originator: data centre
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information | numerical data, codes | bibliographic data
type of site: data base
JOYO Experimental Fast Reactor (JNC)
The experimental fast reactor JOYO achieved initial criticality in April 1977 as the first liquid metal fast breeder reactor in JAPAN. As a fuels and materials irradiation test facility, JOYO achieved the maximum design output of 100MWt in 1983, and thirty-two cycles of 100MWt rated power operation were successfully conducted until the end of March 1998. During this period, many irradiation tests for the development of fuels and materials were carried out.
language: English
originator: operator of nuclear plant or facility | university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute (KURRI)
The KURRI (Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute) was reorganized in 1995 and is now composed of six research divisions and two facilities. On average, each division is composed of three laboratories. There are a total of twenty two laboratories including one laboratory provided for visiting professors.
The organization of the Institute consists of about eighty scientists, forty technical staff, and forty administrative members and clerks. The Advisory Board consists of members chosen from the scientists of both the Institute and other organizations.Its function is to provide advice to the Director on policies for cooperative research activities. It also receives and reviews cooperative research projects proposed by researchers of universities and research institutes.
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
MONJU prototype reactor (JNC)
MONJU is the prototype reactor of the Japanese fast breeder reactor project. This English language site has been created to explain how fast reactors work, why Japan is committed to the development of this technology and how it can be used as a major contributor to electricity supply in the next century.
language: English
originator: operator of nuclear plant or facility | university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC) | MONJU Plant - Basic Specifications
National Institute for Radiological Sciencies (NIRS)
* established in 1957, as a special research institution attached to the Science and Technology Agency
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
National Institute of of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology (AIST)
From April 1, 2001, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (the new AIST) has begun operations. The AIST is a newborn research organization that is combined with 15 research institutes which are used to be under the former Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (the former AIST) in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Table 1 below) and The Weights and Measures Training Institute. The new AIST is the Japan's largest public research organizations with research facilities on scale, and around 3,200 employees including the authorities.
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Nuclear Engineering Research Laboratory, University of Tokyo (UTNL)
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Online Reports on Nuclear Engineering
Persistent Quest - Research Activities (JAERI)
Persistent Quest is published annually to introduce the most recent accomplishments of JAERI (Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute) on scientific and technical research to the general public. Its contents are focused on research topics which made outstanding progress in the year concerned.
* Advanced Basic Research
* Research and Development of Fusion Energy
* Neutron Science and It's Applications
* Research and Development of the Advanced Photon and Synchrotron Radiation Sources
* Material Science
* Research and Development on Radiation Applications
* Computational Science
* Research on Nuclear Energy System
* Development of Irradiation Techniques
* Nuclear Safety Research
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information | online journals, articles, reports
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: JAEA
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High Energy Research Institutes
Electrotechnical Laboratory (ETL)
* Electron Linac Facility
* NIJI-II, NIJI-IV, TERAS
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
* Photon Factory
* TRISTAN Accumulation Ring
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: english page
Hiroshima Synchrotron Radiation Center (HSRC)
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Hiroshima University
Institute for Molecular Science (IMS)
* Okazaki National Research Institute
* Ultraviolet Synchrotron Orbital Radiation Facility (UVSOR )
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: UVSOR
Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI)
* third-generation synchrotron radiation facility: SPring-8
* advanced research into materials science, earth science, life science, and medicine
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Nuclear Science Research Facility - Accelerator Laboratory Kyoto
* accelerator physics
* laser nuclear physics
* 7 MeV proton Linac and a 100 MeV electron Linac
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
RIKEN Accelerator Research Facility
This page is presented by RIKEN Accelerator Research Facility, a joint organization of Cyclotron Center, Accelerator User Group and RIBF Project Group.
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: free online access | open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Sumitomo Electric (SEI) (more info) goto TOP
* Harima Institute
* compact synchrotron radiation ring: NIJI-III
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (Univ. of Tokyo VSX Project )
* Synchotron Radiation Facilities: VSX Light Source
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)
language: English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
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Nuclear Fusion and Plasma Physics
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
ITER's mission is to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy for peaceful purposes. To do this, ITER will demonstrate extended energy production, demonstrate essential fusion energy technologies in an integrated system, and perform integrated testing of key elements required to use fusion as a practical energy source.
* planned Superconducting Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor
* international collaboration: Euratom, Japan, Russia, (USA)
* ITER Newsletter: published monthly by the IAEA
language: English
originator: international organisation | university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public | free online access
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: ITER Newsletter | IAEA | ITER Europe | Naka Fusion Research Establshment
Institute of Laser Engineering (Osaka University)
language: Japanese | English
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
JT-60 project (more info) goto TOP
* JT-60/JT-60SA
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public
type of data: numerical data, codes | textual information | online journals, articles, reports
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: Naka-JAEA Home Page | JAEA Home Page
Naka Fusion Research Establishment, Japan (JAEA) (more info) goto TOP
* JT-60 Tokamak
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public | free online access
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
related sites: english JAEA site | JT-60 Tokamak
National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS, Toki, Japan)
* LHD Stellarator
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
access: open to the general public | free online access
type of data: textual information
type of site: non-commercial site
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Application of Isotopes and Ionizing Radiation
Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center (Tohoku University) (more info) goto TOP
language: English | Japanese
originator: university, laboratory or research organisation
http://www.eng.u-fukui.ac.jp/english/organizations/details/master.html
Nuclear Power and Energy Safety Engineering Course
The course provides practical and multilateral education and research concerning various issues, including assurance of safety in atomic power stations and areas where the stations are located, seeking convivial society systems, stabilization of power networks, and vitalization of local industries through technology transfer, as a university located in Fukui Prefecture where many atomic power stations are located. The objective of the course is to cultivate advanced professional engineers who have a thorough knowledge of safety engineering and configuration of regional symbiotic systems related to atomic power and energy and who also have wider vision and a high sense of ethics.
Divisions
* Nuclear Power Safety Engineering
* Regional and Environmental Symbiosis Engineering
* Nuclear Power Plant Safety Engineering
http://www.npes.u-fukui.ac.jp/
Department of Applied Nuclear Technology
Acquiring the skills to apply, develop and practice.
Nuclear power － used as a means to produce electricity it plays a fundamental role in our society. Japan’s relationship with nuclear power stretches back over 40 years. Now more than ever we need technicians trained in the use of nuclear power and in fact this institution is the only such one in the country to offer the particular course of study that we have here. Here at this university we seek to produce technologists who will go on to be experts in nuclear power and the correct and safe use of radioactive substances.
We are looking for the following kinds
of people with ambition:
1. People who can keep to the rules, forward-looking
2. People who are able to cooperate with others
3. People who are passionate about future developments in nuclear power
4. People who are creative and keen to experiment
5. People who abound with curiosity and are ready to take on the challenge of discovery
http://www.fukui-ut.ac.jp/ut/english/subject/president.html#04
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