Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)
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- Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)
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- fonds
- Administrative / Biographical History
- In October 1996, Japan Information Center of Science and Technology (JICST) and Research Development Corporation of Japan (JRDC) were merged into Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) which was further reorganized as an incorporated administrative agency, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) in October 2003.JICST was founded in August 1957 as a Japan's core institution for science and technology information, with a view to providing the Japanese public with both national and international information on science and technology in a prompt and accurate manner. JRDC, on the other hand, was organized in July 1961 with missions to reduce the country's dependence on overseas technologies, to select and support outstanding research at universities and public research institutions in Japan, and to promote technology transfer of such research output to the private sector.
https://www.digital.archives.go.jp/fonds/en/3745919
[Fonds/Series] "Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)", National Archives of Japan Digital Archive, https://www.digital.archives.go.jp/fonds/en/3745919(accessed 2026-06-16)
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