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Copyright by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science All rights reserved Contents To Ichigaya Message from JSPS President...... 1 Futaba Organization, JSPS’s Institutional Transition...... gakuen (YurakuchoKojimachi Line) Sta. 2 School Exit 5 ...... Atre Budget 3 Kojimachi Square Yotsuya Sta. (Namboku Line) Kojimachi

Yotsuya Sta. Exit (JR) Mitsui Sumitomo JR Bank Exit 4 Exit 3 Shinjuku St. 1 Creating World-class Knowledge in Diverse Fields To Hanzomon St.Ignatius ...... Akasaka Exit (JR) Church 1 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) 4 Exit 1 (Metro) Post Kosai Exit 2 Mitsubishi office Kaikan Bldg...... Tokyo 2 Advancement of Globalized Joint Research 11 Japan Society for UFJ (Marunouchi Line) the Promotion Bank ） ...... Yotsuya Sta. Sophia of Science 1 Supporting Bilateral Collaboration with Partner Countries/Areas 11 University 2） Promoting International Joint Research Programs ...... 12 3） Supporting the Establishment of Research Exchange Hubs ...... 14 Josai ...... International 3 Implementation of Research on Applied Scholarship 17 University

To Shinjuku Kojimachi

Sotobori St. Junior High School 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge Hotel New Otani Tokyo 1 Securing an Environment Devoted to Independent Research ...... 21 State Guest House ...... Nagatacho Sta. 2 Fostering Internationally Vibrant Researchers 23 (Yurakucho/ Hanzomon/ Namboku Line) 1） Dispatching Young Researchers Abroad ...... 23 ...... 2） Inviting Excellent Researchers from Abroad 26 · 6 minutes walk from Tokyo metro Yurakucho Line Kojimachi Station (Exit 2) 3） Awards of Recognition, Providing Training Opportunities for Researchers ...... 30 · 8 minutes walk from JR Sobu Line/ Chuo Line Yotsuya Station (Kojimachi Exit) · 10 minutes walk from Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line/ Namboku Line Yotsuya Station (Exit 1) 4） Presenting Researcher Career Paths ...... 39

3 Harnessing University Strengths to Enhance Education and Research Capability 1 World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) ...... 40 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JSPS Overseas Offices / JSPS Science Advisor 2 Support for University Education Reform ...... 43 Kojimachi Business Center Building, 5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo JSPS Washington Office ...... 102-0083 2001 L Street N.W., Suite 1050, Washington, D.C. 20036, USA 3 Support for the Globalization of Japanese Universities 48 ■U.S.A. https://www.jsps.go.jp/ Tel: +1-202-659-8190 Fax: +1-202-659-8199 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.jspsusa.org Telephone Facsimile JSPS San Francisco Office 2001 Addison Street, Suite 260, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA ...... General Affairs Division +81-3-3263-1722 +81-3-3221-2470 4 Building a Robust International Research Base 50 Tel: +1-510-665-1890 Fax: +1-510-665-1891 Budget and Accounting Division +81-3-3263-2083 +81-3-3237-8238 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.jspsusa-sf.org ...... 1 Globalizing and Strategically Developing Research Programs 50 JSPS Bonn Offi ce Policy Planning Division +81-3-3263-3461 +81-3-3237-8236 Wissenschaftszentrum, Ahrstr. 58, 53175, Bonn, GERMANY ...... ■Germany 2 Partnering with Science-Promotion Agencies of Other Countries 51 Institutional Research and Information Tel: +49-228-375050 Fax: +49-228-957777 +81-3-3263-2365 +81-3-3237-8483 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.jsps-bonn.de 3 Forming and Collaborating with Overseas Researcher Communities ...... 52 Division JSPS London Offi ce Public Relations Office +81-3-3263-1842 +81-3-3237-8483 ...... 14 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD, UK 4 Introducing the Activities of JSPS Overseas Offices 53 ■UK International Research Cooperation Tel: +44-20-7255-4660 Fax: +44-20-7255-4669 +81-3-3263-1826 +81-3-3234-3700 Division I E-mail: [email protected] http://www.jsps.org JSPS Stockholm Offi ce International Research Cooperation +81-3-3263-1769 +81-3-3234-3700 Retzius Vag 3, S-171 65 Solna, SWEDEN Division II Sweden 5 Building a Comprehensive Academic Information Analysis Base ■ Tel: +46-8-5248-4561 Fax: +46-8-31-38-86 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.jsps-sto.com ...... Overseas Fellowship Division +81-3-3263-2368 +81-3-3234-3700 1 Building Centralized Information Consolidation and Management System 55 JSPS Strasbourg Offi ce University Cooperation Program +81-3-3263-0994 +81-3-3237-8015 Maison Universitaire France - Japon 2 Promoting Comprehensive Academic Information Analysis ...... 55 Division ■France 42a, avenue de la Forêt-Noire, 67000 Strasbourg, FRANCE ...... Research Fellowship Division +81-3-3263-3576 +81-3-3222-1986 Tel: +33-3-6885-2017 Fax: +33-3-6885-2014 3 Research on Academic Trends 57 E-mail: [email protected] http://jsps.unistra.fr Overseas Training Program Division +81-3-3263-1943 +81-3-3237-8305 JSPS Bangkok Offi ce University-Industry Cooperation and No. 1016/3, 10th Fl., Serm-mit Tower, 159 Sukhumvit Soi 21, +81-3-3263-4645 +81-3-3263-1716 Research Program Division ■Thailand Bangkok 10110, THAILAND 6 Cross-sectional Issues Tel: +66-2-661-6533 Fax: +66-2-661-6535 Research Aid Planning Division +81-3-3263-0964 +81-3-3263-9005 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.jsps-th.org 1 Promotion of Electronic Applications ...... 60 Research Aid Division I +81-3-3263-0976 +81-3-3263-9005 JSPS Beijing Offi ce ...... A404, China Foreign Language Mansion, No.89 Xisanhuan Beilu, 2 Enhancement of Information Dissemination 60 Research Aid Division II +81-3-3263-1431 +81-3-3263-1824 ■China Haidian District, Beijing 100089, P.R.CHINA ..... Tel: +86-10-8882-4331 Fax: +86-10-8882-4332 3 University-Industry Research Cooperation, Societally Applied Scientific Linkage and Collaboration 63 International Policy Planning Division +81-3-3263-1798 +81-3-3234-3700 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.jsps.org.cn 4 Promoting Research Integrity ...... 64 Research Integrity and Auditing Office +81-3-3263-5104 +81-3-3237-8238 JSPS Cairo Research Station 9 AI-Kamel Muhammad Street Flat No.4 Zamalek, Cairo, EGYPT Egypt Research Center for Science Systems +81-3-3263-1882 +81-3-3237-8236 ■ Tel & Fax: +20-2-27363752 E-mail: [email protected] http://jspscairo.com/ Center for Science Information +81-3-3263-1971 +81-3-3237-8483 Analysis JSPS Nairobi Research Station 7 Appendix House Number 3, Windy Ridge Heights on L. R. No.195/31 and 28, Center for World Premier International Kenya Off Dagoretti Road, 3D Lane, Karen, Nairobi, KENYA ...... ■ List of Programs 66 Research Center Initiative +81-3-3263-0967 Tel: +254-20-4348000 (WPI Program Center) List of JSPS Overseas Counterpart Institutions ...... 68 E-mail: [email protected] https://www.jspsnairobi.org ...... Center for Constructing Data Masato Ninomiya,JSPS Science Advisor in Sao Paulo Map of JSPS Overseas Offices and Counterpart Institutions 70 Infrastructure for the Humanities and +81-3-3263-4645 +81-3-3263-1716 ■Brazil E-mail [email protected] Researchers Exchanged from 2015-2017 ...... 72 Social Sciences https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/saopaulo/index.html Message from JSPS President

Academic research is the act of opening frontiers of human knowledge. Knowledge created and systematized through research in various academic fields presents new challenges to be bestowed upon the next generation as important assets of human culture. It is from unflagging academic research that we create the legacy of new technologies contributing to human welfare and global problem solving, as well as new concepts to revolutionize society; thus teaching us the value of this circulation of knowledge. Knowledge generated from academic research is the fount of innovation, and the driving force that expands society and nation to pioneer the future. In addition, the world’s leading academic research is founded on the free unconventional ideas of every researcher who boldly challenges the impossible. And so, knowledge generated from academic research is the crystallization of each researcher’s persistent effort. The fostering of talented people who can shoulder the creation and circulation of such cutting-edge research is more important now than ever before.

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science was founded in 1932 based on an Imperial endowment. As the nation’s sole independent funding agency dedicated to the promotion of science, our doings are diverse. We have supported the activities of researchers steadily and continuously in a wide range of fields, such as subsidizing academic research, training researchers, promoting international academic exchange, and supporting university reform and globalization. Under the fourth midterm plan begun from FY2018, JSPS will actively continue to implement projects essential for academic promotion based on these five program pillars: 1) Creating World-class Knowledge in Diverse Fields, 2) Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge, 3) Harnessing University Strengths to Enhance Education and Research Capability, 4) Building a Robust International Research Base, and 5) Building a Comprehensive Academic Information Analysis Base.

Globalization today, engendered by rapid advances in information and telecommunication technology, is greatly influencing the way of academic research by increasing opportunities for researchers to be active beyond national boundaries, and intensifying international competition for outstanding intellectual and human resources. However, severe fiscal and budgetary cuts in Japan in recent years have increased short-term projects that rush to outcome oriented results, and decreased the motivation for researchers to work inventively and imaginatively, making the road to cultivating the next generation of young people hoping to be researchers opaque. JSPS will continue to support challenging research activities born from free thinking individuals and expand it to the international arena by reforming and reinforcing the promotion of academic research through reform of the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research Project (KAKENHI), enhancement of support for international research activities, and support for early career researchers starting with special researcher systems, so that our nation’s academic research can lead the world even as we foster many young researchers to play active roles on the world stage.

In the fourth midterm target period, in order to respond firmly to contemporary academic research demands to “challenge, synthesize, integrate, internationalize,” we will steadily and comprehensively support researchers who boldly strive to pioneer knowledge across all disciplines, from humanities and social science to natural science. We will continue resolutely to conduct efficient and effective management from the standpoint of researchers as we pursue unremittingly improved operations and system reform. We will strive to make JSPS meet the expectations of the public, not to mention researchers and those who aspire to academic research in every field, to make sure that our country contributes to the world through the power of “knowledge” that is of crucial importance to the future.

As we work to move this agenda forward, I ask for your greatly appreciated guidance, support and cooperation.

December, 2018 Susumu Satomi, Ph. D.

1 Organization

Organization As of Dec.2018

Advisory Council President Executive Directors Inspector Generals

Academic Advisors

Senior Advisors, Advisors

Research Integrity and Auditing Office Susumu Satomi Yasuhiro Iye Norifumi Ushio Yuki Konagaya Kazumi Nishijima

Headquarters for Human Resource Administration Dept. Policy Planning Dept. International Program Dept. Research Program Dept. International Affairs Development Program Dept.

General Affairs Div. Policy Planning Div. International Research University Cooperation University -Industry International Cooperation Div. I Program Div. Cooperation and Policy Planning Div. Budget and Accounting Institutional Research Research Program Div. Div. and Information Div. International Research Research Fellowship Cooperation Div. II Div. Research Aid Planning Office for World Div. Premier Research Overseas Fellowship Overseas Training Centers Div. Program Div. Research Aid Div.Ⅰ

Research Aid Div.Ⅱ

Center for Science Research Center for Science Systems Information Analysis Center for World Center for Constructing Data Premier International Infrastructure for the Director Deputy Director Deputy Director Deputy Director Director Research Center Initiative Humanities and Social Sciences (WPI Program Center)

Director Director

Katsuhiko Sato Kazuo Seiyama Ikuko Nishimura Hiroko Nagahara Yuichiro Anzai

Senior Advisor Senior Advisor Special Advisor Special Advisor Deputy Director

Akira Ukawa Takeshi Hiromatsu

Michio Muramatsu Motoya Katsuki Makoto Kobayashi Toshio Kuroki Masayuki Numao

JSPS Overseas Office

Washington San Francisco Bonn London Stockholm Strasbourg USA USA Germany UK SWEDEN France

Kohji Hirata Toru Tamiya Masahiko Hayashi Nobuo Ueno Tadaharu Tsumoto Kazuhiko Saigo

Beijin Cairo Nairobi Sao Pauro Bangkok CHINA EGYPT KENYA BRAZIL THAILAND

Kuniaki Yamashita Kaoru Hirota Naoko Fukami Daisuke Mizoguchi Masato Ninomiya

JSPS’s Institutional Transition December 1932 : JSPS established as a foundation through an endowment of ¥1.5 million by the late Emperor Showa. September 1967 : JSPS converted into a quasi-government organization. October 2003 : JSPS converted into an independent administrative institution.

2 Budget

JSPS budget for the 2018 fiscal year totaled ¥261.4 billion. This includes ¥26.6 billion operating expense subsidies from the National Treasury, ¥141.7 billion in subsidies for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, and ¥2.4 billion for the “Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers” program. Also included is ¥89.7 billion in funds for JSPS established and prepared by the government.

The chart below shows a breakdown of main budget items. Subsidies and grants from the Government of Japan constitute 99.9% of the budget.

Budget transition FY 2012-2018 Unit: billion yen (297.0) 300.0 0.4 (271.8) 32.8 1.6 (266.3) (267.7) (259.8) (259.5) (261.4) 250.0 36.0 Researcher Overseas Visit Fund

97.0 99.0 95.6 89.7 Leading-edge Research Promotion Fund 99.7 96.5 200.0 78.8 Multi-year Fund for Grants-in-Aid 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.0 From Commissioned Program etc. 1.5 0.7 1.6 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.2 0.7 1.9 0.1 150.0 2.0 2.0 Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program 10.1 Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers

Grants for Strategically Advancing Cutting-edge R&D 100.0 135.1 141.7 141.7 129.2 133.1 138.2 113.3 Grants-in-Aid for Scientiﬁc Research

Government subsidies for JSPS as an Independent 50.0 Administrative Institution

29.3 29.2 28.0 27.3 26.7 26.7 26.6 0.0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 (FY)

FY 2018 Budget by program (Unit: billion yen) Direct funding Transition in number of JSPS executives and employees Government subsidies for JSPS as an Independent 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 26.6 Administrative Institution Executive 5 5 5 5 5 Research fellowships for young scientists 18.5 Full-time employee 149 149 157 166 163 International scientific cooperation programs 6.0 Numbers on 1 April of each fiscal year Research application programs 0.6 Research Center for Science Systems 0.6 General administration 0.9 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research 141.7 Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers 2.4 From Commissioned Program, etc. 1.0 Multi-year Fund for Grants-in-Aid 89.7 Total 261.4 A "Multi-year Fund for Grants-in-Aid" was established in FY 2011. (FY 2018 budget is ¥89.7 billion)

3 Creating World-class 1 Knowledge in Diverse Fields

1 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)

Purpose Features

The Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (1) Japan’s core competitive funding (KAKENHI) is a competitive research funding aimed The annual scale of KAKENHI is approximately at spawning marked advancement of research carried ¥228.6 billion (including the following year of grant out based on the free ideas of researchers themselves categories that come under the Multi-year Fund). --research across all fields of the humanities, social This accounts for over 50% of Japan’s total sciences and natural sciences that will contribute to competitive research funding. the advancement of science in Japan. (2) Applies to a wide spectrum of fields Among the research projects proposed by individual KAKENHI funds research in various fields of the or groups of researchers affiliated with Japanese humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. universities and other research institutions, those of (3) Places importance on the free ideas of researchers particularly high potential that are in line with KAKENHI supports creative and pioneering research cutting- edge scientific research trends are selected carried out based on the researcher's free ideas. and funded with KAKENHI. Research that achieve (4) Fair and equitable application review excellent results may also receive KAKENHI for the More than 7,000 researchers carry out fair and purpose of publically circulating them through such equitable peer review. means as publishing or creating databases. (5) Meets researcher's needs Flexible use of the grant possible, such as carrying over funds into the next fiscal year.

KAKENHI Logo

The placement of “KAKENHI” in the policy on the promotion of science, technology and scientific research in Japan Research Type

Scientific research based on researcher's creative ideas R&D on policy imperatives 【curiosity-driven research】【mission-oriented research】

Research supported by Grants-in-Aid for Research funded by open call and selection in line with Scientific Research the missions set by individual Ministries Competitive research research Competitive open calls and review) and calls open Funding (Selected Funding through Funding Type Funding

National projects led by the initiative of Government Research conducted at universities and Strategically promoted R&D project conducted by inter-university research institutes National Research and Development Agencies independent independent Government subsidies for for subsidies Government administrative institutions administrative

Contents categories, grant administration, including call for proposals, review and grant delivery, is currently Various research categories are provided based on divided between MEXT and JSPS. the objective and nature of the research. Under these

4 Program results for the 2018 fiscal year (as of November 2018) 1 Provisional grant Issuer Status FY2018 Period for accepting decision FY2018 Research Categories Purposes and description of each research category M: MEXT FY2018 call for (newly adopted J: JSPS Applied Adopted proposals *2 proposals) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

Outstanding and distinctive research conducted by one or a relatively small number of Creating World-class Knowledge in Diverse Fields researchers expected to achieve remarkably excellent research results that open up a new Specially Promoted Research scientific field. (The research period is 3 to 5 years. In a truly necessary case, period up to 7 J 105 12 9/1~11/8 4/23 years is acceptable.) The budget ranges from 200 million to 500 million yen per project (only in a truly necessary case, budget exceeding 500 million yen is asked for). (Research in a proposed research area) This category is intended to foster novel research areas proposed by di verse groups of researchers that are expected to lead to development and heightening of Japan’s Call for Proposals: M Scientific Research on *1,5 research level in the respective fields, to be conducted by collective research efforts Review: M 6,158 1,011 9/1~11/8 6/29 Innovative Areas through collaboration, scholarly training, shared use of equipment, etc. (The period is 5 Grant Delivery: J years. The budget range is generally set between 10 million to 300 million yen per fiscal year per proposed area.) (S): Creative/pioneering research conducted by one or a relatively small number of J 704 80 6/11 researchers. (The period is 5 years. The budget ranges from 50 to 200 million yen per project.) (A), (B), (C): Creative/pioneering research conducted by one researcher or jointly by multiple (A) 2,454 605 Scientific Research *3,4,5 researchers. (The period is 3 to 5 years.) (Classification of (A) / (B) / (C) is according to the budget (B) 11,577 2,965 9/1~11/8 range.) J 4/1 (A) 3 to 5 years 20 million to 50 million yen (B) 3 to 5 years 5 million to 20 million yen (C) 43,587 12,175 (C) 3 to 5 years 5 million yen or less (Pioneering) (Exploratory) Pioneering 823 82 Research conducted by a single or multiple researchers that aims at radically transforming the existing research framework and/or changing the research direction and has a potential *3,5 of rapid development. The scope of the (Exploratory) category encompasses research Challenging Research J 9/1~11/8 6/29 proposals that are highly exploratory and/or are in their budding stages. The research period Exploratory 11,811 1,426 and total budget range are as follows; (Pioneering) 3 to 6 years 5 million to 20 million yen (Exploratory) 2 to 3 years 5 million yen or less Research conducted by an individual researcher (*) who is less than 8 years after Ph.D. acquisition. As an interim measures, a non-Ph.D. researcher who is 39 years old or *3 younger can also apply. Early-Career Scientists J 20,369 6,256 9/1~11/8 4/1 (*) Individuals who are in the prospect of acquiring Ph.D. are also eligible. When counting the years after Ph.D. acquisition, the period of maternity leave and childcare leave can be excluded. (The period is 2 to 4 years. The budget is up to 5 million yen per project.) Research conducted by a single researcher who has been freshly appointed to a research Research Activity Start-up position, or who has returned from his/her maternity, childcare or other kinds of leave. (The J 3,749 950 3/1~5/9 8/24 period is up to2 years. The budget is up to 1.5 million per fiscal year.) Research conducted by an individual who is ineligible for application for other KAKENHI categories (e.g. Individuals who belong to educational or research institutions, private Encouragement of Scientists companies, etc. and engage in the researches to contribute to the promotion of the J 3,657 561 9/1~11/8 4/1 science). (The period is 1 year. The budget range is between 100 thousand and 1 million yen per project.) Call for Proposals: M Grant-in-Aid for special Funding of research projects of pressing urgency and importance. *1 Review: M Purposes (e.g. investigation of natural disaster) Grant Delivery: J Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results Publication of Subsidy for publication and/or international dissemination of research achievements of high J 89 44 Research Results academic values executed by academic associations and other organizations. Enhancement of Subsidy for efforts by academic societies and other scholarly organizations to strengthen International Dissemination of international dissemination of academic information for the purpose of international J 44 15 Information academic exchange. 9/1~11/13 4/1 Subsidy for academic publication of research results (books) authored by an individual or Scientific Literature J 747 271 a group of researchers. Subsidy for creation and operation of a database open to public use, by an individual or a Databases J 125 44 group of researchers. 1st recruitment 2,308 2,308 1/19~2/23 4/25 2nd recruitment 2 2 1/19~2/23 7/1 3rd recruitment 28 28 5/14~6/7 7/25 Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Funding for research conducted by JSPS Fellows (including Foreign JSPS Fellows). (The *6,8 J 4th recruitment 3 3 1/19~2/23 10/1 Fellows period is up to 3 years.) 5th recruitment 64 64 8/16~9/11 10/12 6th recruitment 139 139 9/25~10/18 11/9 7th recruitment -- 1/19~2/23 - Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (A) Support of joint international research project conducted by a KAKENHI grantee in (A) 605 201 7/1~9/5 1/25 collaboration with researcher(s) at foreign university or research institution. Over a period of 6 to 12 months. The grant seeks to markedly advance research plans for the root research project and to foster independent researchers who can be internationally competitive. (The budget is up to 12 million yen.) Fostering Joint International *7,8 (B) Support of joint international research project conducted by multiple domestic J Research (B) 2,335 234 4/2~5/31 10/9 researchers and researcher(s) who belongs to overseas research institution. In addition to the development of scientific research, the grant seeks to build out infrastructure of joint international research or further strengthen joint international research and to foster researchers who can be internationally competitive. (The period is 3 to 6 years. The budget is up to 20 million yen.) Support of international activities within Scientific Research on Innovative Areas. (Set period of the Area, up to 15 million yen per year) Call for Proposals: M International Activities *After FY2018 call for proposal, “International Activities Supporting Group” will be Review: M - - - - Supporting Group incorporated into “Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas Grant Delivery: J “Administrative Group”. Support of research to be conducted by a Japanese researcher with current affiliation Home-Returning Researcher *7 abroad who is to be newly appointed at university or research institution in Japan. (The J 36 8 9/1~11/8 3/23 Development Research period is up to 3 years. The budget is to 50 million yen.) This category set for “Scientific Research (B/C)” is open to research proposals for which screening within the conventional framework of research fields may be difficult and/or to applicants who prefer their proposals to be screened from a broader perspective relevant Generative Research Field to the Generative Research Field. (The research period that can be applied for differs J 1,218 100 9/1~11/8 7/18 depending on the year of application.) *After the call for proposals in FY2018, setting of a new field is suspended. (FY2018 call for proposal is only for the 6 fields established in FY2016 and FY2017.) *1 Under the categories "Scientific Research on Innovative Areas" and "Grant-in-Aid for Special Purposes" MEXT issues call for proposals and adoption, and JSPS delivers grants. *2 Provisional grant decision for continued projects under "Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research" and "Publication of Scientific Research Results" are issued on 1 April 2018. Those for projects under "Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellows" are issued on 25 April 2018. *3 All projects under "Scientific Research (C)", "Challenging Research (Exploratory)" and "Early-Career Scientists" are funded through the Multi-year Fund. *4 For projects under "Scientific Research (B)" adopted between FY2012 and FY2014, those with total funding of ¥5 million or less come under the Multi-year Fund. *5 Excluded are the categories "Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a Proposed Research Area) "Platforms for Advanced Technologies and Research Resources"", "Scientific Research (Generative Research Fields)", Challenging Research (Generative Research Fields Review Division) and "Specially Designated Research Promotion." *6 The mark “—” appears in the Applied and Selected columns under “Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellows.” It indicates dates and/or numbers that are not yet decided due to recruitment/adoption processes in progress. *7 Data shown in "Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering International Joint Research (A) and Home-Returning Researcher Development Research) is for FY2017. *8 Application calls for the 3rd, 5th and 6th recruitments under “Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellows” and "Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering International Joint Research (B))" are issued in FY 2017. (Call for proposals for the other research categories began in FY 2016.) *9 After the review process is completed, the reviewers’ names are posted on JSPS’s website. The adopted projects are entered in the KAKEN database of the National Institute of Informatics for public access. KAKEN URL: https:// kaken.nii.ac.jp

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Image of research categories in FY 2018

Research Categories of “Scientific Research” Research Categories of “Transformative Research”

Research Categories to consolidate Specially Promoted Research Research Categories to support research based on scaffolds for academic research innovative ideas, changing of scientific phenomena which supports research aimed at with potential to lead change and conversion, deepening and developing academic development of new areas. disciplines based on accumulation in past. Scientific Research on Innovative Areas

Scientific Research (S/A/B/C) Challenging Research (Pioneering/ Exploratory)

Research Categories provide opportunities for Research Categories of “Early-Career Scientists” independent research by early-career researchers to support growth as researchers and to facilitate Early-Career Scientists Research Activity Start-up step-up to Research Categories of "Scientific Research". ※ This figure shows the stratum of research categories, with those receiving the upper limit of funding at the top. Its purpose is to give an image of the scope and number of research projects. It is no meant to indicate the role of each research category or the significance of the project implemented under them. ※ Image contains main research categories.

Number of applications and grants adoption Budget transition ¥billion Number of applications (New Proposal) 300 Number of adoptions (New Proposal and Continued) 250 Number of adoptions (New Proposal) (adoption rate) 227.6 227.3 227.3 228.4 228.6 120,000 200

103,672 150 101,234 101,247 100 94,440 100,000 91,737 50 FY2018 Budget: ¥ 228.6 billion 83,455 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 (FY) 80,000 75,832 75,290 75,563 75,095 *In 2011, a Multi-year Fund was established within the Grants-in-Aid 63,721 program. Therefore, the FY2011 and subsequent budgets include funds that 60,000 will be disbursed in out years. FY2018 budget is ¥228.6 billion (Increased ¥200 million from the previous year). 47,258

40,000 37,219 30,734 positioning academic research as the source of

20,000 26,170 26,676 25,313 25,796 national strength. (“Promotion of Academic 19,781 20,085 (28.5%) (26.4%) (25.0%) (24.9%) 17,387 (26.1%) (21.3%) (20.8%) Research in Japan and Reform of KAKENHI (Interim 0 1993 2001 2006 2011 2016 2017 2018（FY） Report)” in August 27, 2014, Subdivision on Science · Ex cluding Encouragement of Scientists, the above graph gives the total of Council for Science and Technology) all KAKENHI categories. Projects adopted in or after FY 2014 under the category Generative Research Field are also excluded. Fostering Joint The Fifth Science and Technology policy (2016- 2021) International Research (B) included in FY2018. · S hown are the KAKENHI research categories: Specially Promoted embodies content including from the quantitative Research, Scientific Research on Priority Areas, Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, Scientific Research, Challenging Research, Challenging perspective of setting a goal to increase the adaption Exploratory Research,Early-Career Scientists, Young Scientists, Research Activity Start-up, and Encouragement of Scientists. rate to 30%. (1) KAKENHI Reform

Radical Reform of KAKENHI System Against this backdrop, reform of the KAKENHI program is being carried forward according to Implementation It is questioned whether Japan can continue Policy of KAKENHI Reform. This initiative has three producing the kind of excellent scientific results that pillars: 1) Revision of the review system; 2) Revision of will allow it to maintain its international presence in research categories and frameworks; and 3) future years. Given this situation, the Council for Implementation of flexible and effective grant-usage Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education, system. As a vanguard reform, a new review system has Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has been introduced since the 2018 funding year (call for issued a recommendation for radically reforming the proposals: September 2017). Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI),

6 Trajectory of Grant-in-Aid System Reform —Reform Application Review System and Research Categories— 1

Funding year FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 Research category (Call for proposals : Sep 2015) (Call for proposals : Sep 2016) (Call for proposals : Sep 2017) (Call for proposals : Sep 2018)

Specially Promoted Revision of research categories (Emphasize challenging research, Creating World-class Knowledge in Diverse Fields Transition to new system Research restriction on repeated grant acquistion)

Scientific Research on Revision of research categories toward Grant-in-Aid system reform from FY 2019 Innovative Areas

FY2018 Reform of the KAKENHI Broad Section Scientific Research (S) 「＋ Review System」 Comprehensive Review

Scientific Research (A) Medium-sized Section ＋ Challenging Exploratory Transform to “Challenging Research” (Precedent Comprehensive Enhancement revisions implementation of Medium-sized Section and Review Research Comprehensive Review)

Scientific Research (B) Design new review system

Scientific Research (C) Basic Section ＋ Promotion of “KAKENHI Young Support Two-Stage Integrate to Revision of research categories (Appropriate way of support based on carrier Plan” (Improve the recruiting ratio for Young Scientists (A) Document Review “Scientiﬁc Research” build-up, etc.) key items)

“Early-Career Scientists” (*change name) (Quantity control, Young Scientists (B) Trial of support for independence Implementation of independence, etc.)

(2) Revision of the Review System following ways: (FY2018 Reform of the KAKENHI Review System) ・The “List of Categories, Areas, Disciplines and Under the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Research Fields” applied in and before fiscal 2017 (KAKENHI), the review system for Scientific was abolished and a new “Review Section Table” Research and other categories received high marks consisting of “Basic Section”, “Medium-sized from researchers for its ability to quickly and fairly Section” and “Broad Section” has been adopted for review a huge volume of applications. Over recent the review. years, however, there has been a steady increase in ・We have introduced the Comprehensive Review in the number of grant applications coupled with a which both document review and panel review are gradual shift in the trajectory of research proposals. conducted by the same reviewers and also This changing environment spawned requests to introduced the Two-Stage Document Review in improve both the application review system and its which the document reviews are conducted in each research categories. Concomitantly, there was also a stage by the same reviewers instead of the method need to reform the review method so that it responds in which both the document review and the panel to changing scientific trends and in ways that better review are conducted by different reviewers identify and fund highly viable research projects applied in and before fiscal 2017. (The review within a competitive environment. method depends on the research category). Against this backdrop and toward the Grants-in- As a connective to ongoing system reform, the Aid for Scientific Research for fiscal 2018 (from the KAKENHI program will be periodically re-evaluated September 2017 call for proposals), we have revised and initiatives advanced in response to changes in KAKENHI Review Section and Review Method in the scientific trends and research environments.

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Summary - FY2018 Reform of the KAKENHI Review System

Diverse scientific research based upon free ideas advanced by KAKENHI open-recruitment and review Former Review System (in and before FY2017 Grant) New Review Section and Review Method From FY2018 Grants (from the September 2017 call for proposals) Recruit/review applications in more than Broad Section (11 sections recruited/reviewed) Comprehensive Review 400 research fields Abolish “List of Medium-sized Section compiled into one Review Section. — More diversified — Categories, Areas, *Most of applications are for Scientific Disciplines, and Scientific Research (S) Same group of researchers comprising Research (C): 321 fields subdivided into 432 Research Fields” various fields conduct document and panel Review Sections. reviews from wide perspective. Scientific Research (S) Medium-sized Section (65 sections recruited/reviewed) *With Scientific Research (S), review comments Basic Section compiled into one Review Section. are used. Scientific Research (A) (B) (C) · By reviewing grant proposals from multifaceted Scientific Research (A) Young Scientists (A) (B) perspective, projects with high potential selected. Challenging Research · Comments on how to improve research ・ Fields in most research categories New plans are fed back to applicants. reviewed in same method. Review ・Two-tier review: document and panel System Two-Stage Document Review — More efficient — review conducted by different reviewers In selecting grant awardees, same group of * The “Challenging Research” which Basic Section (306 sections recruited/reviewed) researchers carries out two document reviews. “Challenging Exploratory Research” was Review Sections for various already cultivated science. evolved/reformed and newly introduced at · Each reviewer in the group given a chance to FY2018 Grants is classified as “Medium- Scientific Research (B) (C) reconsider his/her results by referring to other reviewers’ evaluations in second round. sized Section” and is prior to implementation Early-Career Scientists by “Comprehensive Review”. · More efficient as it eliminates need for the group members to meet to do panel review.

※1 The Review Section for the large-scale research category ("Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research ", "Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovation Areas") which have been reviewed on “category unit” of Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, Biological Sciences, etc. is basically implemented it as it is. As for the review method, we plan to gradually improve it after the review progress of the event. ※2 The system of being able to choose two fields when applying under the categories Disciplines and Research Fields with a Time Limit or Young Scientists (B) is scheduled to be abolished as it is premised on the defunct List of Categories, Areas, Disciplines and Research Fields.

Procedural flows review and evaluation from FY 2018

【Comprehensive Review】【Two-Stage Document Review】 On the all research proposals, the same reviewers carry The same reviewers carry out document reviews in out document reviews and from diverse perspectives two-stage on each research proposal, discontinuing conduct panel reviews. the panel review.

Call for Proposals

● Application documents read and evaluated in ● Application documents read and evaluated in document document review.※1 review. ● Results of 1st-stage document reviews are compiled ● Results of 1st-stage document reviews compiled to give Review and adoptions made via 2nd-stage panel review. ※2 reviewers in 2nd-stage a chance to reevaluate pass/fail (Scientific Research borderline applications by referencing to other reviewers’ Grant Committee) comments

Unadopted applicants may, upon request, receive Unadopted applicants may, upon request, receive their approximate ranking and opinions expressed their approximate ranking and averaged score of in the review results. rating elements in the 1st-stage document review.

Start Research / Release of Scientific Research Results Evaluation

Self-inspection Carried out to assess the degree to which the project objectives have been achieved to date and (Researcher) issue a Report on the Research Achievements (Report on State of Project Implementation)

● Annual summary report of achievements Post-project report of results disseminated by a database on the website of NII Evaluation ● ● Researcher presentations at domestic and overseas academic societies ● Application for intellectual property rights

Assessment (Scientific Research Grant Committee)*3

Interim and Ex-post An interim assessment is held in a project’s middle fiscal year and an ex-post assessment after project completion. Assessments ● Document, interviews and On-site surveys※4

※1 In the categories Challenging Research and Generative Research Fields, preliminary screening will be carried out to reduce to applications to a suitable number for the document review. ※2 Interviews will be carried out on Specially Promoted Research and Scientific Research (S). ※3 Assessments will be carried out on the project adopted after FY2018 under Specially Promoted Research and Scientific Research (S). ※4 Interim assessments may be held when judged necessary.

8 Scientific Research in Innovative Areas (excluding projects System Enhancements to Facilitate Grant-in-Aid Usage adopted in and before FY2016 under the Fund for the Promotion 1 of Joint International Research (International Activities (1) Introduction of Multi-Year Fund (FY 2011)- Supporting Group)), Scientific Research (S / A), Challenging Research (Pioneering), and Research Activity Start-up Before FY2011, Grants-in-Aid were issued on a single Creating World-class Knowledge in Diverse Fields ·· Research projects adopted in and before FY2011 or in and after fiscal year basis, requiring researchers to divide their FY2015 under Scientific Research (B) (excluding the application section "Generative Research Fields"), and Young Scientists (A) research plans into one-year segments when applying for a grant. Now, this Multi-year Fund gives them the ⁃⁃ When researchers with projects under the above- flexible use of their grants over the entire duration of listed categories wish to use grant funds allocated multi-year projects. for out years, they may use this Adjustment Fund *Main projects covered under the Multi-Year Fund in FY2018. to move forward funds for use in the current fiscal ·· Research projects adopted under Scientific Research (C), Challenging Research (Exploratory), Early-Career Scientists, year. Grant-in-Aid for Special Purposes, Fund for the Promotion of ⁃⁃ The Adjustment Fund may also be used to carry Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (A / B), Home-Returning Researcher Development over grant funds into the next fiscal year. With Research) this system, unused funds in one fiscal year are ·· Research projects adopted under the Challenging Exploratory returned temporarily to the Treasury and then Research in and before FY2016 ·· Research projects adopted under the Young Scientists (B) in redeemed from the next year’s Adjustment Fund and before FY2017 in an amount of up to 100%. ·· Research projects adopted under the Scientific Research (B) (application section "Generative Research Fields") in and after FY2015 ·· Research projects adopted under the Fostering Joint Other System Enhancements International Research (International Activities Supporting Group) in and before FY2016 (1) Purchasing Joint-Use Equipment with a Mixture ⁃⁃ By requesting funding scheduled for the next of Grant-in-Aid Funds fiscal year(s) to be carried forward, researchers From FY 2012, the program has greatly relaxed its can make optimal use of their grants in pace with restriction on Grants-in-Aid disbursed to different progress of their work. projects to be used in purchasing joint-use equipment. ⁃⁃ The use of grant funds may be carried over into This was done to increase the efficiency of research the next fiscal year without having to do advanced grant utilization and to promote the joint usage of processing. Researchers can advance their work equipment and facilities. by carrying unused funds over into the next fiscal The ability given researchers by the system to pool year(s). their funds in purchasing highly specific, expensive ⁃⁃ Researchers can advance their work without equipment that would be difficult for one of them to having to do end-of-year accounting. As this afford gives researchers a greater degree of freedom system eliminates the fiscal-year framework, Image of (1) Multi-year Fund grant usage orders placed for goods or services in one year may be delivered in the next. 1st fiscal year 2nd fiscal year 3rd fiscal year 4th fiscal year (2) Establishment of Adjustment Fund (FY 2013)- Initial scheduled ¥1 million ¥1 million ¥1 million ¥1 million Within the Grants-in-Aid program, an Adjustment grant usage Fund was established in FY 2013 and revised in FY ¥700 thousand Actual usage ¥800 thousand 2014. Its purpose is to make the funding of projects based on needs ¥1 million ¥1 million ¥300 thousand ¥200 thousand that do not fall under the program’s multi-year fund (moved forward) (carried over) ¥200 thousand more flexible. ¥300 thousand

* Main projects covered under the Adjustment Fund in FY2018. Amount that can be moved forward Carried over without any processing ·· Research projects adopted under Specially Promoted Research,

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torikumi/1337578.htm Image of (2) Adjustment Fund grant usage (2) Measures to Prevent the Misuse of Grants-in-Aid Amount that can be moved forward Amount that can be used in the next fiscal year Under the KAKENHI, measures are taken to widely 1st fiscal year 2nd fiscal year 3rd fiscal year 4th fiscal year circulate rules for preventing the improper grant spending and research misconduct in the carrying Initial scheduled ¥10 million ¥10 million ¥10 million ¥10 million grant usage out of research activities. For this purpose, a

¥1 million (carried over) handbook is distributed and briefings are held.

¥7 million ¥7 million Actual usage Requests are also made to research institutions to ¥10 million ¥10 million based on needs ¥3 million ¥1 million (carried over) (reduced amount) ¥2 million (unused amount) establish systems needed to prevent misconduct. ¥3 million (Adjustment Fund) ¥2 million (Adjustment Fund) In FY 2014, an electronic application was installed Adjustment Fund To Treasury Adjustment Fund that requires grant applicants to pledge that they In 1st year, ¥3 In 2nd year, ¥3 In 3rd year, ¥2 In 4th year, ¥1 million is added to million reduced million of unused million is carried initially scheduled from initially funds is returned over and ¥2 will use their grants both properly and effectively. amount of scheduled amount to Treasury, and million is added Adjustment Fund ¥1 million is to the initially requested to be scheduled A function has been newly introduced into the carried over to the amount of the 4th year. Adjustment Fund electronic application system that requires the applicant to confirm a minimum number of items in the use of their research funds. Allowing research required to conduct KAKENHI-funded research this option increases their prospects of making before s/he makes a formal application for grant greater research advances. delivery. From FY 2015, research institutions have In addition, the joint purchase of commonly used been required to hold research ethics education equipment with mixed funds from Grants-in-Aid and courses for researchers who conduct activities using other competitive systems is permitted as long as such KAKENHI funds, and rules promulgated that require joint usage does not impede the implementations of researchers to take those courses. the Grant-in-Aid funded research. For details, please In such ways, the KAKENHI Program is working to refer to MEXT's webpage. promote the proper and equitable use of Grant-in- http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shinkou/ Aid funds when conducting research activities.

10 2 Advancement of Globalized Joint Research 1

(1) Supporting Bilateral Collaboration with Partner ⁃⁃ Open Partnership Joint Research Projects and

Countries/Areas Seminars with all countries that have diplomatic Creating World-class Knowledge in Diverse Fields Purpose relations with Japan and with Taiwan and Palestine

By supporting international joint research projects Website: and seminars, researcher exchanges, and fostering https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-bilat/index.html young researchers, JSPS forms sustainable networks driven by bilateral research teams formed via exchanges among individual researchers. Joint Research Projects Joint Seminars

Funding amount ¥1-3 million per year ¥1.2-2.5 million per seminar Features Funding period 1-3 years up to one week in duration

*Funding Amount and period may differ by countries or counterpart agencies. By supporting joint research projects and seminars for researchers of Japan and other countries in ②Researcher Exchanges (Sending and Receiving) cooperation with counterpart funding agencies, JSPS Support is given for visits by researchers to each builds research platforms that place all participants other’s countries and attendant activities/exchanges on an equal footing. Furthermore, JSPS provides with an eye to building an infrastructure for the support to Japanese researchers via programs that sustainable development of networking and joint allow them to carry out joint research projects and research among researchers from Japan and other seminars with countries/areas that do not have countries. cooperative agreements with JSPS and to respond to changing global trends in scientific research Website: collaboration. This support works to meet the needs https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-bilat/researcher.html that emerging nations and countries in Asia and

Africa have for stronger scientific exchange while International airfare and maintenance Funding advancing JSPS’s cooperation with new science- allowance promotion organizations. Period 6 months to 2 years *Support may differ by countries or counterpart agencies. *Japanese researchers wishing to go abroad apply to JSPS, while overseas researchers wishing to come to Japan apply to JSPS counterpart agencies in Programs their countries.

① Bilateral Collaboration (Joint Research Projects and Seminars) JSPS supports the implementation of joint research and seminars carried out via cooperation with researchers from other countries. Project proposals are solicited via the following two program formats. ⁃⁃ Joint Research Projects and Seminars in cooperation with countries where counterpart funding agencies have bilateral agreements with JSPS

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③ Japanese-German Graduate Externship Bilateral Cooperation Based on an agreement between JSPS and German MoUs/Agreements JSPS Counterpart Agency Research Foundation (DFG), support is given for Joint Staff Meetings and/or routine implementing mutual graduate curricula established Support communication Support Proposal Proposal Joint Research Projects between Japanese and German universities for the

Japanese Joint Seminars Overseas purpose of exchanging doctoral students, young Researchers Researchers Researcher Exchanges researchers including postdocs, and teaching Joint Research Projects and Seminars based on agreements with overseas funding agencies professionals. In both countries, the doctoral

JSPS Any Funding Agencies students receive joint guidance in conducting their research and preparing their dissertations. Support Proposal Support Proposal (Expected but not required) Joint Research Projects

Japanese Joint Seminars Overseas Website: Researchers Researchers https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-jg_externship/index.html

Consultation Open Partnership Joint Projects and Seminars (2) Promoting International Joint Research Programs

①International Joint Research Programs

Purpose

In an effort to respond to global developments in scientific research, JSPS works in cooperation with counterpart agencies to promote collaboration in joint research between excellent researchers in Japanese universities/research institutes and their counterparts in other countries.This program is also implemented to enhance and expand training opportunities for young researchers.

Features

Supported fields vary depending on each country’s counterpart agencies and application categories. With some counterpart agencies, we have adopted a new framework based on the “Lead Agency Method” in which one agency leads the screening.

Programs

The five programs (see the Table in P.13) are being carried

Joint Research Projects with China (NSFC) (Prof. Yoshimichi Ohki, out under the International Joint Reserch Programs. Waseda University) "Characterization on the dielectric properties in the interface layer of the nanocomposites" Website: https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-bottom/index.html

12 International Joint Research Programs 1

Country/ Creating World-class Knowledge in Diverse Fields Project Program name Corresponding Subject fields Funding Support period Agency

Humanities, social science, Partnerships for International natural sciences (fields Up to 5 Research and Education US/NSF mutually selected by JSPS and years (PIRE Program) NSF)

France/ANR; Open Research for Social Science Germany/DFG; 2〜3 Social sciences (ORA Program) UK/ESRC; years Netherlands/NWO

FY2016: Humanities, social Research grant sciences, biology, medicine/ Up to ¥10 million a Airfare dentistry year per project Stipend Joint Research Projects with SNSF FY2019: Mathematical/ Switzerland/SNSF Personnel cost (JRPs) physical sciences, chemistry, engineering, agriculture/environmental science 3 years

Joint Research Program with Germany Germany/DFG FY2018: Geoscience (JRPs-LEAD with DFG)

Joint Research Program with UK FY2018: Life science, UK/UKRI (JRPs-LEAD with UKRI) environmental science

Fostering Joint International Research (B) ②KAKENHI (Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research) This program is for Joint International Research between multiple Japanese researchers and Programs researcher who belongs to overseas research institution. Along with the development of academic We support academic research across countries research, it aims to build and strengthen the through the “Fund for the Promotion of Joint foundation of international joint research and to International Research” in KAKENHI. cultivate researchers who can be active Fostering Joint International Research (A) internationally. (3 to 6 years, up to 20 million yen) Researchers selected for KAKENHI conduct joint Home-Returning Researcher Development Research international research at overseas university and This program is for research that is expected to take research facilities for a period of 6 months to 1 year. place after Japanese researchers return from We aim to contribute to the cultivation of overseas. (up to 3 years, up to 50 million yen) independent researchers who can be active internationally, and to significantly develop Website KAKENHI research programs (up to 12 million yen). * "Fostering Joint International Research" was renamed "Fostering https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-grantsinaid/35_kokusai/ Joint International Research (A)" from call for proposals in FY2018 following the establishment of "Fostering Joint index.html International Research (B)".

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(3)Supporting the Establishment of Research other countries around the world, carried out in such Exchange Hubs formats as joint research projects, seminars, and Support is provided for the creation of high world- researcher exchanges. standard/medium-scale education and research hubs Core-to-Core Program is implemented in two in Japan, used by Japanese scientific research components: “A. Advanced Research Networks” and institutions to carry out large-scale multinational “B. Asia-Africa Science Platforms.” research collaboration with similar hubs in other countries. One important function of these Website: collaborations is to provide a matrix for promising https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-c2c/index.html young researchers to build their own networks, while giving them encouragement to participate fully in A. Advanced Research Networks research activities. Collaborative ties are established between top world- class research centers in Japan that partner ① Core-to-Core Program over the long term with core research institutions Aimed at issues considered in Japan to be cutting- around the world in advancing research that is edge and internationally important and at regional considered leading-edge in Japan, while fostering issues to whose solution Japan can contribute, this the next generations of trailblazing young program supports collaborative research between researchers. core research and education institutes in Japan and TypeA. Advanced Research Networks require counterpart research organizations to secure matching funds at a level needed to reciprocally conduct joint research, joint seminar and, the research exchange equivalent to JSPS’s grant.

After seminar at CERELA-CONICET, the Argentina hub in Oct. - Nov. 2017 (Photo by Tohoku University, Graduate School of Agriculture)

“3rd Chulalongkorn Eye Center – Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Joint Meeting” at Chulalongkorn University (Photo by Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine)

Research topics considered to be cutting-edge Target research and internationally important in Japan Two or more countries having diplomatic Target countries relations with Japan Project funding Up to ¥18 million/year Project period Up to 5 years Young researchers attend a lecture at an International Conference, "Chiral Life Science" (Photo by Hiroshima University CResCent, Chirality Research Center)

14 B. Asia-Africa Science Platforms 1 With an aim of contributing to the solution of problems prevailing in the Asia and African regions,

Japanese universities and research institutes take Creating World-class Knowledge in Diverse Fields the lead in carrying out research collaborations with research and education institutions in counterpart countries. By establishing sustainable collaborative relationships with the counterpart institutions, 1st Japan-Africa Meeting at Oita University Faculty of Medicine in Nov. - Dec. 2017 medium-scale research-collaboration hubs are (Photo by Oita University School of Medicine) created in various targeted fields within Asia and Africa, which also foster the young researchers who ② A3 Foresight Program will mainstay future S&T advances in their regions. JSPS, the National Research Foundation of Korea In building scientific infrastructures in Asia and (NRF) and the National Natural Science Foundation Africa, counterpart institutions in the regions are not of China (NSFC) work as a consortium in supporting necessarily required to secure matching funds when trilateral research projects that advance research on carrying out collaborative research with Japanese both a global level and on common regional issues universities. while working to foster talented young researchers. Ultimately, the program aims to build world-standard Researcher exchange activity chaired by Prof. Yoshan Moodley, research and education hubs with Japan, China and the coordinator for the Republic of South Africa hub in March 2018 Korea at their core in the Asian region. The research (Photo by Oita University School of Medicine) theme for each fiscal year is decided via consultation among the three agencies in the previous year’s A-HORCs meeting. (page 51) In the following year, a Northeastern Asian Symposium is held on the same theme. Assembling researchers from the three countries, it provides a Examining old manuscripts at Kokand Regional Studies platform for them to share information on the latest Museum, History Department (Photo by Aichi University of advances in the subject field, while building the Arts) networks over which to carry out new international Research topics of special importance or Target research significance to Asia and/or Africa and research initiatives. considered to be of high priority within Japan Two or more Asian and/or African countries Target countries having diplomatic relations with Japan Website: Project funding Up to ¥8 million/year https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-foresight/index.html Project period Up to 3 years

Core-to-Core Program Japan Overseas Counterparts JSPS

Core Institution Partner Agency Cooperating Cooperating Institution Institution Core Institution ・Carry out joint research ・Build research collaboration hubs ・Foster young researchers Support Cooperating Cooperating Institution Institution Core Institution Partner Agency Cooperating Cooperating Institution Institution

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JSPS A3 Foresight Program

FY2019: Nuclear Physics in the 21st Century FY2018: Emerging Materials Innovation FY2017: Molecular Imaging-based Precision Medicine FY2016: Chemical Biology FY2015: Autophagy: from Basic to Medicine FY2014: Method and Modeling for High Performance Scientific Computing FY2013: Biomaterial and Nano-Bio Technology Themes FY2012: Plasma Physics FY2011: ICT: Next-generation Network and Network Security FY2010: Renewable Energy FY2009: Cancer Epigenetics 13th International Symposium on the Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms FY2008: Advanced Materials (Photo by The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and FY2007: Climate Change Life Sciences/Faculty of Agriculture) FY2006: Biotechnology FY2005: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Project funding Up to ¥50 million/5 years

Project period Up to 5 years

Third A3 Foresight Symposium on "Chemical and Synthetic Biology of Natural Products" at Hotel North City, Sapporo, presentation by Prof. Tomohisa Kuzuyama (The University of Tokyo) (Photo by The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences/Faculty of Agriculture)

16 3 Implementation of Research on Applied Scholarship 1

Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge Creating World-class Knowledge in Diverse Fields ⁃⁃ Allocation Humanities and Social Sciences Research ・Topic-setting research: ¥10 million/year ・Openly recruited research: ¥5 million/year Purpose (2) Responding to Real Society Program Sought is close collaboration between researchers This program has been established to contribute to and working level specialists from the planning and advancing the Humanities and Social Sciences in implementation of the research to the dissemination three areas: (1) Joint research that will yield of its results. This linkage with the working level breakthroughs through close linkages with other specialists who bridge the research and its fields of science; (2) Joint research aimed at making application to society is essential in advancing societal contributions; (3) International joint research that makes real societal contributions. research that contributes to advancing the ⁃⁃ Allocation Humanities and Social Sciences in accordance with ・Topic-setting research: ¥10 million/year the report “Promotion of the Humanities and Social ・Openly recruited research: ¥5 million/year Sciences Addressing Risk Society and Matured (3) Global Initiatives Program Intellectual Society,” issued by the Council for Sought are dialogue and interaction between Science and Technology, Subdivision on Science in Japanese and overseas researchers and the July 2012. generation of globally significant results through the advancement of international joint researcher across Contents diverse fields of the humanities and social sciences and the building of robust international networks. This program is carried out in 3 programs: (1) Area ⁃⁃ Allocation cultivation, (2) Responding to real society and (3) ・Topic-setting research:¥20 million/year Global initiatives. The Program Committee sets tasks ・Openly recruited research: ¥10 million/year and select research themes related to those tasks. Research proposals fall into two categories designed Budget to promote cutting-edge joint research: topic-setting research themes selected by the Program Committee, FY2018: ¥382.26 million (Including Constructing and themes proposed by the researchers themselves. Data Infrastructure for the Humanities and Social (1) Area Cultivation Program Sciences funds) Sought are research topics devised by researchers from different scientific fields that can spur Website unexpected jumps to new research domains and more innovative yet durable methodologies. https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-kadai/

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Selected Projects under "Area Cultivation" in FY2017

Openly recruited research (13 projects)

Research Areas Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation

Internally superimposed selves: Developing a new Associate Professor, Graduate research in collaboration between philosophy and Masanori Takezawa School of Letters, Hokkaido empirical science University

Exploration of "humanities and social science for Professor, Faculty of Art and symbiotic society" driven by neuropsychology of hyper Shinichi Koyama Design, University of Tsukuba brain functions

Understanding of individual mental identity using the Research Area A: "Cognitive turn" and Professor, Graduate School of multidimensional and multidisciplinary cognitive behavior Makoto Ichikawa the transformation of identities Humanities, Chiba University analysis

Emergence and sharing of mentality based on principle of Professor, Graduate School of predictive coding: An integrated study of cognitive Hideki Ohira Informatics, Nagoya University science, humanities, and informatics

Professor, Graduate School of Wisdom of crowds as emergent intelligence: Social and Jun Saiki Human and Environmental personal innovation by group decision making Studies, Kyoto University

Advanced and integrated research about social Professor, Graduate school of implementation of bio and environmental technologies- Tsuyoshi Matsuda Research Area B: The concept of the Humanities, Kobe University the vision and trial for the participation in 21th century 'responsible research and inovation', and theoritical and practical deepning of Assistant Professor, Faculty of 'science for society' Theoretical and Practical Study for new RRI Framework: a Ryuma Shineha Arts and Literatures, Seijo study series of education, evaluation, and politics University

Interdisciplinary Research on the Collaborative Professor, Graduate School of Constructions between Arts and Audiences: Analyzing Keiichi Yamazaki Humanities and Social Sciences, Resonance of Light, Sound, and Embodiment in Sociology, Saitama University Aesthetics, and Engineering Research Area C: Technological Professor, Fine-Art Department innovation based on Japanese Resonating space, appearing aesthetics Kiyoshi Furukawa Inter-Media Art, Tokyo University aesthetics and sensibilities of the Arts

The Study of UX Design for Advanced Robotics by using Professor, Osaka University of Methods and Contents of Japanese Traditional Performing Shinobu Nakagawa Arts Arts

Assistant Professor, Graduate Should we question today the last eating and drinking Nobuhiro Ito School of Humanities, Nagoya culture Research Area D: The cultural and social University role of SHIKOHIN What is Shikouhin? An interdiciplinal research and Professor, College of Economics, Toyohiko Matsubara development of literature database on Shikouhin Ritsumeikan University

New advances in humanities and social Understanding the genetic foundations of cultural Associate Professor, Graduate sciences using analytical methods variation in cooperation with evidence from social Keiko Ishii School of Informatics, Nagoya incorporating praxeology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and endocrinology University science, and neural science

(As of April 2018)

New Extention (For reference) Selected projects in FY2014

Topic-setting research: 2 projects

Openly recruited research: 11 projects

18 Selected Projects under "Responding to Real Society" in FY2015 1 Topic-setting research (New: 2projects,Extention: 0projects) Research Areas Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation Interrelationship between institutions, culture, The Effects of Institutions and Culture on Social Norms and Professor, Graduate School of Masaru Sasaki public spirit, and socioeconomic systems Public Morality: Laboratory and Field Experiments Economics, Osaka University Creating World-class Knowledge in Diverse Fields Formation of an “illness culture” and History of Medicine and the Present Society: analysis of its present-day significance- Contextualization of the Past Measures against Infectious Professor of History, School of Akihito Suzuki Considering the history of societal Diseases and Construction of Dialogues between Medical Economics, Keio University development Historians and the Contemporary Agencies

Openly recruited research(New: 9projects,Extention: 1project) Research Areas Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation Process design for public decision making in complex Associate Professor, Department of situations involving conflicts between individual profit and Susumu Ohnuma Behavioral Science, Graduate School public benefit of Letters, Hokkaido University Assistant professor, International Modeling and Implementation Study of Effective and Shosuke Sato Research Institute of Disaster Sustainable Disaster Tradition Science, Tohoku University Interrelationship between institutions, Professor, Graduate School of Project on the Impact and Effectiveness of Poverty culture, public spirit, and socioeconomic Aya Abe Humanities, Tokyo Metropolitan Reduction Programs for Children and Adolescents systems University A Study of Interconnectedness between Konbu Culture in Lecturer, liberal arts, Hokkaido Japan and Economic Connections of the Places for Takayuki Saito Musashi Women's Junior College Producing Konbu in Hokkaido Research on the Society with Empathy and Creation of New Professor, Graduate School of Tadashi Yagi Industry by Social Business Economics, Doshisha University

Standard Evaluating Comprehensive Plan for Medical Care Professor, Graduate School of Tomoyuki Kato and Long-Term Care --- from two viewpoints of utilizing home Law, Hokkaido University Associate Professor, Graduate Development of indicators for sustainable livelihood in Takaaki Ohnishi School of Information Science and regional communities Building an anxiety-free care system in a Technology, The University of Tokyo shrinking society; Establishing a lifeline Development of the safe and trusted care system and life Professor, Institute of Human and infrastructure Hikaru Samuta infrastructure in local communities under the depopulation Social Sciences, Kanazawa University Research Team Director, Tokyo Research for Developing and Socially Implementing Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Livelihood Support through a Multigenerational Yoshinori Fujiwara Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital Collaboration Model and Institute of Gerontology Professor, Graduate School of Evaluation Analysis on a Regulatory Benefit Analysis on Regulatory Reform of Property Market Hideo Fukui Policy Studies, National Graduate Reform by Abolishing the Protection Rule of Short Time Tenancy Institute for Policy Studies (As of April 2018) (For reference)selected projects in FY2013 New Extention Topic-setting research:2 projects Openly recruited research:11 projects

Selected Projects under "Global Initiatives" in FY2016

Topic-setting research (1 project) Research Areas Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation Interdisciplinary research on the function of Interdisciplinary research on the exclusivism Nobuya Professor, School of Humanities, Kwansei national histories and collective memories and democracy in the globalized society Hashimoto Gakuin University for the democrarcy in the globalized society

Openly recruited research (6 projects) Research Areas Research Themes Core-Researcher Affiliation Designing Social Infrastructure for Multicultural Democracy: International Joint Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyushu Toru Oga Research for Institutions, Structures, and University Interdisciplinary research on the exclusivism Norms and democracy in the globalized society Can democratic states adequately respond Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe to the challenges of racism in the age of Fumio Iida University refugee crisis?: A comparative research Comparative Research on the Innovation of Professor, Faculty of Letters, Gakushuin Humanities and Social Sciences Education in Manabu Sato University Comparative Studies of Humanities and the Era of Globalization Social Sciences Education Corresponding to An International Comparative Research of Globalization How to Adapt Nation-State Oriented Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Kazuaki Tsutsumi University History Education to the Era of Osaka University Globalization The Universal Values of E-monogatari Chair,Professor, Research Center for (Illustrated Tales) Media Designated as Yasuro Abe Cultural Heritage & Texts, Nagoya Global Humanities: Exploring the Cultural Heritage: from the perspective of University Universality of Japanese Literature, Art, and International Research Thought The Cosmos of Do-gen: From Perspectives of Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto Yasuo Deguchi Analytic Asian Philosophy University (As of April 2018)

19 1 Creating World-class Knowledge in Diverse Fields

Constructing Data Infrastructure for the Strengthening center (research institutes) functions Humanities and Social Sciences ・・ JGSS Research Center, Osaka University of Purpose Commerce ・・Panel Data Research Center at Keio University This program aims to promote joint researches ・・Center for Social Research and Data Archives, domestically and internationally, thereby promoting Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo humanities and social sciences through building a ・・Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi comprehensive system that researchers can utilize to University share data on humanities and social sciences research across disciplines and countries while Budget fostering a shared culture. FY2018 203.89 million yen (Number of internal Contents projects for pacesetting humanities and social sciences research promotion is based on topic- This program is conducted through collaboration setting) between the JSPS and hub institutions selected by call for participation over a five year period from Website FY2018. Hub institutions implement the following programs https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-di/index.html as an important base for a data infrastructure that can be widely used as a research foundation in humanities and social sciences. ・・Strengthening of data archiving functions (Sharing) ・・Strengthening of overseas dissemination and collaboration functions (Internationalization) ・・Development of time series-based connections and relationships between the data (Consolidation) JSPS will also implement the following programs through strong collaboration with hub institutions in order to build a cross-discipline data utilization system. ・・Formulate a common guideline on data release, use, and rights ・・Draw up an interdisciplinary and comprehensive data catalog

20 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge 21 (Grant-in-Aid (Grant-in-Aid Research grant Research Up to ¥1.5 to Up year a million Up to ¥3 year a million for JSPS Fellows) JSPS for stipend Monthly Monthly (FY 2018) (FY ¥200,000 Tenure DC1: years 3 years 2 DC2: years3 ¥362,000 years3 ¥362,000 years3 ¥446,000 Framework specially gifted researchers are selected from PD PD from selected are researchers gifted specially estart Postdoctoral Fellow (RPD) Fellow Postdoctoral estart his program offers four categories of fellowships: fellowships: of categories four offers program his ostdoctoral Fellow (PD) Fellow ostdoctoral uperlative Postdoctoral Fellow (SPD) Fellow Postdoctoral uperlative ) Leave for child birth and infant nursing infant and birth child for Leave ) T E Doctoral Course Students (DC) Students Course Doctoral fellowships. SPD receive to candidates P R S 4 ・・

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・・ Outstanding young researchers may be given a Website Restart Postdoc (RPD) Fellowship after suspending their research activities for the purpose of https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-pd/index.html childbirth and/or infant nursing.

Budget

FY2018: ¥15.9 billion

Total Number of Fellowships

(persons) 6,012 5,852 5,708 5,636 5,543 7,000 RPD RPD RPD 150 SPD 175 RPD RPD 6,000 SPD 200 SPD 214 SPD 214 SPD Ryo Nishimura [DC, Ryukoku University] 36 PD PD 36 36 36 36 PD PD PD 5,000 1,166 1,126 1,047 1,000 1,000 4,000

3,000 DC DC DC DC DC 2,000 4,660 4,515 4,425 4,386 4,293

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0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 (FY)

Selection ratios(%)

FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 DC1 23.7 21.9 21.8 20.7 20.6 DC2 23.3 21.9 21.8 20.5 20.3 PD · SPD 11.7 11.2 12.5 13.2 15.7 RPD 21.4 26.0 28.2 27.3 26.1 FY2018 RPDs include persons scheduled to be selected. Yumiko Tsubokawa [PD, Ehime University]

Restart Postdoc (RPD) Fellowship ·· No restriction on age or gender. Tenure: 3 years The Restart Postdoc (RPD) Fellowship was The start date can be selected quarterly depending established to support the raising of children and on the time of return from maternity/childcare leave create an environment of equal gender participation Monthly stipend (FY2018): ¥362,000 within Japan’s research community. It provides an ※For details, see application guidelines avenue for excellent young researchers to transition smoothly back into the laboratory after suspending their research for childbearing and/or infant nursing.

Target fields: All fields of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences Number of new awardees per year: About 75 Eligibility ··Postdoctoral researchers who have within the past 5 years suspended their research for a period of 3 months or longer for the purpose of child birth and infant nursing. Michiko Takai [RPD, Saitama Medical University]

22 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge 23 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total 405 Denmark Finland Vietnam Portugal Mexico Russia Korea South 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 2 2 2 Sweden Singapore Belgium Spain Taiwan China Israel India Kazakhstan Kenya 2 years 2 7 9 6 5 41 16 16 34 20 224 2 billion Year FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 Budget Website Selection RatiosSelection 24.8 17.5 19.3 19.5 22.8 USA Germany U.K. Switzerland Canada France Netherland Australia Austria Italy All fields of the humanities, social science, and natural natural and science, social humanities, the of fields All (2) Period of stay: of Period (2) Screening (3) fields Target (4) Eligibility (5) Selected RRA fellows are included in the ratios from FY2016. Including selections selections Including FY2016. from ratios the in included are fellows RRA Selected FY2018. for scheduled https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-ab/index.html Selection ratios (%) for Overseas Research Fellowships Research Overseas for (%) ratios Selection JSPS's Screening Committee for Young Researcher ScreeningCommittee Young for JSPS's program round trip airfare is also provided for for provided also is airfare trip round program academic equivalent or university at researchers full become to wishing those or institutes research researchers. time research grant (approximately ¥4.5 million – ¥6.2 ¥6.2 – million ¥4.5 (approximately grant research RRA the Under destination). on million/year depending full-time as attached and doctorate a holding Those Fellowships, composed of front-line researchers in our our in researchers front-line of composed Fellowships, accompanying children along with a child allowance allowance child a with along children accompanying eligible. are science (10% of stipend and research grant for each child). each for grant research and stipend of (10% country, conducts a fair and highly transparent review. transparent highly and fair a conducts country, Destination and Number of Researchers Dispatched to Each Each to Dispatched Researchers of Number and Destination (FY 2017) FY2018: ¥ Maho Morita, Overseas Overseas Morita, Maho Fellow Research Utah, of University (The USA) Fellow (The University of of University (The Fostering Internationally Vibrant Researchers Vibrant Internationally Fostering Sydney, Australia) Sydney, Toshihisa Yashiro, Yashiro, Toshihisa Overseas research fellowships research Overseas Framework Features Purpose Overseas Research Research Overseas 2 ① We offer research and exchange opportunities with with opportunities exchange and research offer We (1) Financial support support Financial (1) (2) Leave for Childbirth and infant nursing infant and Childbirth for Leave (2) (1) Long-term overseas research of young researchers (1) Dispatching Young Researchers Abroad Researchers Young Dispatching (1) program gives young Japanese researchers who have have who researchers Japanese young gives program to carry out long-term research at an overseas overseas an at research long-term out carry to Research Overseas institution. research or university institutions abroad. institutions To foster highly capable researchers with wide wide with researchers capable highly foster To gives fellowship this perspectives, international Fellows are allowed to take leave for childbirth and and childbirth for leave take to allowed are Fellows fellowships. their to return then and nursing infant Fellowships – Restart Research Abroad (RRA) (RRA) Abroad Research Restart – Fellowships Fellows receive round-trip airfare, stipend and and stipend airfare, round-trip receive Fellows overseas researchers at prominent research research prominent at researchers overseas caregiving) eligibility to apply for an RRA fellowship. RRA an for apply to eligibility caregiving) excellent young Japanese researchers an opportunity opportunity an researchers Japanese young excellent suspended their research activities due to life event event life to due activities research their suspended nursing, raising, child childbirth, marriage, g. (e. 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge

②Overseas Challenge Program for Young Destination and Number of Researchers Dispatched to Each (FY 2017) Researchers USA 40 China 3 Iceland 1 Germany 16 Switzerland 2 Israel 1 Purpose U.K. 16 Belgium 1 Pakistan 1 France 12 Austria 1 Tanzania 1 Australia 11 Czech 1 Zambia 1 This program gives doctoral students an opportunity Canada 8 Greece 1 Hong Kong 1 to go overseas to challenge a new research Sweden 4 Cyprus 1 New Zealand 1 environment, one in which they engage in joint Italy 3 Denmark 1 Total 132 Russia 3 Norway 1 research with researchers in the host country. Hence, the program contributes to the fostering of young researchers who possess abundant international Selection ratios (%) for Overseas Research Fellowships experience and who can be expected to play leading Year FY2017 FY2018 Selection Ratios 42.4 53.5 roles in the wider scientific arena. Including selections scheduled for FY2018.

Features

2019

・・ Aimed at doctoral students who have not experienced overseas stays for research.

・・Period of stay can be freely set between 3 months 翌

30 4 9 28 金 and 1 year. 2018年

2019 Overseas Challenge Program Contents for Young Researchers Poster

(1) Financial support ③Program for Fostering Globally Talented Round trip airfare, stipend (¥1 million – ¥1.4 million Researchers depending on destination, regardless of period of stay), research expenses (up to ¥200,000) Purpose (2) Period of stay: 3 months – 1 year (3) Target fields This program supports the dispatch and hosting of All fields of the humanities, social science, and researchers between Japanese and overseas natural science are eligible. universities / research institutions in order to (4) Eligibility contribute to the fostering young researchers who will Doctoral students at Japanese universities who have form the core of future international research networks. not experienced a longer than 3-month overseas stay for research. Features

Budget This program supports international joint research of universities and research institutes, and their FY2018: ¥320 million systematic efforts to dispatch young researchers abroad and to invite researchers from overseas. As a Website rule, dispatched and invited researchers under this program are associate and assistant professors, or https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-abc/index.html researchers of equivalent position.

24 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge 25 12 16 24 11 23 1 6 6 3 15 30 30 19 10 38 2 4 2 9 2 7 4 1 1 0 15 10 31 35 28 28 18 90 Number of new Projects selected the year the selected Projects new of Number ）

1 2 5 4 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 （ 12 91 12 84 12 47 1 8 0 5 0 3 8 4 3 5 0 0 0 2 2 4 Selected Applied Selected Applied Selected Applied 27 49 62 35 173 34 103 148 107 392 22 52 84 58 216 88 220 320 215 843 7 9 2 6 5 1 2 11 34 21 25 10 101 36 118 55 41 20 270 209 408 401 259 132 1,409 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 Total Total Region FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 Total Total 387 782 758 550 268 2,745 Budget Website Region FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 Total o minimum limit on period of stay. of period on limit minimum o Programs (28) 84 (24) 80 (12) 64 (12) 48 (12) 36 N equivalent to assistant professors, associate associate professors, assistant to equivalent Postdoctoral lecturers. full-time or professors, if participate also may equivalents or researchers plan. research the by necessitated Integrated Disciplines Integrated Asia Oceania Africa Europe Research Area Research Russia &NIS Russia America North Central/South America Central/South Sciences; Medical, Dental, Mathematics; Physical Sciences; Sciences; Physical Mathematics; Chemistry; Engineering Chemistry;Sciences Engineering Humanities Social Sciencesand Biological Sciences; Agricultural Agricultural Sciences; Biological Sciences Pharmaceutical Africa NIS & Russia AmericaNorth Central/ America South 11 111 196 11 247 195 86 835 Asia Oceania Europe ・ Number of programs supported by fiscal year fiscal by supported programs of Number dispatches of number Total invited researchers of number Total FY2018: ¥768 million ¥768 FY2018: field by selections New https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-kokusaikatsuyaku/gaiyou.html ・ must be eligible to apply for Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Scientific for Grants-in-Aid for apply to eligible be must ③ and Period of Stay of Period Contents p to ¥40 million/year/project (in the first year, up up year, first the (in million/year/project ¥40 to p enerally longer than 1 year (Multiple visits visits (Multiple year 1 than longer enerally rant for their international joint research joint international their for rant esearchers attached to overseas research research overseas to attached esearchers esearchers attached to Japanese universities and and universities Japanese to attached esearchers he participants receive roundtrip air fare and and fare air roundtrip receive participants he ② Japanese universities, inter-university research research inter-university universities, Japanese Private research institutes research Private National research and development agencies, agencies, development and research National government affiliated institutions, public interest interest public institutions, affiliated government institutes, junior colleges, colleges of technology of colleges colleges, junior institutes, institutions, administrative independent associations and foundations, incorporated incorporated foundations, and associations non-profit specified foundations, and associations organizations Research (MEXT KAKENHI Handling Act 2). 2). Handling Act KAKENHI (MEXT Research * R G R G U T institutes and cooperative agencies, in principle principle in agencies, cooperative and institutes totaling more than one year are possible; however however possible; are year one than more totaling months). 3 exceed should visit each research institutes, and their representative or or representative their and institutes, research to equivalent principle in agencies, cooperative full- or professors, associate professors, assistant or researchers Postdoctoral lecturers. time by necessitated if participate also may equivalents plan. research the to ¥25 million) ¥25 to maintenance allowance during their stays in the the in stays their during allowance maintenance country. counterpart ・・・・・・(6) Invited Researcher Eligibility and Period of Stay of Period and Eligibility Researcher Invited (6) (4) Project Duration Project (4) Strategic Advancing for “Program (including years 3 Circulation the Accelerate to Networks International period) support Researchers” Talented of and Eligibility Dispatch Researcher Young (5) (2) Research Fields Research (2) and sciences social humanities, the of fields All sciences natural Institutions Eligible (3) ① ② ③ (1) Financial Support Financial (1) ・・・・・・2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge

(2) Inviting Excellent Researchers from Abroad

Researcher Career Stage

Pre- and post-doctoral researchers Post-doctoral researchers 6 years after Ph.D.

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan JSPS International Fellowships for Research in Japan

Standard Long Term Short Term Short Term S 12 to 24 months 2 to 10 months 14 to 60 days 7 to 30 days approx. 340 fellows approx. 60 fellows approx. 170 fellows Limited number

Summer Program Strategic Program Short Term 2 months in summer (By recommendation) 2 to 12 months 1 to 12 months approx. 100 fellows approx. 50 fellows approx. 140 fellows

① JSPS International Fellowships for US, the UK, France, Germany, Canada and Sweden Research in Japan are invited to Japan for two months during the summer to participate in joint research at Japanese Purpose host institutions. The program begins with a one- week orientation conducted by SOKENDAI (the JSPS carries out programs that provide overseas Graduate University for Advanced Studies), in which researchers who have an excellent record of research the participants study practical Japanese and achievements with an opportunity to conduct experience Japanese culture before moving on to collaborative research, discussions, and opinion their respective host institutions. Prior to returning exchanges with researchers in Japan. These home, they reassemble to report on the results of programs are intended to help advance the overseas their summer research activities. researchers' research activities while promoting ⁃⁃ Eligible countries: US, UK, France, Germany, science and internationalization in Japan. Canada, Sweden ⁃⁃ Accepted in FY2017: 115 (US/55, UK/13, Features France/13, Germany/13, Canada/13, and Sweden/8) ⁃⁃ We value the pursuit of knowledge above all else. The program is open to all, regardless of B. JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in nationality or academic field Japan (Strategic Program) ⁃⁃ Tailored to a full spectrum of researchers, from This program focuses upon the major advanced early-career researchers to eminent scientists nations and other selected countries, from which it ⁃⁃ Flexible durations ranging from short to long terms strategically invites outstanding young researchers to Japan to create collaborative research Contents relationships with Japanese colleagues. ⁃⁃ Eligible countries: US, Switzerland, India A. JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in ⁃⁃ Accepted in FY2017: 29 (US/17, Switzerland/8, Japan (Summer Program) India/4) Young pre- and postdoctoral researchers from the

26 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge 27 Nobel laureate Nobel 7 to 30 days Short Term S Limited number ccepted in FY2017: 4 from 3 countries 3 from 4 FY2017: in ccepted ccepted in FY2017: 96 from 30 countries 30 from 96 FY2017: in ccepted countries 36 from 207 FY2017: in ccepted Website A A A Japan (Short-term S) (Short-term Japan ⁃ ⁃ ⁃ Japan (Short-term) Japan F. JSPS Invitational Fellowship for Research in in Research for Fellowship Invitational JSPS F. with researchers overseas invites program This for achievements research of records excellent them provide and Japan to visits short-term exchanges, opinion discussions, for opportunities activities. other and lectures in Research for Fellowship Invitational JSPS G. with researchers overseas invites program This to achievement research of records distinguished records, those to corresponding purposes for Japan and advice offer to opportunities them provide to and host the throughout activities research in cooperate other conduct or lectures give to also and institution institutions. research Japanese other at activities ⁃ ⁃ ⁃ https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-inv_researchers/index.html Professor Short Term 14 to 60 days approx. 170 fellows JSPS International Fellowships for Research in Japan JSPS International Fellowships ligible countries: EU, Norway, Russia, Russia, Norway, EU, countries: ligible ccepted in FY 2017: 803 from 73 countries 73 from 803 2017: FY in ccepted ccepted in FY2017: 185 (UK/32, France/29, France/29, (UK/32, 185 FY2017: in ccepted Mid-career Long Term Germany/28, US/18, others/78) US/18, Germany/28, Switzerland, Canada, US. Canada, Switzerland, A A E Japan (Standard) Japan Japan (Long-term) Japan Japan (Short-term) Japan ⁃ ⁃ ⁃ 2 to 10 months approx. 60 fellows This program invites overseas researchers with with researchers overseas invites program This to achievements research of records excellent out carrying in colleagues Japanese with collaborate visits. long-term through research ⁃ E. JSPS Invitational Fellowship for Research in in Research for Fellowship Invitational JSPS E. D. JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in in Research for Fellowship Postdoctoral JSPS D. excellent for opportunities provides program This to countries other from researchers postdoctoral hosts, their of guidance the under conduct, in groups research leading with research cooperative institutions. Japanese other and universities ⁃ ⁃ This program provides opportunities for pre-/post- for opportunities provides program This and Canada US, the from researchers doctoral their of guidance the under conduct, to Europe research leading with research cooperative hosts, Japanese other and universities in groups institutions. C. JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in in Research for Fellowship Postdoctoral JSPS C. Short Term 1 to 12 months approx. 140 fellows Standard 2 to 12 months 12 to 24 months Strategic Program approx. 50 fellows approx. 340 fellows JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships Summer Program approx. 100 fellows 2 months in summer (2) Inviting Excellent Researchers from Abroad from Researchers Excellent Inviting (2) 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge

② RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program Contents (Targeted to Asian and African Researchers) The program includes lectures on Japanese culture, Purpose · Contents history, language, research environment, disaster prevention, and cultural awareness. This program supports excellent researchers from Asian and African countries who wish to receive a Website PhD from a Japanese university by submitting a dissertation without matriculating a doctoral course. https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/02_e_orientation.html The program is appraised for allowing the fellows to earn a doctoral degree without having to be absent for long periods of time from their home research institutions.

Website

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-ronpaku/index.html

③ Support for the Invited JSPS Fellows 1) Orientation Experiencing the tea ceremony (Orientation)

Purpose

This program is primarily for first time long-stay researchers under the JSPS Postdoctral Fellowships for Research in Japan. Researchers learn about Japanese culture and the important points of life and research in Japan, acquiring new perspective on the values of differing cultures, so that they can smoothly

launch and pursue research in our country. Japanese class (Orientation)

Japanese cultural experience (Orientation)

28 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge 29 Dr. Charlotte Rivas from Imperial College London (UK) London College Imperial from Rivas Charlotte Dr. School) High Yashiro Nagano 31, Jun. (2018 Dr. Maria Vanessa Cases Balois from RIKEN (Philippines) RIKEN from Balois Cases Vanessa Maria Dr. School) High Senior Sakura Prefectural Chiba 28, Nov. (2017 Website Dr. Chanchal Sow from Kyoto University (India) University Kyoto from Sow Chanchal Dr. School) High Jonan-Ryoso Prefectural Kyoto 31, Jun. (2018 Dr. Hannah Ruth Windley from Australian National University (Australia) University National Australian from Windley Ruth Hannah Dr. School) High Kamaishi Prefectural Iwate 30, Oct. (2017 https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/e-sdialogue/index.html Diallo (left), Jaspis-kun (right) Jaspis-kun (left), Diallo (Science Dialogue Official Characters) Official Dialogue (Science articipants in FY2017, 146 lectures, 75 high schools 75 lectures, 146 articipants in FY2017, Contents Purpose P ⁃ 2) Science Dialogue Science 2) ⁃ General flow of the program. the of flow General JSPSdoes matching betweenOverseas Fellows and the Japanese students but also strengthen their ties with with ties their strengthen also but students Japanese local the in people with communicating by Japan give lectures in English while stimulating the the stimulating while English in lectures give the interest of the students through the lectures. the through students the of interest the understanding from a global perspective through through perspective global a from understanding in English about their research works, home countries, countries, home works, research their about English in high schools based on their applications. Selected Selected applications. their on based schools high interaction with the Fellows. the with interaction an have will program this in participate who Fellows Fellowships for Research in Japan” to high schools to to schools high to Japan” in Research for Fellowships Theaim of this programis tosend JSPSFellows Fellows give their lectures (experiments, fieldworks) fieldworks) (experiments, lectures their give Fellows community. enjoyable opportunity to not only interact with the the with interact only not to opportunity enjoyable and their experiences. This program aims to heighten heighten to aims program This experiences. their and students’ interest in research and deepening their their deepening and research in interest students’ staying in Japan under the “JSPS Postdoctoral Postdoctoral “JSPS the under Japan in staying 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge

(3) Awards of Recognition, Providing Training Programs Opportunities for Researchers ① Awards of Recognition Each year, the Prize is awarded to researchers under age 45 in all fields of research including the (1) JSPS Prize humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Purpose The Prize consists of a certificate of merit, a medal, and a purse of ¥1.1 million. Some of the recipients This Prize was established in FY 2004 to identify are also awarded the Japan Academy Medal. young researchers conducting superlative work and The ceremony is held at the Japan Academy in the recognize their efforts at an early stage in their presence of Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and careers. In doing so, it is meant to sustain the Princess Akishino. awardees’ motivation and encourage them in their endeavors, thereby cultivating Japanese researchers Website capable of making scientific breakthroughs. https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-jsps-prize/index.html

The 14th JSPS Prize Ceremony (2018 Feb. 7, The Japan Academy)

30 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge 31 Research Topics Research Development of Terrestrial Ecosystem Model and Its Application to to Application Its and Model Ecosystem Terrestrial of Development Research Warming Global Junctions Molecule Single for Methods Measurement of Development Properties Their and Nano-science, of View in Crystallization of Stages Early the of Elucidation Astronomy to Applications Its and Its and Arithmetic Computer for Algorithms Hardware of Theory Hardware Cryptographic of Design to Application Africa West in Practices Magico-Religious of Study Anthropological An India South and toward Journey Their and Carpets Indian World: the Bind That Carpets History Global of Perspective a from Festival Gion Kyoto the Education International in Sphere Public the on Study Theoretical Development Italy Medieval Late in Formation State on Research System Body-Environment in Control Action Flexible on Research New Development in the Study of 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Associate University Tohoku Communication, Electrical of Institute Research Professor, University Kyoto Humanities, in Research for Institute Professor, Associate University University The Education, of School Graduate Professor, Associate Tokyo of Education, of Institute Assembly Academic Professor, Assistant University Shinshu and Development Human of School Graduate Professor, Associate University Kobe Environment, Associate Professor, The Institute for Solid State Physics, The The Physics, State Solid for Institute The Professor, Associate Tokyo of University The Sciences, Frontier of School Graduate Professor, Associate Tokyo of University Tohoku Engineering, of School Graduate , Professor Associate University of Institute Nagoya Engineering, of School Graduate Professor, Technology Doshisha Sciences, Medical and Life of Faculty Professor, University Associate Professor, San Francisco UCSF Diabetes Center, Center, Diabetes UCSF Francisco San Professor, Associate California of University of Institute Center, Research Frontier Bio-AFM Professor, Associate University Kanazawa Engineering, & Science Sciences, Dental and Medical of School Graduate Professor, University Niigata City Osaka Science, of School Graduate Professor, Associate University University Keio Medicine, of School Professor, Associate Hokkaido Agriculture, of Faculty Research Professor, Assistant University Researcher PRESTO "Single Cell Analysis, Japan Science and Technology Agency Technology and Science Japan Analysis, Cell "Single Names ITO Akihiko ITO KIGUCHI Manabu KIGUCHI Yuki KIMURA Naofumi HOMMA Miho ISHII YumikoKAMADA University Keio Economics, of Faculty Professor, Associate Yuto KITAMURA So NAKAYA Tetsushi NONAKA KONDO Takeshi KONDO ShinsukeSANDO Tokyo of University The Engineering, of School Graduate Professor, Yoshiaki SUGIMOTO Yuji SUTOU Akimasa HIRATA Shizuko HIRYU DaisukeYONETOKU University Kanazawa Engineering, & Science of Institute Professor, IRITANI HiroshiIRITANI University Kyoto Science, of School Graduate Professor, Associate KAJIMURA Shingo KAJIMURA KUHARA AtsushiKUHARA University Konan Engineering, and Science of Faculty Professor, Noriyuki KODERA Masaaki KOMATSU Mitsumasa KOYANAGI Toshiro SATO Hanako SHIMURA Hiroko BANNAI Dental, Dental, Sciences Sciences Sciences; Sciences; Biological Biological Integrated Integrated Chemistry; Chemistry; Disciplines Agricultural Agricultural Engineering Engineering Mathematics; Mathematics; Research Area Research Titles and affiliations current as of 1 December 2017 December 1 of as current affiliations and Titles Social Sciences Social Pharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Humanities and and Humanities Physical Sciences; Sciences; Physical Sciences; Medical, Medical, Sciences; 14th (FY2017) JSPS Prize Awardees Prize JSPS (FY2017) 14th ※ 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge

(2) JSPS Ikushi Prize Contents Purpose (1) Selecting Recipients In 2009, JSPS received an endowment from His Candidates are nominated to JSPS by the heads of Majesty Emperor Akihito on the 20th year of his Japanese universities and academic institutions from reign. Amidst a severe economic environment in among students under 34 years of age enrolled in Japanese society, His Majesty’s desire was to their doctoral programs. Doctoral students majoring encourage and support young scientists who are in any field of the humanities, social sciences or working diligently to advance their studies and natural sciences are eligible. Awardees are chosen research. through a process of document and panel reviews, In deference to his wishes, JSPS has established the with the final decisions made by a selection JSPS Ikushi Prize program, which was placed into committee established within JSPS. operation in FY 2010. It functions to officially About sixteen awardees will be selected each year. recognize outstanding doctoral students who can be (2) The Prize expected to contribute to Japan’s future scientific The awardees receive a certificate, a medal and a advancement, while seeking to fan their enthusiasm scholarship grant of ¥1.1 million. For those awardees for educational and research pursuits. who desire, they are also given a JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, to begin from the following fiscal year.

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https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-ikushi-prize/index.html

The 8th JSPS Ikushi Prize Ceremony (2018 Mar. 6, The Japan Academy)

32 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge 33 Research Topics Research Contents judging panel made up of about 20 experts including including experts 20 about of up made panel judging by the committee. Careful review is conducted by the the by conducted is review Careful committee. the by (1) Award recipient selection recipient Award (1) foreign judges, set up under the Committee on the the on Committee the under up set foreign judges, The award field and recipient are selected by the International Prize for Biology, who then select one one select then who Biology, for Prize International Upon committee selection of the award field each year, year, each award field the of selection committee Upon The Committee. the to recommendation for candidate consisting of representatives from Japanese scientists, scientists, Japanese from representatives of consisting affiliated of heads the and organizations, economic secretariat. the as JSPS with institutions, academic promotion academic and organizations academic reviewed be to candidates recommend organizations “Committee on the International Prize for Biology” Biology” for Prize International the on “Committee domestic and international research institutions, institutions, research international and domestic Diversity and Ecology of bacterioplankton inhabiting deep freshwater lakes freshwater deep inhabiting bacterioplankton of Ecology and Diversity system nervous central the on particle ultrafine to exposure maternal of effects and Mechanisms offspring of species Acropora in proteins fluorescent of role biological the and basis genetic The drawing laser holographic with display Volumetric and simulations physicochemical of means by mixtures liquid functional of design Theoretical learning machine Superconductors Two-dimensional Crystalline Highly in Transport Quantum Capital, Vientiane in Development Infrastructural and Urbanization on Study Anthropological P.D.R. Lao Learning Deep Using Semantics Language Natural for Representations Mathematical Obtaining and exercise on focusing metabolism, muscle skeletal of mechanism molecular of Elucidation atrophy anxiety social in recovery cortisol on processing information cognitive of Influence Japan around whales toothed small about study Diet shapes to energy tension and adhesion bending, of effects on Analysis loss bone inflammatory chronic cause products parasite Malarial Environmental the of Understanding the on Based Communication of Development Early Infants Human on Study Empirical An Others: of States Epistemic the and Information by care medical expenditure Public Japan: in Policy Diseases Rare of Analysis Historical model diseases-category-based Affiliation Prize Awardees Awardees Prize Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University Kyoto Science, of School Graduate Tokyo Sciences, Pharmaceutical of School Graduate Science of University University Graduate The Sciences, Advanced of School Studies Advanced for Utsunomiya Engineering, of School Graduate University Sciences, and Humanities of School Graduate University Ochanomizu of University The Engineering, of School Graduate Tokyo Hitotsubashi Sciences, Social of School Graduate University Sciences, Environmental and Life of School Graduate University Prefectural Kyoto Waseda Sciences, Human of School Graduate University Hokkaido Sciences, Fisheries of School Graduate University The Sciences, Mathematical of School Graduate Tokyo of University Osaka Biosciences, Frontier of School Graduate University University Nagoya Engineering, of School Graduate Applications and Generator Studies, Parametric Human-Environment Terahertz-wave of injection-seeded School of Graduate Development University Kyushu University Gakuin Meiji Sociology, of School Graduate Ikushi Names Purpose Affiliations current as of 1 May 2017 May 1 of as current Affiliations MENG Xianwei MENG OKAZAKI Yusuke OKAZAKI Atsuto ONODA Shiho KARIYAZONO Kota KUMAGAI Nahoko KUROKI Yu SAITO TakayukiNAKAMURO Miki NAMBA University Kyoto Engineering, of School Graduate KazumaHASHIMOTO Extrusion N2 with Reactions Transformation Synthetic Novel of Development Yukino HATAZAWA Tokyo of University The Engineering, of School Shunta MAEDA Ayaka MATSUDA Tatsuya MIURA NobuakiMIZUMOTO Lee Jann Sue Michelle University Kyoto Agriculture, of School Graduate Kosuke MURATE behaviors construction and searching of algorithm formation pattern the on Studies Saori WATANABE ※ The International Prize for Biology was instituted in in instituted was Biology for Prize International The sixty-year the commemorate to aims It 1985. of April to devotion longtime his and Showa Emperor of reign the to tribute offer to also and research biological who Akihito, Emperor Majesty His Emperor present of study the advance to years many over strived has contributing while fishes gobioid of taxonomy The Prize. this of developing the to continuously attained have who researchers to awarded is Prize selected a in achievements world-class of records landmark made have and research biological of field science. of advancement the to contributions (3) International Prize for Biology for Prize International (3) 8th (FY2017) JSPS JSPS (FY2017) 8th 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge

Committee follows up on the recommendation and determines the recipient in August. (2) Award Ceremony The award ceremony is held at the Japan Academy in November or December every year. Awarded each year is one prize consisting of a certificate of merit, a medal and a purse of ¥10 million.

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Presentation Ceremony for the 33rd International Prize for Biology https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-biol/index.html (2017 Dec. 4, The Japan Academy)

International Prize for Biology

25th (2009) Biology of Sensing Winslow Russell Briggs (US)

26th (2010) Biology of Symbiosis Nancy Ann Moran (US)

27th (2011) Developmental Biology Eric Harris Davidson (US)

28th (2012) Neurobiology Joseph Altman (US)

29th (2013) Biology of Evolution Joseph Felsenstein (US)

30th (2014) Systematic Biology and Taxonomy Peter Crane (UK)

31st (2015) Cell Biology Yoshinori Ohsumi (Japan)

32nd (2016) Biology of Biodiversity Stephen Philip Hubbell (US)

33rd (2017) Marine Biology Rita Rossi Colwell (US)

34th (2018) Paleontology Andrew Herbert Knoll (US)

(4) Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize contributing to the health and welfare of the African Purpose people and, by extension, all humankind. The Prize is awarded every six years when the Tokyo The spread of infectious diseases presents a common International Conference on African Development threat to all humanity. Mindful that Africa faces this (TICAD) is held in Japan, with the recipient receiving scourge most acutely, the Government of Japan a citation, a medal, and a purse of 100 million yen. established the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in July 2006 in memory of Dr. Hideyo Noguchi (1876-1928) Contents whose belief in medical advancement and self- sacrificing activities in Africa remain a beacon of As to the selection process, a sub-Committee inspiration to all. established under the auspices of JSPS selects The Prize recognizes and honors individuals with candidates in respect of “medical research” for the outstanding achievements in the fields of medical award and receives nominations from both in Japan research and medical services who have worked to and abroad, from among which it recommends a combat infectious and other diseases in Africa, thus maximum of three candidates to the Hideyo Noguchi

34 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge 35 ive opportunities for promising young young promising for opportunities ive The 10th HOPE Meeting, poster session poster Meeting, HOPE 10th The Features Programs researchers to build networks with peers in in peers with networks build to researchers leadership acquiring while settings, international experiences such through skills G ⁃ Providing opportunities and platforms for young young for platforms and opportunities Providing and perspectives new acquire to researchers settings research international in participate ⁃ ①HOPE Meetings—Five Days next the with foster to held Nobel are Meetings HOPE Laureates the shoulders whose upon researchers of generation will Africa and Asia-Pacific in advances S&T of future networks collegial build to working while rest, provide meetings held annually These them. among and students graduate excellent for opportunity an the within from chosen specially researchers young and laureates Nobel with directly interact to regions scientists. leading most world’s the of other was 2018 of March in held meeting HOPE 10th The Nobel (2008 Kobayashi Makoto Dr. by chaired 21 from researchers young 108 physics). in Laureate renowned seven with together attended countries of fields the in laureates Nobel including lecturers medicine. physiology/ and chemistry, physics, Website https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-hope/index.html Opportunities The 10th HOPE Meeting, Group discussion discussion Group Meeting, HOPE 10th The Physics) in Laureate Nobel (1987 Bednorz Georg J. with The 10th HOPE Meeting HOPE 10th The Physics) in Laureate Nobel (2015 Kajita Takaaki by Lecture Providing International Training Training International Providing Purpose Website ② In order to build international networks, and foster foster and networks, international build to order In in as well as Japan in researchers young excellent hold we countries, developed and Asia-Africa in engage to them for seminars and symposiums discussions. intensive Africa Prize Committee to select the final candidates. candidates. final the select to Committee Prize Africa for Minister Prime the to referred is candidate The selection. final https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-noguchiafrica/index.html 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge

The 10th HOPE Meeting (2018 Mar. 12 – 15, Yokohama)

② Young Researcher Support for Attending Lindau ③ International Workshops & Seminars Nobel Laureate Meetings Together with overseas academic research Every year, the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate institutes, we support the expenses related to the Meetings invites about 30 Nobel laureates to Lindau implementation of workshops and academic in the south of Germany to give lectures to and hold seminars in all fields including humanities and social discussions with young researchers assembled from sciences. around the world. JSPS nominates candidates from Japan to the Council and covers their travel-related Website expenses to attend these Lindau Meetings. https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-asia_seminar/index.html

Website https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-lindau/index.html

Brazil-Japan Joint Research Workshop in Adhesive Dentistry (Brazil) Symposium Venue (2017 November) (Courtesy: Tokyo Medical and Dental University)

36 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge 37 The number of panelists of number The 25 including 7 Nobel Laureates Nobel 7 including 25 36 including 5 Nobel Laureates Nobel 5 including 36 Laureates Nobel 5 including 30 Laureates Nobel 5 including 19 Theme Participants discussed with Dr. Ada Yonath (2009 Nobel Nobel (2009 Yonath Ada Dr. with discussed Participants Chemistry) in Laureate 2018) Tokyo Dialogue Prize (Nobel Over 1,100 attendees (Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2018) Tokyo Dialogue Prize (Nobel attendees 1,100 Over The Future of Intelligence of Future The The Future of Food of Future The Come to Age The The Genetic Revolution and Its Future Impact Future Its and Revolution Genetic The Venue Tokyo International International Tokyo Forum PACIFICO Yokohama Yokohama PACIFICO Center Conference Yokohama PACIFICO Center Conference Tokyo International International Tokyo Forum Date 26 February, 2017 February, 26 11 March, 2018 March, 11 2019 March, 17 (Tentative) 1 March, 2015 March, 1 Event Nobel Prize Dialogue Prize Nobel Nobel Prize Dialogue Dialogue Prize Nobel 2017 Tokyo Nobel Prize Dialogue Dialogue Prize Nobel 2018 Tokyo Dialogue Prize Nobel 2019 Tokyo Nobel Prize Dialogue Dialogue Prize Nobel 2015 Tokyo Nobel Laureates Discussion (Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2018) Tokyo Dialogue Prize (Nobel Discussion Laureates Nobel Videos from Nobel Prize Dialogue Prize Nobel from Videos https://www.youtube.com/nobeldialogue Website Nobel Prize Dialogue Tokyo, co-organized by JSPS JSPS by co-organized Tokyo, Dialogue Prize Nobel the of arm relations public (the AB Media Nobel and a which in symposium open an is Foundation), Nobel researchers, distinguished Laureates, Nobel of host a in engage abroad and Japan from experts and public, the of members with dialogue spirited was It researchers. young and students including Sweden in held Dialogue” Week “Nobel by inspired Nobel the before day the on 2012 since year every of purpose the for held is It Ceremony. Award Prize science academic of promotion the to contributing general the deepening through technology and initial The understanding. and interest public’s time first the was 2015 in Tokyo Dialogue Prize Nobel March Sweden; of outside held be to Dialogue the for Dialogue. third the was 2018 ④ https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-nobel_prize_ dialogue/index.html 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge

⑤Frontiers of Science (FoS) Symposia Website In these symposia, talented young https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fos/index.html researchers from Japan and the List of symposia and partner organizations (Up to FY2018) counterpart country lodge together so as to Symposium Partner Organization concentrate their time and effort on advancing cross- Japanese-Amarican Frontiers of Science (JAFoS) National Academy of Sciences (NAS) disciplinary discussions on leading-edge scientific Symposium topics across a spectrum of research domains. Japanese-German Frontiers Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Science (JGFoS) Symposium (AvH) Cosponsored by partner organizations, these symposia Japanese-Amarican- National Academy of Sciences (NAS) German Frontiers of Science Alexander von Humboldt Foundation are carried out via collaborative frameworks. (JAGFoS) Symposium (AvH) While working to broaden the scientific perspectives Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI) of the participating young researchers, FoS symposia Japanese-French Frontiers of Ministry of National Education, Higher Science (JFFoS) Symposium Education and Research (MENESR) also attempt to spur free thinking and new ideas National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) unencumbered by precepts of existing academic UK-Japan Frontiers of disciplines, thus contributing to the pioneering of Science (UK-Japan FoS) The Royal Society (RS) Symposium new interdisciplinary domains and the building Japanese-Canadian Royal Society of Canada (RSC) Frontiers of Science (JCFoS) Canadian Institute For Advanced networks for future generations of leaders. Symposium Research (CIFAR)

Japanese-American-German Frontiers of Science (JAGFoS) Symposium Poster session, Japanese-American-German Frontiers of Science (2017 September, Bad Neuenahr) (JAGFoS) Symposium (2017 September, Bad Neuenahr)

Japanese-Canadian Frontiers of Science (JCFoS) Symposium (2017 November, Okinawa)

38 2 Fostering the Next Generation of Researchers to Pioneer Knowledge 39 have ③ young researcher” （The employment starts） Apply to MEXT as “Excellent Young researchers (applicant) Negotiation among the parties Issue selection / non-selection notices Issue /selection non-selection JSPS be 39 years39 be or youngerin the yearfollowing the ② Document screening Budget Framework Website Research Environment Costs of building a research environment research a building of Costs Research expenditures Research Have obtained adoctoral degree or completed a doctoral interruption due to childbirth or childcare. or childbirth to due interruption Support for research expenditures / * Age requirements will be considered for researchers with research with research for researchers considered will requirements be Age * cost of building research environment ① FY2018: ¥1.668 billion ¥1.668 FY2018: https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-le/index.html targeted fields for posts are all fields of the humanities, social private universities, interuniversity research institute Year 1 to 5 after adoption: Up to ¥2 million/year/researcher ¥2 to Up adoption: after 5 to 1 Year Year 1 and after2 1 Year adoption: Up to million¥6 per recruitment yearsor younger 42 (or for applicants in achivements five in past research the years. medical fields that include clinical training),* training),* clinical include that fields medical institutes, or enterprises with corporatestatus in Japan. The The targeted institutions for institutions offering national are and targeted The posts social science fields) science social researcher (Up to ¥4 million/year for humanities and and humanities for million/year ¥4 to (Up researcher ② ① corporations, colleges of technology, national and research of technology, colleges corporations, course, course, sciences, andsciences, natural sciences. development public andresearch agencies, development (3) Research(3) Expendituresand Costs of building (1) Requirements for research institutions for Requirements research (1) Requirements for applicants (2) Publicize a list of available posts MEXT Select candidates Offer posts Research Institutions （The employment starts） Negotiation among the parties ＜Activity field for Excellent Young Researchers ＞ Universities, National Research and, Development Agencies, Companies etc. Features Purpose Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER) Researchers Young Excellent for Initiative Leading Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Young Excellent for Initiative Leading (LEADER) Researchers young researcher candidates” are selected from among the selected are candidates” young researcher which excellent young researchers who challenge newchallenge who researchers young excellent which (4) Presenting Researcher Career Paths Career Researcher Presenting (4) functions and grant disbursement. they are determined as Excellent Young Researchers and Researchers Young Excellent as determined they are the research institutions. When and theyinstitutions. stable obtain a research the researchers apply researchers for thisprogram. After“excellent the researchers who can succeed in and across research research andin across succeed can who researchers independent environmentresearch in each institution, institutionsof academic, the industrial and governmental independently. It shows new career paths to young The posts given to the excellent young researchers are are youngexcellent researchers the given to posts The This program works to create stable environments in 2016. Based on MEXT stipulated on MEXT Based carries guidelines, JSPS 2016. Under this program, research institutions offer posts to to offer institutions posts research program, this Under administered through a fair and transparent personnel are provided withexpenses for a certain period. applicants, they negotiate the terms ofemployment terms they the negotiate applicants, with core, the LEADER program was launched by MEXT in FYin program MEXT launched bywas LEADER the core, either tenure tracknon-time-limited or appointments, employ excellent young researchers, andemploy young excellent young researchers, out the program’s application recruitment, screening screening application recruitment, program’s out the system, w hich must, in principle,system. ha ve an annualsalar y sectors throughout Japan. With these objectives at its its at objectives With these throughout Japan. sectors scientific domainscan advance their research Harnessing University Strengths to 3 Enhance Education and Research Capability

1 World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI)

Purpose Features

Based on provisions in the government’s 3rd S&T (1)Foster internationally conversant researchers by Basic Plan, issued in March 2006, and the globalizing Japanese universities and research Comprehensive Strategy for Fostering Innovation institutions and Japan’s overall research issued by the Council for Science and Technology environment Policy in June of that year, MEXT inaugurated the ⁃⁃ The world’s top-level researchers are invited from both WPI Program in the 2007 fiscal year. The program Japan and abroad to work in the centers. seeks to build top world-level research centers that ⁃⁃ A robust management system, including a merit-based have at their core a group of superb-caliber pay scheme, is introduced. researchers. It provides concentrated funding to ⁃⁃ A research environment in tune with international research institutes in Japan that work to achieve a standards is created through such means as making globally high level of science while making system English the working language at the centers and reforms in their operations. These centers should be introducing flexible support systems. highly visible within global brain circulation and able (2)Cultivate novel seeds of innovation by forging to boast an outstanding research environment and scientific advances very high standard of research of a kind that prompts frontline researchers from around the world to want Contents to advance their research at them. In 2017 fiscal year, MEXT established a WPI ⁃⁃ Eligible institutions: Universities, Inter- Academy. The Academy is expected to enhance and university research institutes, National research amplify the brand of the overall WPI Program. By and development agencies and Public interest accelerating the dissemination and application of the corporations program’s achievements while networking the ⁃⁃ Selection results: 13 institutions have been selected activities of the WPI centers, the Academy is as WPI center: Five in FY 2007 (one was granted a expected to play a leading role in internationalizing 5-year extension), one in FY 2010, three in FY 2012, and reforming Japan’s research environment. The two in FY 2017 and two new centers in FY 2018. five WPI centers selected in FY 2007 have been ⁃⁃ Project duration: Ten years, with a possible certified as Academy members and commenced 5-year extension for centers selected in FY 2007, conducting Academy activities. 2010 and 2012 ; Interim project evaluations are MEXT has subsidized JSPS to carry out WPI grant performed at the fifth year. selection, perform evaluations and oversee project ⁃⁃ Amount of grants: progress using procedures prescribed by the ¥1.3-1.4 billion per year for each project selected Ministry. Concurrently, JSPS manages the operation in FY 2007 and 2010 of the WPI Academy and supports the activities of Up to ¥700 million per year for each project the WPI centers with an aim to optimizing the output selected in FY 2012, 2017, and 2018 of the WPI Program. ⁃⁃ Follow-up Each year, the WPI centers receive a site visit and a hearing to determine the state of progress being made in their projects. When deemed needed, improvements in their operations are requested.

40 3 Harnessing University Strengths to Enhance Education and Research Capability 41 12) in FY20 (Adopted (Adopted in FY2012) (Adopted in FY2007) (Adopted in FY2017) (Adopted in FY2007) (Adopted in FY2007)

The University of Tokyo Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) Director: Hirosi Ooguri University of Tsukuba University of Tsukuba for International Institute for Institute International Integrative Sleep Medicine Sleep Medicine Integrative (IIIS) Director: Masashi Yanagisawa Director:Yanagisawa Masashi The University of Tokyo International Research Center for Neurointelligence (IRCN) Director: Takao Kurt Hensch (IIIS) Tohoku University Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) Director: Motoko Kotani National Institute for Materials Science International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) Director: Takayoshi Sasaki (Adopted in FY2018) (Adopted in FY2012) Website “WPI Forum” top page top Forum” “WPI Website Hokkaido University Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD) Director: Satoshi Maeda Tokyo Institute of Technology Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) Director: Kei Hirose (Adopted in FY2017) (Adopted in FY2012) Kanazawa University Nano Life Science Institute (NanoLSI) Director: Takeshi Fukuma Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) Director: Kenichiro Itami in FY2007) (Adopted (Adopted in FY2010) (Adopted in FY2007) in FY2007) (Adopted in FY2018) (Adopted (Adopted in FY2007) WPI Academy WPI CNER) 2 Director: Mitinori Saitou Director: Mitinori Saitou Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi) Kyoto University for Integrated Institute Sciences Cell-Material (iCeMS) Director: Susumu Kitagawa Director: Petros Sofronis Kyushu University International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I Research Center Osaka University Osaka Immunology Frontier (IFReC) Director: Shizuo Akira Osaka University Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) Director: Shizuo Akira Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) Director: Susumu Kitagawa Website Budget WPI centers WPI FY2018: ¥7 billion ¥7 FY2018: https://wpi-forum.jsps.go.jp/ invite to how on know-how shares (website information provides and abroad from researchers events) related WPI for https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-toplevel/index.html 3 Harnessing University Strengths to Enhance Education and Research Capability

WPI Public Relations Event at 2018 AAAS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX

Site Visit

Tokyo Institute of Technology Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) Credit: Nerissa Escanlar

42 3 Harnessing University Strengths to Enhance Education and Research Capability 43 6 6 3 15 Support ended Support ※ 333 3 4 3 6 7 6 FY2012 FY2013 Total 1 2 34 24 2 2 2 2 7 6 2 5 2 4 6 20 24 18 62 （※） Total election results election ollow up ollow Contents Category/Theme FY2011 P F S 3 Environment Environment Health & Science Life Materials Information Society Pluralistic Security & Safety Themes Cross-cutting ⁃ maximum years 7 duration: roject ⁃ ⁃ ⁃ Categories Support 1. All-around Category All-around 1. Category Composite 2. Category "Only-one" 3. ⁃ ⁃ adopted implementing universities visit We participants, with interviews conduct programs, to classrooms inspecting and students, including ⁃ ⁃ the by defined categories 3 supports program The resolved. be to issues the and fostered be to leader category All-around (1) active play can who leaders top fostering at Aimed and industrial nonprofit, governmental, the in roles within force driving a be and sectors academic that developed are programs degree society, global optimizing science, and humanities the integrate the in concentrated wisdom and knowledge the universities. category Composite (2) synthesize can who leaders fostering at Aimed and projects governmental and academic industrial, society, facing issues addressing in innovation drive plural crosscut that developed are programs degree domains. research category “Only-one” (3) new pioneer can who leaders fostering at Aimed developed are programs degree research, of fields raise that and worldwide unique singularly are that the to excellence international university’s the standard. global highest Support for University Education Reform Education University for Support Features Purpose achievement across academia, government, and and government, academia, across achievement industry doctoral and masters world-class guaranteed on founded programs, degree combined research educational prominent internationally academia, of participation the and resources, industry. and government, doctoral outstanding to provided is funding based programs. degree new for selected candidates 2 1) Program for Leading Graduate Schools Graduate Leading for Program 1) (1)Foster leaders with potential for global global for potential with leaders (1)Foster of deployment and development the (2)Support grant- program, the of purpose the with line (3)In Program for Leading Graduate Schools works to to works Schools Graduate Leading for Program graduate university of establishment the advance the supporting by caliber highest the of schools such in programs education their of reform dramatic programs degree institute will they that way a foster To world. the around quality top as recognized and creative highly both are who students excellent leading play will who and attuned internationally governmental and industrial academic, the in roles top- brings program the globe, the across sectors in both from together students and faculty ranking from participation enlists and Japan outside and while execution, and planning its in sectors other doctoral and master’s between continuity creating that curricula implementing and programs specialization. of fields overarches its within committee a established has JSPS evaluate and applications screen to organization projects. 3 Harnessing University Strengths to Enhance Education and Research Capability

properly assess and confirm the progress of the 2) WISE Program program, as well as provide guidance and advice as (Doctoral Program for World-leading needed. Innovative & Smart Education) ⁃⁃ Evaluation An interim evaluation is conducted in the fourth year Purpose after adoption. A post-project evaluation is conducted in the seventh year. Post-project This program makes use of the core strengths of each evaluations for programs adopted in FY2012were university, and ongoing graduate school reforms to conducted in FY2018. gather world-leading education and research capabilities and build 5-year integrated doctoral Budget degree programs in systematic cooperation with universities, research institutes, and the private FY2018: ¥7.1 billion sector. In addition to cultivating outstanding doctoral talent who lead all sectors, this program will Website promote efforts to form an outstanding base for personal development and exchange in order to https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-hakasekatei/index.html continuously create new collaborative research. JSPS has established the WISE Program Committee to review and evaluate the projects.

Features

The goal is for national and private universities with doctoral programs in Japan to lead in the creation and practical use of new knowledge by creating value to drive the next generation, along with doctoral candidates able to take on the challenge of to social issue solutions and bring innovation to society. To wit, we establish clear guidelines for the type of

Leading Program Forum 2018 (December 2018, Tokyo) candidate who should be trained in order to foster Photo by Kenji Kagawa high level “knowledge professionals” (what fields are useful, who can best benefit the drive for solutions to issues facing society). Our goal is to build and develop consistent-by-term quality-guaranteed doctoral degree programs (including integrated doctoral programs and 4-year doctoral programs in the fields of medicine, dentistry, pharmacology (undergraduate programs limited to 6 years), and veterinary science).

LGS Women's Association Leading Program (2018 November, Shizuoka)

44 3 Harnessing University Strengths to Enhance Education and Research Capability 45 valuation A Purpose Features University Education Education University AP Rebuilding: Budget Website WISE Program Committee conducts an evaluation evaluation an conducts Committee Program WISE year. 7th and 4th the in E ⁃ 3) 3) for Program cceleration Building upon educational reforms already achieved, achieved, already reforms educational upon Building education university advance to works program this of continuum a across quality its ensure ways in fluid of creation the with beginning initiatives, Toward society. and schools high between linkage in universities, objectives, programs the achieving technology, of colleges and colleges junior cluding supported. are programs vanguard out carrying its within committee a established has JSPS evaluate and applications screen to organization projects. Presidents university of leadership strong the Under program the Principals, school technical and themes following the includes 2014) offered, (Themes Learning Active I: Theme including students, in competence general Foster refinement, and skills, social and ethical cognitive, active of use the through experience and knowledge methodology. teaching/learning learning FY2018: ¥5.6 billion ¥5.6 FY2018: https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-takuetsu-pro/index.html ⁃ are established to foster foster to established are ④ to ① 38 54 13 15 Number of application of Number adoption of Number University Number University Number Decision on Selected Projects (MEXT) Screening Procedure (Committee) Procedure Screening Determine Project Candidates (Committee) Establish Application Guidelines (Committee) Documents, Interview Review (Exam Committee) umber of selections of umber eview procedure eview unding period: 7 years (Overall and individual individual and (Overall years 7 period: unding ollow-up Programs N The program officer at WISE Program Committee Committee Program WISE at officer program The gives and status progress constant observes selected the on advices and consultations program. programs are evaluated in the 4th year, with a a with year, 4th the in evaluated are programs year) 8th the in study disposition future F F R A FY2018 FY2018 Areas where Japan's contribution is anticipated anticipated is contribution Japan's where Areas Areas contributing to the creation of new new of creation the to contributing Areas Areas integrating humanities and sciences, sciences, and humanities integrating Areas ⁃ Research areas in which Japan shows international international shows Japan which in areas Research from the viewpoint of securing academic diversity diversity academic securing of viewpoint the from world the in ⁃ ⁃ industries and economic development that will will that development economic and industries structure. industrial future of core the become interdisciplinary, and new areas that create value value create that areas new and interdisciplinary, society in systems and superiority and excellence and superiority ⁃ ⁃ Areas pplication ⁃ ⁃ ④ ⁃ ③ doctoral human resources. human doctoral ① ② ⁃ The following areas areas following The ⁃ 3 Harnessing University Strengths to Enhance Education and Research Capability

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3 Support for the Globalization of Japanese Universities

1) Inter-University Exchange Project Application screening Interim evaluation Ex-post evaluation procedure procedure procedure Screening Evaluation Evaluation methods decided methods decided methods decided Purpose (Program Committee) (Program Committee) (Program Committee)

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48 3 Harnessing University Strengths to Enhance Education and Research Capability 49 37 <109> 13 24 <16> <93> Number Total < > Number of applications of Number > < Category Interim evaluation procedure evaluation Interim Final decisions (Program Committee) needed conducted (Evaluation Committee) Evaluation results decided (Evaluation Committee) Evaluation methods decided (Program Committee) Document reviews/hearings, on-site inspections as Document reviews/hearings, on-site inspections valuation: Features and Content and Features Budget Website Annual follow-up (excl. interim evaluation year), year), evaluation interim (excl. follow-up Annual and year, fourth/seventh at evaluations interim conducted. are evaluation ex-post N F E ⁃ 2014: FY in selection of umber ⁃ years 10 to Up period: unding ⁃ rank in the top 100 list 100 top the in rank toward globalization toward Type A: Top Type Top A: Type to potential with universities world-class -For Type B: Global Traction Type Traction Global B: Type society Japanese leading universities -For FY 2018: ¥4.0 billion ¥4.0 2018: FY https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-tgu/index.html ⁃ ⁃ ⁃ Purpose Website Budget 2) Top Global University Project University Global Top 2) With an aim to raising the global competitiveness of of competitiveness global the raising to aim an With to works program the Japan, in education higher of internationalization comprehensive promote reforms university through universities Japanese overseas outstanding with cooperation and universities to given is support Priority universities. research and education world-level top offering universities oriented globally to and programs, universities. Japanese of internationalization driving JSPS within established committee program A projects. evaluates and applications screens https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-tenkairyoku/index.html Japanese) in only (Available FY2018: ¥1.5 billion ¥1.5 FY2018: Building a Robust International 4 Research Base

Purpose abroad, research community support from JSPS project veterans, and other means. This program works to form diverse networks with (3) Support for international academic exchange overseas academic promotion agencies, foreign through JSPS offices worldwide researchers with JSPS project experience, JSPS ⁃⁃ Through 10 JSPS offices in 9 countries, we collect overseas offices and others to support international and share information on academic trends in each academic exchange in order to foster an environment region as we support the worldwide formation of where international joint research and seminars by international networks for researchers, researchers and academic research institutes in universities, and research institutes in Japan. Japan can take place smoothly and effectively.

1) Globalizing and Strategically Features Developing Research Programs

(1) Cooperation with academic promotion agencies We established new international headquarter to in other countries promote JSPS projects free from domestic or ⁃⁃ In an effort to develop a global stage to promote international boundaries. Through diverse diverse research, we discuss global issues and operations, the international headquarters collect common solutions for academic promotion and share information on international trends and agencies around the world. We also form overseas research institutes while studying ways to partnerships based on exchange agreements with approach strategic international joint researches and academic promotion agencies in other countries. to actively work on project globalization. In addition, (2) Support for forming diversified networks among we systematically organize JSPS international researchers in and out of Japan. operation efforts and offer information that is easy for ⁃⁃ We promote the formation of researcher networks researchers and the public to understand. through a database of researchers in Japan and

The 7th Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC) (2018 May, Moscow)

50 4 Building a Robust International Research Base 51 ※ ※ Achievements (A-HORCs) (ASIAHORCs) Heads of Research Councils in Asia Asia in Councils Research of Heads Asian Heads of Research Councils Councils Research of Heads Asian Website https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-grc/index.html https//www.globalresearchcouncil.org/ ③ with Asia in activities research high-level promote To of heads the core, their at Korea and China Japan, three the in agencies science-promotion leading S&T face-to-face discuss to annually meet countries international of state the and trends policy Initially countries. respective their in collaboration ② shared problems solving at aimed science advance To the fostering while countries Asian among commonly is meeting annual this researchers, young region’s agencies science-promotion of heads the by held India, China, Japan, countries: Asian ten from Philippines, the Malaysia, Korea, Indonesia, a in engage They Vietnam. and Thailand, Singapore, including information and views of exchange broad international and funding research policy, science countries. respective their in collaboration Website https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/asiahorcs/index.html Research Foundation (DFG) and the National Science Science National the and (DFG) Foundation Research and Technical Research Council (CONICET). Council Research Technical and · Statement of Principles for Research Integrity Research for Principles of Statement · Publications to Access Open towards Plan Action · · Statement of Principles for Scientific Merit Review Merit Scientific for Principles of Statement · Future the Shaping for Actions and Principles of Statement · · Statement of Principles for Funding Scientific Breakthroughs Scientific Funding for Principles of Statement · Capacity Education and Research Building Approaches: of Statement · · Statement of Principles on Interdisciplinarity on Principles of Statement · Research in Women of Status and Equality the Promoting Actions and Principles of Statement · Principles of Statement Review/ Peer/Merit · · Statement of Principles: The Dynamic Interplay Between Fundamental Research and Innovation and Research Fundamental Between Interplay Dynamic The Principles: of Statement · Worldwide Agencies Granting Among Connectivity and Building Capacity Principles: of Statement · Schedule Tokyo, Japan Tokyo, Beijing, China Beijing, 13-15 May 2012 May 13-15 14-16 May 2018 May 14-16 29-31 May 2017 May 29-31 27-29 May 2013 May 27-29 25-27 May 2016 May 25-27 26-28 May 2014 May 26-28 26-28 May 2015 May 26-28 Berlin, Germany Berlin, Moscow(Russia) New Delhi, India Delhi, New Ottawa, Canada Ottawa, Washington, D.C., USA D.C., Washington, 1st 7th 4th 5th 6th 3rd 2nd Agencies of Other Countries Other of Agencies Global Research Council (GRC) Council Research Global Times held Times 2) Partnering with Science-Promotion Science-Promotion with Partnering 2) world. From the time of the GRC’s establishment, establishment, GRC’s the of time the From world. year, the GRC holds an annual meeting and five five and meeting annual an holds GRC the year, by National Science Foundation (NSF) in May 2012 as as 2012 May in (NSF) Foundation Science National by List of past GRC annual meetings annual GRC past of List The 7th Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC) (2018 May, May, (2018 (GRC) Council Research Global the of Meeting Annual 7th The Moscow) ① funding agencies from around the world. It works to to works It world. the around from agencies funding JSPS has been a member of its Governing Board. Governing its of member a been has JSPS the quality of science, while as a consortium taking on on taking consortium a as while science, of quality the preparatory meetings in designated regions of the the of regions designated in meetings preparatory in Sao Paulo, Brazil in May 2019, cohosted by Sao Sao by cohosted 2019, May in Brazil Paulo, Sao in German (FAPESP), Foundation Research Paulo issues that cannot be solved by any one country. Each Each country. one any by solved be cannot that issues The 8th annual GRC meeting is scheduled to be held held be to scheduled is meeting GRC annual 8th The The Global Research Council (GRC) was established established was (GRC) Council Research Global The a forum that brings together the heads of research- of heads the together brings that forum a strengthen linkage among the agencies and to elevate elevate to and agencies the among linkage strengthen 4 Building a Robust International Research Base

proposed by JSPS, these meetings have been held ② BRIDGE Fellowship Program each year from 2003. Discussions in them have Directed toward member of JSPS alumni associations, yielded various tangible outcomes including the this program provides opportunities for former JSPS establishment of the “A3 Foresight Program” and fellows to revisit Japan for the purpose of sustaining “Northeastern Asian Symposiums,” jointly developing and strengthening collaborative research implemented by JSPS and its partner agencies in relations with fellow researchers in Japan. During China and Korea. their stay in Japan, BRIDGE fellows conduct joint ※HORCs: Heads of Research Councils research and seminars, present lectures and activities to raise awareness in young researchers, and participate in conferences held in Japan to strengthen international researcher networks.

Website https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/bridge/index.htmll

③ Research Network Support Service The 16th A-HORCs Meeting (2018 September, Nagoya) JSPS has launched the JSPS-Net※, a social networking service, to support the formation of networks and 3) Formation and Collaboration with research communities for both Japanese and Overseas Researcher Communities international researchers, in order to contribute to strengthening and expanding human networks ① Forming a Researcher Community derived from long years of research exchange between This program supports follow-up activities for former our country and other countries. JSPS fellows in the researcher community, including ※JSPS Researchers Network. the issuing of a newsletter, in order to form and maintain a network between JSPS overseas fellows. Website At present, eighteen JSPS alumni associations have (JSPS-Net) https://www-jsps-net.jsps.go.jp been established in different countries. These associations hold seminars, symposia and other events to promote exchange with Japan and foster the potential for young researchers to be interested in doing research in Japan.

Website https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-plaza/20_alumni.html

52 4 Building a Robust International Research Base 53 *3 Eastern Africa Established in 2008 THAILAND Established in 2010 Denmark Established 2015 US Established in 2004 *2 Nepal Established 2015 EGYPT Established in 2008 FINLAND Established in 2009 UK Established in 2004 gather information, such as scientific trends trends scientific as such information, gather overseas. JSPS program participants (support for for (support participants program JSPS etc.) reunions, universities promotion organizations promotion ain functions ain M (6) Supporting researchers conducting fieldwork conducting researchers (6) Supporting (5) Sharing academic information in Japan and and Japan in information academic (5) Sharing (4) Developing alumni networks among former former among networks alumni Developing (4) (2) Holding symposia Holding (2) Japanese of activities overseas the (3) Supporting (1) Collaborating with overseas academic academic overseas with Collaborating (1) ⁃ Website Website ⁃ https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/about_us/overseas_office.html BANGLADESH Established in 2009 FRANCE Established in 2003 INDIA Established in 2006 PHILIPPINES Established in 2013 Australia Established in 2017 *1 GERMANY Established in 1995 SWEDEN Established in 2005 KOREA Established in 2008 CHINA Established in 2010 Indnesia Established in 2016 Introducing the Activities of JSPS JSPS of Activities the Introducing Overseas Offices Overseas community includes other Germanspeaking regions of Austria and Switzerland. community includes Ireland. alumni community includes Brundi, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Alumni community Alumni SPS Cairo Research Station Research Cairo SPS Station Research Nairobi SPS SPS Bonn Office Bonn SPS Office London SPS Office Stockholm SPS Office Strasbourg SPS Office Bangkok SPS Office Representative Beijing SPS SPS Washington Office Washington SPS Office Francisco San SPS *1 The German alumni *2 The UK alumni *3 The Eastern African J J J J J J J J J J 4) ・・・・・・Advisor in São Paulo. JSPS has established ten overseas research centers in in centers research overseas ten established has JSPS nine countries in addition to the post of Science Science of post the to addition in countries nine ・・・・・・4 Building a Robust International Research Base

⁃⁃ Overseas Internships for University Administrative Staff This program is targeted at staff of public and private universities as a measure to raise international academic exchange specialists by having them work at Overseas Offices as‘ International Program Associate’. During their internships, they are required to make a study and compile a report on a selected theme regarding international academic exchange. Portal site on overseas scientific trends Each of JSPS’s overseas offices gathers and disseminates information on scientific trends in its host country and region. https://www-overseas-news.jsps.go.jp Implementing Offices: Washington DC, San Francisco, Bonn, London, Stockholm, Strasbourg, Bangkok, and Beijing (8 centers)

⁃⁃ Joint Use of JSPS Overseas Offices We have implemented a plan in which Japanese universities can use JSPS office space to allow university faculty and staff to stay onsite for prolonged periods in order to The 10th Anniversary of JSPS Beijing Office (2017 Nov. 3, Beijing) expand internationally.

Implementing Offices: Washington DC, San Francisco, Bonn, London, Stockholm, Beijing, Cairo and Nairobi (8 centers)

Examples of supported activities ・・Holding symposia in the host country ・・Conducting international academic activities such as researcher exchanges and joint research with local universities and institutions ・・Follow up activities to maintain and further develop exchanges with local universities ・・PR and information gathering activities

54 5 Building a Comprehensive Academic Information Analysis Base 55 programs based on the results of survey and and survey of results the on based programs analysis External Organizations through Liaison Liaison through Organizations External Conference and Analysis on JSPS’s programs JSPS’s on Analysis and analysis to JSPS programs, offers proposals and and proposals offers programs, JSPS to analysis in widely information disseminating for works Office. Relations Public the with cooperation conferences consisting of the stakeholders of of stakeholders the of consisting conferences information promote to organizations external cooperation. and sharing Functions

comprehensively analyze and utilize information on on information utilize and analyze comprehensively centralized on work to continues JSPS projects. JSPS and security information ensures which management JSPS after information personal of protection the the to relating data shared and consolidated projects. The CSIA forwards the results of survey and analysis analysis and survey of results the forwards CSIA The The Liaison Conference which consists of of consists which Conference Liaison The to relevant organizations of representatives CSIA The established. is information academic shares and organizations these with collaborates conference. this through information JSPS of enhancement the for proposals Offering (3) The CSIA conducts survey and analysis on JSPS JSPS on analysis and survey conducts CSIA The fostering research, scientific funding of programs science-related promoting researchers, talented of reform the supporting and exchange, international CSIA oversee Researchers Senior universities. and programs, these of theme each on activities on analysis and survey conduct Researchers trends. and themes subject individual with Collaboration and Sharing Information (2) (1) Comprehensive and Longitudinal Assessment Assessment Longitudinal and Comprehensive (1) (3) The CSIA forwards the results of survey and and survey of results the forwards CSIA The (3)

Building a Comprehensive Academic Academic Comprehensive a Building Information Analysis Base Analysis Information Comprehensive Academic Information Analysis Information Academic Comprehensive 5 Building Centralized Information Consolidation and Management System Management and Consolidation Information Centralized Building Promoting Promoting

Researchers (part-time position, including one one including position, (part-time Researchers analysis and survey the assess Director) Deputy and expertise, their of themes the to relating analysis and survey the on advice provide Under programs. JSPS the concerning conducted Researchers Researchers, Senior of guidance the carrying for responsible are position) (full-time subject the to related analysis and survey out research in works administrative as well as themes programs. of trends the as, such of, analysis (RCSS) Systems Science for Center Research liaison holds CSIA The necessary. when Features Purpose 2 1 Center for Science Information Analysis Information Science for Center (1) Under the supervision of the Director, Senior Senior Director, the of supervision the Under (1) of meetings the attend Researchers Senior (2) As an institutional research department of JSPS, the the JSPS, of department research institutional an As (CSIA) Analysis Information Science for Center the towards analysis and surveys conducts programs JSPS of advancement and improvement the on information the using cross-sectionally while assessing/analyzing comprehensively and programs long-term a in outcomes and trends their JSPS to results these forwards It perspective. as well as proposals offers and programs was CSIA The widely. information disseminates 2018. April in established JSPS implements diverse projects, such as as such projects, diverse implements JSPS international fostering, researcher KAKENHI, activities the support to order In exchange. academic cross- and comprehensive a from researchers of project transcends that perspective sectoral to infrastructure an build JSPS boundaries, 5 Building a Comprehensive Academic Information Analysis Base

to RCSS and other JSPS divisions in charge, and offers proposals for the enhancement of the programs. (4) Disseminating the results of survey and analysis widely In cooperation with the Public Relations Office, the CSIA disseminates the results of the survey and analysis widely through JSPS’s website.

Website

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-csia/index.html

56 5 Building a Comprehensive Academic Information Analysis Base 57 Medical, Dental and and Dental Medical, Science Pharmaceutical Sciences Social Chemistry science Information Environmental and Agricultural Sciences Program Groups Program overall program overall Functions Humanities Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Sciences Engineering Informatics Sciences Biological (3)Fair and impartial selection impartial and (3)Fair As years. three for are appointments officer Program set is term This made. not are reappointments rule, a process. selection grant the in fairness ensure help to officer program the in imbalances preclude to as So replacements their choose to made is effort makeup, institutions, research and disciplines different from researchers. female of ratio the improving while For this purpose the Center holds periodic meetings. meetings. periodic holds Center the purpose this For meetings, officer program senior month, a Twice directors, deputy director, Center’s the by attended research each of officers program senior the and compile and exchange to convened are group, proposals formulate to and views and information full the on perspectives scientific from advice and the month, a Once programs. JSPS’s of spectrum updated exchange to meet officers program respective their in research on news and information to them applying of ways consider to and fields operations. JSPS’s are groups working program-improvement Two Grants-in-Aid for one Center, the within established JSPS the for other the and Research Scientific for Each Scientists. Young for Fellowships Research of ways consider to month a once meets group of systems selection and solicitation the enhancing related draft to and programs respective their JSPS. for recommendations (1) Provide recommendations and advice on JSPS’s JSPS’s on advice and recommendations Provide (1) Research on Academic Trends Academic on Research Features Purpose 3 Research Center for Science Systems Science for Center Research (1)Frontline researcher appointments researcher (1)Frontline at fields cutting-edge in researchers Frontline institutions research and universities Japanese and administrative Center’s the in participate them, through Conveyed activities. operational research from requests and trends research updated operation. Center’s in utilized are community researchers of viewpoint expert the Reflecting (2) to Science Social and Humanities from fields, All study expert 9 into divided are Science, Natural each of characteristics the to corresponding teams up made is team study expert Each field. specialized specialist 21 to 8 and investigators principal 3 to 2 of researchers. Situated within JSPS, the Research Center for for Center Research the JSPS, within Situated advancing for tank think a as serves Systems Science July in Established researchers. frontline by science and recommendations provides Center the 2003, while programs, various JSPS’s enhancing for advice the of operation and administration in participating the of procedures evaluation and processes selection Research Research, Scientific for Grants-in-Aid JSPS other and Scientists, Young for Fellowships programs. Reform “System titled recommendation, a on Based the by issued Funding,” Research Competitive in Cabinet Policy, Technology and Science for Council program by staffed is Center the 2003, April in Office and experience, research eminent with directors, of frontiers the on laboring officers, program for responsibility take who advancement, scientific research competitive of range a implementing systems. funding 5 Building a Comprehensive Academic Information Analysis Base

(2) Oversee application screening and project (3) Conduct surveys and studies of science policies assessment for JSPS programs and scientific research trends ①Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research The Center conducts surveys and studies on science Program officers prepare lists of examiner promotion policies and scientific research trends and candidates and chair review meetings. They also makes use of its findings to give suggestions and examine to make improvements in the examiner advice on JSPS programs and overall operations. The selection processes and selection policies of its results of these surveys and studies are posted on the program. To ensure fairness and transparency, they JSPS website (in Japanese). do not participate in the screening or selection processes. Website ②JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-center/chousa_houkoku.html Program officers improve the quality of screening and evaluation in researcher training projects by (4) PR and Reporting activities making a list of examiner candidates, participating in The Center conducts briefings in response to screening meetings, and evaluating the performance requests from universities and academies throughout of selected superlative postdoctoral (SPD) fellows. Japan to deepen understanding of Center activities (Program officers are not involved in screening and within the researcher community. selecting candidates). Program officers also conduct preliminary reviews on the ‘JSPS Prize’ and ‘Ikushi Prize’ prior to selection by the review committee. ③JSPS international exchange programs Program officers carry out tasks needed for screening and evaluation such as preparing a list of examiner

candidates. 2018 Senior Program Officer ④Verification and analysis of screening results Program officers for each specialized research group Website verify and analyze the examination results of various JSPS programs in each specialized field and use the https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-center/index.html findings to select fair and appropriate examiners for subsequent application rounds.

58 5 Building a Comprehensive Academic Information Analysis Base 59 Dec Program officers are not involved in Program officers are not candidates. screening and selecting 1st stage screening Program officers are not involved in screening and selecting candidates. (Oct to Jun) (Oct to Jun) procedures procedures ★ ★ Jan Nov SPD fellows relatedSPD fellows related criteria and application criteria and application Consider review of screening Consider review of screening acceptance Application Dec Oct Feb screening 2nd stage Jan Nov decision (Feb to Mar) participation 2nd adoption Screening meeting Interview assessment (Nov to Jun) Sep Mar with meaningful applications screening opinions Open call for Selection of examiners Oct Feb decision 1st Adoption Apr Aug on grants (Feb) Internal decision candidates Sep Mar screening Consensus applications Open call for Selection of examiner (Apr to June) (Approx. 1,800 examiners) with meaningful July May (Apr to June) screening opinions Verification of screening results Selection of examiners Apr Aug screening Documents June (Jul to Dec) participation July May Screening meeting (Apr to July) (Apr to July) Consider review of Consider review of acceptance Application screening criteria and screening criteria and application procedures application procedures June KAKENHI relatedKAKENHI related Role of the Research Center for Science Systems for SPD fellows Project fellows SPD for Systems Science for Center Research the of Role postdoctoral superlative Selected = SPD * Role of the Research Center for Science Systems for Research Fellows Project Fellows Research for Systems Science for Center Research the of Role 6 6 Cross-sectional Issues

1 Promotion of Electronic Applications

The information system is used for JSPS calls for electronic application system to computerize the proposals to improve operational efficiency and procedures of applications and review of calls for reduce the burden on researchers, reviewers, and proposals as a measure for cost efficiency. This research institutes such as universities. In so doing, system cooperates with the Cross-Ministerial we ensure security to protect highly confidential Research and Development Management System information related to application and review. We (e-Rad). have prepared and are actively promoting an

2 Enhancement of Information Dissemination

(1) Enhancement of Information promotion organizations, Disemination and embassies in Japan, this ① Website English-language newsletter JSPS employs accessibility guidelines to give users of “JSPS Quarterly” is issued its website easy access. Targeting a wide range of four times a year on trends both Japanese and overseas researchers, the website in science policy and posts timely notices and updates on JSPS’s research in Japan and on the programs, including prospectuses and application activities of its overseas calls. Worded for a general usership, the website also offices and alumni provides information on the results of project associations. selections and reports on their implementations. ③ Mail Magazine (in Japanese) Website As part of providing information over the Internet, https://www.jsps.go.jp we deliver the latest academic information, including JSPS calls for applications, once a month in our free e-mail magazine, “JSPS Monthly”. The magazine not only completely covers all calls for applications but also provides efficient access to the latest information from our website.

Register for JSPS Monthly https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-mailmagazine/index.html ⁃⁃ Published: 1st Monday of each month ② Publication of brochures and leaflets ⁃⁃ Format: text data JSPS publishes brochures to widely introduce its array of programs, about which information is ④ Social Media disseminated via it website. Leaflets and posters of JSPS posts animated promotion videos on You Tube JSPS’s major programs are also printed and to introduce JSPS and individual projects in order to distributed. visually appeal to a wide target audience. In addition, Targeting a wide readership including present and JSPS uses social networking services, such as past JSPS program participants, overseas science- Facebook, for HOPE Meetings and Frontiers of

60 6 Cross-sectional Issues 61 341 203 330 Projects 92 162 110 123 208 120 205 120 205 161 170 Institutions Projects 11 14 145 267 17 19 153 297 10 11 136 243 22 26 22 28 Others Total Institutions Projects ---- 1 1 - - 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 - - 4 4 6 7 2 2 2 2 2 3 inter- research research institutes university university Institutions 93 Projects 61 60 95 Institutions 14 42 70 10 70 113 Projects 9 6 7 9 Institutions Universities 78 172 12 15 83 123 Projects 41 51 National Public Private Institutions Measuring the ultrasound of bats –the physics of of physics –the bats of ultrasound the Measuring creatures– living in sound University) Doshisha July, (2017 ligible participants ligible ol students can participate in these visits. visits. these in participate can students ol isit and Experience Program Experience and isit Website V E ⁃ ⁃ FY201 1 44 102 10 12 54 86 FY2017 FY2010 42 94 14 15 FY2012 44 92 FY2013 45 107 FY2014 50 129 12 16 70 106 FY2015 53 144 12 17 70 116 FY2016 50 156 15 20 73 127 FY2009 45 90 14 18 63 99 FY2008 Fifth and sixth grade elementary, middle, and high high and middle, elementary, grade sixth and Fifth o sch https://www.jsps.go.jp/hirameki/index.html pioneering research, giving the students a deeper deeper a students the giving research, pioneering and academics of significance the of understanding sessions 341 FY2017, In lives. daily their in role its attendance total a with institutions, 170 at held were Japan. of future the forge will who students 6,865 of ⁃ following the January of end the to mid-July From visit students vacation, summer in mostly year, the throughout laboratories university and research experiments with experience practical for country touch and hear see, to them allowing fieldwork, and research. cutting-edge ⁃ Teachers of area schools interested in participating participating in interested schools area of Teachers sessions. observe and visit to encouraged also are * "Others" includes junior colleges and National Technical Colleges. Technical National and colleges junior includes "Others" * Number of projects to date to projects of Number ） TOKIMEKI SCIENCE –Welcome to a a to –Welcome SCIENCE TOKIMEKI ☆ https://www.youtube.com/user/jspsvideos YouTube "JSPS Supports Science" Supports "JSPS YouTube （ discoveries in society in discoveries Project Description / Features / Description Project Purpose research S University Research Lab– Science That Inspires Inspires That Science Lab– Research University Inspirits and ⁃ academic KAKENHI of results the haring HIRAMEKI ⁃ at program KAKENHI the via held are sessions These throughout institutions research and universities elementary, to talk researchers them, At Japan. easy-to- an in student school high and middle, and creative own their about manner understand This program seeks to promote academic academic promote to seeks program This the forge will who students among achievement curiosity scientific stimulating by Japan, of future and richness spiritual foster to order in “HIRAMEKI” talk Researchers “TOKIMEKI”. creativity intellectual doing are they research the about people young with and fun the convey to order in KAKENHI through show and science, in contained is that fascination of value cultural the public the and society by attended been have sessions date, To scholarship. the over institutions 1,485 at students 62,000 around program. the of course ① (2) Outreach, promotion, and use of of use and promotion, Outreach, (2) Science Symposia programs in order to centralize centralize to order in programs Symposia Science on information of dissemination the expedite and recruitments. their and them 6 Cross-sectional Issues

② Publishing Noteworthy Contributions to Science Fields Participating Socities Mathmatics The Mathmatical Society of Japan and Technology Nishina Memorial Foundation Physics The Japan Society of Applied Physics Purpose Chemistry The Chemical Society of Japan Mechanical The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Technologies This program promotes the creation of tools for open The Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers access to previous outstanding research findings Information Processing Society of Japan Electrical The Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan Technologies across all areas of academic research. The research The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication findings of award recipients given by each academic Engineers The Society of Polymer Science, Japan society are placed in a database and separated into Materials The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials Science researcher oriented and general public oriented The Ceramic Society of Japan categories, for easier retrieval and understanding, Civil Engineers Japan Society of Civil Engineers Architecture Architectual Institute of Japan for the purpose of widely spreading outstanding The Japanese Biochemical Society Life Science Japan Bioindustry Association research results. Agriculture Association of Japanese Agricultural Scientific Societies Pharmaceutical This database, entitled ‘Database on Noteworthy The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan Science Medical Contributions to Science and Technology’, is available The Japanese Cancer Association Sciences on the National Institute of Informatics website. Toray Science Foundation — Inamori Foundation The Japan Prize Foundation Features

The database is categorized by field, with each Website research findings divided into three categories: ‘Experts’ category for researchers and corporate Program for Publishing Noteworthy Contributions to engineers, “Introductory” category for junior high Science and Technology students or above, ‘English’ category for overseas https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-takuetsu/ researchers and corporate engineers. Charts, (Available only in Japanese) diagrams, and photographs are included in the data. Database on Noteworthy Contributions for Science Contents and Technology https://dbnst.nii.ac.jp/english Established within JSPS, a program committee comprised of sets program policy and oversees its implementation. As for division of labor, academic societies compile the data to be posted, the National Institute of Informatics maintains and operates the database, and JSPS convenes committee meetings, coordinates program activities, and performs public relations and administrative functions.

62 6 Cross-sectional Issues 63 Committee Name Committee Committee Industrial Business Structure:Medium on and Small Committee on Processing for Functionality of Fibers and Polymers and Fibers Functionality of Processing for Committee on 143rd Committee on Process Systems Engineering Systems Process on Committee 143rd Crystals of Characterization and Processing on Committee 145th Electronics Superconductive on Committee 146th Materials Nano-Crystalline and Amorphous on Committee 147th Technology Device Wave Acoustic on Committee 150th Technology Nanomaterial and Nanodevice Advanced on Committee 151st Science Materials Plasma on Committee 153rd Applications Their and Interfaces Semiconductor on Committee 154th Chemistry Fluorine on Committee 155th Control Response Structural on Committee 157th Nanoelectronics Vacuum on Committee 158th Growth Crystal of Technology and Science on Committee 161st Technology Internet on Committee 163rd Technology Genome on Committee 164th Systems Silicon Integrated Ultra on Committee 165th Materials Oxide Electronic and Photonic on Committee 166th Technology Nano-Probe on Committee 167th Innovation Life Redox on Committee 170th Technology System Network Optical on Committee 171st Diagrams Phase Alloy on Committee 172nd Era Coming for System Supply Power Switching on Committee 173rd Nanotechnology Molecular on Committee 174th Systems Generating Power Photovoltaic Innovative on Committee 175th Function Materials Created Process on Committee 176th lntegration and Design System on Committee 177th Design Molecular Plant on Committee 178th Systems Information Photonics on Committee 179th Management Asset Risk-Based on Committee 180th 19th Committee on Steelmaking on Committee 19th Technology Foundry on Committee 24th Instrumentation Industrial on Committee 36th Ironmaking on Committee 54th Applications and Processing Materials on Committee 69th Materials Construction on Committee 76th Administration Business on Committee 108th Minerals of Utilization the on Development on Committee 111th Materials Carbon on Committee 117th 118th 120th Alloys and Materials Resisting Heat on Committee 123rd Ceramics Advanced on Committee 124th Electricity and Light between Conversion on Committee 125th Materials Advanced of Fracture and Strength on Committee 129th Optoelectronics on Committee 130th Films Thin on Committee 131st Technology and Science Beam Ion and Electron on Committee 132nd Materials of Functions and Microstructures on Committee 133rd Tests Fastness Colour on Committee 134th Machining Future-Oriented on Committee 136th Steam of Properties on Committee 139th Analysis Microbeam on Committee 141st 162nd Committee on Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Photonic and Electronic Devices Semiconductor Photonic and Bandgap Wide Committee on 162nd 116th Committee on Chemistry Creating Organic Compounds with Novel Functions Novel with Compounds Organic Chemistry Creating Committeeon 116th 160th Committee on Plant Biotechnology for the Environment, Food and Resources and Food Environment, Biotechnologythe for Plant Committee on 160th 142nd Committee on Organic Materials Used in Information Science and Industry and Science Information in Used Materials Organic on Committee 142nd 148th Committee on Coal and Carbonaceous Resources Utilization TechnologyUtilization Resources Carbonaceous and Coal Committeeon 148th Diffraction Techniques using Structural Biology Committee on 169th University-Industry Cooperative Research Committees Research Cooperative University-Industry University-Industry Societally Research Cooperation, Applied Scientific LinkageCollaboration and

Research Collaboration Meeting Collaboration Research Committees and Research Frontier and Areas Specialized Committees Development Website Contents Purpose 3 https://www.jsps.go.jp/renkei_suishin/index.html These committees comprise frontline researchers researchers frontline comprise committees These work who sectors industrial and academic the from initiatives bottom-up advance to liaison close in views exchanging while ideas free own their on based developmental and applied basic, on information and a within all specialization, of area their in research atmosphere. informal and free active in committees 70 were there 2018, April of As from 2,800 members: total (4500 operation industry). from 1,700 academia, in Promotion Research for Committees (2) research (1) deliberate and study committees These (2) and advancement future merit to deemed topics demand high anticipated of topics cutting-edge communities. industrial and academic the within (1) University-Industry Cooperative Research Research Cooperative University-Industry (1) This program works to provide a platform between between platform a provide to works program This collaboration for sectors industrial and academic the in Established research. applied and basic both in advisory an by operated is program the 1933, to seeks It sectors. both from members of committee science of areas in linkage and cooperation promote society. on impact positive a exert will that (1) University-Industry Cooperative Cooperative University-Industry (1) 6 Cross-sectional Issues

University-Industry Cooperative Research Committees Features Committee Name 181st Committee on Multifunctional Molecular Electronics Established within JSPS is a special trust for 182nd Committee on Terahertz Science, Technology and Industrial Development 183rd Committee on Advanced Water Science and Engineering receiving donations and funding activities. 185th Committee on Optical Imaging Technique Development Donations made to JSPS enjoy a tax-exempt status. 186th Committee on Radiation Science and Its Applications 187th Committee on Metamaterials Contributions are received from corporations, 188th Committee on Electromagnetic-Field-Excited Reaction Fields groups and individuals, and are used to carry out 189th Committee on New trend of chemical biology in Japan 190th Committee on Hydrogen Function Analyses in Materials various endowed programs. These include the 191st Committee on Innovative Interface Bonding Technology following: 192nd Committee on Cyber Security 193th Measurement and Characterization Platform 194th Advanced Molecular Transformations by Molecular Catalysts Contents

Committees for Research Promotion in Specialized Areas (1) Special Science Promotion Fund Committee Name Donations are made by private companies, Multidisciplinary research on biological effects of radiation (Oct. 2015 to Sep. 2018) organization and individuals in support of JSPS’s New Value Creation of Autonomous and Cooperative-Type Advanced Measurement using “AI” (Apr. 2018 to Mar. 2021) research funding, researcher support, international Diverse STEM Workforce Engagement Research scientific cooperation, and other science-promotion (Apr. 2018 to Mar. 2021) programs, especially those for which there is an Frontier Research and Development Committees urgent or special need for funding.

Committee Name (2) Fujita Memorial Fund for Medical Research Strategic plan for industrial innovation platform by Materials The family of the late Dr. Noboru Fujita donated Informatics Nanoporous Materials and their Applications into Society money to establish this Fund, which is used to award Innovation Science for Envisioning Future grants to young researchers in the field of surgical Strategic development of pre-disease markers as indices for food- aided modulation of homeostasis medicine. Perspective of Nuclear Technology Development in Future and Its (3) Proxy Collection of Funds to Support Holding Social Consensus International Scientific Meetings (2) Donations JSPS lends its tax-exempt status to organizations Purpose holding international academic conferences.

JSPS receives contributions for the purpose of Website supporting researchers and advancing scientific research. https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-donation/index.html

4 Promoting Research Integrity

Purpose Responding to Misconduct in Research” in August 2014. They obligate all researchers participating in Many research achievements are obtained using research activities supported by competitive funding Grants-in-Aid and other competitive research or other funding to take a course in research-ethics. funding. Measures, however, are sought to counter For that purpose, a program is being carried out to misconduct in the execution of such research enhance and promulgate research-ethics education activities. in Japan. This effort includes developing and Accordingly, MEXT issued “Guidelines for distributing standardized learning materials for

64 6 Cross-sectional Issues 65 Research Misconduct Research Budget Website RIO Network Kick-off Symposium “Think, Notice” Research ethics ethics Research Notice” “Think, Symposium Kick-off Network RIO education Tokyo) November, (2017 Consultation is provided to research institutions on on institutions research to provided is Consultation research preventing for systems of establishment the to how on them given is advice and misconduct specific of cases reported process and investigate misconduct. (3) Providing Consulting Services for Preventing Preventing for Services Consulting Providing (3) million ¥39 FY2018: https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-kousei/index.html (2) Enhancing Research-Ethics Education Research-Ethics Enhancing (2) cooperation in workshops, and symposia holds JSPS Agency Technology and Science Japan the with and Research Medical for Agency Japan and (JST), improvement the support to (AMED), Development efforts. educational ethics Research of ) has been published by by published been has ) Green Book Green Educational Materials Educational Contents derived from it, an e-Learning Course on Research Research on Course e-Learning an it, from derived now is and developed been has CoRE) (eL Ethics make to service a as Internet the over provided anyone, to available education research-ethics anytime. anywhere, Science—The Attitude of a Conscientious Conscientious a of Attitude Science—The ( Scientist versions. Japanese and English both in Maruzen Based on the Green Book and learning materials materials learning and Book Green the on Based For the Sound Development of of Development Sound the For book The ② To promote the proper conducting of research research of conducting proper the promote To misconduct, research precluding while activities developed are materials education research-ethics forms. two take they present, At promulgated. and ① (1) Developing and Distributing Research-Ethics Research-Ethics Distributing and Developing (1) researchers and holding training sessions to hone the the hone to sessions training holding and researchers of charge in persons of capability and knowledge universities at education research-ethics conducting institutions. other and 7 Appendix

List of Programs

Program Term Support Charge section Page

University-Industry Cooperation and Research Program 1-6 years Division, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) Differs by category 4 (differs by category) Research Aid Planning Division, Research Aid Division I, II Joint research: 1-3 years Joint research: International Bilateral Collaborations: Joint Research Projects and Seminars: within 1 week ¥1-3 million a year per project Research 11 Seminars (differs by country or Seminars: ¥1.2-2.5 million Cooperation agency) (differs by countries or agencies) Division II Roundtrip international airfare, 6 months-2 years maintenance Overseas Researcher Exchange Program (Dispatch) (differs by countries or 11 allowance Fellowship Division agencies) (differs by countries or agencies) International Up to ¥15 million a year per Research Japanese-German Graduate Externship Up to 5 years 12 project Cooperation Division II I A maximum of 3 or 5 For each project: ¥10 million or International Policy International Joint Research Program years (depending on the ¥15 million per year Planning 12 Creating World-class program) (depending on the program) Division Knowledge in International Diverse A.Advanced Research Up to ¥18 million a year per Research Fields Up to 5 years 14 Networks project Cooperation Division I Core-to-Core Program International B.Asia-Africa Science Up to ¥8 million a year per Research Up to 3 years 14 Platforms project Cooperation Division I International Up to ¥50 million / 5 years per Research A3 Foresight Program Up to 5 years 15 project Cooperation Division I Area Cultivation ¥5 or 10 million a year per theme Topic-Setting Program to Advance University-Industry Responding to Real Cutting-Edge ¥5 or 10 million a year per theme Cooperation and Society 3 years 17 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Program Research ¥10 or 20 million a year per Division Global Initiatives theme University-Industry Constructing Data Infrastructure for the Humanities and Cooperation and Up to 5 years ¥15-25 million a year per hub 20 Social Sciences Research Program Division Fellowship: ¥200,000-446,000 per month Research Research Fellowships for Young Scientists 2-3 years 21 Research grant: Fellowship Division ¥1.5 to 3 million per year Fellows receive round-trip airfare, housing/research stipend (approximately ¥4.5 million – ¥6.2 million/year depending on destination). RRA Overseas Training Overseas Research Fellowships 2 years 23 recipients also receive round- Program Division trip airfare and allowance for each accompanying child (approximately 10% of housing/ research stipend). II Bilateral Up to ¥15 million a year per Overseas Challenge Program for Young Researcher 3 month-1 year Cooperation 24 Fostering the project Next Division Generation of Researchers 3 years (includes the to Pioneer support period of ‘Program for Advancing Knowledge Up to ¥40 million/year/project Overseas Training Program for Fostering Globally Talented Researchers Strategic International 24 (up to ¥25 million for 1st year) Program Division Networks to Accelerate the Circulation of Talented Researchers’ A. Summer program A. 2 months in summer JSPS Postdoctoral B. Strategic program B. 2-12 months JSPS Fellowships for International C. Short-term C. 1-12 months Roundtrip international airfare, Research in Japan Overseas Fellowships for D. Standard D. 12-24 months maintenance allowance etc. 26 Fellowship Division Research in JSPS Invitational E. Long-term E. 2-10 months (differs by category) Japan Fellowships for F. Short-term F. 14-60 days Research in Japan G. Short-term S G. 7-30 days Roundtrip international airfare, Overseas RONPAKU (Dissertation PhD) Program 3 years 28 etc. Fellowship Division

66 7 Appendix 67 61 37 47 38 39 36 40 43 36 44 45 35 48 49 64 29 64 62 64 Center Division Division Division Division I Division Division I Division Division I Division Division I Division Research Research Research Research Research Research Research Research Research Research Research Research Division II Division Overseas Overseas University University University University University University University University University University Information Information Institutional Institutional Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation Cooperation WPI Program Program WPI International International International International International International International International International International Research and and Research Division Public Public Division Charge sectionCharge Page Relations Office Relations Cooperation and and Cooperation Cooperation and and Cooperation Cooperation and and Cooperation Program Division Program Program Division Program Division Program Program Division Program Program Division Program Division Program Research Integrity Integrity Research Research Program Research Research Program Research Research Program Research Fellowship Division Fellowship Fellowship Division Fellowship and Auditing Office Auditing and University- industry University- University- Industry University- University- Industry University- project project project project project Support and 2018 and per project per domestic travel domestic (in the first year) first the (in travel expenses, expenses, travel LEADERs per year per LEADERs ¥1 million per project per million ¥1 Domestic travel, food/ travel, Domestic Research environment: environment: Research including food/ lodging food/ including Research expenditures: expenditures: Research (Up to ¥4 million/year for for million/year ¥4 to (Up Admission free of charge of free Admission fields) Funding for building building for Funding fields) Up to ¥8 million per project per million ¥8 to Up Cost of teaching materials, materials, teaching of Cost Up to ¥68 million a year per per year a million ¥68 to Up Year 1 and 2 after adoption: adoption: after 2 and 1 Year meeting participation costs costs participation meeting Up to ¥700 million a year per per year a million ¥700 to Up selected in FY 2007 and 2010 and 2007 FY in selected ¥Up to 423 million a year per per year a million 423 to ¥Up Up to ¥500,000 per program per ¥500,000 to Up Up to ¥200-500 million a year year a million ¥200-500 to Up domestic travel, food/lodging travel, domestic humanities and social science science social and humanities Up to ¥18-28 million a year per per year a million ¥18-28 to Up Up to ¥10-40 million a year per per year a million ¥10-40 to Up Up to ¥6 million per researcher researcher per million ¥6 to Up Roundtrip international airfare, airfare, international Roundtrip Roundtrip international airfare, airfare, international Roundtrip 1-5) multiplied by the number of of number the by multiplied 1-5) project selected in FY 2012, 2017 2017 2012, FY in selected project ¥1.3-1.4 billion a year per project project per year a billion ¥1.3-1.4 Up to ¥2 million per year (for year year (for year per million ¥2 to Up From ¥270-540 million a year per per year a million ¥270-540 From lodging, other participation costs participation other lodging, days 1 day 1 Term 1 year 1 3 days 3 7 years years 7 10 years 10 Ongoing Within 1 year 1 Within Up to 6 years 6 to Up years 5 to Up Up to 5 years 5 to Up About 5 days 5 About About 1 week 1 About Up to 7 years 7 to Up Up to 10 years 10 to Up Within 2 years 2 Within study in year 8) year in study During period from from period During Workshops: Up to 3 3 to Up Workshops: Seminars: 7-14 days days 7-14 Seminars: (overall and individual individual and (overall programs evaluated in in evaluated programs year 4, final disposition disposition final 4, year mid-July to late January late to mid-July Contributions Contributions specified as collected donations tax-exempt Contributions collected collected Contributions "special public-interest public-interest "special under JSPS's status as promotion corporation"promotion Program TOKIMEKI SCIENCE –Welcome to a University University a to –Welcome SCIENCE TOKIMEKI ☆ Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER) Researchers Young Excellent for Initiative Leading years 5 to Up (WPI) Initiative Center Research International Premier World Frontiers of Science (FoS) Symposia (FoS) Science of Frontiers Nobel Prize Dialogue Prize Nobel Schools Graduate Leading for Program Program WISE International Workshops & Seminars & Workshops International Rebuilding Education University for Program Acceleration (AP) with Revitalization Regional Promoting for Program (COC+Program) Community of Centers as Universities Inter-University Exchange Project Exchange Inter-University Young Researcher Support for Attending Lindau Nobel Nobel Lindau Attending for Support Researcher Young Meetings Laureate Research Lab– Science That Inspires and Inspirits and Inspires That Science Lab– Research HIRAMEKI Top Global University Project University Global Top HOPE Meetings ~ 5 days with Nobel Laureates Nobel with days 5 ~ Meetings HOPE Promoting Research Integrity Research Promoting Science Dialogue Program Dialogue Science to Contributions Noteworthy of Publishing for Program Technology and Science Fujita Memorial Fund for Medical Research Medical for Fund Memorial Fujita Proxy Collection of Funds to Funds of Collection Proxy International Holding Support Meeting Scientific II III VI Next Next Issues Cross- Enhance Enhance sectional University University Education Education to Pioneer Pioneer to Capability Knowledge Harnessing Harnessing Strengths to to Strengths Researchers Researchers Fostering the the Fostering and Research Research and Generation of of Generation 7 Appendix

Fellowships

List of JSPS Overseas Counterpart Institutions (96 institutions)

Fellowships Bilateral Programs Research Multilateral and Region / Country Counterpart Institutions Postdoctoral Researcher Projects/ Other Program Fellowship Exchanges Seminars University Grants Commission (UGC) ✓ Bangladesh Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) ✓ Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) ✓ Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) ✓ Ministry of Education (MOE) ✓ ✓ China Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) ✓ National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) ✓ ✓ China Scholarship Council (CSC) ✓ Department of Science and Technology (DST) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Indian Council of Histrical Research (ICHR) ✓ India Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) ✓ The Indian National Science Academy (INSA) ✓ Asia Directorate General of Resourses for Science, Technology and Higher Education, ✓ Indonesia Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (DG-RSTHE) Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) ✓ ✓ Korea, Rep. National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) ✓ ✓ Malaysia Vice-Chancellors’ Council of National Universities in Malaysia (VCC) ✓ Mongolia Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports (MECSS) ✓ Myanmar Ministry of Education ✓ Philippines Department of Science and Technology (DOST) ✓ ✓ Singapore National University of Singapore (NUS) ✓ ✓ Thailand National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) ✓ ✓ Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) ✓ Vietnam Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) ✓ ✓ Taiwan Academia Sinica ✓ Australian Academy of Science (AAS) ✓ ✓ Australia Australian Research Council (ARC) ✓ Oceania Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) ✓ ✓ New Zealand The Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) ✓ ✓ ✓ Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR) ✓ ✓ Egypt Science and technology Development Fund (STDF) ✓ Africa Kenya National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) ✓ ✓ South Africa National Research Foundation (NRF) ✓ ✓ Tunisia Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR) ✓ Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research (OeAD-GmbH) ✓ ✓ Austria Austrian Science Fund (FWF) ✓ Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF) ✓ Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique-FNRS (F.R.S.-FNRS) ✓ ✓ Belgium Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) ✓ ✓ Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria (MES) ✓ ✓ Bulgaria The Bulgarian National Science Fund (BNSF) ✓ Czech Rep. Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) ✓ ✓ Europe Denmark Universities Denmark (DU) ✓ Estonia Estonian Research Council (ETAg) ✓ Finland Academy of Finland (AF) ✓ ✓ ✓ French National Research Agency (ANR) ✓ Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MEAE-MESRI) ✓ France National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) ✓ ✓ National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (Inria) ✓ National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) ✓

68 7 Appendix 69 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ as of FY2018 of as Other Program Other Multilateral and ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Projects/ Research Seminars ✓ ✓ ✓ Exchanges Researcher ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Fellowship Postdoctoral Fellowships Programs Bilateral Counterpart Institutions Counterpart Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education Education Graduate of Evaluation and Support for Agency Federal Brazilian (CAPES) Canadian Embassy (CE) Embassy Canadian Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Laureate Nobel Lindau the for Council (DAAD) Service Exchange Academic German (DFG) Foundation Research German The National Research Council (CNR) Council Research National The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) Sciences of Academy Swedish Royal The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and and Research in Cooperation International for Foundation Swedish The (STINT) Education Higher (SSF) Research Strategic for Foundation Swedish (VINNOVA) Systems Innovation for Agency Governmental Swedish Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Foundation Science National Swiss Council British The Society Royal The (ESRC) Council Research Social and Economic United Nations University(UNU) Nations United UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Innovation and Research UK (SFFR) Researchers Fundamental for Fund State The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health of Institutes National (NSF) Foundation Science National Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Canada of Council Research Engineering and Sciences Natural Mitacs Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Council Research Science Social (FAPESP) Foundation Research Paulo São ETH Zurich (ETHZ) Zurich ETH Israel Science Foundation (ISF) Foundation Science Israel Ministry of Science and Technology and Science of Ministry National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Sciences of Academy National The British Academy British The Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) Research and University Education, of Ministry Chilean National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research Research Technological and Scientific for Commission National Chilean (CONICYT) The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NAS) Ukraine of Sciences of Academy National The Nobel Media AB Media Nobel Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) Foundation Humboldt von Alexander UK Italy Chile Israel Spain (CSIC) Council Research National Spanish Brazil U.S.A. Turkey (TÜBITAK) Turkey of Council Research Technological and Scientific The Russia (RFBR) Research Basic for Foundation Russian Europe (ERC) Council Research European Poland (PAN) Sciences of Academy Polish Mexico (CONACYT) Technology and Science on Council National Norway (RCN) Norway of Council Research The Ukraine Sweden Canada Slovakia (SAS) Sciences of Academy Slovak Slovenia (MESS) Sport and Science Education, of Ministry Hungary (HAS) Sciences of Academy Hungarian Romania (MEN) Education National of Ministry Germany Lithuania (RCL) Lithuania of Council Research The Argentina (CONICET) Research Technological and Scientific of Council National Switzerland Netherlands (NWO) Research Scientific for Organisation Netherlands International International Organizations Region / Country / Region East East North North South South Middle Middle Europe Central/ America America 7 Appendix

Map of JSPS Overseas Offices and Counterpart Institutions

JSPS Stockholm Office JSPS Strasbourg Office Denmark (DU) JSPS Bonn Office Norway (RCN) JSPS London Office Sweden (RSAS, STINT, SSF, VINNOVA, Nobel Media AB) JSPS Beijing Office

Germany India (DST, ICHR, ICSSR, INSA) (AvH, Council for the Lindau Nobel Netherlands (NWO) Laureate Meetings, DAAD, DFG) Mongolia (MECSS) Belgium Finland (AF) (F.R.S.-FNRS, FWO) JSPS San Francisco Oﬃce Estonia (ETAg) Bangladesh (UGC, BAS) Europe (ERC) Lithuania (RCL) United Kingdom Poland (PAN) China (CAS, CASS, MOE, MOST, NSFC, CSC) (British Academy, British Council, ESRC, Russia (RFBR) Myanmar (Ministry of Education) Canada (CE, NSERC, Mitacs) Royal Society, UKRI) Czech Rep. (CAS) Korea, Rep. (NRF) U.S.A. France (NAS, NIH, NSF, SSRC) (ANR, MAE-MESRI, Austria CNRS, Inria, Inserm) (OeAD-GmbH, FWF, BMWF) Switzerland（ETHZ, SNSF） Ukraine (NAS, SFFR) JSPS TOKYO Slovakia (SAS) Hungary (HAS) JSPS Washington Oﬃce UN (UNU) Romania (MEN) Spain (CSIC) Vietnam (MOST, VAST) Mexico (CONACYT) Tunisia (MHESR)

Italy (MIUR, CNR) Thailand (NRCT)

Egypt (MHESR, STDF) Taiwan (Academia Sinica)

Slovenia (MESS) Philippines (DOST)

Israel (Ministry of Science and Technology, ISF) Malaysia (VCC)

Singapore (NUS) Bulgaria (MES, BNSF)

Turkey (TÜBITAK) Indonesia (DG-RSTHE, LIPI) Kenya (NACOSTI)

JSPS Cairo Research Station JSPS Bangkok Oﬃce Brazil (CAPES, FAPESP) JSPS Nairobi Research Station Chile (CONICYT) South Africa (NRF) JSPS Science Advisor in São Paulo Australia (AAS, ARC) Argentina (CONICET) New Zealand (MBIE, RSNZ)

70 7 Appendix 71 JSPS Science Advisor in São Paulo Brazil (CAPES, FAPESP) Chile (CONICYT) Argentina (CONICET) U.S.A. SSRC) (NAS, NIH, NSF, Mexico (CONACYT) Canada (CE, NSERC, Mitacs) JSPS San Francisco Office JSPS Washington Office Australia (AAS, ARC) New Zealand (MBIE, RSNZ) India (DST, ICHR, ICSSR, INSA) ICHR, India (DST, Mongolia (MECSS) Bangladesh (UGC, BAS) NSFC, CSC) China (CAS, CASS, MOE, MOST, Myanmar (Ministry of Education) Korea, Rep. (NRF) UN (UNU) Philippines (DOST) Malaysia (VCC) Singapore (NUS) Indonesia (DG-RSTHE, LIPI) Vietnam (MOST, VAST)Vietnam (MOST, (Academia Sinica) Taiwan Thailand (NRCT) JSPS TOKYO JSPS Bangkok Office JSPS Beijing Office Russia (RFBR) Czech Rep. (CAS) Austria BMWF) (OeAD-GmbH, FWF, Slovakia (SAS) Hungary (HAS) Denmark (DU) Norway (RCN) Sweden Media AB) Nobel VINNOVA, SSF, (RSAS, STINT, Germany (AvH, Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, DAAD, DFG) Finland (AF) Estonia (ETAg) Lithuania (RCL) Poland (PAN) Ukraine (NAS, SFFR) Romania (MEN) JSPS Stockholm Office Kenya (NACOSTI) JSPS Bonn Office JSPS London Office Israel JSPS Strasbourg Office Switzerland（ETHZ, SNSF） Switzerland（ETHZ, Spain (CSIC) JSPS Cairo Research Station JSPS Nairobi Research Station Slovenia (MESS) Tunisia (MHESR) Tunisia Italy (MIUR, CNR) Turkey (TÜBITAK)Turkey South Africa (NRF) Bulgaria (MES, BNSF) Egypt (MHESR, STDF) Netherlands (NWO) Belgium FWO) (F.R.S.-FNRS, Europe (ERC) United Kingdom (British Academy, British Council, ESRC, UKRI) Royal Society, France (ANR, MAE-MESRI, CNRS, Inria, Inserm) (Ministry of Science and Technology, ISF) (Ministry of Science and Technology, 7 Appendix

Researchers Exchanged from 2015-2017

Program Foreign Researchers Invited to Japan Japanese Researchers Sent Abroad Invitational Fellowships Bilateral/ Overseas Bilateral/ Postdoctoral Total Total Multilateral and Research Multilateral and Short-term Long-term Fellowships Other Programs Fellowships Other Programs Region / Country FY 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 Total 267 259 211 98 97 96 1,197 1,169 1,185 2,352 2,851 2,278 3,914 4,376 3,770 433 411 405 5,031 5,022 4,885 5,464 5,433 5,290 India 4 11 9 2 7 7 100 99 101 171 195 138 277 312 255 1 1 120 126 151 121 126 152 Indonesia 1 8 5 6 96 98 87 104 104 93 127 133 116 127 133 116 Cambodia 1 9 5 1 9 5 2 27 33 29 27 33 29 Singapore 1 1 2 2 2 40 46 48 43 49 50 1 1 3 96 63 68 97 64 71 Sri Lanka 3 1 1 4 2 2 15 5 7 18 8 10 4 12 10 4 12 Thailand 1 2 2 2 12 12 8 141 112 100 155 125 112 1 171 160 221 172 160 221 Korea, Rep 5 7 2 10 7 6 42 54 51 271 280 269 328 348 328 1 1 369 500 354 369 501 355 China 23 37 18 8 14 7 172 164 192 299 634 369 502 849 586 2 3 2 374 453 402 376 456 404 Nepal 9 8 11 2 4 4 11 12 15 4 4 Pakistan 1 2 7 5 5 2 2 1 11 8 6 2 1 2 1 Asia Bangladesh 6 4 1 6 8 2 41 38 35 8 17 18 61 67 56 8 13 16 8 13 16 East Timor 1 1 1 1 Philippines 11 7 4 38 40 27 49 47 31 38 31 60 38 31 60 Bhutan 1 2 5 3 2 6 3 5 4 1 5 4 1 Vietnam 1 1 1 19 20 17 57 56 45 76 77 64 1 1 95 131 72 95 132 73 Malaysia 1 4 1 6 6 7 106 13 38 113 23 46 1 85 84 77 86 84 77 Myanmar 3 3 3 2 8 7 9 11 10 14 28 18 36 28 18 36 Mongolia 2 1 1 2 5 7 15 19 8 19 25 24 32 51 24 32 51 Laos 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 12 11 5 12 11 Taiwan 3 2 3 2 1 1 26 26 22 43 63 69 74 92 95 2 2 2 89 71 81 91 73 83 Australia 16 17 7 4 4 3 27 29 27 22 39 21 69 89 58 11 10 7 82 58 60 93 68 67 Oceania New Zealand 8 2 1 1 2 2 6 6 5 25 38 20 40 48 28 41 60 48 41 60 48 Vanuatu 1 2 1 2 Iceland 1 1 1 1 Ireland 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 5 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 Armenia 1 1 1 1 Italy 8 11 16 3 4 3 40 50 45 49 50 23 100 115 87 4 4 5 132 125 97 136 129 102 Ukraine 1 2 5 6 9 2 3 14 8 22 28 13 22 28 13 Uzbekistan 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 9 6 9 U.K. 18 15 19 3 4 3 70 68 77 19 51 44 110 138 143 32 29 34 219 269 259 251 298 293 Estonia 4 3 3 1 4 4 3 9 9 Austria 1 4 3 4 2 2 17 8 7 22 14 12 5 8 6 35 38 35 40 46 41 Netherlands 3 2 3 2 5 7 7 17 29 18 25 38 30 11 10 9 56 40 77 67 50 86 Kazakhstan 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 Cyprus 1 3 2 1 5 2 1 2 1 Greece 1 8 7 5 8 7 6 4 3 4 4 3 4 Kyrgyz 2 2 3 3 Croatia 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 4 2 1 4 Georgia 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 1 Switzerland 2 4 1 15 9 9 20 24 25 38 37 34 19 21 20 135 115 84 154 136 104 Sweden 2 5 5 30 20 20 22 37 30 54 62 55 2 4 4 83 77 68 85 81 72 Spain 6 3 10 1 1 24 28 30 4 8 8 35 39 49 1 1 2 72 34 21 73 35 23 Slovakia 1 4 2 2 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 Europe Slovenia 1 4 6 5 20 14 19 24 21 24 21 19 32 21 19 32 Serbia 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 Czech 1 1 7 5 6 11 15 28 18 21 35 22 27 39 22 27 39 Denmark 1 1 2 5 3 4 1 10 35 7 14 41 1 1 13 18 32 13 19 33 Germany 32 25 19 4 3 4 86 82 78 180 197 172 302 307 273 34 36 41 388 416 427 422 452 468 Norway 4 4 1 1 1 5 6 10 1 16 15 10 17 15 10 Hungary 1 1 1 1 1 16 15 10 24 30 20 42 46 32 48 42 35 48 42 35 Finland 5 1 1 2 1 7 6 4 9 35 3 21 44 9 1 1 1 70 60 41 71 61 42 France 25 12 13 8 7 12 102 104 98 241 221 181 376 344 304 25 20 16 405 343 405 430 363 421 Bulgaria 1 2 2 4 5 6 7 7 6 3 1 4 3 1 4 Belgium 2 1 4 4 5 6 13 18 15 19 24 25 5 7 3 55 38 53 60 45 56 Poland 3 3 1 1 1 1 11 12 17 22 15 16 37 31 35 41 40 38 41 40 38 Portugal 2 3 1 1 3 1 4 2 1 1 8 5 6 1 5 3 11 5 3 12 Macedonia 1 1 Malta 1 1 Moldova 1 1 1 1 Latvia 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 Lithuania 1 1 1 1 2 8 9 1 10 12 3 10 21 3 10 21 Romania 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 Russia 5 9 6 7 5 3 7 6 4 63 63 66 82 83 79 1 2 1 150 128 152 151 130 153 Canada 13 14 10 2 4 5 22 19 22 8 13 37 45 50 74 23 19 16 81 87 53 104 106 69 North America USA 53 31 38 15 11 13 132 132 127 67 106 82 267 280 260 247 226 224 862 789 685 1,109 1,015 909 Argentina 4 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 6 6 7 7 3 4 7 3 4 El Salvador 1 1 Cuba 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Colombia 1 3 4 6 3 2 3 7 9 1 2 1 2 Chile 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 9 6 3 9 6 3 Dominican Rep. 6 3 6 3 Central / South Nicaragua 2 1 2 1 America Paraguay 1 1 Brazil 1 7 4 6 14 16 12 21 20 19 20 30 19 20 30 19 Venezuela 1 1 1 1 Peru 2 5 4 2 5 4 Bolivia 1 1 1 2 1 4 4 4 4 Mexico 1 3 4 1 1 4 4 1 1 12 2 1 12 3 2

72 7 Appendix 73 1 1 1 9 2 22 1 1 1 7 2 3 2 2 3 3 8 5 11 Total 1 6 5 2 11 1 1 2 1 3 9 1 2 7 Asia 1,774 China (404) South Korea (355) Thailand (221) India (152) Indonesia (116) Taiwan (83) Malaysia (77) Vietnam (73) Others (293) 22 1 1 1 7 2 3 2 2 3 3 8 5 Oceania 117 Australia (67) New Zealand (48) Vanuatu (2) 11 1 1 7 3 7 7 3 7 7 2 4 7 2 4 Bilateral/ 7 6 5 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 6 8 5 6 8 5 5 2 9 5 2 9 3 2 5 3 2 5 2 3 11 13 19 41 13 19 41 10 35 40 10 35 40 47 26 34 47 27 35 29 27 27 29 27 27 52 45 25 52 45 25 Other Programs Other Abroad (FY2017) Abroad Multilateral and and Multilateral Africa 217 Tanzania (41) Egypt (40) Kenya (35) South Africa (25) Tunisia (22) Others (54) → Total 1 1 5,290 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 3 Research Research Overseas Overseas Fellowships Japanese Researchers Sent Abroad Sent Researchers Japanese 1 1 2 3 9 9 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 4 1 2 3 3 4 Netherlands (86) Sweden (72) Belgium (56) Finland (42) Others (328) Middle East 42 Turkey (20) Israel (19) U. A. E. (3) Total 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 1 11 10 10 10 63 40 Japanese Researchers Researchers Japanese 2 1 18 13 13 23 1 2 1 1 1 Central & South America 37 Brazil (19) Argentina (4) Bolivia (4) Chile (3) Dominican Republic (3) Others (4) Europe 2,125 Germany (468) France (421) U. K. (293) Russia (153) Switzerland (104) Italy (102) North America 978 U. S. A. (909) Canada (69) 3 2 4 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 3 5 1 3 5 1 Bilateral/ 8 6 1 8 6 1 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 8 3 3 8 3 2 3 61 36 16 10 11 16 10 11 35 31 36 36 32 36 Other Programs Other Multilateral and and Multilateral 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 6 5 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 6 2 3 2 1 2 1 5 6 3 6 4 5 2 9 7 9 9 8 2 1 1 1 19 14 13 15 18 13 36 37 34 Fellowships Postdoctoral Postdoctoral Asia 1,795 China (586) Korea (328) India (255) Thailand (112) Taiwan (95) Indonesia (93) Vietnam(64) Bangladesh (56) Others (206) Africa 126 South Africa (36) Egypt(34) Kenya (11) Nigeria (7) Ethiopia (6) Others (32) 11522314847 1 1 1 1 Foreign Researchers Invited to Japan to Invited Researchers Foreign Japan (FY2017) Japan 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 → Total 1 3,770 Middle East 45 Turkey (15) Israel (14) Iran (9) Others (7) 3 1 2 2 7 Invitational Fellowships Invitational 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 Oceania 86 Australia (58) New Zealand (28) Short-term Long-term FY 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017

outh Africa outh Benin Malawi Botswana Madagascar Namibia Burkina Faso Burkina Nigeria Tunisia Tanzania Swaziland Sudan Senegal Zimbabwe Sierra Leone Sierra Zambia Congo (Dem.) Congo Kenya Gabon Guinea Cameroon Ghana Ethiopia Egypt Uganda Algeria Palestine Liberia Rwanda Jordan Lebanon Syria Turkey Mozambique Morocco Qatar Arabia Saudi S UAE Iran Israel Mali Afghanistan Foreign Researchers Researchers Foreign Program Africa Europe 1,337 France (304) Germany (273) U.K. (143) Italy (87) Russia (79) Sweden (55) Spain (49) Denmark (41) Czech Republic (35) Poland (35) Others (236) Central & South America 47 Brazil (19) Colombia (9) Argentina (7) Peru (4) Mexico (4) Others (4) North America 334 U.S.A. (260) Canada (74) Middle East Middle Region / Country / Region 1 2

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COVER PHOTOS: ① J oint Research Project with Denmark (OP) (Prof. Eiji Nishibori, University of Tsukuba) ② N obel Prize Dialogue Tokyo 2018 Participants discussed with Dr. Ada Yonath (2009 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry) ③ Dr. Charlotte Rivas from Imperial College London (UK) (2018 Jun. 31, Nagano Yashiro High School) ④ Ryo Nishimura [DC Research Fellow (Ryukoku University)] ⑤ The 10th HOPE Meeting Poster Session ⑥ HIRAMEKI☆TOKIMEKI SCIENCE Measuring the ultrasound of bats –the physics of sound in living creatures– (2017 July, Doshisha University) ⑦ Joint Research Project with China (NSFC) (Prof. Yoshimichi Ohki, Waseda University)

Crowing Rooster, Emblem of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

From days of old in Japan, it has been the belief that the vigorous cry of the rooster in the gray of the morning augurs the coming of a new and bright day. As the crowing rooster can therefore be thought of as a harbinger of the kind of new knowledge that promises a brilliant future for humankind, it was chosen as the emblem of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. This emblem was designed in 1938 by Professor Sanzo Wada of Tokyo Fine Arts School to depict the rooster that symbolizes the breaking dawn in a verse composed by Emperor Showa.

JSPS 2018-2019 Edit, art direction & cover design: Public Relations office, Institutional Research and Information Division, Policy Planning Department Published in March 2019