UCL CAREERS SERVICE
Japan: Online Resources
(Last updated July 2010)
General information
Country Profile
 BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profi
les/1258586.stm
 CIA World Factbook
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/geos/ja.html
 Going Global www.goinglobal.com/en/guidedetail/?guide_id=16
 Prospects www.prospects.ac.uk/japan_job_market.htm
Government and working in Japan
 Ministry of Education
www.mext.go.jp/english/abroad/index.htm
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs www.mofa.go.jp/index.html
 Japan International Science and Technology
Exchange Centre – Life in Japan
www.jistec.or.jp/Fellow/fellow_overview_e.html?lifesup
port_e.htm~mainFrame
 Japan Foundation London www.jpf.org.uk/
The Japan Foundation London works to deepen
knowledge about Japan and encourage mutual
understanding between the UK and Japan.
 Tokyo Employment Service Centre for Foreigners
www.tfemploy.go.jp/en/info/info_1.html
Also see the Osaka Employment Service Centre for
Foreigners http://osakarodo.go.jp/hw/gaisen/E_webpage/e-toppage.htm
 H-Japan http://www.h-net.org/~japan/
Provides scholars, graduate students and
professionals a free daily forum to discuss Japanese
history, culture, religion, and society, including
contemporary political, diplomatic, security, and
economic issues.
Jobs in Japan
A guide to live and work in Japan with job listings
http://www.jobsinjapan.com/
For more information on global job resources see Global
Resources document.
Funding and Grants Information
The following organisations offer researchers early
and mid-career grants and fellowships. Citizenship
restrictions apply – please read eligibility link on sites.
Arts and Humanities Research Council: UK/Japanese
Short-term Fellowship Programme - National Institutes
for the Humanities
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/Japan
NIHU.aspx
Association for Asian Studies
http://www.aasianst.org/grants/main.htm
Building Research Institute (BRI)
Research is carried out in town planning and urban
development. http://www.kenken.go.jp/english/
Global Environment Research Fund – Eco-Frontier
Fellowship Programme
Aims at promoting global environmental research at the
international level. The program supports researchers from
overseas to visit Japan and conduct joint research in host
institutions.
http://www.env.go.jp/en/earth/research/gerf_E/frm002.htm
Job search resources
Heiwa Nakajima Foundation – Grant to host foreign
researchers
Available for researchers from 50 countries.
http://heiwanakajimazaidan.jp/ (website in Japanese)
Academic jobs are advertised on individual university
websites. Visit www.asahi-net.or.jp/~tc9wball/useful/Juniversities.htm for links to Japanese
universities and research institutes.
Hosei International Fund – Foreign Scholars
Fellowship
http://www.hosei.ac.jp/ic/en/research/hif/
Japan Research Centre Information Network
This site has information on university and government
research and teaching jobs in Japan.
http://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekTop
Japan Science and Technology Agency
http://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekTop?ln=1
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/fellow.html
Also visit
http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/intl/jspspdfnfa.cfm
- Researchers, including postdocs, can find their
employment and/or fellowships in Japanese universities
and research institutions.
Ministry of Finance – Policy Research Institute:
Visiting Scholar Programme
http://www.mof.go.jp/english/soken/zai03.htm
The Visiting Scholar Program accepts researchers of any
nationality, to conduct rigorous research in the field of
Japanese economic/fiscal policies, international finance,
regional economic cooperation, or development-related
studies.
Matsumae International Foundation Fellowship
Programme www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~mif/
Fellowship is for those in the following areas of study:
Natural Science, Engineering and Medicine.
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and
Technology
http://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html
A public research institute in Japan that specialises in a
number of fields including: nanotechnology and materials,
biotechnology, information technology, environment,
energy, geology, and standards and metrology.
National Institute of Natural Sciences
http://www.nins.jp/english/
National Institute for Material Science
http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/employment/
Postdoc research and engineering opportunities.
Toyobo Biotechnology Foundation Long-term
Research Grant
http://www.toyobo.co.jp/biofund/boshu/long_e.htm
Aids young researchers to study at research institutes in
Japan in the area of biotechnology.
Toshiba Fellowship Programme http://toshibaeurope.com/eur/fellowship/index.htm
Toshiba, supported by the EPSRC (Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council) is offering European
scientists the opportunity to join one of its high-technology
research teams in Japan for up to two years. The Toshiba
Fellowship Programme is open to PhD level researchers of
EU nationality currently working in a UK academic
institution.
UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (10
months)
http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=120&ddlID=
150
Research proposals are invited from the following areas:
o
Science and Technology for Sustainable Societies
o
Sustainable Urban Futures
o
Biodiplomacy Initiatives
o
Marine Governance and Coastal Management
JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship (12-24 months)
http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=121&ddlID=
143
This fellowship is aimed at candidates who have
completed their PhD in the past six years and also have
professional and/or research experience. Open to citizens
of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan.
Japanese nationals that do not have citizenship or
permanent residency of other countries are not eligible.
Naito Foundation – Invitation of Foreign Researchers
http://www.naito-f.or.jp/english/grant/detail.php?id=SYO
Provide financial support for overseas researchers in
areas of natural science that contribute to the promotion of
human health.
Other sources of funding
Nakatomi Foundation Grant for the exchange of
international researchers
http://www.hisamitsu.co.jp/tnf/tnf_eng/youko1-02.htm#04
Grants available in the biomedical sciences.
Ranking websites
Nippon Foundation
http://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/eng/inter/app/index.html
Nishina Memorial Foundation – Nishina Fellowship for
Foreign Researchers
http://www.nishina-mf.or.jp/nmfellow.html
Riken – Institute of Physical and Chemical Research:
Foreign Postdoctoral Researcher Programme &
Special Postdoc Researcher Programme
www.riken.jp/fpr/
Rikkyo University – Centre for International Studies
Research Fellowship http://english.rikkyo.ac.jp/
Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation: Japan-China
Sasakawa Medical Fellowship (Open to Chinese
nationals or those employed in Chinese universities)
http://www.smhf.or.jp/e/outline09.html
For more information on global funding resources see
Global Resources document.
For more information on global rankings see Global
Resources document.