| Main Institutions
in Japan Conducting Development Research
Below is a brief outline of the main centres / networks on development
research in Japan.
Agencies
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC):
As part of its work JBIC carries out and commissions research
and surveys on development topics. The units that do this are
the JBIC Institute and the Sector Strategy Development Department.
There is a large amount of output in English, which includes JBIC
review, research reports, discussion papers and the Journal of
Development Assistance (until 1998).
For English, see: www.jbic.go.jp/english/research/report/index.php
- Global Development Network (GDN) Japan hub: JBIC hosts
this initiative – the most useful product for research purposes
is a search engine of development-related studies produced or
organised by Japanese institutions.
www.gdn-japan.jbic.go.jp
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA): As part
of its work JICA carries out and commissions research on development
topics. The units that do this are the JICA Institute for International
Cooperation (IFIC), the First Research and Development Division
and the Second Research and Development Division. There is a large
amount of output in English, which includes Country Study Reports,
Topical and Sectoral Studies, and the Journal Technology and Development.
All are fully downloadable.
English Publications page: www.jica.go.jp/english/publication/studyreport/index.html
Research Institutes
- Institute of Developing Economies (IDE):
IDE conducts research on developing countries and produces a range
of publications. For English speakers, IDE has the most accessible
web page and the most content on development issues. IDE produces
books, reports and papers. It also produces the quarterly journal
The Developing Economies – abstracts of papers are available
online.
Research page in English: www.ide.go.jp/English/Research/index.html
Publications page in English: www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/index.html
- National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
(GRIPS): The International Development Strategies programme
at GRIPS is an important new addition to the development studies
scene in Japan.
www.grips.ac.jp/research/internationaldevelopment.html
- Forum for Advanced Studies on International Development
(FASID): FASID conducts policy-oriented and theoretical research
and surveys to contribute policy-making. The directory of development
specialists in Japan, research, database and email functions are
clearly very developed and important for the development community
within Japan. Much less information is available in English.
www.fasid.or.jp/english/surveys/index.html
- International Development Centre of Japan (IDCJ):
IDCJ, founded in 1971, was Japan's first think-tank specialising
in development and cooperation. It conducts research, training
and consulting activities. Very few publications are available
online in English.
Activities page in English: www.idcj.or.jp/4Publications_e/41_pub_e.htm
Networks
- Japan Society for International Development (JASID):
JASID has 898 regular members and 272 student members. It mostly
consists of researchers but also some practitioners. It holds
annual meetings and publishes the Journal of International Development
Studies (every six months).
Basic information in English: www.soc.nii.ac.jp/jasid/
- Japan Evaluation Society (JES): JES provides
comprehensive information on evaluation activities in Japan and
has a development focus.
English: www.idcj.or.jp/jes/index_english.htm
- Society for Researchers in International Development
(SRID): Founded in 1974, and with about 200 researchers currently
involved, SRID holds monthly meetings, publishes a newsletter
every month and holds a symposium every summer. It is a closed
group requiring recommendation by two existing members to join.
English: http://hal2001.itakura.toyo.ac.jp/~ikeda/SRID/eng01.htm
- ODA Reform Network: This is an informal network
of about 55 organisations and 400 people. Currently lobbying for
an ODA Law – to correspond with the 50th anniversary next
year of Japanese ODA.
www1.jca.apc.org/oda-net
(No information in English)
- DC Forum: DC Forum is a very active email
discussion list in Japanese that focuses on development policy
issues.
www.developmentforum.org
(No information in English)
Universities (with development information in English)
We did not find any universities with a substantial amount of development
research publications available on their websites in English. For
a list of the graduate schools on development studies in Japan,
see: www.fasid.or.jp/english/link.html.
International Organisations
- The three main international organisations with
research capacity in Japan are
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