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 | METI - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
|  | The Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) - An agency of the MITI. Contains a general outline, R&D activities, and a list of its laboratories.
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 | AIST - Agency of Industrial Science and technology
|  | Industrial Property Digital Library - Database of Japanese utility models, trademarks, and designs.
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 | IPA - Information-Technology Promotion Agency
|  | Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) - A government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world.
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 | JEF - Japan Economic Foundation
|  | JPO - Japanese Patent Office
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 | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) - Japan's largest public research organization with around 3,200 employees, comprised of 15 research institutes under METI. Conducts R&D on industrial science, geological surveys, measurement standards, and technological applications for the private sector.
|  | NEDO - New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
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 | The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) - An incorporated administrative agency with non-civil servant status to bring about creative and innovative policy debates based on research, analysis and policy studies from middle and long-term strategic perspectives.
|  | SME - Small and Medium Enterprise Agency
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