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Name	Nippon Research Institute
Address	Kudan Sky Bldg., 1-12-11 Kudan-kita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073 Tel : +81 (3) 5216-7311/7315 Fax : +81 (3) 5216-7316
Date of foundation	April 7, 1977
Representatives	Chairman 　　　　Shigeru Koino President 　　　　Yuzo Kobayashi
Funds	200 million yen
Activities	Conducting research/studies and making proposals on various issues concerning citizens' lives, citizens' attitudes/awareness, society, the economy, industry, trade, culture, local issues etc. Conducting studies commissioned by the government, local public bodies, companies, other organizations and individuals, reporting results of independent research, making policy proposals Accepting and dispatching trainees Holding lecture and research meetings, international symposiums etc. Publishing books and reports
Budget	249 million yen (for FY 2007)
Competent authorities	Cabinet Office (Quality-of-Life Policy) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau)
Number of members	49
Number of employees	16

History

April 1977: Inaugurated as a corporate body placed under the jurisdiction of the Economic Planning Agency
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1981: Established an industrial society research fund
1982: Placed under the joint jurisdiction of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (in addition to the Economic Planning Agency)
Approved by the National Personnel Authority as a research institute for training national civil servants

Organization

Corporate Planning Group

As a public research institute, Corporate Planning Department conducts independent research/studies and policy proposals as set out below:

　providing information for members;
　setting up regular research meetings;
　conducting Consumer Sentiment Index (CSI) surveys every other month;
　carrying out research on changes in industrial society; and
　preparing economic forecast reports.

Research Group I

Conducts research and investigations consigned by the government, local communities, organizations, and private companies. Researchers specializes in various fields such as, economic and social analysis; analysis on prices of goods, market and industry; consumer analysis; and investigation on citizens’ life. We also undertake business to develop IT strategies for internet business.

　Market Development Division
Supports market research, product development, and marketing activities including internet business.
　Investigation and Research Division of Citizen's Life
Examines all aspects of consumer issues, PL issues, and citizen's life.
　Local Development Division
To achieve mutual development of the society and the local area, this division covers, drafting basic plans for local development, and designing plans to establish educational institutions in local communities.

Research Group II

Conducts research and investigations consigned by the government, local communities, organizations, and private companies. Research Division II covers a wide range of topics including, consumption and saving analysis; economic forecast; financial analysis; local (regional) economics; econometric analysis; welfare economics, issues of the aged society; and environmental economics

　Policy Development Division
In order to support cooperation of local industries, the division provides research on public policy issues, environmental problems, and studies on product development specialized to local communities.
　Local Economic Division
Having access to various stock data, the division conducts econometric analysis and makes economic statistics in relation to local economic polices.
　Consumption Economics Division
Examines the actual circumstances of consumption and savings, and provides economic forecast reports.
　Industrial Studies Division
Covers research and analysis on various fields ranging from industry, business and market trends.
　Welfare Economics Division
Studies issues of the aging society such as employment, pension, nursing and welfare.