Governments on the WWW: Japan

Japan [ Nippon ]

Official language: Japanese

Notice: Regional and municipal governments of this country are not covered by this database.

National Institutions:

Shugiin [House of Representatives]
Sangiin [House of Councillors]
Prime Minister
Cabinet Office
- National Police Agency
  - National Research Institute of Police Science
- Defense Agency
- Financial Services Agency
- Office for Gender Equality
- Economic and Social Research Institute
- National Institute for Research Advancement
- National Archive of Japan
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- Fisheries Agency
- Food Agency
- Forestry Agency
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council
- National Livestock Breeding Center
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Japan Patent Office
- Agency of Natural Resources and Energy
- Metal Mining Agency of Japan
- Agency of Industrial Science and Technology
- Information-Technology Promotion Agency
- National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan
- Japanese Industrial Standards Commitee
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Agency for Cultural Affairs
- National Space Development Agency of Japan
- National Institute for Educational Research of Japan
- National Institute of Special Education
- National Institute of Multimedia Education
- National Institution for Academic Degrees
- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
- National Center for Science Information Systems
- International Research Center for Japanese Studies
- Tokyo National Research Institute of Cultural Properties
- National Language Research Institute
- National Institute of Polar Research
- National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
- Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
- National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention
- Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
- National Institute of Radiological Sciences
- National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials
- National Research Insitute for Metals
- Japan Marine Science and Technology Center
Ministry of the Environment
- National Institute for Environmental Studies
- National Institute for Minamata Disease
Ministry of Finance
- National Tax Administration
- Japan Customs
- Mint Bureau
- Japan Development Bank
- Export-Import Bank of Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Japan International Cooperation Agency
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Social Insurance Agency
- National Institute of Public Health
- National Institute of Health and Nutrition
- National Institute of Health Services Management
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Health Sciences
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
- National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled
- National Cancer Center
- International Medical Center of Japan
- Japan Institute of Labour
- National Institute of Industrial Safety
- National Institute of Industrial Health
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- Japan Meteorological Agency
  - Meteorological Research Institute
- Maritime Safety Agency
  - Hydrographic Department of Japan
- Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
- Public Works Research Institute
- Geographical Survey Institute
- Traffic Safety and Nuisance Research Institute
- Electronic Navigation Research Institute
- Port and Harbour Research Institute
- Ship Research Institute
Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications
- Fire and Disaster Management Agency
  - National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster
- Institute for Posts and Telecommunications Policy
- Communications Research Laboratory
- Statistics Bureau & Statistics Center
- Fair Trade Commission of Japan
- Science Council of Japan
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
National Personnel Authority
Bank of Japan
Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) [Japan Broadcasting Corporation]
- NHK World TV
- Radio Japan
Board of Audit
Supreme Court of Japan

Representations in Foreign Countries:

Political Parties:

Jiyu Minshu To [Liberal Democratic Party]
Minshu To [Democratic Party]
Komei To [Clean Governance Party]
Jiyu To [Liberal Party]
Nihon Kyosan To [Japanese Communist Party]
Shakai Minshu To [Social Democratic Party]
Hoshu To [Conservative Party]
Shin To Sakigake [New Party Sakigake]
Shin Shakai To [New Socialist Party]
Jiyu Rengo [Liberal League]
Japan Labor Party
Socialist Workers Party
Shimin Shin To Niigata [Niigata New Party for People]
Japan Wellbeing Party
Workers Communist Party of Japan

Other Institutions:

Additional Information:

General Information:

The World Factbook (by the CIA)
Atlapedia Online (by Latimer Clarke Corporation)
Information Please: Countries of the World (by Information Please LLC)

Political Information:

Elections around the world (by Wilfried Derksen)
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members (by the CIA)
World Statesmen (by Benjamin Cahoon)
Political Resources on the Net (by Roberto Cicciomessere)
The Political Reference Almanac (by Keynote Publishing Co.)
Regents of the world (by Enno Schulz)

Information from Encyclopedias:

Columbia Encyclopedia (by Columbia University Press)

Touristic Information:

World Travel Guide (by Columbus Publishing Ltd.)
Lonely Planet Destinations (by Lonely Planet Publications)
Atevo Travel Destinations (by Atevo, Inc.)

Information on Human Rights:

Amnesty International Publications (by Amnesty International)
Freedom in the World (by Freedom House, Inc.)

Other Information:

Human Development Report (by United Nations Development Programme)
Ethnologue: Languages of the World (by Summer Institute of Linguistics, Inc.)
Flags Of The World (by Giuseppe Bottasini, Rob Raeside, Mark Sensen and others)
World Flag Database (by Graham Bartram)