National Institute of Polar Research (Japan)

National Institute of Polar Research

国立極地研究所
Abbreviation	NIPR
Formation	1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Website	www.nipr.ac.jp

National Institute of Polar Research, NIPR (Japanese: 国立極地研究所, Hepburn: Kokuritsu-kyokuchi-kenkyūsho) is the research institute responsible for scientific research and observation of the polar regions. NIPR manages several observation stations in the Arctic and Antarctica. It was founded in 1973.