Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
国立研究開発法人海洋研究開発機構
PredecessorJapan Marine Science and Technology Center
Established1 October 1971; 53 years ago (1971-10-01) (as Japan Marine Science and Technology Center)
PurposeJapanese national research institute for marine-earth science and technology
HeadquartersYokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Membership (2016 (fiscal year))
1026 people
OwnerMEXT
LeaderTaira Asahiko
Budget
¥33.9 billion / $304 million (FY2016)[1]
Websitewww.jamstec.go.jp

The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (国立研究開発法人海洋研究開発機構, Kokuritsu-Kenkyū-Kaihatsu-Hōjin Kaiyō Kenkyū Kaihatsu Kikō, literally "National Research and Development Agency on Marine Research and Development), or JAMSTEC (海洋機構), is a Japanese national research institute for marine-earth science and technology.[2] It was founded as Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (海洋科学技術センター) in October 1971, and became an Independent Administrative Institution administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in April 2004.[2]

  1. ^ "予算と職員数の推移". JAMSTEC. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Organizational Overview". Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.