In the fiscal year 2022, ***** private tertiary education institutions were conducting research in Japan. That year, around ***** national higher education institutions were active in R&D.
fiscal year 2022; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
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based on survey results
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Tertiary education institutions refer to university departments including graduate courses, junior colleges, colleges of technology, research institutions and facilities attached to universities, inter-university research institute corporations, and national institutes of technology.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (December 15, 2023). Number of tertiary education institutions conducting research in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by institution type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/615651/japan-types-educational-institutions-conducting-research/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of tertiary education institutions conducting research in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by institution type." Chart. December 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/615651/japan-types-educational-institutions-conducting-research/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Number of tertiary education institutions conducting research in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by institution type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/615651/japan-types-educational-institutions-conducting-research/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Tertiary Education Institutions Conducting Research in Japan in Fiscal Year 2022, by Institution Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/615651/japan-types-educational-institutions-conducting-research/
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Number of tertiary education institutions conducting research in Japan in fiscal year 2022, by institution type [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, December 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/615651/japan-types-educational-institutions-conducting-research/
