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National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) - http://www.nies.go.jp/
Conducts environmental impact research in such fields as climate change, biodiversity, water and waste management, deforestation, and pollution. |
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Ministry of the Environment - http://www.env.go.jp/en/
Agency for nature and soil conservation, air and water quality management, biodiversity, and waste disposal. |
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Biodiversity Center of Japan - http://www.biodic.go.jp/english/index-en.html
Monitors and evaluates the natural environment and its present level of biodiversity, and to assemble and maintain a public library of objective information. |
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National Institute for Minamata Disease - http://www.nimd.go.jp/english/
Conducts medical research to improve medical treatment for victims of Minamata disease (methylmercury poisoning) in Kumamoto, one of Japan's worst chemical poisoning disasters. |
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Association of International Research Initiatives for Environmental Studies - http://www.airies.or.jp/index_E.html
Organizes efforts to predict global environmental problems before they happen, learn as much and as quickly as possible about them, and take appropriate countermeasures. |