Directory of Japanese Company Laboratories Willing to Receive American Researchers

摘要

The directory is intended as a guide for American scientists and engineers who may be interested in a research stay in a Japanese laboratory. More specifically, it deals with laboratories funded by private companies and contains the basic information needed to initiate contact with a laboratory of interest. The 154 companies which have expressed a willingness to accept American researchers are listed by industrial sector. In each case, information is provided on the Japan Fiscal Year 1991 R&D budget; the name, address and phone/fax numbers of the contact person; the main business of the company; the number of researchers currently employed; company preferences in terms of applicant age, duration of stay and fields of expertise; and a listing of company research facilities and major items of laboratory equipment.