User:Llightex/Japan Science and Technology Agency

The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) is a government agency of Japan. It is an independent administrative institution under MEXT.

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History
The Japan Information Centre of Science and Technology (JICST), the predecessor of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JS), was founded in 1957. The Research Development Corporation of Japan (JRDC), also the predecessor of JST, was founded in 1961. JICST and JRDC were merged into Japan Science and Technology Corporation in 1996. In 2003, following the passage of the Independent Administrative Institution Law, the Japan Science and Technology Agency was created.