The Research and Innovation Careers Observatory (ReICO) country dashboard offers a snapshot of the people who drive research and innovation (R&I) and their careers. ReICO indicators are organised around three themes: talent development - who has the capacity to contribute to R&I, and how that capability is built; the labour market - where R&I talent is employed, and the conditions and rewards of their careers; and talent circulation - how R&I talent moves across borders, sectors, and disciplines.
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Policies on human resources for research and innovation in Japan
Promoting qualified employment remains a core concern for Japan's R&I human resources policies. Learn more about these policies at our dedicated website, the Science Technology and Innovation Compass (STIP Compass).
National studies, publications and initiatives overview in Japan
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (2025), Labor market outcomes for doctoral graduates in Japan: Evidence from a large statistical survey, 101389.
- KAWAMURA Mari (2022), 博士人材追跡調査－第4次報告書－ [Fourth Report of "Japan Doctoral Human Resource Profiling"], National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP).
- National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) (2020), 『博士人材追跡調査』第3次報告書 [Third Report of "Japan Doctoral Human Resource Profiling"], National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP).
- National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) (2018), 「博士人材追跡調査」第2次報告書 [Second Report of "Japan Doctoral Human Resource Profiling"], National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP).
- OKAMOTO Maya; MATSUZAWA Takaaki; INUZUKA Takashi (2018), ポストドクター等の雇用・進路に関する調査（2015年度実績） [The 2015 Survey on Postdoctoral Fellows Regarding Employment and Careers in Japan], National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP).
- OKAMOTO Maya (2018), 大学学部生の科学技術情報と進路選択に対する意識 [The awareness of undergraduates about scientific and technological information and their own career path], National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP).
- MATSUZAWA Takaaki; OCHIKAZU Hiromi (2017), 博士課程在籍者のキャリアパス等に関する意識調査－フォーカス・グループ・インタビューからの考察－ [Consideration based on the focus group interview (FGI) about the career path of doctoral course students], National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP).
- SHINODA Hiromi; MATSUZAWA Takaaki (2016), 博士人材データベース(JGRAD)を用いた博士課程在籍者・修了者の所属確認とキャリアパス等に関する意識調査 [Affiliation Confirmation and Attitude Survey on Career Choices of Doctoral Students and Graduates Using Doctoral Human Resources Database (JGRAD)], National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP).
- National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP) (2015), 「博士人材追跡調査」第1次報告書－2012年度博士課程修了者コホート－ [First Report of “Japan Doctoral Human Resource Profiling” – FY2012 doctoral graduates cohort –], National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP).
- National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), Japan Doctoral Human Resource Profiling, last accessed 22 June 2026.
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