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National Institute of Polar Research
Director: Yoshifumi NOGI
Location: 10-3, Midori-cho, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo 190-8518, Japan (Directions)

Number of employees (as of April 1, 2023; including prospective polar observation staff)

Funding for operations (as of April 1, 2023)

Facilities (as of April 1, 2016)

Site Area 62,450m2
Total floor area 54,071m2
- Exclusive area for NIPR 17,336m2
- Shared area 11,112m2

Advisory board

  • Kazuyuki SHIRAISHI (Prof. Emeritus,NIPR)
  • Yutaka KONDO (Project Prof., Arctic Environment Research Center)
  • Kentaro WATANABE (Project Prof., International Affairs and Research Development Office)
  • Atumu OHMURA (Prof. Emeritus, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich)

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