In the fiscal year 2021, approximately 3.3 trillion Japanese yen of research and development (R&D) expenditures in Japan were utilized for research in life sciences. Around 14 percent of the total R&D expenses in Japan were for research in telecommunications.
Research and development (R&D) expenditure in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by research subject (in billion Japanese yen)
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Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic R&D expenses Japan FY 2012-2021, by institution type
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- Premium Statistic R&D expenses for natural science Japan FY 2012-2021, by research type
- Premium Statistic R&D expenses Japan FY 2021, by research subject
- Premium Statistic Share of R&D costs for life sciences Japan FY 2012-2021
Intramural expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Intramural R&D expenditure Japan FY 2011-2020, by institution type
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Employees
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- Premium Statistic Number of researchers in R&D Japan FY 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of researches in R&D Japan 2013-2022, by gender
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- Premium Statistic Number of assistant researchers in R&D Japan 2013-2022, by institution type
- Premium Statistic Number of R&D technicians Japan 2013-2022, by institution type
- Premium Statistic Number of R&D clerical personnel Japan 2013-2022, by institution type
Public and non-profit organizations
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- Premium Statistic R&D expenses of NPOs and public institutions Japan FY 2021, by institution type
- Premium Statistic R&D expenses of NPOs and public institutions Japan FY 2021, by field
- Premium Statistic Number of NPOs and public institutions conducting research Japan FY 2021, by field
- Premium Statistic Number of NPOs and public institutions conducting research Japan FY 2021, by type
Educational institutions
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- Premium Statistic R&D expenses of higher education institutions Japan FY 2012-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Average R&D expenses per researcher of tertiary education Japan FY 2021, by field
- Premium Statistic Number of higher education institutions conducting research Japan FY 2021, by field
- Premium Statistic Number of higher education institutions conducting research Japan FY 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of research collaborations among universities and companies Japan FY 2013-2020
Business enterprises
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- Premium Statistic Share of R&D expenses of business enterprises in Japan FY 2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic Number of business enterprises conducting research Japan FY 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic Share of R&D researchers at business enterprises Japan FY 2020, by industry
- Premium Statistic Exports value of technology trade by business enterprises Japan FY 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Technology exchange export value of business enterprises Japan 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Share of technology trade export value Japan FY 2021, by destination
Intellectual property
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- Premium Statistic Number of patent applications at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of patent registrations at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of utility model applications at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of utility model registrations at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of trademark applications at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of trademark registrations at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of design applications at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of design registrations at the JPO Japan 2013-2022
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (December 16, 2022). Research and development (R&D) expenditure in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by research subject (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301957/japan-research-and-development-expenses-by-research-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Research and development (R&D) expenditure in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by research subject (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. December 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301957/japan-research-and-development-expenses-by-research-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Research and development (R&D) expenditure in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by research subject (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301957/japan-research-and-development-expenses-by-research-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Research and Development (R&d) Expenditure in Japan in Fiscal Year 2021, by Research Subject (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301957/japan-research-and-development-expenses-by-research-subject/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Research and development (R&D) expenditure in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by research subject (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301957/japan-research-and-development-expenses-by-research-subject/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Research and development (R&D) expenditure in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by research subject (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, December 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301957/japan-research-and-development-expenses-by-research-subject/