As of March 2022, business enterprises employed around 37.4 thousand technicians in the research and development (R&D) field, up from about 32.9 thousand people in 2013. Tertiary education institutions employed the second largest number of R&D technicians in Japan, at approximately 13.43 thousand.
Number of technicians employed in research and development (R&D) in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by institution type
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Educational institutions
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Business enterprises
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e-Stat (Japan), & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (December 16, 2022). Number of technicians employed in research and development (R&D) in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by institution type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/613514/japan-number-randd-technicians-institution-type/
e-Stat (Japan), und Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Number of technicians employed in research and development (R&D) in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by institution type." Chart. December 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/613514/japan-number-randd-technicians-institution-type/
e-Stat (Japan), Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). (2022). Number of technicians employed in research and development (R&D) in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by institution type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/613514/japan-number-randd-technicians-institution-type/
e-Stat (Japan), and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan). "Number of Technicians Employed in Research and Development (R&d) in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by Institution Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/613514/japan-number-randd-technicians-institution-type/
e-Stat (Japan) & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), Number of technicians employed in research and development (R&D) in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by institution type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/613514/japan-number-randd-technicians-institution-type/ (last visited June 04, 2023)
Number of technicians employed in research and development (R&D) in Japan from 2013 to 2022, by institution type [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), & Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (Japan), December 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/613514/japan-number-randd-technicians-institution-type/