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| 情報通信研究機構 Jōhō Tsūshin Kenkyū Kikō | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | October 1896 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Japan |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications |
| Website | www |
TheNational Institute of Information and Communications Technology (情報通信研究機構,Jōhō Tsūshin Kenkyū Kikō;NICT) isJapan's primary national research institute for information and communications. It is located inKoganei, Tokyo, Japan.
NICT was established as anIndependent Administrative Institution in 2004 when Japan's Communications Research Laboratory (established 1896) merged with the Telecommunications Advancement Organization. Today NICT's mission is to carry out research and development in the field of information and communications technology.[1] It has a range of responsibilities including generating and disseminating Japan's national frequency andtime standards; conducting type approval tests ofradio equipment for theGlobal Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) and marineradar based on Japan's Radio Law; and providing regular observations of theionosphere andspace weather. It also operates theJJY, a low frequency time signal.
In late August 2015, it was announced that aterahertz radiation scanner developed by the institute would be one of the instruments carried by theESA'sJupiter Icy Moons Explorer, currently due for launch in 2022.[2]

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