Our History
Our History
1946 | Railway Research Institute was established under the Ministry of Transport (MOT). |
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1949 | Technical Research Section was moved to its current location in Kurihama, Yokosuka city. |
1962 | Port and Harbour Research Institute of MOT was established. Four divisions were created: General Affairs, Hydraulic Engineering, Soil and Structural, and Machinery. |
2001 |
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2004 | Tsunami Research Center was established. |
2005 | Life Cycle Management (LCM) Research Center for Coastal Infrastructures was established. |
2010 | Tsunami Research Center was reorganized into Asia-Pacific Center for Coastal Disaster Research. |
2011 | Conversion from research department systems to research field systems. |
2014 | Ocean Infrastructure Research Center was established. |
2015 | Changed from an Independent Administrative Agency to a National Research and Development Agency. |
2016 | PARI was integrated into the National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology with the National Maritime Research Institute and the Electronic Navigation Research Institute. |
2017 |
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2020 |
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2021 | Reorganize Coastal Hydraulic Engineering Department & Coastal and Ocean Development Department. |
(Last Updated: July,2021)