TRIZ Home Page in Japan (Toru Nakagawa)

http://www.osaka-gu.ac.jp/php/nakagawa/TRIZ/eTRIZ/

http://www.osaka-gu.ac.jp/php/nakagawa/TRIZ/

jp

en, jp

(a2) Public Web site, (a1) Dedicated information sending, (e1) Method developer, (d1) Universities

Public Web site dedicated for TRIZ proliferation in Japan.  Editor Toru Nakagawa

973

Y(b)
(c) SiteIntro-JP-01-THPJ.html

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13;
2020/2/13

Japan TRIZ Society (NPO)

http://www.triz-japan.org/english_top.html

jp

jp, en

(b1) Dedicated association

Nation-wide NPO center for promoting TRIZ in Japan.  Holding Japan TRIZ Symp. every year 

189

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

IDEA Corp. (Mamoru Zenko)

http://www.idea-triz.com/

jp

jp

(e4) Consultants

Most active TRIZ Consultants in Japan, promoting QFD-TRIZ-Taguchi Method.  

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

MOST LLC (Kazuya Yamaguchi)

http://www7b.biglobe.ne.jp/~most/

jp

jp

(e4) Consultants, (a1) Dedicated for information sending

TRIZ consultants, promoting QFD-TRIZ-Taguchi Method and AI. 

Desc. (b),
(c) SiteIntro-JP-10-MOST-KazuyaYamaguchi.html

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13
K. Yamaguchi 2021/8/22

Ideation Japan, Inc. (Teruyuki Kamimura)

https://ideation.jp/ 

jp

jp

(e4) Consultants, (e5) Training organizations

TRIZ consultants, with connection to Ideation Intrenational Inc. and having strength in intellectual properties.  

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

TRIZ Study (Shinsuke Kurosawa)

http://www.trizstudy.com/

jp

jp, en

(a1) Dedicated for information sending

Posting Russian references by G. Altshuller and by MATRIZ  n Japanese translation.  

56

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

Monodukuri.com (Osamu Kumasaka)

https://www.monodukuri.com/ 

jp

jp

(e7) Networking/Matching organizations

Active portal site with the original  'Monodukuri Matrix' from users needs (60) to various methods (108).  

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

(Former) Japan TRIZ CB ((Collaborative Board of TRIZ Promoters and Users in Japan)

http://www.osaka-gu.ac.jp/php/nakagawa/TRIZ/eTRIZ/elinksref/eJapanTRIZ-CB/eJapanTRIZ-CB.html

jp

jp, en

(b1) Dedicated association

Former ｎation-wide center for promoting TRIZ in Japan.  Holding Japan TRIZ Symp. 2005‐2007

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

Cybernet Systems Co., Ltd.

http://www.cybernet.jp/

jp

jp, en

(e3) Dealers

System integration company dealing the Goldfire Innovator software of IHS. 

15

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

Pro-Engineers (Shigeru Kasuya)

http://www.proengineer-institute.com/

jp

jp

(e4) Consultants, (g3) Knowledge sharing

Posting many articles introducing TRIZ/USIT especially with examples of TRIZ 40 principles

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

IdeaPlant (Rikie Ishii）

https://ideaplant.jp/

jp

jp

(e4) Consultants, (e2) Software/tool developers

Promoting idea generation methods by using originally designed small tools

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/1

MEMODAS (Kimihiko Hasegawa) 

http://www.memodas.jp/

jp

jp

(e2) Software/tool developers

Develped a software tool for generting/expanding ideas by using 8 cells around in a fractal manner.

Y (short)

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

Idea Marathon Institute (Takeo Higuchi)

http://idea-marathon.net/

jp

jp

（e1) Method developers, (e5) Training organizations

Established a method for cultivating creativity by simply generating and recording one (or more) ideas every day.  

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

J-STAGE (operated by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)) 

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/-char/ja

jp

jp, en

(f3) Repository

Official electronic journal platform for science and technology information in Japan, operated by JST under MEXT.

71

Y

Including: TN3D-42

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

Dai-ichi Kousha (Akihiro Katahira)

http://dai1kousha.html.xdomain.jp/

jp

jp

(i3) Personal Web site, (e2) Software/tool developers

Develped "Fuda-Yose" software tool for effective visual thinking to get and expand ideas.

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

Netman (Ken-ichi Nagaya)

http://netman.co.jp/

jp

jp

(e4) Consultants, (e5) Training organizations

Consulting and training especially on the methods for making any trained/taught things fixed. 

Y (short)

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) 

http://www.jst.go.jp/EN/ 

jp

jp, en

(c2) National organizations

National center for promoting science and technology under the Ministry, MEXT.

Y (short)

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/1

NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization)

http://www.nedo.go.jp/english/

jp

jp, en

(c2) National organizations

National agency for managing R&D under METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry).  It leads and funds pioneering R&D projects.

Y (short)

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

JCS (Japan Creativity Society)

http://www.japancreativity.jp/english/ 

jp

jp, en

(b2) Dedicated (academic) societies

Academic society (since 1979) on creativity in education, psychology, industries, society, etc.

Y (short)

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

JUSE (Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers)

http://www.juse.or.jp/english/

jp

jp, en

(b1) Dedicated association

Having led the QC movements (including QC, TQC, TQM) in Japan since 1946.  

Y (short)

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

JSQC (Japanese Society for Quality Control)

http://www.jsqc.org/en/

jp

jp, en

(b2) Dedicated (academic) societies

Academic society (since 1970) for research in quality-management technologies and their applications

Y (short)

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/1

SJVE (Society of Japanese Value Engineering) 

https://www.sjve.org/eng/

jp

jp, en

(b1) Dedicated association

VE aims at designing systems focusing on function/cost.  Two groups inside SJVE have been working actively to study and apply TRIZ in the process of VE.  

Y

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

JIII (Japan Instititue of Invention and Innovation)

http://www.jiii.or.jp/english/ 

jp

jp, en

(b1) Dedicated association

Established in 1904 for promoting invention and proliferating Intellectual Property, and has its chapters in all prefectures in Japan.

Y (short)

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

JAIST (Japan Advaced Institute of Science and Technology)

http://www.jaist.ac.jp/

jp

jp

(d1) Universities

Active in research and teaching of creative thinking methodologies

Y (short)

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13

i.school (The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Engineering)

http://ischool.or.jp/global/

jp

jp, en

(d1)-Universities

Educational project established in 2009 by the Center for Knowledge Structuring (The University of Tokyo) for fostering innovative leaders

Y (short)

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/1

Keio SDM (Keio University, Graduate School of System Design and Management)

http://www.sdm.keio.ac.jp/en/

jp

jp, en

(d1) Universities

Currently the most active graduate school in Japan in educating/training innovative methodology. 

Y (short)

T. Nakagawa  2019/7/13