Security export control

By establishing a basic policy for security export control and by constructing and maintaining an appropriate management system for the implementation of export control procedures, Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) aims to fulfill its international responsibilities as a national education and research institution of Japan in view of maintaining international peace and security. Science Tokyo established its security export control regulations on October 1, 2024, with the integration of National University Corporation Tokyo Institute of Technology and National University Corporation Tokyo Medical and Dental University.*

Based on these regulations, the Institute has established a security export control system. In accordance with laws and regulations, the president and chief executive officer, who is the representative of the Institute, has been designated as the chief export control officer, the president and chief academic officer as the responsible officer for export control; the director of the Office of Global Affairs as the export control officer; and the director of the International Support Center as the export control classification officer. The International Compliance Support Office is responsible for implementing security export control measures. The International Compliance Support Office has international cooperation advisors, who are experts in security export control to support faculty and staff in reviewing export activities of goods and technologies in educational and research activities, ensuring that the Institute is equipped to manage these matters appropriately.

• Tokyo Institute of Technology established its security export control regulations on April 2, 2010. Tokyo Medical and Dental University established its security export control regulations on April 1, 2011.

Security export control procedures may be necessary in case of the following forms of education and research activities. For details, please refer to the former Tokyo Tech's Security Export Control website.

• Shipment of items abroad; carrying items when traveling overseas (including study abroad)
• Hosting students, scholars or visitors from abroad
• Overseas transfer of data that includes technological information (such as hand-carrying USB flash drives, sending emails, etc.)
• Presentations at international academic conferences, etc.
• Provision of technology for joint research with foreign researchers or research institutes

• This website provides practical procedures, all of which are based on information published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), required of Science Tokyo faculty when sending items or providing technology overseas. The purpose is to supply faculty and staff members with reference information on security export control as it relates to day-to-day activities in research and education, though the website does not necessarily cover all information on the security export control system in Japan.

• To obtain a complete understanding of the legislation, please refer to the information disclosed by the Trade Control Policy Division, Trade and Economic Security Bureau, METI or The Center for Information on Security Trade Control (CISTEC).