Japanese-based policy research organisation, promoting world-wide research exchange in such areas as politics, economics, international issues, social issues, technology, and local government systems. Departments include the Center for Policy Research Information, publishers of the World Directory of Think Tanks (available on WWW site). Other NIRA publications available on WWW include NIRA Policy Research (summary), Research Output (summary), NIRA Review (full-text from Autumn 1994 issue).