Japanese University Network in the Bay Area

The Japanese University Network Bridging the Americas (JUNBA) is a network among Japanese university offices in the Americas. The mission of JUNBA is to assist the enhancement of education and research activities and the creation of new businesses for Japanese universities.^[1]

The current core members include the following.

• Fukuoka Institute of Technology
• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
• J. F. Oberlin University
• Kagoshima University
• Kobe University
• Kyushu University
• Nagoya University
• Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
• Osaka University
• Ryukoku University
• Tohoku University
• Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Tokyo University of Science
• Yokohama City University
• Waseda University^[2]

JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) San Francisco Office^[3] joined as a secretariat office to promote the activities of JUNBA.