Message from President

Structural changes have been accelerated both in Japan and overseas and an age of discontinuity has arrived, in which chances and risks alike increase and coexist.The key to carving out a future in this era of change is a clear vision coupled with strategies grounded in practical information.

Since its establishment, the Japan Research Institute, Limited (JRI) has served the changing interests of its clients by adopting the basic concept of "creating new value for the client." Using its ability to provide integrated and advanced information backed by the expertise gained from state-of-the-art technology and knowledge, JRI offers concrete and effective proposals for solving problems, thereby generating new value for its clients. Moreover, the cumulative effects of these efforts are felt throughout the economy and society at large, which benefit from the new value created. We perceive these efforts at comprehensive problem-solving and the new value created as "knowledge engineering", a concept that has come to form the basis of all our activities.

As Japan develops further in the future towards a postindustrial society of the 21st century, think tanks such as ours will play an increasingly important role. JRI will refine its three-in-one integrated information service, continuing to develop strategic information systems based on more than thirty years of experience in the IT field, as well as offering consulting services to draw out and enhance the dynamic management potential of the client, and making globally oriented, highly effective policy recommendations on wider issues, helping to build a better society for tomorrow. Realizing the dream through "knowledge engineering": the Japan Research Institute, driven by its mission to provide innovative solutions, will persist in its pursuit of the dream and the generation of new value for the client.