Open Access in Japan – a multi-institutional perspective

In January 2016, the French embassy organized an expert visit in Tokyo aiming at exchanging strategic options concerning open access in Japan and France, and to gather in-depth information concerning the situation in Japan in the domain of open access to scientific results. The group of 5 experts from France and the Netherlands met with several major agencies (MEXT, JST, JSPS, NII) as well as research and library communities. Their report reflects the rich interactions that occurred and the opportunities for close collaborations between European and Japanese institutions both at political and technical levels.