Latest Japan Research & Development Tenders

There are 6 live Research & Development tenders in Japan on Tender Impulse right now. Of these, 3 appeared in the past week. Worldwide, Japan ranks 18th of 22 countries for live Research & Development tenders. Buyers publishing the most of these tenders at the moment include National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. Common CPV codes in these notices include Research services (73110000), Project and design preparation, estimation of costs (71242000) and Software development services (72262000). 4 close within the next seven days, so check the deadlines below. The newest notice was added on 13 Oct 2026.

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Research and development tenders in Japan

Research councils, universities, ministries and innovation agencies tender for research studies, pilot projects, scientific services and development work, and some publish calls for funding that work like tenders. Research and development services are classified under CPV division 73.

Research calls often have fixed annual deadlines and detailed eligibility rules. Tender Impulse alerts catch new Japan calls as they open, so there is time to prepare a proposal.

Bidding in Japan

Japan is a party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement, so many larger contracts are open to foreign suppliers, but most buyers require qualification registration first. National procurement information appears on the government procurement portal, and notices are mainly in Japanese; subscribers get Research & Development tender details translated at no extra cost.