We at the Central Technical Research Laboratory have established "Guidelines for Preventing and Responding to Misconduct in Research Activities", based on the "Guidelines for Responding to Misconduct in Research" and "Guidelines for Managing and Auditing Public Research Funds at Research Institutions" established by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. These guidelines are aimed at ensuring proper management of research activities and public research funds allocated from the national government and independent administrative corporations, and fairness in our research activities.

The administrators for our laboratories regarding these efforts are as follows.