{"id":780,"date":"2026-10-12T02:21:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T02:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.piri.or.jp\/japan\/?page_id=780"},"modified":"2026-10-12T02:21:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T02:21:38","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.piri.or.jp\/japan\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About PIRI"},"content":{"rendered":"<section aria-label=\"Notifications alt+T\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-relevant=\"additions text\" aria-atomic=\"false\"><\/section>\n<div class=\"min-h-screen flex flex-col bg-background text-foreground\"><a href=\"#content\" class=\"sr-only focus:not-sr-only focus:absolute focus:top-2 focus:left-2 focus:z-[70] bg-[#142c4a] text-[#f6f1e6] px-3 py-2\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<header class=\"sticky top-0 z-50 text-[#1b241c] transition-shadow duration-200 bg-[#f6f1e6]\">\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block border-b border-[#d9d0bd]\/80\">\n<div class=\"container flex items-center justify-between py-1.5 text-[11px] tracking-[0.16em] text-[#5d5a52]\">\n<p>General Incorporated Association \u00b7 Hokuto, Yamanashi<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-mono tracking-wider\">+81 551-35-9369 \u00b7 piri.or.jp<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container flex items-center gap-3 sm:gap-6 py-3\"><a href=\"\/japan\/en\" class=\"flex items-center gap-3 min-w-0 lg:shrink-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prabhu International Research Institute \u00b7 \u4e00\u822c\u793e\u56e3\u6cd5\u4eba\u30d7\u30e9\u30d6\u56fd\u969b\u7814\u7a76\u6240\" class=\"h-12 w-12 rounded-full object-cover shrink-0 bg-[#f6f1e6]\" src=\"{{PIRI_MEDIA_URL}}piri-seal-worded_dfa25bd6.png\"><span class=\"leading-tight min-w-0\"><span class=\"block font-serif text-[17px] text-[#142c4a] tracking-wide whitespace-nowrap\">PIRI<\/span><span class=\"block text-[10px] tracking-[0.18em] uppercase text-[#5d5a52] whitespace-nowrap max-w-[8rem] sm:max-w-[16rem] truncate\">Hokuto, Yamanashi \u00b7 Japan<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<nav class=\"hidden lg:flex 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institute in Hokuto, Yamanashi. It was founded by Prabhu Natarajan and Sathish Kumar Natarajan, research scientists holding PhDs in Computer Science.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-8 h-px w-16 bg-[#c2412d]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"py-20\">\n<div class=\"container grid lg:grid-cols-12 gap-14\">\n<div class=\"lg:col-span-7 space-y-8\">\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"font-serif text-3xl text-[#142c4a]\">Why Hokuto<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mt-4 leading-relaxed text-[#5d5a52]\">Hokuto sits on the Yatsugatake highlands: quiet, distinctive, and connected to regional revitalisation policy. It is a credible host for small international meetings that cannot be mistaken for a Tokyo hotel conference. The registered address is 8240-7064 Oizumi-cho Nishiide, Hokuto, Yamanashi 409-1501, Japan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"font-serif text-3xl text-[#142c4a]\">Legal form<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mt-4 leading-relaxed text-[#5d5a52]\">PIRI is incorporated as \u4e00\u822c\u793e\u56e3\u6cd5\u4eba\u30d7\u30e9\u30d6\u56fd\u969b\u7814\u7a76\u6240 (corporate number 7090005007728; registered office in Hokuto, Yamanashi). A .or.jp domain is available to Japanese juridical persons other than companies. KAKENHI still requires a separate MEXT designated-institution procedure; incorporation alone is not sufficient. Public-interest certification is considered only after a track record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<dl class=\"grid sm:grid-cols-2 gap-6 border-t border-[#d9d0bd] pt-8\">\n<div>\n<dt class=\"text-[11px] tracking-[0.16em] uppercase text-[#c2412d]\">Corporate number<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"mt-1 font-serif text-2xl text-[#142c4a]\">7090005007728<\/dd>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<dt class=\"text-[11px] tracking-[0.16em] uppercase text-[#c2412d]\">Registered name<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"mt-1 text-[#142c4a]\">Prabhu International Research Institute (General Incorporated Association)<\/dd>\n<\/div>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"lg:col-span-5 bg-[#142c4a] text-[#f6f1e6] p-8\">\n<p class=\"kicker\">Governance<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mt-6 space-y-4\">\n<li class=\"border-t border-[#c2412d]\/30 pt-4 text-sm leading-relaxed\">Board of directors (two or more directors; a supervisor is recommended)<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t border-[#c2412d]\/30 pt-4 text-sm leading-relaxed\">Research ethics for human-subject, biometric, and health data<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t border-[#c2412d]\/30 pt-4 text-sm leading-relaxed\">Publication ethics aligned with COPE<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t border-[#c2412d]\/30 pt-4 text-sm leading-relaxed\">Conflict-of-interest and industry-collaboration disclosure<\/li>\n<li class=\"border-t border-[#c2412d]\/30 pt-4 text-sm leading-relaxed\">APPI (personal information) and research-data rules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"pb-24\">\n<div class=\"container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"w-full h-[380px] object-cover\" src=\"{{PIRI_MEDIA_URL}}piri-yatsugatake_bcf24407.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-3 text-xs tracking-[0.16em] uppercase text-[#5d5a52]\">Yatsugatake \u00b7 Hokuto, Yamanashi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<footer class=\"bg-[#fbf7ee] text-[#1b241c] border-t border-[#d9d0bd] mt-0\">\n<div class=\"container py-16 grid gap-10 lg:grid-cols-12\">\n<div class=\"lg:col-span-5\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-3 mb-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prabhu International Research Institute \u00b7 \u4e00\u822c\u793e\u56e3\u6cd5\u4eba\u30d7\u30e9\u30d6\u56fd\u969b\u7814\u7a76\u6240\" class=\"h-14 w-14 rounded-full object-cover shrink-0 bg-[#f6f1e6]\" src=\"{{PIRI_MEDIA_URL}}piri-seal-worded_dfa25bd6.png\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-serif text-xl text-[#142c4a]\">Prabhu International Research Institute<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[11px] tracking-[0.18em] uppercase text-[#5d5a52]\">PIRI \u00b7 Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-sm leading-relaxed text-[#5d5a52] max-w-md\">Prabhu International Research Institute is a Japanese general incorporated association (\u4e00\u822c\u793e\u56e3\u6cd5\u4eba\u30d7\u30e9\u30d6\u56fd\u969b\u7814\u7a76\u6240), corporate number 7090005007728. Registered office: 8240-7064 Oizumi-cho Nishiide, Hokuto, Yamanashi 409-1501. Registry last updated 20 August 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:col-span-3\">\n<p class=\"kicker mb-4\">Navigate<\/p>\n<ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm\">\n<li><a href=\"\/japan\/en\/about\" class=\"hover:text-[#c2412d]\">Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/japan\/en\/research\" class=\"hover:text-[#c2412d]\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/japan\/en\/grants\" class=\"hover:text-[#c2412d]\">Grants (no award yet)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/japan\/en\/partnerships\" class=\"hover:text-[#c2412d]\">Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/japan\/en\/legal\" class=\"hover:text-[#c2412d]\">Legal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:col-span-4\">\n<p class=\"kicker mb-4\">Hokuto<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-sm leading-relaxed\">8240-7064 Oizumi-cho Nishiide, Hokuto, Yamanashi 409-1501, Japan<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-4 text-sm\">office@piri.or.jp<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-3 text-sm\"><a href=\"tel:+81551359369\">+81 551-35-9369<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-3 text-xs text-[#5d5a52]\">Mon\u2013Fri 9:00\u201317:00 JST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border-t border-[#d9d0bd]\">\n<div class=\"container py-4 flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-2 sm:items-center sm:justify-between text-[11px] text-[#5d5a52]\">\n<p>\u00a9 2026 \u4e00\u822c\u793e\u56e3\u6cd5\u4eba\u30d7\u30e9\u30d6\u56fd\u969b\u7814\u7a76\u6240<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4\"><a href=\"\/japan\/en\/legal\" class=\"hover:text-[#c2412d]\">Legal \/ bank transfer<\/a><span>ORCID \u00b7 Crossref \u00b7 ISSN<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skip to content General Incorporated Association \u00b7 Hokuto, Yamanashi +81 551-35-9369 \u00b7 piri.or.jp PIRIHokuto, Yamanashi \u00b7 Japan Institute Research People Publish Grants Partners Contact \u65e5\u672c\u8a9eEN Institute About PIRI PIRI is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":770,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-piri-preview.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-780","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piri.or.jp\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piri.or.jp\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piri.or.jp\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.piri.or.jp\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.piri.or.jp\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.piri.or.jp\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/780\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.piri.or.jp\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piri.or.jp\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}