2022
Keio University
Annual Report
on Research Activities

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Research Funds at Keio University in FY2022

As of March 31, 2023

Research funds at Keio University from national and local public institutions, private businesses, and university funding totaled approximately ¥265 hundred million in FY2022.
The charts below show research fund totals classified in various ways.
Amount <outer ring> and Number of Projects <inner ring>■Research Funds by TypeIn thousands of yen

Types of Funds

Number of Projects

Amount

University Funds

731

1,908,939

Subsidies

1,232

5,864,786

Grants174

484,144

Specified Contributions

855

1,705,714

Commissioned Research

764

12,634,009

1,485

3,865,362

Contracts

5

9,946

Others68

40,483

5,314

26,513,383

Joint Research

Total*As of March 31, 2023
*Discrepancies may arise in the total amount as totals are rounded to the thousand.

Contracts

Others 0.2%

0.1%
Joint Research
14.6%

University Funds
7.2%

0.1% 1.3%

27.9%

Subsidies
13.7%

22.1%

23.2%
14.4%
16.1%

Grants3.3%

1.8%
SpecifiedCommissione

Contributionsd Research

6.4%

47.6%

University Funds
Subsidies

Definition
Subsidies: Research funds provided mainly by government and public offices.
Grants: Research expenses provided mainly by foundations for the purpose of improvement or accomplishment of research.
Specified Contributions: Contributions earmarked for research activities.
Commissioned Research: Research commissioned by government and public offices, as well as private enterprises.
Joint Research: Research involving personnel exchanges and/or sharing technology/facilities under the joint research agreement,with or without payment of research funds.
Contracts: Research under a contract agreement.

GrantsSpecified Contributions
Commissioned Research
Joint ResearchContracts
Others1

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Research Funds by Type FY2018-2022■Research Funds by Type over the Past 5 Years

As of March 31, 2023
In thousands of yen

Type of Research Funds

FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

University Funds

1,942,130

1,872,464

1,869,698

1,853,915

1,908,939

Subsidies

5,424,611

5,375,974

6,215,436

5,634,966

5,864,786

Grants297,581311,603

518,482

590,527

484,144

Specified Contributions

1,903,497

1,851,529

1,663,903

1,632,669

1,705,714

Commissioned Research

10,713,472

10,081,073

9,439,647

11,589,559

12,634,009

Joint Research

3,188,151

3,672,466

3,530,078

3,570,030

3,865,362

Contracts

29,46450,197

16,267

12,561

9,946

Others311,889

225,640

188,137

33,36040,483

23,810,795

23,440,946

23,441,648

24,917,587

26,513,383

Total

FY2018

University Funds

23,810,795

Subsidies
FY2019Grants23,440,946

Specified Contributions
Commissioned Research
FY202023,441,648

Joint ResearchContracts

FY2021

24,917,587

FY2022Others26,513,383-

5,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000* University funds were revalued in 2018, part of which were not counted as such in the previous years.

25,000,000

30,000,000

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Research Funds by Field in FY2022

As of March 31, 2023

The data in this section are compiled with reference to classification of the field of research in other official reports such as the Survey of Research and Developmentby the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and various surveys on research expenses by the Japan Association of Private Universities and Colleges.

■Research Funds by Field

In thousands of yen

Number of
Projects

AmountHumanities

302

436,196

Social Sciences

425

1,237,504

Medical Sciences

2,857

14,453,672

Research Fields

Science and Technology

1,246

6,041,161

Combined451

2,822,546

Others33

1,522,304

5,314

26,513,383

Total

Amount <outer ring> and Number of Projects <inner ring>
Others 5.7%

Humanities 1.6%
Social Sciences 4.7%

Combined 10.7%

Humanities
0.6%

5.7%

Social Sciences

8.5%
Medical Sciences

8.0%
23.4%
Science andTechnology
22.8%

Science and Technology
Combined

53.8%
Medical Sciences
54.5%

OthersHumanities
History, Philosophy, Literature, Languages, and other humanities.
Social Sciences
Economics, Sociology, Business and Commerce, Political Science, Law, and other social sciences.
Medical Sciences
Medicine, Nursing, Pharmaceutical Science, and other health and medical sciences.
Science and Technology
Applied Chemistry, Chemistry, Mechanics and Shipbuilding, Engineering, Mathematics, Electrics, Communications,Physics, and other sciences and technology.
Combined
Interdisciplinary fields.
Others3

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Research Funds by Affiliation in FY2022

As of March 31, 2023

Classifying funds by affiliation of researcher (in principle, the representative researcher)■Research Funds by Affiliation of Researchers
Affiliation of Researchers

In thousands of yen

Number of Projects

AmountFaculty / Graduate School of Letters

163

301,110

Faculty / Graduate School of Economics

133

368,837

Faculty / Graduate School of Law

98

179,212

Faculty / Graduate School of Business and Commerce

99

277,335

Faculty / Graduate School of Medicine

2,501

13,247,771

Faculty / Graduate School of Science and Technology

1,104

4,242,422

Faculty of Policy Management

151

384,131

Faculty of Environment and Information Studies

235

2,251,212

44

76,704228

937,03600141663,753

Graduate School of Health Management

14

23,526

Graduate School of Business Administration

34

33,734

Graduate School of System Design and Management

74

391,634

Graduate School of Media Design

23

416,501

Law School

35

68,922Others238

2,649,543

Total

5,314

26,513,383

Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care
Faculty of Pharmacy / Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Graduate School of Human Relations
Graduate School of Media and Governance*Discrepancies may arise in the total amount as totals are rounded to the thousand.

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Research Funds by Type 2022
Contribution Share by External Entity Type■Types of External Entities Contributing Research Funds

Amount <outer ring> and Number of Projects <inner ring>

In thousands of yen
Type of External Entities
Government ※1

Number of
Projects

Amount1,241

5,564,626

Local Public Entities

93

949,581

Independent Administrative Agencies, SemiGovernmental Corporations ※2

663

11,151,093

1,626

5,102,202

Other Universities

203

124,586

Non-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations

298

598,246

Foreign Countries

78653,063

Private Individuals

356

329,958

Private Corporations ※3

OthersTotal

25131,090

4,583

24,604,445

Independent Administrative Agencies,
Semi-Governmental Corporations ※2
45.3%

Local Public Entities 3.9%

Government
Funding sources

Ministry of Internal Affairs andCommunications
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Health, Labor andWelfareGovernment ※1
22.6%

No. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

9137,951

6

75,2281,152

4,173,521

1,211

74

224,51792

FY2021

FY2020
AmountNo. of
Projects

9155,4677

3,964,900

1,282

4,531,800

479,067111

696,285

AmountNo. of
Projects

FY2022Foreign Countries 2.7%
Private Individuals 1.4%

1,180

4,208,803

1,113

4,693,928

Others 0.5%

103

582,271103

573,540

3

71,1298

209,857

2

94,433

1

10,810559,04317

340,53015

369,813

17

63,1601,259

5,069,439

1,332

5,149,367

1,427

5,933,939

1,307

5,409,909

1,241

5,564,626

NICT *a12

Amount

80,88814

JST *b99

2,415,113

AMED *c289

5,732,133

NEDO *d22

Others

132

Total

554

Private Corporations

FY2020

AmountNo. of
Projects

61,53623

89

1,959,885

248

5,420,979

406,50320

433,710148

9,068,347

519

FY2018FY2021

AmountNo. of
Projects

Amount

86,79319101

1,420,516

254

5,705,963

424,57722

759,532

138

8,626,509

538

FY2019FY2022
No. of
Projects

Amount99,02823

706,928136

2,848,017

164

3,053,826

274

6,253,193

270

5,930,426

309,86625

384,51524

435,923536,168192

717,582

182

8,059,306

646

10,302,335

663

1,023,990
11,151,09
3

FY2020

FY2021

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountNo. of
Projects

AmountSpecified Contributions

739

1,503,081

674

1,250,149

638

1,085,902

531

1,091,311

458

853,284

Commissioned Research

253

982,609153

418,786130

411,277

166

547,987

149

770,059

Joint Research

829

2,971,821

961

3,285,761

984

3,244,088

1,006

3,311,024

936

3,381,639

Others
Total

Government ※1
Local Public Entities
Independent Administrative Agencies, Semi-Governmental Corporations ※2
Private Corporations ※3
Other Universities
Non-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations
Foreign Countries
Private Individuals
Others

FY2022

No. of
Projects

Funding sources

Other Universities 0.5%
Non-profit Foundations, Charitable Organizations 2.4%

223,18820

FY20197.8%

713,097

No. of
Projects

20.7%

1.7%

154,589

520,353

FY201835.5%

Amount3

No. of
Projects

6.5%

No. of
Projects

Amount21

Independent Administrative Agencies,
Semi-Governmental Corporations

14.5%

0.5%

OthersFunding sources*3

FY2019

2.0%

27.1%

Ministry of Environment
Total

*2

FY2018

Private Corporations ※3

4.4%

In thousands of yen*1

As of March 31, 2023

89

387,264141

639,384134

496,568

81

106,929

83

97,2201,910

5,844,775

1,929

5,594,080

1,886

5,237,835

1,784

5,057,251

1,626

5,102,202*a National Institute of Information and Communications Technology*b Japan Science and Technology Agency*c Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development*d New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization5

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Research Funds by Campus in FY2022

As of March 31, 2023

■Types of External Entities Contributing Research Funds to Each Campus
Government
Organizations

Non-Government
PublicOrganizations

PrivateCorporations

OthersTotal

No. of Projects

195

7

36

7

245

Amount881,011

15,398205,013140,098

1,241,520

No. of Projects

146

18

76

5

245

Amount556,965

47,413

441,543

51,752

1,097,673

No. of Projects

889

280

799

407

2,374

Amount9,150,583

368,047

2,584,370

731,429

12,834,429

No. of Projects

418

96

377

58

948

Amount3,357,230

209,233

892,561

35,982

4,495,006

No. of Projects

138

68

229

66

500

Amount

1,588,544

156,801

637,773

192,877

2,575,995

No. of Projects

88

22

57

3

170

Amount

700,80264,627

101,6114,029

871,069

No. of Projects

4

4

21

0

29

Amount174,339

6,541

79,4400260,320

No. of Projects

24

8

25

1

58

Amount217,209718,923

100,900

1,386

1,038,418

No. of Projects

3

4

7

1

15

Amount89,03633,56858,991

8,420

190,015

No. of Projects

1,904

505

1,626

548

4,583

Amount16,715,719

1,620,551

5,102,202

1,165,973

24,604,445

Campuses

Mita Campus

Hiyoshi Campus

Shinanomachi Campus

Yagami Campus

Shonan Fujisawa Campus

Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus

Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus

Tsuruoka Town Campus

Tonomachi Town Campus

Total

In thousands of yen* Totals are compiled based on the home campuses (in principle, the affiliation of the research project leaders). The actual research, however, may take place at different campuses.

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Direct and Indirect Research Expenses FY2018-2022■Direct and Indirect Research Expenses, and General Administrative Expenses over the Past 5 Years
Type of Research Funds

As of March 31, 2023
In thousands of yen

FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Direct Expenses (Direct Costs)

18,252,533

18,099,719

18,164,535

19,187,949

20,554,169

Indirect Expenses

2,062,068

2,058,030

2,048,699

2,399,599

2,878,721

General Administrative Expenses

1,554,065

1,410,733

1,358,716

1,476,124

1,171,555

Total

21,868,665

21,568,482

21,571,950

23,063,672

24,604,445*Discrepancies may arise in the total amount as totals are rounded to the thousand.

FY201821,868,665

FY201921,568,482

FY202021,571,950

FY2021

23,063,672

FY2022

24,604,445
05,000,000

10,000,000

Direct Expenses (Direct Costs)

15,000,000

Indirect Expenses

20,000,000

25,000,000

General Administrative Expenses

Definition
Indirect Expenses: Expenses allocated equivalent to a certain percentage of the Competitive Research Funds in addition to the direct expenses for the research tosupplement administrative and operational costs of the institution to which project leaders are affiliated.
General Administrative Expenses (Overhead Costs): Expenses allocated to supplement administrative costs for research other than direct expenses for the
research, other than Indirect Expenses.

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The Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) Program
As of March 31, 2023

■Institution by Number of Projects (FY2022)

In millions of yen

Rank

Name of Organization

No. of
Projects

1

The University of Tokyo

4,041

21,127

2

Kyoto University

3,025

14,143

3

Osaka University

2,592

10,098

4

Tohoku University

2,480

10,117

5

Kyushu University

2,062

6,949

6

Nagoya University

1,821

7

Hokkaido University

8

Amount■Number of Projects and Total Funding at Keio University(over the Past 5 years)
In millions of yen
Fiscal Year

Rank

Number of
Projects

Allotted
AmountTotal funds awarded to allorganizations

2018

11

1,043

3,248

211,836

2019

11

1,110

3,300

215,411

2020

10

1,187

3,660

220,370

7,773

2021

11

1,152

3,726

221,293

1,703

5,996

2022

11

1,097

3,645

221,187

University of Tsukuba

1,379

4,337

9

Hiroshima University

1,280

2,982

Millions of yen

10

Kobe University

1,148

2,989

4,000

11

Keio University

1,097

3,645

12

Waseda University

1,062

2,689

13

Okayama University

1,036

2,913

14

Kanazawa University

988

2,425

15

Chiba University

950

2,415

16

Tokyo Institute of Technology

913

4,330

17

RIKEN

833

5,076

18

Niigata University

786

1,792

19

Juntendo University

718

1,407

20

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

704

1,707

︙
Amount Awarded to all organizations

︙

︙
221,187

No. of Projects

3,500

3,000

2,500
2018

2019
2020
Allotted Amount

2021
2022
Number of Projects*Source: MEXT website
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shinkou/hojyo/1422129_00004.htm*Allotted amount includes direct and indirect expenses.
*Discrepancies may arise in the total amount as totals are rounded to the million.
*This classification by the affiliation of only the project leaders, and thereby does notnecessarily show the actual status of all the project members in their own affiliations.

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Number of Researchers at Keio University in FY2022
As of March 31, 2023

■Number of Researchers
Tenured/Semi-tenured Researchers

Project Researchers(Non-tenured)Researchers(Non-tenured)

Mita Campus

417

37

11

Hiyoshi Campus

332

24

27

Shinanomachi Campus

541

183

138

Yagami Campus

262

40

22

Shonan Fujisawa Campus

176

48

10

Shiba-Kyoritsu Campus

66

6

3

1,794

338

211

Campuses

Total■Development of Future Researchers
No. of Doctorates Conferred
Graduate Schools

No. of Students Enrolled in Doctoral Courses

Course Doctorates

Dissertation Doctorates

Maximum Occupancy

No.of Students Enrolled

Graduate School of Letters

6

5

135

97

Graduate School of Economics

4

0

45

36

Graduate School of Law

5

4

90

55

Graduate School of Human Relations

4

2

33

45

2

1

60

13

92

54

320

379

70

0

450

266

0

0

24

7

18

0

150

222

7

1

30

50

2

0

33

59

8

0

30

69

24

0

29

85

242

67

1,429

1,383

Graduate School of Business andCommerce
Graduate School of Medicine
Graduate School of Science andTechnology
Graduate School of Business

Administration
Graduate School of Media andGovernance
Graduate School of Health Management
Graduate School of System Design andManagement
Graduate School of Media Design
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical

Sciences
Subtotal

Total

309

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Research Fellows in FY2018-2022
As of March 31, 2023

Number of JSPS Research Fellows at Keio University■Research Fellows by Affiliation
Faculties, Graduate Schools, Research Institutions
Faculty/Graduate School of Letters, Graduate School of Human Relations
Faculty/Graduate School of Economics
Faculty/Graduate School of Law

FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

18

20

24

23

26

8

4

7

6

3

11

11

5

12

13

4

3

2

1

0

Faculty/Graduate School of Medicine

30

30

27

32

39

Faculty/Graduate School of Science and Technology

56

63

57

49

48

17

13

18

18

22

Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care, Graduate School of Health Management

0

0

0

0

0

Faculty of Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

3

3

0

1

3

Graduate School of Business Administration

1

1

1

0

0

Graduate School of System Design and Management

0

1

1

1

0

Graduate School of Media Design

0

0

0

0

0

Law School

0

0

0

0

0

Faculty/Graduate School of Business and Commerce

Faculty of Policy Management, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies,
Graduate School of Media and GovernanceAffiliated Research Institutes
Total

2

3

4

6

5

150

152

146

149

159

■Number of JSPS Research Fellow by Category
Category

FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

DC1

50

49

58

54

54

DC2

40

48

39

48

50

PD

41

36

32

34

35

SPD

1

1

1

-

-

RPD

3

3

4

4

11

CPD

-

1

2

1

1

Foreign
Researchers

15

14

10

8

8

Total

150

152

146

149

159

*The "Research Fellowship for Young Researchers" program is divided
into 5 categories, DC, PD, SPD, RPD, and CPD. Graduate and doctoral
students are mainly accepted, with periods of acceptance differing
according to category.
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-pd/index.html*The "Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers" program isalso available for overseas young researchers for providing them an
opportunity to work together under the guidance of Japanese
researchers in Japanese universities, etc.
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/index.html

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Researchers from Outside Keio in FY2022(1)As of March 31, 2023

Researchers from Outside Keio
■Number of Researchers Accepted ― Breakdown by Job Title and Status
Job Titels, Status

School of Medicine Researchers
Research Associates of Faculty of Science and Technology
Researchers of KLL,
Keio Leadingedge Laboratory of Science and Technology
Distinguished Researcher, Keio Research Institute at SFC

Number of
Researchers

Researchers employed by research, educational, or medical institutions other than the
School of Medicine.
15 Researchers participating in research without a contract for commissioned research.

469

29 Researchers participating in research under a commissioned research contract.

3

Senior Researchers, Keio Research Institute at SFC

425

Researchers, Keio Research Institute at SFC

168

Research Associates, Faculty of Pharmacy

50

Guest Senior Project Researcher, Shin-Kawasaki Town
Campus6

Guest Project Researcher, Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus

7

IAB Member researcher at the Institute for Advanced
Biosciences

20

Researchers, Center for Wellbeing Research

1Visiting Professors and Researchers (See Table A)
Others (See Table B)
Total

Qualification

A Distinguished Researcher is one who is recognized to be beneficial to the progress of
research activities of the Institute and whose Faculty Sponsor is the Executive Directorof the Institute. A Distinguished Researcher must have outstanding researchachievements and research management results both in the home country and abroad,and be internationally and widely active.
Senior Researchers are regarded as researchers who are accepted by Keio ResearchInstitute at SFC upon recommendation by a Faculty Sponsor and then participate inresearch activities.
A ‘Senior Researcher’ must possess a Master’s degree or equivalent/higher degree, andalso be recognized as an experienced, distinguished, and self-sustained researcher.
Researchers are regarded as researchers who are accepted by Keio Research Instituteat SFC upon recommendation by a Faculty Sponsor and then participate in research
activities.
A ‘Researcher’ must possess a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent/higher degree, and berecognized as an experienced and distinguished researcher.
Researchers who work alongside faculty members of Keio University’s Faculty of
Pharmacy, using its facilities and/or equipment.
Researchers who are accepted by Keio Frontier Research & Education Collaborative
Square at Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus (K2) for the purpose of participating in research
projects established in K2, who are employed outside of Keio University, and who havea career equivalent to that of a university professor.
Square at Shin-Kawasaki Town Campus (K2) for the purpose of participating in research
projects established in K2, and who are employed outside of Keio University.
Researchers who are accepted by the IAB to participate in its research activities, at therequest of either an institution outside of Keio or the individual themselves.
Researchers invited from domestic or foreign companies, research and educational
institutions, or similar enterprises for the purpose of participating in research andeducational activities at the Center for Wellbeing Research. Or researchers who areenrolled in a Ph.D. program at a graduate school.

555
1778
3,526

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Researchers from Outside Keio in FY2022 (2)As of March 31, 2023

■Table A : Number of Visiting Professors and Researchers
Job Titles, Status

Mita/Hiyoshi

Shinanomachi

YagamiShonan Fujisawa

Shiba-Kyoritsu

Total

Visiting Professors

Visiting Junior Research Fellows

50
30
14
6
101
20

31
19
4
16
75
2

31
21
7
20
69
2

8
8
11
2
8
0

0
0
0
0
0
0

120
78
36
44
253
24

Total

221

147

150

37

0

555

Visiting Associate Professors
Visiting Assistant Professors
Visiting Instructors
Visiting Research Fellows■Table B : Others* No. of
Researchers at
Keio University

No. ofResearchers from
Outside Keio

Total

Keio University Art Center

27

25

52

Teacher Training Center

38

42

80

Global Security Research Institute

361

181

542

Institute for Economic Studies

75

73

148

The Keio Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies

28

100

128

International Center

8

16

24

Keio Economic Observatory

40

87

127

Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko)

10

2

12

Center for Japanese Studies

10

36

46

Keio Institute of East Asian Studies

20

25

45

Fukuzawa Memorial Center for Modern Japanese Studies

23

47

70

Institute for Journalism, Media and Communications Studies

13

31

44

Research Institute for Digital Media and Content (DMC)

13

0

13

Institute of Physical Education

19

1

20

Health Center

18

0

18

40

3

43

8

41

49

184

0

184

Campuses
Mita

HiyoshiResearch InstituteKeio Research Center for Foreign Language

Education

Sports Medicine Research Center
Keio Research Center for the Liberal Arts
Research and Education Center for Natural Sciences
Total

67

66

133

1002

776

1,778

Researchers at Keio University: the figure indicates the total number of researchers including teachers in the affiliated elementary and secondary
schools of Keio, in addition to tenured and non-tenured researchers of undergraduate faculties/graduate schools or research institutes.
A researcher affiliated to more than two institutions is counted as one researcher of each.
Table B was revalued in 2020 and included the number of researchers who were not counted in the previous years.

12Research

Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Transfer FY2018-2022
As of March 31, 2023

■Number of Patent Applications and Registrations
400
350
300

144
92

250
200

113

59

68

55

150
100

56

149

50

104
47

73

54

89

108

Registration

Application

49

59
144

130
80

69

65

103

119

61
74

0

Application

Registration

Application

2018

Registration

Application

2019

Foreign

Registration

2020

Application

2021

Patent Cooperation Treaty(PCT)

Registration

2022

Domestic* The number of patent applications include national phase applications that have been transferred from PCT applications, but except applications
that have been transferred to the priority country.

■Number of Income-generating Licenses and Income Amounts,
Number of New Licensing Agreements
100,000
80,000

71
60
54

70

80
70

57

60

50

50

60,00034

33

26

40,00040
30

18Income Amount(In thousands of yen)
Number of Incomegenerating Licenses

Number of New Licensing
Agreements

20

20,00044,991

56,18180,51588,24898,659

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

0

10
0

13