National
Institute ofSpecial Needs
Education

Message from the President
The National Institute of Special Needs Education was established as an affiliated institution (National Institute ofSpecial Education) of the then Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture in 1971 to contribute to the improvement anddevelopment of education for disabled children in Japan. In 2001, as part of the government’s administrative reform, NISE
was reestablished as an independent administrative agency, and in 2007 was renamed the National Institute of Special Needs
Education, the name which it still holds today.
With this history behind it, NISE will celebrate its 50th anniversary in FY2021.
Since becoming an independent administrative agency, NISE has formulated its own medium-term plans and implemented
various projects to achieve medium-term objectives of every five years, as directed by the Minister of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology. We are now in the fifth medium-term objectives period, which extends from FY 2021 to FY
2025.
In January 2014, Japan ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and it is determined to takefurther steps to promote special needs education as the country moves toward development of an inclusive education system
as advocated in the Convention. In the fifth medium-term objectives period, we, the NISE staff, will make a renewed
effort to promote special needs education by conducting research activities, teacher training programs, and collecting anddisseminating information.
As for research activities, we will engage in priority issue research and disability-category-specific research. We will alsoestablish Theme-based Research Units that are independent of disability categories, such as ICT, early childhood education,
career education, and non-Japanese students, in order to promote research that is more responsive to urgent issues in thefield of education.
As for teacher training programs, we are planning to make use of the Internet for specialized training, by appropriately
combining the conventional group/accommodation-style training and online training, while considering the situation of the
spread of COVID-19
With regard to the collection and dissemination of information, we will hold seminars for the promotion of special needs
education, which will include lectures, research discussions, and a display of ICT equipment and other teaching materials, incooperation with boards of education, special needs education centers, and related organizations, in order to raise awarenessand understanding of special needs education in local communities. In addition, we will publish a leaflet aimed at raisingawareness and understanding and promoting special needs education.
Also, the Center for Promoting Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities will continue the "Triangle"
project and other activities based on the implementation during the fourth medium-term objectives period. The Center for
Promoting Inclusive Education System will conduct collaborative project to solve local issues, etc., in which the NISE staff
and the boards of education of the 13 municipalities selected through open recruitment will collaborate and work together tosolve local issues related to the establishment of inclusive education systems.
To promote special needs education, it is important to make steady efforts on a daily basis. Therefore, we would like toenhance our various activities by working towards cooperation with related organizations.
I will conclude this message with a request for the cooperation and support of all people involved in this effort, including
the general public.
May 2021

President of the National Institute of Special Needs Education (NISE)

Kazushige Shishido

Contents
Message from the President………………………… 1
Mission of NISE……………………………………… 2
Efforts to Achieve Mission…………………………… 2

Information Services Dissemination of NISE……… 17
Support for International Projects and Local
Governments/Schools Towards Promotion of an
Inclusive Education System……………………… 21

History………………………………………………… 2
Organization…………………………………………… 3
Research Staff………………………………………… 5

Collaboration…………………………………………… 23
Budget and Facilities………………………………… 24

Research Activities…………………………………… 9
Teacher Training……………………………………… 15

Access………………………………………………… 25

・In this booklet, NISE stands for National Institute of Special Needs Education.
・Unless otherwise noted, the booklet includes information correct as of May 1, 2021.
・The project may be unavoidably subject to cancellation or change due to social conditions or natural disasters.

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Mission of NISE*
The mission of NISE is to contribute to the realization of education that meets the educational needs of individual children
with disabilities. This is achieved through operations that respond flexibly and quickly to national policy issues and issues in
educational settings based on changes in conditions pertaining to special needs education both in Japan and overseas, while
taking advantage of the strengths of the corporation, which has fields for researching educational practices and can conduct
practical research and training in an integrated manner. In carrying out this mission, NISE collaborates with national and local
governments and related organizations as the only national center for special needs education in Japan in order to build an
inclusive education system.
* The mission was presented in the fifth medium-term objectives for NISE set forth by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology in March 2021.

Efforts to Achieve Mission• Contribution to national policy making and promotion of measures through promotion of practical and comprehensive
research on special needs education, and contribution to the field of education• Teacher training to contribute to the promotion of the policy of education for children with disabilities of each prefecture andthe promotion of educational practices, etc.
• Enhancing information services dissemination on special needs education and providing support for local governments andschools

History
Oct. 1971
Commencement of the National Institute of Special Education.
Apr. 2001
Commencement of the National Institute of Special Education as anindependent administrative agency.
Apr. 2004
Reorganized to establish Department of Policy and Planning,
Department of Educational Support Research, Department of Teacher
Training and Information, and Clinical Center for Children with Special
Needs.
May 2006
Clinical Center for Children with Special Needs was reorganized into
Department of Counseling and Consultation for Persons with Special
Needs.
Apr. 2007
Renamed as the National Institute of Special Needs Education.
Apr. 2008
Department of Educational Support Research was renamed as
Department of Educational Support. Establishment of Information
Center of Education for the Persons with Developmental Disabilities.
Introduced Research Unit System.
Apr. 2011
Reorganized to establish Department of Policy and Planning,
Department of Educational Support, Department of Counseling andConsultation for Persons with Special Needs, Department of Teacher
Training and Collaborative Projects, and Department of Education
Information.
Apr. 2012
Department of Counseling and Consultation for Persons with Special Needs was integrated into Department of Educational Support.
Apr. 2016
Reorganized into a 4-Department/1-Center system made up of the Department of Administration, Department of Policy and Planning,
Department of Teacher Training, Department of Information and Support, and Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System.
Apr. 2017
Reorganized into a 4-Department/2-Center system made up of the Department of Administration, Department of Policy and Planning,
Department of Teacher Training, Department of Information and Support, the Center for Promoting Education for Persons with Developmental
Disabilities, and the Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System.
Apr. 2021
Hiroshima Office, West Japan Branch of NISE established.

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Organization(In the order of the Japanese syllabary)
Department of Policy and Planning

Department of Teacher Training

Department Head of Policy and Planning MAKINO Yasumi
Research Director

Senior Chief Researcher

Chief Researcher

Researcher

MAKINO Yasumi

YAMAMOTO Akira

KATO Atsushi

HIRANUMA Motoshi

KANEKO Takeshi

YOKOO ShunKITAGAWA Takaaki

Department Head of Teacher Training SAWADA Mayumi
Research Director

Chief Researcher

Researcher

SAWADA Mayumi

KUDO Kayoko

IGUCHI Akiko

YOSHIKAWA Tomoo

SAKAMOTO Masayuki

NISHIMURA Takahiro

TSUGE Mifumi

Board of Counselors

TSUCHIYA Tadayuki

President

Executive Director

SHISHIDO Kazushige

UMEZAWA Atsushi

Councilor

MANABE Shingo
YOSHIKAWA Kazuyuki
Department of Information and Support Department Head of Information and Support MUNEKATA Tetsuya

Internal Control Promotion Office
Audit Office

Research Director

Senior Chief Researcher

Chief Researcher

Researcher

MUNEKATA Tetsuya

OSAKI Hirofumi

AOKI Takamitsu

KAWAHARA Asako

YOKOKURA Hisashi

NAMEKAWA Norihiro

OZAWA Michimasa
DOI Kouki

Audit(Part-time)
ASANO Ryoichi
NAKAYA Hanae

Center for Promoting Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Head of Center for Promoting Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities SASAMORI Hiroki
Research Director

Senior Chief Researcher

Chief Researcher

Researcher

SASAMORI Hiroki

INOUE Hidekazu

ENOMOTO Yoko

GOSHIMA Osamu

HIROSHIMA Shinichi

TAKEMURA Yoko
TAMAKI Munehisa

Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System Head of Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System KUBOYAMA Shigeki
Research Director

Senior Chief Researcher

Chief Researcher

Researcher

KUBOYAMA Shigeki

IKOMA Yoshio

ITO Yumi

KAMIYAMA Tsutomu

KAIZU Akiko
KONISHI Takamasa
YANAGISAWA Akiko
WAKUI Megumi

Department of Administration

Department Head of Administration OHTA Toshihiko

Chief of General Affairs and Planning Division
KUWATA Miki

General Affairs
Public Relations
Personnel
Planning & Evaluation
Research Enhancement

Chief of Finance Division
KOSAKA Hirokazu

Finance

Chief of Information and In-service Training Division
SAITO Mitsuo

Support for Enhancing Qualifications of Teachers

Contracts

Chief of Library and Information Systems Office
KOIKE Masatoshi

Library & Information

Chief of Support for In-Service Training Office
SATO Toshiyuki

In-service Training

Hiroshima Office, West Japan Branch of NISE

Number of Staff
Executive Staff

2 (2)Research Staff

40 (3)

Administrative Staff

30

Total

72 (5)( ) shows the number of part-time staff.
These staff are not included in the total.
(Current as of May 1, 2021)3

Department of Policy and PlanningThis department is in charge of tasks such as overall planning and coordination of research activities at NISE, as well as
information collection related to the policy of education for children with disabilities, and coordination and liaison withrelated ministries and agencies.
Its responsibilities also include formulating plans for evaluation of NISE operations.

Department of Teacher Training
This department is responsible for planning teacher training projects conducted by NISE; developing training programs;
conducting follow-up activities for those who have completed training courses; providing support to enhance qualificationsof teachers by creating and providing training contents over the Internet; and offering online accredited courses for teacher
certification.

Department of Information and Support
This department is responsible for collecting, storing, and providing information on special needs education; conducting
activities to promote understanding and raise awareness of special needs education; collecting and providing informationand documentation on educational materials and educational/assistive devices for special needs education; assessing andusing such items, and supporting the persons involved.
As support and cooperation for school education, the department provides information to promote awareness andunderstanding of special needs education and disseminates the results of research to improve special needs education, in
cooperation with kindergarten/school principals’ associations and related organizations including special needs education
centers. The department regularly provides information and consultation support on special needs education to Japanese
educational facilities established overseas.
The department is also responsible for planning and implementing seminars sponsored by NISE as well as planning andimplementing collaborative projects with national associations of parents and so on.

Center for Promoting Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
This Center communicates the latest information on developmental disabilities to teachers at kindergartens, elementary,lower secondary, upper secondary, and other schools, guardians, and the public at large, through the Center’s website andexhibition facilities. It promotes greater public understanding, and disseminates basic knowledge, and information
pertaining to instruction and support, needed at schools. The Center also works to promote understanding of education for
persons with developmental disabilities and improve practical instruction abilities through the dissemination of relevant
research results on such education, hosting relevant seminars on educational practice, and working with boards of educationand other organizations to promote public awareness and develop human resources in local communities.

Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System
This Center works toward the promotion of an inclusive education system by carrying out a “collaborative project tosolve local issues” implemented through cooperation between NISE and prefectural and municipal boards of education
which participate to resolve issues which prefectures and municipalities face; “International projects” for collecting thelatest information on international trends and foreign countries and carrying out research exchange with foreign countries;
and “information distribution” employing databases (Inclu-DB) and other tools supporting the establishment of inclusive
education systems.

Department of Administration
This department is responsible for formulating the medium-term and annual plans for NISE, public relations, personnel
affairs, budgets and account settlement, management of facilities and equipment, and support for activities conducted byother departments.

4Research Staff
Department of Policy and Planning
PositionName

YAMAMOTO
Akira

Senior Chief Researcher

HIRANUMA
Motoshi

Activities to promote independence, Tactile educational
materials, Support for infants

Hearing impairment

Activities to promote independence, Communicationand language intervention, Study of teaching-learningIntellectual disabilities

Guidance and counseling, Intellectual disabilities andhearing impairment, System of SEN in England

Theory of education for intellectual disabilities, Best approaches to learning evaluation in education for children with intellectual
disabilities
Process of consensus building with guardians and the system of SEN in EnglandMultiple disabilities

Deafblindness education, Support for caregivers,
Educational materials

Understanding and instruction/support of children with both visual and hearing impairments, i.e., deafblindness
Support for guardians of infants/children with disabilities
Development of educational materials that meet the needs of children
Chief Researcher

KITAGAWA
TakaakiVisual impairments

Research on all aspects of education for people with hearing impairments
Research on communication and language intervention, and noticing of emotions, by children with hearing impairments

Chief Researcher
KATO Atsushi

Communication and language intervention, Language
acquisition, Communicative relationship, Stuttering,Selfconsciousness

Use of tactile senses and formation of spatial concepts in children with visual impairments
Creation and use of tactile educational materials, such as 3D materials, using a 3D printerCreation and use of enlarged textbooks and enlarged educational materials for those with low vision
Support for infants with visual impairment

Senior Chief Researcher
YOKOO ShunHearing impairment /speech
and language impairment,
Communication disorder

Function and role of “resource room,” and specialty of resource room teachers
Language function and its disorders
Construction of communicative relationships between children and teachers
Support for language development of children
Support for self-esteem and resilience of children with stuttering
Research Director

KANEKO
TakeshiKeywords

Information that can be provided, etc.
(Jointly held) Department Head of Policy
and PlanningResearch Director

MAKINO
Yasumi

Specialized fieldPhysical/motor disabilities

Activities to promote independence, Study of teachinglearning, Curriculum

Research on instruction and classes for activities to promote independence, focusing on bodily movements
System for creating individualized teaching plans
Research on the teaching-learning process relating to instruction of subjects in accordance with physical/motor disability characteristics,
and instruction of children with profound and multiple disabilities
Intellectual disabilities,
Developmental disorder

Researcher

Classes for special needs education, Physical education,
Adapted sports

Expertise of teachers for classes for special needs education, Role of adapted sports

Department of Teacher Training
Name

SAWADA
MayumiYOSHIKAWA
Tomoo

Position

Keywords

Information that can be provided, etc.
(Jointly held) Department Head of Teacher
Training
Research Director

Visual impairments

Activities to promote independence, Course instruction,
Braille teaching

All aspects of education for children with visual impairment
Activities to promote independence, Course instruction (Japanese), Braille teaching (including instruction for midlife visual impairment)
Enlarged textbooks (creation of enlarged education educational materials), Digital textbooks
Research Director

Physical/motor disabilities,
Communication disorders

Activities to promote independence, Study of teachinglearning, Augmentative and alternative communication

Evaluation and support for communication disorders of children with physical /motor disabilities, and severe and multiple disabilities
Class improvement and creation of individualized teaching plans for activities to promote independence
Chief Researcher

KUDO Kayoko

Specialized field

Multiple disabilities, Physical/
motor disabilities

Research on learning-teaching process, Teacher training

Research on learning-teaching process on instructions for children/students with multiple disabilities
Research/training for enhancing qualifications, abilities/expertise of teachers

5Chief Researcher
SAKAMOTO
Masayuki

YOSHIKAWA
Kazuyuki

NISHIMURA
Takahiro

Health impairments

Mental disorders, psychosomatic diseases, In-hospital
education

Autism, Intellectual
disabilities, Developmental
disabilities

Activities to promote independence, Research on
learning-teaching process, In-school support system

Activities to promote independence for children with autism
Lesson design for schools for special needs education (intellectual disabilities)
Educational support for autistic children with intellectual disabilities who have behavioral disorders
Chief Researcher

Developmental disabilities,
Intellectual disabilities

Special needs education in early childhood, Inclusive
childcare

Individualized teaching plans for infants with disabilities, Childcare records, Childcare conferences
Configuration and adjustment of the childcare environment to enable infants with disabilities to express themselves
Researcher

IGUCHI Akiko

Interaction, Picture diary, Joint attention, Expression ofemotions

Theory of education for children with health impairments
Theory of classes in education for children with health impairments
Educational support for students with mental disorders or psychosomatic diseases (mental illness)
Chief Researcher

MANABE
ShingoAutism, Developmental
disabilities

Instructions on the expression of emotions of children with autism
Understanding the actual situation of and providing educational support for children with autism and developmental disabilities
Activities to promote independence for children with autism
Chief Researcher

TSUCHIYA
Tadayuki

Future path support, Community transition support,
Career development support

Future path selection at graduation from upper secondary department of a school for Special Needs Education, or a lower secondary
schoolSeamless support in community life and function as a resource center at a school for special needs education
Education to support career development, looking to after graduation of students with disabilities
Chief Researcher

TSUGE Mifumi

Intellectual disabilities,
Developmental disorder

Hearing impairment

Language acquisition, Communication, Sign language/
fingerspelling

Language development of babies and infants with hearing impairments (oral language, manual language)
Support for children with hearing impairments studying in regular classes
Information accessibility for people/children with hearing impairments
Ergonomics, Visual
impairment

Researcher

Human interfaces, Accessibility

Usability of ICT devices
Visual impairment, Information accessibility

Department of Information and SupportName

MUNEKATA
TetsuyaPosition

Department Head of Information andSupportResearch Director

Assistive technology, Educational materials, ICTs in
education, International comparison

Intellectual disabilities,
Hearing impairment

School management, Curriculum, Lesson design

Management of schools promoting special needs education
Curriculum formulation, implementation, and evaluation in schools for special needs education/classes for special needs education
Instruction of subjects and lesson design that meet the educational needs of individual children
Support for caregivers, Lifelong learning
Health impairments,
Intellectual disabilities,
Physical/motor disabilities

Providing reasonable accommodation, Meta-cognition,
Activities to promote independence, home/
hospitalbound education

Research on development of training programs in upper secondary schools for providing reasonable accommodation and promoting
special needs education
Instruction on activities to promote independence in education for children with health impairments and intellectual disabilities
Research to promote collaboration between medical, education and welfare (Day Service Office such as after school, Facilities forseverely disabled children, etc.)
Home/hospital-bound education
Senior Chief Researcher

NAMEKAWA
Norihiro

Educational technology

ICT utilization for children with special needs (including Assistive technologies and school support systems)
Trends in the policy measures regarding promotion of lifelong learning for children with special needs
International trends in implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Senior Chief Researcher
OSAKI
Hirofumi

Keywords

Information that can be provided, etc.

Research Director
YOKOKURA
Hisashi

Specialized field

Education for children withspeech and language
disorders

Language classrooms, Sense of self-efficacy,Communication and language intervention

Instruction and support for cultivating active learning by students who attend language classrooms
Best approaches to instruction/guidance for lower secondary students with speech and language disorders, Creation of an in-schoolsupport system valuing each individual

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AOKI
Takamitsu

Chief Researcher

KAWAHARA
Asako

Multiple disabilities

Consultation, Social support system

Education for children with multiple disabilities
School consultation, School evaluation, School management
Function as a resource center, School clusters
Chief Researcher

DOI Kouki

Augmentative and alternative communication,
Development of educational materials

Communication support using visual means and devices
Learning and living support methods using ICT
Chief Researcher

OZAWA
Michimasa

Intellectual disabilities,
AutismVisual impairments, Living
support technology

Accessible design, Sensory substitution

Education to learn the importance of shared objects/services through learning about accessible design
Research on sensory substitution tools for children with visual impairments
Researcher

Deafblindness

Communication, Employment, Support for obtaining
information

Interaction between deafblind children and others
Support for work for deafblind students after graduation

Center for Promoting Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Position

Name

SASAMORI
HirokiHIROSHIMA
ShinichiHead of Center for Promoting Education
for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Research Director

TAKEMURA
Yoko

TAMAKI
Munehisa

GOSHIMA
Osamu

Developmental disabilities,
Emotional disturbanceResource rooms, LD/ADHD/High functioning autism,
Support for schools and teachers

Special needs services in resource rooms, Instruction and support for children with developmental disabilities in general classrooms
Support for students with emotional disturbances such as school refusal
School consultation,Support for parents
Developmental disabilities,
Hearing impairment

Upper secondary school education, Special needs
services in resource rooms, Community support systemdevelopment

Consideration in instruction of subjects for students with various educational needs in regular classes
Implementing measures to promote special needs education in upper secondary schools, Special needs services in resource rooms inupper secondary schools
Senior Chief Researcher

Developmental disabilities,
Physical/motor disability,
Health impairments

Educational counseling, Support for guardians, Function
as a resource center by schools for special needs
education

Best approaches to expertise for people in charge of special needs services in resource rooms
Collaboration with guardians, schools, and related organizations supporting learning by children
Chief Researcher

ENOMOTO
Yoko

Keywords

Information that can be provided, etc.

Senior Chief Researcher
INOUE
Hidekazu

Specialized field

Developmental disabilities,
Vocational rehabilitation

Support for work, Transition support, Career education

Issues in employment and independence of people with developmental disabilities, etc., Collaboration with related organizations suchas welfare, labor, etc.
Support for transition from upper secondary school or university to employment
Development of career education materials and experience-based programs suited to developmental stages ranging from laterchildhood to adolescence
Chief Researcher

Developmental disabilities,
Intellectual disabilities

Teacher-child interactions, Teachers' evaluation ofinteractions with children, Support and cooperation forteachers

Education and support for children with developmental disabilities in general classrooms
Special needs services in resource rooms, Teachers’ Cooperation with parents and related institutions, etc.
Chief Researcher

Developmental disabilities

LD/ADHD/autism, Learning difficulty, Cognitive function

Learning and cognitive function of children with developmental disabilities such as LD, ADHD, or autism
Researcher

Health impairment,
Educational technology

Education for children with health impairment, Chronic
diseases, ICT utilization

ICT utilization and lesson design in education for children with health impairment
Educational support and development of learning environment based on ICT

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Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System
Position

Name

Head of Center for Promoting Inclusive
Education System, Research Director
KUBOYAMA
Shigeki

ITO Yumi

Keywords

Communication disorderChild care support, Kindergartens, certified childcenters, and nursery schools, Community support
systems

Interaction of children with delayed language development
Role of language classrooms, special needs education at kindergartens, certified child centers, and nursery schools.
Support for guardians, Cooperation with guardians, Support systems in the community from an early stage
Development counseling in infant physical examination
Senior Chief Researcher

IKOMA Yoshio

Specialized field
Information that can be provided, etc.

Educational technology,
Child health

Case survey, Co-occurrence analysis, Community
resources, Function as a resource center, Support
measure, Educational materials, Statistics by etiology

Medical understanding of children with physical/motor disabilities
Physical growth and motor development of children
Education for children with disabilities in other countries
Chief Researcher

Developmental disabilities,
Emotional disturbance

Educational counseling, Psychological support

Psychological support for children with developmental disabilities, Special needs services in resource rooms
Chief Researcher
KAIZU Akiko

Developmental disabilities(particularly learning
disabilities)

Assessment, RTI (Response To Intervention),
Individualized education plan

Early identification and support of students with learning needs in general education classrooms
District-wide research using Multilayer Instruction Model (MIM).
Chief Researcher
KONISHI
Takamasa

Developmental disabilities,
Intellectual disabilities

Cooperative learning, Multiple intelligences, Learning
how to learn, Self-regulated learning, Universal designfor learning

Research on mutual learning through self-selection of learning methods in regular classes
Social development and instructions for children with intellectual disabilities
Theory and practice of behavioral assessments of intellectual disability
Education for children with disabilities in other countries
Researcher

KAMIYAMA
Tsutomu

Support for siblings of persons with disabilities, Family
support, Parent mentors

Autism

Support for families of children with autism
Teaching and support for children with autism in early childhood
Activities to promote independence for children with autism
Chief Researcher

WAKUI
MegumiMuscular disease, Family support, Social support

Development of educational activities for students with muscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy
Promotion of education for children with health impairments in elementary and lower secondary school
Function as a resource center in a community performed by schools for special needs education, Role of special needs education
coordinators
Chief Researcher

YANAGISAWA
Akiko

Health impairments, Visual
impairment

Intellectual disabilities,
Developmental disorder

Behavior analysis, Support for caregiver, Problem
behavior

Research on support for children with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities, particularly for problem behavior, based on
behavior analysis
Research on caregiver support and teacher training pertaining to instruction and support based on behavior analysis.

8Research Activities
Types of Research Projects
In FY2021, we will strategically and systematically conduct priority issue research, disability-category-specificresearch, basic research activities, etc.

OthersCategories

Characteristics of ResearchPriority Issue Research

Research that transcends the boundaries of disability categories and contributes to the promotion of national policyof education for children with disabilities or the resolution of urgent issues in the field of education• Research on curriculums (policy contribution to the country)• Research on the enhancement of seamless support (responding to urgent issues in the field of education)

Disability-CategorySpecific Research

Research that contributes to the resolution of urgent issues in each disability category

Basic Research
Activities

Fundamental research by theme-based research units and research units responding to specialized issues for eachtype of disability Basic and ongoing research activities such as annual basic surveys, surveys and analyses that
contribute to the improvement of instruction, and dissemination of the results of these surveys and analyses

Externally Funded
Research

Studies funded by external funds such as MEXT/JSPS KAKENHI Grant

Entrusted ResearchStudies entrusted by an external organization* Apart from the above, Categories include advanced and leading-edge research, research in response to government requests, and joint
research.

Priority Issue Research
Research Themes FY2021
Research Team

Principal
Researcher

Research
PeriodEducation
Curriculum TeamYOSHIKAWATomoo

FY 2021-2022

Research on instruction and support for students with disabilities
using ICT, etc.

ICT Team

MUNEKATA
Tetsuya

FY 2021-2022

Research on procedures of determining school for enrollment forchildren with disabilities

Enrollment TeamKUBOYAMA
Shigeki

FY 2021-2022

Research on how to promote career guidance and cooperation forthe smooth transition of students with disabilities to society at upper
secondary schools

Career GuidanceTeam

ITO Yumi

FY 2021-2023

Team for
Instruction of
Subjects

INOUE Hidekazu

FY 2021-2022

Research Type
Research on
curriculums

Research Title
Research on the formulation, implementation, evaluation, andimprovement of curriculums based on the course of study

Research on theenhancement of
seamless support

Research on consideration in instruction of subjects for students
with various educational needs in regular classes

Disability-Category-Specific Research
Research Themes FY2021
Research Title

Research Team

Principal
Researcher

Research
PeriodResearch on lesson design and learning evaluation in education for children with intellectual
disabilities

Learning EvaluationTeam

YOKOO ShunFY 2021-20229

Basic Research Activities
Research activities are carried out by research units, which consist of four theme-based research units that conduct
research activities by transcending the boundaries of disability categories, including basic surveys on issues that need tobe considered in future school education and urgent issues in the field, and nine research units that respond to specialized
issues for each category of disability.
Research Units FY2021
Research Unit

Theme-based
research units

Research units
responding to
specialized issues foreach type of disability

Leader

Sub Leader

Research Unit on Use of ICT and Educational Materials in Special Needs Education(ICT Unit)

AOKI
Takamitsu

DOI Kouki

Research Unit on Career Education and Support for Work for Students with Disabilities(Career Unit)

ENOMOTOYoko

ITO Yumi
SAKAMOTO
Masayuki

Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Babies and Infants (Infant Unit)

KUBOYAMA
Shigeki

YOSHIKAWA
Kazuyuki

Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Ties to Foreign Countries(Non-Japanese Unit)

SAWADA
MayumiNAMEKAWA
Norihiro

Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Visual Impairments (Visual
Impairments Unit)

KANEKO
Takeshi

DOI Kouki

Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children that are Deaf and Hard of
Hearing (Deaf and Hard of Hearing Unit)

YAMAMOTO
Akira－

Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Intellectual Disabilities(Intellectual Disabilities Unit)WAKUI Megumi

SAKAMOTO
Masayuki

Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Physical/Motor Disabilities(Physical/Motor Disabilities Unit)

KITAGAWA
Takaaki－Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Health Impairments(Health Impairments Unit)

TSUCHIYA
Tadayuki

OSAKI Hirofumi

Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Speech and Language
Disorders (Speech and Language Disorders Unit)

NAMEKAWA
Norihiro

KUBOYAMA
ShigekiResearch Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Autism (Autism Unit)YANAGISAWA
Akiko

TSUGE Mifumi

Research Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Developmental Disabilities
or Children with Emotional Disturbances (Developmental Disabilities and Emotional
Disturbances Unit)

INOUE
Hidekazu

HIROSHIMA
ShinichiResearch Unit on Special Needs Education for Children with Multiple Disabilities(Multiple Disabilities Unit)OZAWA
Michimasa

KATO Atsushi

For details,

NISE Website > Researchclick here →https://www.nise.go.jp/nc/study10Externally Funded Research
Themes of research funded by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (MEXT/JSPS KAKENHI grant) in FY2021 are
as follows:
Research Themes Funded by MEXT/JSPS KAKENHI Grant FY2021
Research Title

Principal
Researcher

Research
PeriodEstablishment of Production Method and Usability Evaluation of Braille Learning Materials with
Added Audio Information Using Easily Readable Ultraviolet Cured Type Braille

DOI Kouki

FY 2019-2022

Development of a Method to Support and Assess the Performance and Process of “Learning to
Learn and Self-Regulation Learning” for Diverse Children

WAKUI Megumi

FY 2020-2022

Development of a Training Program that Supports Career Decision-Making by Students with
Developmental Disabilities based on Corporate Needs

ENOMOTO Yoko

FY 2020-2023

Development of a Training Program for Parent Mentors: Supporting Their Sustainable Activities
in Collaboration with Communities

YANAGISAWA
Akiko

FY 2020-2024

Development and Effect Evaluation of Early Support Program for Families of Infants with Autism
based Idea of Parent to Parent Support

YANAGISAWA
Akiko

FY 2016-2021

Cooperation Between Regular Classes Teachers and Others: Development of a Measure of the
Cooperation in Special Needs Education

TAKEMURA Yoko

FY 2017-2021

Research on Development of Classes Based on a Decision-Making Theory Approach in
Schools for Special Needs Education (Physical/Motor Disabilities)

KITAGAWA Takaaki

FY 2018-2021

Research on Support for Self-esteem of Children with Developmental Disabilities in Special
Needs Services in Resource Rooms

ITO Yumi

FY 2018-2021

Research on the Role and Best Approaches for the Person in Charge of Language Classroom
at Lower Secondary School - Preparation of a classroom management guidebook -NAMEKAWA
Norihiro

FY 2018-2021

Development of Training Programs in Upper Secondary Schools for Providing Reasonable
Accommodation and Promoting Special Needs Education

OSAKI Hirofumi

FY 2018-2021

Proposal of Activities to Promote Independence for Students with Mental Illness (Including
Secondary Disabilities of Adaptation Difficulties or Developmental Disabilities)

TSUCHIYA Tadayuki

FY 2019-2021

Role of Kindergartens as Places of Developing Leaders of Cohesive Society

Category

Scientific
Research (B)Scientific
Research (C)Challenging
Research(Emerging)

Young
Scientists

KUBOYAMA Shigeki

FY 2019-2022

Development of an Interactive Educational Practices Program Aimed at Improving the Resilienceof Children with Stuttering

MAKINO Yasumi

FY 2020-2022

Development of a 3D Printer Educational Materials Database that Supports Various Types ofDisabilities and Research into How to Utilize Such Materials

AOKI Takamitsu

FY 2020-2022

Development of a New Learning Evaluation Method Using Eye Tracking to Teach Arithmetic

TAMAKI Munehisa

FY 2020-2022

Research on the current status of abstract word comprehension by children with hearing
impairments and their developmental characteristics

YAMAMOTO Akira

FY 2021-2023

Practical research on instruction and support to foster independence of students with speech
and language disorders attending language classrooms in lower secondary schools

NAMEKAWA
Norihiro

FY 2021-2023

Research on implementing measures to promote special needs education in upper secondary
schools

INOUE Hidekazu

FY 2021-2023

DOI Kouki

FY 2019-2021

Development of family education programs to support the career development of children with
developmental disabilities

ENOMOTO Yoko

FY 2020-2022

Basic Research on Elucidation of Expertise Based on Reflections of Teachers for Classes forSpecial Needs Education

HIRANUMA Motoshi

FY 2019-2021

Development and Evaluation of a Multi Tiered System of support for parenting Children with
Autism Spectrum Disorders

KAMIYAMA
Tsutomu

FY 2019-2021

Development of haptic perception training system for children who are blind to support active
utilization of tablets

NISHIMURA
Takahiro

FY 2021-2023

Entrusted Organization

Principal Researcher

Research Period

Fast Retailing Foundation－

FY 2020-2021

SoftBank Corp.

AOKI Takamitsu

FY 2020-2021

Establishment of Manufacturing Technology for a Skin Model that Can be Adjusted to Any
Hardness and the Development of a Hardness Identification Learning Kit

Entrusted Researches
Entrusted research themes for FY2021 are as follows:
Research Themes FY2021 (Entrusted Research)
Research Title
Research on Establishing a Support System for DeafblindChildren/Students
ICT Utilization Research for Special Needs Education Throughthe Magic Project11

Dissemination of Research Results, etc. through Publications
NISE creates research result reports on the research it conducts in various formats, including summaries, guides, etc.,
which are all made available on the NISE website. Since these publications are created annually, they allow for the latest
research results to be disseminated to educational settings as early as possible.

Research Result Reports, Books, Leaflets
When a research theme is completed at NISE, a “Research Result Report of the National Institute of Special Needs
Education” is created which summarizes the results for that theme, and these reports are provided on the NISE website.
In addition, in order to make NISE report results more widely known and easily understood, a “Summary of Research
Results of the National Institute of Special Needs Education” which summarizes the results of each research theme is
produced every fiscal year, and sent out to education related organizations throughout Japan and provided on the NISE
website.
Furthermore, NISE publishes commercial books in the form of leaflets, guidebooks and others that summarize in aneasy-to-use manner the parts of reports that can be put to immediate use in instruction and support in the educationalsettings.
Summary of Research Result Reports (themes finished in FY2020) May 2021
Comprehensive Research Related to the Development of Inclusive Education System in Japan- Proposal for (COMPASS) to support independent efforts in schools and local communities March 2021
Comprehensive Research on Special Needs Education Curriculums- Current conditions and issues for formulation and implementation of curriculums based on new Courses ofStudy March 2021
Research on Improving Function as a Resource Center in Education for Students with Hearing Impairments Community collaboration focused on infants - March 2021
Development of Support Kits for Teachers of Classes for Special Needs Education for Intellectual Disabilities- Focusing on lesson design - March 2021
Research on Class Improvement Using Community Resources for Instruction and Support of Students with
Physical/Motor Disabilities in Elementary and Lower Secondary School
March 2021
Research
ResultReports

Research on Effective Instruction and Support for Students with Developmental Disabilities with a View toConnections with Society- Focusing on the best approaches to specialized instruction in resource rooms based on the characteristics
and developmental stages - March 2021
Research on Understanding and Raising Awareness of Inclusive Education System
March 2021
Research on Improving Joint Activities and Learning March 2021
Research on Reasonable Accommodation and Fundamental Environment Establishment at Schools March
2020
Research on Developing Schools to Meet Various Educational Needs March 2020
Research on Understanding and Raising Awareness of Inclusive Education System March 2020
Research on Educational Consultation and Determining School for Enrollment March 2020
Research on Improving Instruction and Support for Lower Secondary Students with Speech and Language
Disorders March 2020
Comprehensive Research Related to the Development of Inclusive Education System in Japan “Consideration of the use of (COMPASS) (tentative plan)” - March 202012

Basics and Fundamentals of Special Needs Education 2020
The Earth Kyoikushinsha Co., Ltd., ISBN978-4-86371-548-6, June 2020

Books

Activities to Promote Independence for Children with Autism in Class for Special Needs Education- Kids Surely Grow! Teachers’ Instructional Skills Surely Improve! The Earth Kyoikushinsha Co., Ltd., ISBN978-4-86371-575-2, March 2021
Tips Here! 10 Practices for Advancing Inclusive Education Systems- Discover Strengths and Challenges with “(COMPASS)” The Earth Kyoikushinsha Co., Ltd., ISBN978-4-86371-574-5, March 2021
Comprehensive Research on Special Needs Education Curriculums- Current conditions and issues for formulation and implementation of curriculums based on new Courses ofStudy March 2021

Leaflets andCase Studies

To All Teachers Involved in the Education of Children with Developmental Disabilities
Maybe it's Creating a Secondary Disability?
March 2021

Research on Class Improvement Using Community Resources for Instruction and Support of Students with
Physical/Motor Disabilities in Elementary and Lower Secondary School, March 2021

Training Package for Building a Seamless Support System for Hard of Hearing Children and for Promoting
Further Support, March 2021
Investigative
Reports

Investigative Report on Education for Children with Multiple Disabilities March 2021

Bulletin of the National Institute of Special Needs Education
NISE calls for the unpublished articles on special needs education from NISE’s researchers, reviews them, and publishes
them as the “NISE BULLETIN.” NISE Bulletin is available on the NISE website.
◆ Main contents of the Bulletin Vol. 48 (Issued in March 2021)① Case Report• The relation of teacher-pupil interactions in a general classroom to the teacher’s cooperation
with others:- An analysis of teacher’s evaluations ② Brief Report• I ssues related to school determination that can be seen from a survey of parents, andconsideration for solving them:- From the results of a survey conducted by a focus group interview • Survey on the status of schools and teachers involved in the system of classroom instruction inhigh schools at the time of its establishment③ Research Outlook• A review of findings on touch from the point of view of its utilization by children with visual
impairment

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National Institute of Special Needs Education Journal
Every fiscal year, NISE produces the “National Institute of Special Needs Education Journal” that summarizes theresults of a large range of activities including research, and provides it on its website.
◆ Main contents of the Journal Vol. 10 (Issued in March 2021)① Research themes FY2020② Study report•C urrent state and issues of providing reasonable accommodation at upper high schools- From an interview survey of 23 upper high schools •C urrent state of children's disease categories in education for children with health impairment- From the results of “FY2019 Disease Category Survey” by the National Alliance for the Education
for Children with Health Impairment•F act-finding survey for the creation of a training program on the utilization of educational materials(ICT)•C onsideration of the support cases based on the perspectives of support time, support means, andeducational needs for hospitalized students- From the information in the outcome report of the "Project for Improving the Education Assurance
System for Hospitalized Students" ③ Reports of international conventions and overseas investigations④ Participation reports of learned societies⑤ Annual report⑥ Trends in inclusive education systems in foreign countries⑦ NISE Topics

NISE Bulletin
The “NISE Bulletin” is issued on an annual basis, providing the results from NISE’s research andother various activities, on the website in English.
◆ Main contents of NISE Bulletin Vol. 20 (Issued in March 2021)•O utlines of research projects FY2020•S ummary of 2019 research results•E xchange with the Korea National Institute of Special Education- Japan-Korea Pre-Seminar Report • Topics•R ecent Data on Education for Children with Disabilities in Japan•S
 ummary of “Bulletin of the National Institute of Special Needs Education Vol. 47”

For details,

NISE Website > Publications

click here →https://www.nise.go.jp/nc/report_material

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Teacher Training
In-Service Teacher Training
For the establishment of an inclusive education system, NISE is planning and doing teacher training aimed at bring up
the leader who will promote measures, research, and practices on special needs education to the prefectural level.
The training programs address the policy issues and urgent issues on special needs education and deepen the knowledge
and skills of individuals.
Teacher Training Programs FY2021
Name

Workshops/
Seminars for Leaders
Involved in the
Enhancement of an
Inclusive Education
SystemCollaborative
Teacher Training

Total fixed
numberCourses for Emotional Disturbances, Speech andLanguage Disorders, and Developmental Disabilities•	Training Program for Developmental Disabilities andEmotional Disturbances• Training Program for Speech and Language Disorders

May 10 - Jul. 9, 2021
• Online implementation

70

Term 2

Courses for Intellectual Disabilities• Training Program for Intellectual Disabilities

Sept. 8 - Nov. 12, 2021
•	With the courses mainly provided
online, group/accommodationbased training will be held either(1) Oct. 4 to Oct. 8 or (2) Oct. 25
to Oct. 29.

70

Term 3Courses for Visual Impairments, Deaf and Hard of Hearing,
Physical/Motor Disabilities, and Health Impairments• Training Program for Visual Impairments• Training Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing• Training Program for Physical/Motor Disabilities• Training Program for Health Impairments

Jan. 11 - Mar. 16, 2022
•	With the courses mainly provided
online, group/accommodationbased training will be held either(1) Jan. 24 to Jan. 28 or (2) Feb.
14 to Feb. 18.

70

Workshop for Leaders Involved in ICT Utilization in Special Needs
Education

Aug. 23, 2021
• Online implementation

70

Workshop for Leaders Involved in Special Needs Services in Resource
Rooms at Upper Secondary Schools

Sept. 3, 2021
• Online implementation

70

Workshop for Leaders of Promoting Joint Activities and Learning

Nov. 19, 2021
• Online implementation

70

Seminar on Educational Practices for Persons with Developmental
Disabilities

Jan. 27, 2022
• Online implementation

About 70

Workshop for Leaders of Guidance Practices in Dormitories of Schoolsfor Special Needs Education

Jul. 21, 2021
• Online implementation

About 50

Term 1

Programs forSpecific Disability
Categories

Term

In addition to the above, “regional workshops for building a seamless support system for children who are deaf and hardof hearing with and for promoting further support” are scheduled to be held.
All of these programs will be implemented with measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19
NISE started providing teacher training programs immediately after its foundation in 1971. As of March 31, 2021,
9,838* participants in the Programs for Specific Disability Categories and 12,393 participants in other programs havecompleted training. These participants who have completed NISE’s teacher training programs are playing a leading role atschools, educational administration agencies and relevant institutions nationwide.
* Including participants who have completed the previous program “Training Programs for Special Education intended for mid-career.”

For details,

NISE Website > Teacher training

click here →https://www.nise.go.jp/nc/training_seminar

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Extensive Support for Enhancing Qualifications of Teachers
NISE conducts activities to support independent efforts aimed at enhancing the qualifications of a wide range of teachers
in all types of schools to meet the need for teachers to acquire knowledge and skills related to special needs education forthe development of an inclusive education system.

Training contents over the Internet “NISE Learning Lab - Special Needs Educatione-Learning -”NISE provides training contents as "online lectures" in order to support independent efforts by prefectures, municipalities,
and schools to improve the qualifications of teachers engaged in education of children with disabilities.
Training contents are classified as follows, and a total of more than 140 lecture contents are provided.
• General fundamental theories and comprehensive/cross-sectional content related to special needs education such as
inclusive education system development• Content (overviews, curriculums, teaching methods, etc.) related to expertise by type of disability• Content relating to instruction suited to the learning difficulty in regular classes
All training lectures can be viewed for free from a computer, tablet or smartphone after registering your individual
details. Establishments such as boards of education and schools, who have registered as a group, can specify training
programs to meet the needs of their trainees and then use the programs to train those teachers.
For details,

NISE Website > NISE Learning Lab

click here →https://www.nise.go.jp/nc/training_seminar/online

Online Accredited Courses for Teacher Certification
To help increase the rate of teacher license acquisition at schools for special needs education, NISE offers online
accredited courses listed in Column 2 of the table provided in Article 7 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of Education
Personnel Certification Act for the field of the education for visual impairments, and the deaf and hard of hearing, for which
there is an especially low rate of license acquisition. The courses are free of charge.
◆ FY2021 Course Overview[First semester]Course: Curriculums and teaching methods for children with visual impairments (1 unit)
Curriculums and teaching methods for children with hearing impairments (1 unit)
Training period: May 10 (Mon) - Aug. 20 (Fri), 2021
Credit certification exam date: Sept. 11 (Sat), 2021
Capacity: 200 people per course[Second semester] (Schedule)
Course:	Curriculums and teaching methods for children withvisual impairments (1 unit)	Curriculums and teaching methods for children withhearing impairments (1 unit)* The above is only an illustrative
Training period: Oct. 4 (Mon), 2021 - Jan. 14 (Fri), 2022
example of a video lecture. A
manuscript to be read is also
Credit certification exam date: Feb. 6 (Sun), 2022
displayed.
Capacity: 200 people per course

For details,
click here →Information and In-service Training Division, Department of
Administration (Support for Enhancing Qualifications of Teachers)
E-mail: a-shishitsu@nise.go.jp

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Information Services Dissemination of NISE
Information Services Dissemination Through Seminars, Etc.
Seminars promoting special needs education
NISE holds seminars for promoting special needs education in three regional blocks in a year to raise awareness andunderstanding of special needs education. NISE provides useful information on special needs education, etc., byunderstanding the issues and information needed in each community and collaborating with related organizations, etc., inorder to promote exchange and build relationships within each block.

National Institute of Special Needs Education Seminars
A symposium and lectures will be held on research conducted at NISE and important issues in special needs education,
inviting speakers and panelists from home and abroad.
Date: Feb. 4 (Fri) - Feb. 5 (Sat), 2022
Venue: N ational Olympic Memorial Youth Center(Shibuya City, Tokyo)

NISE Seminar (online) (FY2020)

NISE Seminar (photo taken in Feb. 2019)* The date, venue, and method of the meeting are subject to change due to COVID-19.

For details,

NISE Website > NISE Seminars

click here →https://www.nise.go.jp/nc/training_seminar/special_seminar

Projects Relating to World Autism Awareness Day
Every year, April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day, as designated by the United Nations. Events related to World
Autism Awareness Day are jointly held with related organizations every year.
For details,

Official website for World Autism Awareness Day

click here →http://www.worldautismawarenessday.jp/htdocs/17

Information Services Dissemination Through the NISE Website
Through its websites, NISE provides information related to general special needs education, information related to thedevelopment of an inclusive education system, information related to developmental disabilities, and case studies on theuse of educational materials and assistive devices in a way that caters to various needs. In addition to those involved in
special needs education, information is also provided to the general public.

Website of the Center for Promoting Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
The Center for Promoting Education for Persons with Developmental Disabilities is engaged in information services
dissemination broadly through its website to promote understanding intended for a cohesive society in which all people
can understand developmental disabilities and work together. The Center carries out collaborative efforts with relevantorganizations, such as nationwide education-related organizations and the Developmental Disabilities Information Centerof the National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities.
The following information is available.
◆ Information Provided on the Website<For children with developmental disabilities>• Basic understanding and support• Lecture contents regarding understanding and teaching*• Q&A on developmental disabilities• Educational materials and assistive tools• Related research• Trends, policies, and laws of the country• Events and workshops, etc.
* Some content is also available on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/user/NISEchannel

For details,
click here →Website of the Center for Promoting Education for Persons with
Developmental Disabilities
http://cpedd.nise.go.jp/

Website of the Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System
The website of the Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System provides
information on the work that the Center is doing to further promote the developmentof an inclusive education system.
◆ Information Provided on the Website• Basic knowledge of inclusive education systems• Promotion of collaborative project to solve local issues• Collection of latest information on other countries and international exchange• Promotion of the utilization of Inclu-DB
For details,

Website of the Center for Promoting Inclusive Education System

click here →https://www.nise.go.jp/nc/about_nise/inclusive_center

Portal Site for Special Needs Education Materials (Assistive and Educational Materials Portal Site)
In a report by the “Committee on Enhancing the use of Teaching Materials for Children with Disabilities,” dated August
2013, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology indicated, as the role of the national government,“the creation of a database for the purpose of information exchange relating to education materials, assistive devices,
instructional methods, and practical application examples in response to the situation and special characteristics of disabilities.”
In response, NISE established a “Portal Site for Special Needs Education
Materials” (Assistive and Educational Materials Portal Site) in March 2015 for the
purpose of more widely disseminating practical application examples and related
information in the context of utilization of teaching materials and assistive devices.
Portal Site for Special Needs
Education Materials
http://kyozai.nise.go.jp/

For details,
click here →18

Exhibition Room/Seminar Room of NISE
Center for Promoting Education for Persons
with Developmental Disabilities Exhibition RoomThe Center for Promoting Education for Persons with
Developmental Disabilities Exhibition Room contains panel
exhibits pertaining to basic understanding, response, and support
for developmental disabilities and introduces educational materials,
assistive tools, reference books, etc. with an aim to promote
understanding of and proper response to developmental disabilities
and to enhance support. There is also a section where visitors canexperience and learn about the characteristics of developmental
disabilities.

i-Library – An Exhibition Room Featuring
Educational Support Devices and Other
Educational Materials
i-Library is an exhibition room displaying various kinds ofeducational assistive devices, materials and software products thatmeet the educational needs of individual children with disabilities.
i-Library provides information on educational support devices
and software developed by NISE, as well as commercially available
products that can be used in schools, in an easy-to-understandmanner using explanatory panels and the like in a section for eachdisability category.
For details,

i-Library Website

click here →http://forum.nise.go.jp/ilibrary

Seminar Room for Practical Use of ICT [(Shortly Called) Tomorrow's Classroom]
In the Tomorrow’s Classroom (as it is shortly called), participants learn hands-on how to teach with ICT devices,
including tablets by the GIGA School concept that every student has a tablet, and how to provide reasonable accommodation
in a classroom.
In this classroom, it is possible to conduct mock classes andother exercises (including remote distribution) for teacher
training and other purposes. It is expected that NISE willorganize and disseminate the knowledge gained through thisexperience-based learning, and also function as a researchfacility for basic research activities useful for special needs
education.

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Library
NISE Library collects, sorts and houses books and materials concerning special
needs education as the national center for special needs education. NISE Libraryalso provides services for browsing books and materials, reference and copying.
NISE Library houses approx. 30,000 kinds of materials including research andpractice reports published by institutions involved in special needs education
nationwide. In addition, NISE Library maintains around 80,000 books primarilyon special needs education and around 2,000 types of periodicals and other serial
publications. A catalog of these collections is available on the Internet.
NISE Library is for everyone. Please contact us through the designated form on
the website, e-mail or fax if you want to use our service.
E-mail: a-tosho@nise.go.jp
FAX: 046-839-6939
Special Archival Documents
NameContents

Teacher Training Result Reports

Participants taking Programs for Specific Disability Categories offered by NISE create a training reportsummarizing training results over a roughly 2 month period, and those results are stored with training result
reports since the founding of NISE.

Publications of Organizations Involved with
Special Needs Education

Documents published by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, andpublications such as research and practice result reports issued by organizations involved with special
needs education throughout Japan, are comprehensively collected and stored.

Tsujimura Collection

Tsujimura Collection is a selection of about 500 volumes concerning special needs education, donatedfrom the collection of the late Yasuo TSUJIMURA, the first Director of NISE.

For details,

NISE Website > Activities > library

click here →https://www.nise.go.jp/nc/library

Open Day
Visitors can tour the facility to disseminate
the information available at NISE.
Research results and other information arepresented through experience-based exhibits.
Venue: NISE
Open Day (photo taken in Nov. 2019)

For details,

NISE Website > Open Day

click here →https://www.nise.go.jp/nc/laboratory_release20

Support for International Projects and Local Governments/
Schools Towards Promotion of an Inclusive Education System
Grasping the Newest Overseas Trends and Research with Overseas Organizations◆ Collection and Dissemination of Information Regarding the Newest Overseas Trends
As a national center of special needs education, NISE provides information to the world on efforts and research results
regarding special needs education in Japan. It has organized the Nation Survey Unit, and collects information on policy
pertaining to educational systems for children with disabilities in foreign countries with the cooperation of speciallyappointed researchers. Survey results are publicized through the NISE’s website, the "NISE Journal," and other channels.
◆ Holding an International Symposium, Etc.
The international symposium, etc. is held as an opportunity to spread information
about measures and educational practices relating to the inclusive education system ineach country, and also to consider the direction for developing an inclusive educational
system in Japan in the near future after looking back on Japanese educational practices.
International symposium (FY2019)◆ Interaction with Overseas Research Institutes
NISE has exchange agreements with foreign research institutes under which we dispatch research staff, invite researchers
from overseas, and also exchange information and researchers relating to special needs education and inclusive education
systems. In FY2021, we plan to participate in the "International Trends in Future
Education for Children with Disabilities in the Post-Corona Era (tentative)" organizedby the Korea National Institute of Special Education, and to hold a conference between
NISE and the Korea National Institute of Special Education.

[International Collaboration between Foreign Organizations]Korea National Institute of Special Education (since November, 1995, again since July
2019)
Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Cologne, Germany (since November, 1998)
National Higher Education Institute for Teacher Training and Research on Special Needs
Education [INS-HEA], France (since March, 2015)

Memorandum signing with the Korea
National Institute of Special Education(FY2019)◆ Dispatching Research Staff Overseas and Receiving Researchers from Overseas
NISE promotes research exchange, by dispatching research staff to participate in and present research results atinternational academic conferences, or to investigate conditions relating to inclusive education systems. For example, uponrequest by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), NISE accepts foreign observation teams of personnel incharge of educational administration and school teachers, and provides them with training.

Collaborative project to solve local issues
In order to further promote the establishment of inclusive education systems in local communities, NISE is implementinga " collaborative project to solve local issues." This is a project aiming to resolve issues which prefectures and municipalities
face when they develop inclusive education systems, and is promoted throughcooperation between NISE and prefectural and municipal boards of education
which participate in the project. In promoting this project, we are also utilizing
the efforts and results of the "collaborative research on practices in local
communities" conducted during the fourth medium-term objectives period.
In FY2021, 13 municipalities in 10 prefectures across Japan are participating
Meeting between representatives ofin the project, undertaking various activities according to the issues and objectives
13 municipalities and NISE
of each municipality, such as raising awareness and understanding of inclusive
education systems, building local support systems, and promoting in-school training. The results of the project will bedisseminated by holding debriefing sessions and producing leaflets in each municipality, as well as posting the project
report, etc. on the NISE's website.

21Collaborative Research Project on Practices in Local Communities Report
NISE compiled a “Collaborative Research Project on Practices in Local
Communities Report” from the results of the collaborative research project onpractices in local communities conducted during the fourth medium-term
objectives period with the theme of researching issues which local communities
and schools face in their effort to develop an inclusive education system. The
report is available on the NISE’s website.

FY2020 Report

Database for Supporting Development of Inclusive Education System (Inclu-DB)
NISE has operated its “Database for Supporting Development of Inclusive Education System (Inclu-DB) since November 2013. This database provides information on development of an inclusive education system. Inclu-DB provides caseexamples indicative to what type of fundamental environment should be established and what reasonable accommodation
is effective based on the actual circumstances of the child.
◆ Contents of information provided through Inclu-DB[Database for Practical Examples of "Reasonable Accommodations"]
This database contains case studies undertaken during projects entrusted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, which are the “Model
Projects for Inclusive Education System Development” and “Reasonable Accommodation Research Project to Meet Diverse Characteristics of Students with Possible Developmental Disabilities.”
The database for practical examples allows users to search for cases by the school
where their children are enrolled, disability category, etc. More details on cases can beobtained by downloading them from search results.
As of April 2021, the site features 559 case studies (practical examples).
[Examples of Research Using Inclu-DB]
Introducing research programs, actual conducted research and teaching, etc., thatused Inclu-DB.
[Case Studies of Joint Activities and Learning Practice]
The database contains case examples and relevant information for joint activities and learning practice based on recommendations from the Barrier-free Learning Promotion Conference.”[Related Information]• Explanation of laws, regulations and measures as well as relevant terms• Q&A for guardians on the development of an inclusive education system• Links to study reports and related websites• Information on educational counseling• Information on remote classes and video distribution at schools
For details,
click here →Database for Supporting Development of Inclusive Education
System (Inclu-DB)
http://inclusive.nise.go.jp/

Consultation Support on Development of an Inclusive Education System
NISE supports prefectures which seek advice on the development of inclusive education systems by dispatching lecturers
to workshops and by providing information on the efforts and results of collaborative research on practices in local
communities.

22Collaboration
Collaboration with the Boards of Education, Schools, Related Organizations, and Universities
NISE openly invites boards of education, special needs education centers, kindergartens, schools, etc. across the country
to apply to cooperate with NISE and strives to facilitate practical research by collaborating with related organizations intheme-based research units.
NISE also cooperates with relevant school principals’ associations in conducting survey research. In addition, NISE
cooperates with the National Special Needs Education Promotion Association, a federation consisting of more than 20
associations, in organizing National Special Needs Education Promotion Council meetings co-hosted by the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
In addition, NISE collaborates with the National
Center for Special Needs Education Conference
which is comprised of prefectural and municipal
education centers of cities designated bygovernment ordinance, and holds an annual
workshop for improving the functions of eachcenter. The workshop will be held online in
FY2021.
National Center for Special Needs Education Conference(The 41st Conference in Shizuoka Prefecture)
In March 2021, we concluded a comprehensive
cooperation agreement with Hiroshima University, and started promoting cooperation with the university by opening theHiroshima Office, West Japan Branch of NISE in April.

Support for Japanese Schools Overseas, Etc.
NISE provides information on special needs education to Japanese schools and supplementary schools overseas. NISE
also provides consultation support for Japanese schools via e-mail, etc.
In addition, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, NISE conducts
surveys on the status of special needs education in Japanese schools and provides information at workshops for teachers
who are assigned to educational facilities overseas.
Since FY2019, NISE has been engaged in "Practical Research on the Implementation of Remote Teaching for Special
Needs Education in Japanese Schools," one of the projects commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology for overseas educational facilities to foster advanced global human resources.

Collaboration with Special Needs Education School for Children with Autism, University of Tsukuba
The National Kurihama School for Handicapped Children, the predecessor of the Special Needs School for Children
with Autism, University of Tsukuba, was originally established in September 1973, in close cooperation with National
Institute of Special Education (at that time), to provide educational services for children with profound and multiple
disabilities Based on the practice of the school at the time, the school
was later re-established in April 2004 as the Kurihama School for
Handicapped Children, University of Tsukuba to provide educationequivalent to kindergarten and elementary school for autistic children
with intellectual disabilities, as well as to provide them with theknowledge and skills necessary to compensate for their disabilities.
Then, the school was renamed the Special Needs School for Children
with Autism, University of Tsukuba in 2007.
In July 2004, NISE and the University of Tsukuba concluded an
Special Needs Education School for Children with Autism,agreement on educational research, under which NISE and the school
University of Tsukuba
are making various efforts through mutual cooperation.
For details,
click here →Website of Special Needs Education School forChildren with Autism, University of Tsukuba
https://www.kurihama.tsukuba.ac.jp/

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Budget and Account Settlement
Budget of Annual Expenditure (FY2021)

Account Settlement (FY2019)(1 dollar = 109 yen)
Budget funds(1 dollar = 109 yen)

Total (US dollars)

Government funding for
operating expenses

10,104,890

Grant for facilities
improvement

311,927

Self-generated Income

45,147

Total

Budget funds

Operational
expenses

Personnel
expenses

6,564,193

Non-personnel
expenses

3,100,440

Facilities improvement expenses

10,461,964

Total (US dollars)

1,838,670

Contribution

2,284

Contracted projects, etc.
(including indirect expenses)

130,477

Total

11,636,064

Site and Building(1) Administration Building(2) Information Center of Special Needs Education Building(3) Building for In-service Training

Bus stop: NISE

(4) Gymnasium(5) Canteen(6) West Dormitory for In-service Trainees(7) East Dormitory for In-service Trainees(8) Research Unit for Natural Living Environment

Bus stop:
Nobi Kaigan
Special Needs Education School forChildren with Autism, University of Tsukuba

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Access
Contact Information● National Institute of Special Needs Education (Department of Administration)
Address: 5-1-1 Nobi, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa, 239-8585
Phone number

Fax number

General Affairs andPlanning Division046(839)6803

046(839)6918

Finance Division046(839)6818

046(839)6916

Section of In-Service
Training and Training

046(839)6895

046(839)6915

E-mail address

a-somu@nise.go.jp● Hiroshima Office, West Japan Branch of NISE (in Higashi-Hiroshima Campus of Hiroshima University)
Address: G raduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University,
1-1-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, 739-8524

Access● Keihin Kyuko Line
From Keikyu Kurihama Station
Take a bus bound for the Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center (Kurihama Route 3) from the bus stop
NO. 2, and get off at the “NISE” bus stop (about 15 minutes from the station). You will find NISE in front of
the bus stop.
Take a bus bound for Nobi Kaigan (Kurihama Route 8) from bus stop NO. 2, and get off at the last bus stop(about 20 minutes from the station). NISE is 300 meters from the bus stop.
Take a taxi to NISE (about 8 minutes)
From YRP Nobi Station
20-minute walk, or about 5 minutes by taxi.
● JR Yokosuka Line
From Kurihama Station
Take a bus bound for Nobi Kaigan (Kurihama Route 8) frombus stop NO. 2, and get off at the last bus stop (about 15 minutes
from the station). NISE is 300 meters from the bus stop.
Take a taxi to NISE (about 10 minutes)

Wide Area Map
Area Map

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NISE Logo Design
Young leaves vigorously sprout out in spring. Their fresh,youthful, and powerful image overlaps with the image of
special needs education. The circle at the top of the logo
represents “children with disabilities and theirguardians,” the left leaf under the circle represents“NISE,” and the right leaf represents “educationalorganizations, such as schools for special needs
education, kindergartens, elementary schools,
junior-high schools, and high schools, as well as
medical, welfare labor, and other relevant organizations.”
Two young leaves mutually cooperate in supportingchildren with disabilities and their guardians.

NISE Memorial Monument “Being along with a child”〒239-8585 5-1-1, Nobi, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa Pref
TEL 046-839-6803

FAX 046-839-6918

URL https://www.nise.go.jp/nc/
https://www.nise.go.jp/nc/about̲nise/mail̲mag

Issued in June 2021 NISE D-385