1980s
MRI activities paved the way for the arrival of Globalization and dawn of the Information Society.
- Conceiving policy proposals on a global scale
- Participation in the proposal for the establishment of GIF (Global Infrastructure Fund)
- Organized the Japan-Korea international symposium on "International Specialization of Japanese and Korean Industry"
- Participating in large-scale international cooperation project
- Research for the design and planning of operation/control system for the Suez Canal
- Comprehensive master plan for transportation in Kenya
- Formulating proposals for domestic and international business and economics
- Research related to the evolving international market environment and corresponding economic policy and measures
- Proposals for industrial transition and technological innovation in response to the energy crisis
- Research for the Japan-US Structural Impediments Initiative (SII)
- Contributing to the improvement of national land and infrastructure
- Projects related to airport improvement
- Projects related to "Seibi-Shinkansen"(Super bullet train line)
- Projects related to the Tokyo Waterfront City development
- Pioneering work in environmental/safety issues
- Contribution to examination of environmental/safety issues through utilization of large-scale simulations
- Contributing to the advance of information technologies
- First to introduce the Cray supercomputer in Japan
- Research and development for the 5th-generation computer
- Research and development in the field of artificial intelligence and expert systems
- Development of real-time CG animation using a supercomputer
- Research and development in the field of virtual reality technology
- Development of engineering application systems (electrical power, aviation, fluid mechanics, etc.)
