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.).
