The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) was founded in 1932. Its main task, besides the ‚Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research’ is the support of junior scientists and the promotion of international scientific cooperation and exchange. The activities and programmes of the JPSP are funded by the Japanese government. It closely cooperates with the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation (AvH), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), German Research Association (DFG) and the Max-Planck-Society. JSPS has its headquarters in Tokyo and is represented world wide by ten foreign agencies.
In 1992, the first European branch of JSPS was opened in Bonn. JSPS Bonn Office is charged with the scientific exchange between Germany and Japan and gives information about the different grants to promote the German-Japanese cooperation in scientific Research.