Accountability system for the administration and management of public research funds
Mercari conducts the proper administration and management of public research funds under the following accountability system, preventing the misuse of public research funds and misconduct in research activities.
| Chief Administrator | Research and Development Managing Executive As the Chief Administrator, this person holds ultimate responsibility for the administration and management of public research funds |
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| General Administrator | R4D Organizational Director As the General Administrator, this person assists the Chief Administrator, bearing substantial accountability and holding authority over the entire system for the administration and management of research funds entrusted to the company |
| Compliance Officer | R4D Organizational Manager As Compliance Officer, this person bears substantial responsibility for and holds authority over the administration and management of research funds entrusted to the company; they operate under the supervision of the General Administrator |
Contact point for reporting misuse of public research funds and misconduct in research activities
Mercari has established the following internal and external contact points for reporting the misuse of public research funds and misconduct in research activities.
Please keep the following points in mind when making a report.
- Reports must target the misuse of public research funds or misconduct in research activities.
- Please include your name and contact information when making a report as there may be instances where we request your cooperation with our investigation or report the results of the investigation to you.
- You may also make your report anonymously; however, in such cases, we will determine whether to accept the report based on the content and other factors.
- Any personal information you provide will only be used to the extent necessary for investigations related to the report in question and will not be used for any other purpose.
- If it is discovered that a report was made with malicious intent (defined as the intention to cause harm to the reported party or to obstruct the research conducted by the reported party, aiming solely to inflict some form of damage on the reported party or to disadvantage the organization to which the reported party belongs), we may disclose the name of the reporting party and file a criminal complaint. Please also note that we will notify any institution affiliated with the reporter of any malicious reporting.
Reporting channel
| Name | Hifumi Law |
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| Address | 8F Vort Kioicho, 4-5-21 Kojimachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo 102-0083 Japan |
| wb-mercari-rd@123-law.jp | |
| Reporting methods and formats | Please download the form below, fill in the required information, and submit it as an email attachment to the email address shown above. Report form: Word | PDF |
Note: The information on this page is intended to publicly disclose the management and audit guidelines for public research funds, as notified to institutions receiving funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, based on the guidelines established on February 15, 2007, including the accountability system for administration and management of research funds, usage rules, and contact points for consultation and reporting.