Acknowledgement

We thank the following institutions which have supported our objectives by depositing their research data in our archive.To establish the archive, we received financial support from Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results) of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

• AiDEM Inc.(in Japanese)
• Asahi Shimbun　AERA　editorial department （asahi.com）
• Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
• Ikuo AMANO （Emeritus, University of Tokyo）
• Itaru ISHIGURO （Hirosaki University）
• Takashi INOGUCHI （Chuo University）
• Takashi UMEZAWA （Kokushikan University）
• Engineering Advancement Association of Japan
• Entertainment Business Institute(in Japanese)
• O-net Inc. (in Japanese)
• Eiichi OHKI （Polytechnic University）
• Kaigo Center　(in Japanese)
• The Institute for Research on Household Economics
• Kansai Productivity Center
• Minisrty of Economy, Trade and Industry
• Japanese Association of Corporate Executives
• Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
• National Life Finance Corporation
• The Employment and Human Resources Development Organization of Japan(in Japanese)
• Hiroki SATO （Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo）
• Industrial Employment Stabilization Center of Japan (in Japanese)
• JESⅢ Research Group （Ken'ichi IKEDA, Yoshiaki KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi HIRANO）
• CNEP Japan Team
• Justice Reform System Council
• Research Foundation for Safe Society (in Japanese)
• Japane Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development
• Shoko Research Institute(in Japanese)
• Japan Information Technology Services Industry Association
• Special Committee on Human Resources Needs Survey
• Shin Joho Center, Inc.
• Japan Institute of Life Insurance(in Japanese)
• SSM (Social Stratification and Social Mobility) in 1995 Research Group
• Committee for Japanese Election and Democracy Study
• National Federation of Small Business Associations
• Dai-ichi Life Research Institute Inc.
• National Federation of University Co-operative Associations in Japan
• Shogo TAKEGAWA (University of Tokyo, Department of Sociology)
• Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN
• Research Group on the Circumstances of Small and Medium Size Enterprise Managers
• Japanese Electrical Electronic & Information Union(in Japanese)
• The Former Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Labor
• Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
• Hideo TOTSUKA
• Consumer Affairs Agency, Government Of Japan
• Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office
• Keisuke NAKAMURA （Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo）
• Japan Institute of Worker's Evolution(in Japanese)
• 2003 Social Stratification Survey Research Group (Yoshimichi SATO)
• NLI Research Institute
• Japan Society of Family Sociology
• NIKKEI Inc. (Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
• Japan Staffing Service Association
• The Japan Research Institute
• Japan Management Association - Institute for Innovative Management (JMA site)
• Japane Management Association - Research Institute Inc. (JMA site )
• Japan Franchise Association
• Nippon Research Center, Ltd.
• Nippon Research Institute (in Japanese)
• Japan Trade Union Confederation (RENGO)
• Nomura Research Institute
• Hidenori FUJITA （International Christian University）
• Benesse Educational Research & Development Institute
• POLA Research Institute of Beauty & Culture
• Tomoo MARUKAWA （Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo）
• University of Michigan
• Naoki MITANI （Kobe University）
• Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
• Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting
• Ichiro MIYAKE （Emeritus, Kobe University）
• Ulrich Mohwald - Deutsches Institut fur Japanstudien
• Works Institute, Recruit Co., Ltd.
• RENGO-RIALS (Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards)
• The Japan Institute of Labor Policy and Training
• Japan Law Foundation
• Surbey Research Center Co., Ltd.
• Institute for Gender Studies, Ochanomizu University
• Meiji Yasuda Institute of Life and Wellness. inc.
• Cabinet Office Director-general for Policies on Cohesive Society
• Panel Survey Project, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo
• Yukihiko KIYOKAWA