its ancient castle. The JMC was created as a private foundation under the control of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture. Imanishi and his students, who promoted the creation of the JMC, also developed an on-site research center. In 1964, Shin'ichiro Tomonaga, the second Japanese Nobel Prize winner, played an important role in expanding primate research beyond the JMC center. As president of the Science Council of Japan, he sent a letter to Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda recommending the establishment of a national institute for primate studies. In the letter he outlined the departments and sections it would ideally contain. Three years later, in 1967, the Primate Research Institute was founded as part of Kyoto University. Rather than build PRI on the Kyoto University campus, the decision was made to build it in Inuyama, close to the existing JMC. In 2020 the university announced that the institute had misappropriated funds during Matsuzawa's term. Departments Department of Evolution and Phylogeny Department of Ecology and Social Behavior Department of Behavioral and Brain Sciences Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology See also Primatology Kyoto University Ai (Chimpanzee) Ayumu (chimpanzee) References Human Ape, video documentary on National Geographic Channel, March 17, 2008, directed by Martin Gorst, written by Yavar Abbas External links Primate Research Institute Official Website Kyoto University Research institutes established in 1967 Primate research centers 1967 establishments in Japan Research institutes in Japan