▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education , ▁Science , ▁Sports ▁and ▁Culture ▁( Mon bus ho ), ▁and ▁after ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁under ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education , ▁Culture , ▁Sports , ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁J SP S ▁entered ▁a ▁new ▁phase ▁with ▁its ▁conversion ▁to ▁an ▁Independent ▁Administr ative ▁Institution . ▁This ▁new ▁administrative ▁configuration ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁step ▁towards ▁impro ving ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁and ▁efficiency ▁of ▁J SP S ' s ▁management , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁should ▁help ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁services ▁which ▁are ▁offered ▁to ▁individual ▁research ers , ▁univers ities , ▁and ▁research ▁instit utes . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁The ▁Japan ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁Science ▁has ▁expanded ▁and ▁evol ved ▁over ▁time : ▁▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁- ▁J SP S ▁is ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁foundation , ▁end owed ▁by ▁Emperor ▁Sh ō wa ▁▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁- ▁First ▁University - Ind ust ry ▁Cooper ative ▁Research ▁Committee ▁is ▁organized ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁- ▁First ▁issue ▁of ▁G ak uj ut su ▁Ge ppo ▁( J apan ese ▁Scient ific ▁Month ly ) ▁is ▁published ▁▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁- ▁J SP S ▁fellow ship ▁program ▁for ▁young ▁Japanese ▁scient ists ▁( Sh ore i ▁Ken ky u in ) ▁is ▁inaugur ated ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁- ▁J SP S ▁program ▁for ▁inv iting ▁foreign ▁research ers ▁to ▁Japan ▁is ▁comm