noun
Research Institute of International Trade and Industry
Former Japanese government research institute under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). Now part of the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
通商産業研究所は経済産業省の前身である通商産業省の研究機関だった。
The Research Institute of International Trade and Industry was a research institution of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the predecessor of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The current research institute (RIETI) under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which absorbed the functions of the former 通商産業研究所.
Compound of 通商 (trade), 産業 (industry), and 研究所 (research institute).