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| ITP | Industrial Training Programme |
| JITCO | Japan International Training Cooperation Organization |
| JLGC | Japan Local Government Centre |
| JNR | Japanese National Railways |
| JPY | Japanese yen |
| JR | Japan Railways |
| KUT | Kochi University of Technology |
| LDP | Liberal Democratic Party |
| MoE | Ministry of Environment |
| NINo | National Insurance Number |
| NIPSSR | National Institute of Population and Social Security Research |
| NPO | Nonprofit organisation |
| NRW | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| NUTS | Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics |
| OAC | Oga Aquarium Corporation |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OTA | Oga Tourism Association |
| SIC | Socially Integrative City |
| SIT | Special interest tour |
| TEPCO | Tokyo Electric Power Company |
| TFR | total fertility rate |
| TIP | Technical Internship Programme |
| UNPD | United Nations Population Division |
| USD | United States dollar |
| WPUK | Work Permits UK |
| WRS | Worker Registration Scheme |