japan agency for medical research and development japan agency for medical research and development the japan agency for medical research and development (amed; japanese: 日本医療研究開発機構), created in april 2015, is an independent japanese medical research and development organization, overseen by the office of healthcare policy of cabinet secretariat, the ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology (mext), the ministry of health, labor and welfare (mhlw) and the ministry of economy, trade and industry (meti). japan agency for medical research and development japan agency for medical research and development (amed)agency overviewformed2015headquarterstokyo, japanemployeesabout 370annual budget126.6 billion yen (fy2018)presidentmakoto suematsu, m.d., ph.d.parent agencyoffice of healthcare policy, cabinet secretariat ministry of education, culture, sports, science technology ministry of health, labor and welfare ministry of economy, trade and industrywebsitehttps://www.amed.go.jp/ amed has a headquarters in the chiyoda city district of tokyo and international offices in london, singapore, and washington d.c.