The Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI) is a private research center and Think Tank, founded in 1970, and invested by the various companies of the Mitsubishi Group. It employs around 900 people with diverse skills in offices in Tokyo (Nagatacho), Osaka, Nagoya and in Washington, D.C.
Consulting services are provided to government (policy areas and specialied fields) (24% of revenue/2017), financial institutions (45%), and private sector companies (31%).