The Japanese government decided to collaborate on the LHC construction project at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) in May, 1995. This proposal was accepted by the CERN Council by a unanimous vote on June 23, 1995. This collaboration is on the construction of the LHC accelerator, especially basic R & D of the main superconducting dipole magnet and production of the low β insertion quadrupole magnet. These magnets, which should generate around 10T, require highly sophisticated technologies. The program should be completed within 10 years, and technologies developed by this program will help raise the technical potential on superconducting magnets and cryogenics. The Japanese collaboration program is described briefly with technical problems of the superconducting magnets to be solved.
