Policy & Society

2022.03.28

Prospects for Science and Technology Cooperation with the Asia and Pacific Region - Part 2

2022.03.28

The "Laboratories" at Miraikan: a pioneering initiative on a global scale 【Feature】 Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

2022.03.25

Roundtable discussion: Prospects for Science and Technology Cooperation with the Asia and Pacific Region

2022.03.22

An exhibit that researchers and visitors co-create: What is the goal of "Visionaries Lab" ?
【Feature】 Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

2022.03.18

Sustainable Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change: Solutions from Indo-Japan Synergy

2022.03.16

CSTI summarizes the final draft for 10 billion yen per year to International Universities of Outstanding Research

2022.03.15

Studying the Connections Between Forests and Humans

2022.03.09

A new material! Development of a medicated hair loss treatment containing Chaga extract

2022.03.08

JEITA Chairman Satoshi Tsunakawa looks ahead at the electronic and information technology industry: Record-high positive growth in both 2021 and 2022

2022.03.03

The Kishida Cabinet's "key policies" are evident in MEXT's substantial science and technology budget for 2022

2022.03.02

NTT President Sawada appointed as the New Chairman of the Japan-U.S. Business Council

2022.03.02

The 17th Annual Kisoi Motohiro Award for young researchers in the field of rescue engineering

2022.03.01

Rare Earth Element recovery technology for motor magnets for electric vehicles that aims to reduce costs in a short time

2022.03.01

Collaborating with leading food companies: Objectives of the Food Microbiology Control Center

2022.02.28

The three elements supporting my research are ideas, information, and the basics

2022.02.25

METI Nanotechnology Platform: FY2021 "Excellent Utilization Results" Announcement

2022.02.24

[Special interview] Imagining 2050
The Moonshot R&D Project Moonshot Goal 6
Realization of a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer that will revolutionize economy, industry, and security by 2050

2022.02.22

Japanese IDDM Network provide grant to Kobe University with aim to achieve telemedicine for Type 1 diabetes

2022.02.21

FY2021-FY2026 Mid-Term Demand Forecast for Telecommunication Equipment ― Increased even during COVID-19

2022.02.17

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications FY2022 Information and Communications Budget: 10 billion yen for Beyond 5G research and development (R&D)

2022.02.15

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko's New Year Outlook: Without local prosperity, there is no national prosperity

2022.02.15

New Year Interview No.2 - Michinari Hamaguchi, President of the Japan Science and Technology Agency

2022.02.10

New Year Interviews, Part 1: Susumu Satomi, President of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

2022.02.02

Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Survey results published by the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute

2022.02.02

Survey by Doshisha University Reveals Child-Raising Concerns (Behavior, Education, Personality, and Development): Changes According to the Age of the Child

2022.02.01

Improving drug development efficiency by employing computational science: design of catalysts for complex asymmetric synthetic reactions is now a possibility

2022.02.01

Demonstration experiment for a walking support robot conducted by ANA and the Tokyo Institute of Technology

2022.01.31

L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards, Japan Fellowship: Four winners from the fields of material and life sciences

2022.01.31

From dialogue to co-creation ― "science communicators", guide you to a future society we will create together
【Feature】 Miraikan - The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

2022.01.28

The Time to Change Japanese Universities Is Now: Plenary Meeting of the PEAKS Support Forum

2022.01.28

Seven New Strategic Basic Research Programs Selected for FY2021: Social Technology Research and Development

2022.01.24

Japanese cabinet make decision on supplementary budget draft

2022.01.20

NEDO commences R&D on next-generation aircraft ― Implemented through the Green Innovation Fund

2022.01.11

Establishment of a new atmospheric observation network that can withstand climate change

2022.01.06

Solving Global Health Issues: Taking on the Challenge through Collaboration with Partners around the World ― Interview with Mihoko Kashiwakura, Head of East Asia Relations, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

2022.01.05

Juntendo University Hospital Takes Initiatives in Consideration of the LGBTQ community

2022.01.05

The Shizuoka Rose Promotion Project ― fostered through local industry-academia-government collaboration

2022.01.05

Approach for transforming local enterprises into R&D-oriented enterprises to address social issues

2021.12.24

NEDO is leading the development of next generation zero-emission vessels

2021.12.24

What is the Internet of Things (IoT) that supports the realization of Society 5.0? ― Interview with Yuko Hara 【Feature】 2021 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation

2021.12.16

Recommendations for the government from the Research University Consortium: towards flexible immigration procedures for foreign students and researchers

2021.12.16

Motoko Kotani appointed president-elect, and Sawako Shirahase appointed vice president for finances of the International Science Council

2021.12.15

Discerning Japan's approach without being swayed by other countries

2021.12.06

New Moonshot Goals 8 and 9: responding to changes in the social environment

2021.12.03

JST A-STEP industry-university collaboration FY2021 themes decided: expectations for contributions to the post-COVID-19 community

2021.12.03

JST decides on new projects for the Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation Program

2021.11.29

What is value co-creation for Well-being? ― Interview with Miwa Nishinaka
2021 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation

2021.11.26

The Third ASEAN Plus Three "10+3" Young Scientists Forum was held with overseas participation

2021.11.26

A ¥6.5 billion budget granted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology towards creating Vaccine Development Centers

2021.11.26

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award 2021:
Aiming to transform the Japanese fishery industry by combining breeding improvements for marine products and smart aquaculture

2021.11.25

[Special interview] Imagining 2050
The Moonshot R&D Project Moonshot Goal 2
Making full use of mathematical models and sensors for ultra-early disease intervention

2021.11.24

Nippon Foundation Grant of 23 Billion Yen provided over 10 Years to Osaka University Infectious Disease Response Project

2021.11.24

The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: Developing a next-generation therapy for severe heart failure using iPS cells

2021.11.19

"International Leading Research" established as a new category in Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research by MEXT: up to ¥500 million in funding for seven years

2021.11.19

New disaster prevention and reduction measures: traffic management during torrential rain disasters in the digital era

2021.11.17

Unique ideas born out of fun

2021.11.15

What kind of convergence of knowledge is required in today's society? ― Interview with Osamu Sakura
2021 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation

2021.11.08

The fax is alive and well: The CIAJ national survey shows it is still widely used in Japan

2021.11.08

The Institute for Information and Communications Policy's 2020 Internet usage survey reveals that Internet use exceeds TV time for the first time

2021.11.02

Beyond the Coronavirus Pandemic 【Part 2】
Looking past novelty: letting the magic of the creatures that have been spun from the fabric of life inspire us and teach us to live on
Keiko Nakamura, Honorary Director of JT Biohistory Research Hall

2021.11.01

Japan drops to 10th place in number of highly cited published academic papers

2021.11.01

Publication of the 2021 White Paper on Information and Communications in Japan: "Livelihood and Economy Supported by Digital Technologies"

2021.11.01

Beyond the Coronavirus Pandemic【Part 1】
A new way of life: living with viruses instead of fighting them
Keiko Nakamura, Honorary Director of JT Biohistory Research Hall

2021.10.26

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) aims to resolve social issues through collaboration and by providing technical support

2021.10.19

[Special Feature] The Frontline of Intellectual Property Strategy
Utilization of university brands as a response to the revision of the Trademark Act

2021.10.18

"Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan" begins in earnest! A "Huge Cultural Festival" to co-create the future
[Expo 2025 Collaboration Project]

2021.10.18

What You Need to Know Before Expo 2025!: Kansai's unique technology that contributes to the SDGs
[Expo 2025 Collaboration Project]

2021.10.14

Preventing abuse by utilizing knowledge of neuroscience
Taking on the challenge of "community raising" in local communities

2021.10.04

Has COVID more severely impacted women? Hospitalization rate 1.2 times greater for alcohol-related liver diseases and pancreatitis may show a link

2021.09.30

28th International Cosmos Prize awarded to Dr. Peter Bellwoodn

2021.09.22

Development of irrigation pond management app to target flooding concerns during heavy rain

2021.09.22

Japan's Major Contributions to the Current State of SDGs and the Development of a Challenge Roadmap
Interview with Michiharu Nakamura, former member of the United Nations' 10-Member Group

2021.09.17

A bridge connecting hearing-impaired people with those who can hear

2021.09.10

Autonomy is the key to seizing opportunities ― Interview with Kei Hashimoto
<Feature> 2021 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation

2021.09.08

Three species, including a new species of cockroach, found in the Nansei Islands are designated as "Critically Endangered Species."

2021.09.06

30th Blue Planet Prize Winners
Prof. Ramanathan: Contributing to Mitigating Climate Change
Prof. Munasinghe: Creating Sustainomics

2021.09.06

Winners of the 36th Kyoto Prize selected

2021.09.06

[Special Feature] Saying Goodbye to Disabilities
An industry-academia-government collaboration project to develop textile products for nursing care

2021.08.31

The Japanese government formulates the Integrated Innovation Strategy 2021

2021.08.30

International Expositions, an Attempt to Understand Human Progress: From Exhibition to Dialogue ― Interview with Mayuko Sano, Historian [Expo 2025 Collaboration Project]

2021.08.16

SATREPS announce decision on new research themes for FY2021

2021.08.11

MEXT's 2021 White Paper is a Door to the Future: Achieving "Diverse Happiness for Everyone" through "Integrated Knowledge" ＜Feature＞ 2021 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation

2021.07.12

Aiming to gather the voices of children using a national survey, and ensuring they are heard by society

2021.06.22

Literature survey for geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste began in two municipalities in Hokkaido

2021.06.11

Five years of the 5th Basic Plan: The state of basic research has "significantly deteriorated"

2021.06.10

Service using AI to forecast market prices of five vegetables offered free as part of NEDO project - goal is to boost productivity and viability of indoor farms

2021.06.09

Why Forkballs Fall
Solution Found with Supercomputers by the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kyushu University, and Keio University
"Negative Magnus Effect" a Major Factor

2021.06.02

Ig Nobel Prize for clarifying the principle of alligator vocalization! ～A sense of fun and human connections lead to discoveries.

2021.05.31

Prompt creation of roadmaps for decarbonization, Preventing the loss of biodiversity and Using data in public health
Proposals from the G-Science Academies

2021.05.28

Bringing together the great people who supported Japanese science and technology through playing cards: from people in the Edo period such as Seki Takakazu and Ino Tadataka, to numerous present day Nobel Prize winners

2021.05.26

Greatly enhancing human resources training CSTI drafted a report on the Sixth Basic Plan Investment in research and development, 120 trillion yen in the public and private sectors Social change through comprehensive knowledge

2021.05.17

The 2021 MIDORI Academic Prize
Awarded to Kazuhiko Takeuchi in the area of Landscape Ecology and Satoshi Tabata in the area of Molecular Biology

2021.04.12

NEDO Prepares Solar Power Development Strategy

2021.04.08

Interview with SATOMI Susumu, President of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

2021.04.07

A Joint Interview with Ryota Takeda, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications