Policy & Society

2025.03.27

Fostering Science, Technology, and Innovation Talent in Asia-Pacific: Insights from Asia and Pacific Research Center, Japan Science and Technology Agency

2025.03.26

Japan to set new standards for longevity of wooden buildings

2025.03.14

25 distinctive regional core universities selected for MEXT's J-PEAKS program: Max 5.5 billion yen in research support per school over 5 years

2025.03.11

Reform of KAKENHI aims to improve Japan's research capabilities ― Reinforcement of international joint research from multiple angles

2025.03.04

Drug discovery venture "Renascience" to be established in Tohoku University for accelerating longevity research: Comments from Sho Kato, Head of TREx

2025.03.03

Starting leisure activities reduces risk of death and need for nursing care ― Institute of Science Tokyo analyzes data on older adults

2025.02.27

Synthetic Biology in Australia, China, and India: Insights from Asia and Pacific Research Center

2025.02.26

Nuclear, renewables designated as Japan's main carbon-free energy

2025.02.26

Crowding at large events and the feeling of crowding depends on the time of day — Feels more "crowded" closer to exit time

2025.02.25

Proposing a "new perspective on dementia" aimed at social inclusion: The government's first basic plan to address the projected increase in the number of patients

2025.02.25

RIKEN discovers that social metacognition and cognition are processed in different areas of the brain

2025.02.20

Revitalizing local economies while taking the leap to global standards — Startup City Project 2nd phase: Open call for applications

2025.02.20

Synthetic biology policy and research trends in Australia, China and India

2025.02.18

Engineering green solutions for global agriculture: An interview with Associate Professor Tofael Ahamed of the University of Tsukuba

2025.02.18

Taiwan plans investment and trade center in Japan's Fukuoka

2025.02.06

New company "Oga Namahage Fish Factory" established on the site of a former hot spring facility

2025.01.30

Facial recognition gates set to debut for Narita airport train trips

2025.01.30

Quantum technology trends in the Asia-Pacific region

2025.01.28

Waseda University releases 2024 Edition of World Digital Government Ranking

2025.01.23

Regular sleep habits in early childhood influence social development and brain function — Osaka University elucidates through eye tracking and electroencephalography

2025.01.23

Quantum Technology Trends in Asia-Pacific: Insights from Japan Science and Technology Agency

2025.01.20

JR Central to test pet-friendly shinkansen car

2025.01.17

Latest research from Fukui, the Dinosaur Kingdom [Part 1]: Excavation of new fossil species, digital paleontology, and a new faculty to be established next spring: A series of hot topics

2025.01.09

Interview with Toshiko Abe, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology — Clear distinction between education and research, the importance of advancing one's field of expertise and university salaries

2025.01.08

Proactively promoting the importance of innovation and Japan's strengths: Interview with Minoru Kiuchi, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy

2025.01.08

Japan brewery looking to launch 100 mil. yen space sake

2024.12.23

Even chimpanzees worry about how they look to others. Does the presence of a familiar audience muster chimpanzees' motivation? Findings from Kyoto University

2024.12.23

Gifu University undertakes survey of new undergraduate students on "developmental disabilities"

2024.12.17

Japan's food makers eye "fermentation tourism" for foreign visitors

2024.12.10

Social implementation of autonomous driving is a good opportunity to experience the spread of science and technology in real time

2024.12.09

Science Council of Japan drafts recommendations for Seventh Science, Technology, and Innovation Basic Plan

2024.12.04

Workplace stress poses a risk of obesity: Follow-up study involving more than 10,000 employees of Osaka University

2024.12.02

AI lip-reading app to playback lip movements — Voices lost due to illness can now be restored

2024.11.28

CSTI expert meeting discusses startup ecosystem hub cities: Tokyo and other cities making good progress, but venture capital investment disappointing

2024.11.26

Hiroshima University evaluates advanced emergency braking systems for large trucks: No significant differences in collision rate and damage amount

2024.11.25

Times Higher Education (THE) releases results of its World University Rankings 2025: The University of Tokyo, Tohoku University move up

2024.11.15

Powering innovation in partnership with researchers: R&D management personnel in the spotlight

2024.11.15

Institute of Science Tokyo establishes three research institutes for "fusion of different fields"

2024.11.14

Regular light-intensity exercise erases fear memory — Findings from the University of Tsukuba expected to aid in PTSD prevention

2024.11.12

OMU Finds that Chinese herbal medicine and tea materials improve cognitive function in mice

2024.11.07

Onion as hangover relief — Quercetin protects cells from toxicity

2024.11.01

Gut microbiota diversity associated with temperament in early childhood

2024.10.18

MEXT support program for strengthening medical research to begin next fiscal year: 60-100M yen per year for institutions; 15M yen for researchers

2024.10.17

MEXT requests an estimated 11.5% budget increase to 5,953 billion yen for next fiscal year

2024.10.16

Nihon University, Hamamatsu Medical School find that video games improve well-being — Analysis of responses from a wide range of ages living in Japan

2024.10.10

"Theory of the three ancestral components" of the Japanese people challenges the commonly accepted theory: Evolutionary anthropology explores essence of human species and Japanese based on genome analysis

2024.10.08

Basic policy decided for the Global Startup Campus Initiative, an innovation hub in the heart of Tokyo

2024.10.08

Elsevier report on active paper authorship: Female authorship increases to over 40%, but 22% in Japan; "Progress Slow"

2024.10.02

Fostering industries for achieving fusion power generation — Development of three innovation centers at QST, NIFS, and Osaka University

2024.09.30

Even mushrooms look expressive when they move — The University of Tokyo imaging experiments find that social behavior makes us look differently at non-human forms

2024.09.26

How can endangered flowers be conserved? Special exhibition "Alpine Plants - The Diversity and Ecosystems of Flowers Beyond Reach" is being held at the National Museum of Nature and Science

2024.09.18

Science and Technology Indicators 2024: World of scientific research divided in two — G7 and OECD countries versus China and Global South

2024.09.12

Cabinet approves new action plan for infectious disease control "Readiness in Normal Times": The first major shake-up in 10 years

2024.09.10

Using data science to understand the present: Supporting global health policymaking

2024.09.05

Soymilk production volume remains high — Japan Soymilk Association announces market trends: Attributable to increased health awareness and improved taste?

2024.09.03

Tokyo Institute of Technology investigates Shibazuke, a traditional eggplant pickle produced in Kyoto: The key to the deliciousness is the change in the microbial communities during spontaneous fermentation

2024.09.02

HPV vaccination rate hits the wall: Osaka University calculates that less than half of the WHO target has been achieved

2024.08.29

Further expansion of university startup firms: Calls for expansion of basic research budget

2024.08.23

From the long white cloud to the rising sun: Insights from a Kiwi scientist's experience in Japan

2024.08.22

University support forum PEAKS working group releases action plan — Expectations for doctoral talents to play diverse roles in realizing an innovation-oriented society

2024.08.21

Waseda University clarifies that audiences synchronize their emotions during live music

2024.08.19

Gifu University investigates adverse events post vaccination — Suppressed through healthy lifestyle

2024.08.14

JST announces status of the University Fund, revealing a net income of 116.7 billion yen in 2023

2024.08.06

Okayama University reveals that sensitivity to umami taste affected by salivary buffering capacity: Taste improves with more saliva

2024.08.05

Progress on the SDGs sits at 16%, Japan ranks 18th: A growing sense of crisis at international organizations over current situation

2024.08.05

Strengthening research capabilities: "The first author is important" — Focus on research papers: Benchmarks for Japanese, British, and German universities published by NISTEP

2024.07.30

Whole genome analysis of 100,000 Japanese people to serve as foundation for personalized medicine and drug discovery

2024.07.29

Clarifying the mechanisms of the use of structural color in flowers: Aiming to realize photonics agriculture

2024.07.25

AMED adjusts its R&D funding for the medical field — 12 billion yen allocated to 114 issues

2024.07.24

Life science in the new era: Urgent need for improvement of research environment to enhance capability — MEXT committee issues interim report

2024.07.23

Jomon Period pottery decorated with soybean seeds — Chuo University and collaborators identify impression marks

2024.07.19

The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) provides support through its Green Innovation Fund — Launches a floating offshore wind power demonstration project

2024.07.18

Overconfident people quit more often due to an undeveloped frontal pole in the brain

2024.07.18

"Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2024" approved — Driving the creation of innovation

2024.07.18

Tohoku University recognized as a University for International Research Excellence: Approximately 10 billion yen in grants by the end of the fiscal year

2024.07.17

Integrated Innovation Strategy 2024 approved by the government at a cabinet meeting

2024.07.03

Recommendations for the industrialization of regenerative medicine in Japan: Building a system that is not bound by precedent

2024.07.02

Publication of Grant-in-Aid allocation results: Overall, 77,351 grants were awarded, with 5187 of them being awarded to women

2024.06.26

Government panel releases interim report with recommendations on medical care DX

2024.06.25

80% of university faculty members "lack time for research" — Organizations unable to respond to increased administrative workloads

2024.06.25

The Cabinet Office formulates a Bioeconomy Strategy — Aiming for 100 trillion yen market size by 2030

2024.06.18

JST symposium on Japan's declining research prowess: Leading researchers join heated discussion

2024.06.18

Cactus Communications undertakes survey of 452 researchers on the use of AI tools in research paper writing

2024.06.13

Aiming to establish digital infrastructure and rules for safe operation of delivery robots and drones — NEDO and Ritsumeikan University begin full-scale operational verification

2024.06.12

Experts provide recommendations for clear positioning in healthcare policy: "Focus on fundamentals, infrastructure and talent"

2024.06.06

New Zealand's Tech and Innovation Story, See Tomorrow First brings Kiwi innovation to Japanese shores

2024.06.05

Aldehydes produced by alcohol consumption may contribute to aging; Revealed through research on "premature aging syndrome" by Nagoya University

2024.06.03

Clarifying transport phenomena in fluids using scattered light and fluorescence — Contributing to manufacturing through microscopic-scale measurements

2024.06.03

Investigation into the vulnerabilities of automated LiDAR sensors — Defensive measures against spoofing required

2024.05.31

Kindai University develops new method for rapid drug analysis from urine: 40 different drugs identified in 3 minutes

2024.05.28

First meeting of "Organization and Systems" working group for incorporation of Science Council of Japan: Positive consideration of "Opportunities for Social Contribution"

2024.05.27

Sony's robot "aibo" provides effective emotional healing for hospitalized patients — Survey on its contributions to medicine and healthcare

2024.05.27

"NanoTerasu" begins full-scale operations: Soft X-ray synchrotron radiation facility with the world's highest performance

2024.05.27

Japan Prize presentation attended by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan: Ceremony for three British and American laureates

2024.05.24

ROIDZ TECH unveils three-wheeled electric mobility vehicle with customizable design and maximum speed of 40 km/h for enjoyable travel on public roads

2024.05.23

Feeling angry? Jot it down on paper and throw it away: Nagoya University confirms calming effect through experiments

2024.05.10

Unraveling the human mind using a mouse model of autism

2024.05.09

'Space Technology Strategy' for rapid growth to keep up with global development competition decided by Cabinet Office

2024.05.09

NTT and OIST agree on comprehensive research collaboration to realize a sustainable AI society: Joint efforts in environmental, quantum, and neurosciences

2024.05.07

Taxonomy and systematics: Exploring the wonders of mammals — Special exhibition at the National Museum of Nature and Science till June 16

2024.04.30

Shedding light on the mechanism of stomatal opening and closing through the combination of biology and chemistry: The fusion of different disciplines sheds light on the potential of plants

2024.04.23

Shimadzu and Tohoku University to establish co-creation research center in April to shed light on highly antioxidative supersulfides: Expectations for development of antiaging foods

2024.04.23

Rigaku establishes first base in Taiwan: Deepening relationships with local customers and strengthening semiconductor and life science businesses

2024.04.22

JST holds emergency symposium to explore ways to revive Japan's research capabilities

2024.04.22

The Headquarters for Healthcare Policy points out that Japan's clinical trial environment needs improvement

2024.04.19

Development of early diagnostic drug for pancreatic cancer — Professor Kazufumi Honda proposes necessity of thorough verification mechanism for new biomarker candidates

2024.04.19

Japanese companies lagging in embracing digital management compared to U.S. homologs: JEITA requests efforts to take on broad business challenges and pursue a more flexible human resource policy

2024.04.19

JAEA utilizes synchrotron radiation X-rays and neutron beams to unravel the mystery of the blackness of black lacquer

2024.04.17

Ibaraki University, Kamine Zoo, and Chiba Zoological Park launch new zoo journal to share the intellectual resources of zookeepers and veterinarians

2024.04.16

Combining AI and robots to observe disaster sites, civil engineering projects and bring benefits to society: An interview with Moonshot researcher Pang-jo Chun

2024.04.12

The Cabinet Office releases guidebook for space debris mitigation — For a safe and sustainable outer space

2024.04.11

The Cabinet approves a bill to build a "security clearance system:" Enabling a wider range of collaboration in cutting-edge fields and penalizing leakage of critical security information

2024.04.09

Combination of an organic light source and organic sensor: Japan−Germany joint development of a near-infrared spectroscopic analyzer

2024.04.05

Evaluating the strong impact of generative AI on research security and teaching material: APRIN holds promotional conference with special lecture by American expert

2024.04.02

Multiple ancient Egyptian tombs found in the Saqqara Necropolis by Kanazawa University's joint research team