The Japanese Government is reviewing its space policy to consider lifting its self-imposed ban on deploying spy satellites. This editorial from the Daily Yomiuri advocates lifting this ban.
A group of private and academic research institutes is studying the viability of tackling the gargantuan project of building a seaweed plantation in the Pacific Ocean to absorb carbon dioxide and produce biofuel.
A new cell phone information system is being developed to enable consumers to receive detailed information about fish at retail stores, including where and when the fish was caught and by whom
Japan plans to get caught up in the genome race by concentrating on developing DNA-chip technology.