From Bio Journal - December 2011
MAFF announces results of survey on GM rapeseed and soy volunteers
Hokkaido University professors propose GM crop development to Hokkaido administration (Hokkaido Shinbun 2011/10/24)
From Bio Journal - October 2011
Consumer Affairs Agency approves GM papaya
Consumer Affairs Agency Investigative Commission to begin work on unifying food labeling laws
From Bio Journal - September 2011
Safety assessment of GM crops to be streamlined
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences refuses to release information on incident contravening Cartagena laws
Hay fever alleviating rice to undergo outdoor trials
GMO crop approvals for June 2011
From Bio Journal - July 2011
Cultivation trials of GM rapeseed by Monsanto Japan
Japanese government signs the Nagoya Protocol on biodiversity
Simplification of the biodiversity impact assessment
GMO crop approvals for April/May 2011
From Bio Journal - June 2011
Citizens submit petition demanding suspension of Miyazaki University GM cotton trials
GM companies submit an eopinionf on cultivation trials to Miyazaki Prefecture (Biotech Information Dissemination Association 2011/04/12)
Closeup: GM papaya distributed domestically
From Bio Journal - May 2011
Hokkaido University and others develop a GM Japanese silver grass (Bitek Joho Fukyu Kai 2011/03/03)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) develops a pharm strawberry (Inoprex 2011/02/03)
Monsanto Japan backs up activities of a GMO promotion organization (Nihon Monsanto 2011/03/04)
GMO Approvals for March 2011/05/04
From Bio Journal - April 2011
Trend: Non-approved GM papaya being distributed in Okinawa and Miyazaki
The end of cloned livestock development?
GM crop approvals for February 2011