From Bio Journal - November 2017
First GM silkworm larva bred in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
"No changes" bulldozed through GM food labelling investigative panel by chairman
From Bio Journal - October 2017
Inspections of GM salmon begin in Japan with a view to imports (The Telegraph 2017/8/9)
Suspension of GM crop trials in Republic of Korea (The Hankyoreh 2017/9/3)
A total of 50 varieties of GM petunia being distributed in Japan
Kaketsuken infringes Cartagena laws
From Bio Journal - September 2017
Unapproved rice detected in US food products
RNA interference potato approved
Blue chrysanthemum appears
Nagoya Protocol ratified
From Bio Journal - July 2017
GM petunia pollution spreading
Nagoya Protocol concluded
GM food additive safety screening further simplified
GM food awareness survey conducted by Consumer Affairs Agency
From Bio Journal - May 2017
Consumer Affairs Agency releases processed food country of origin labelling draft and reviews GM food labelling
From Bio Journal - April 2017
Trend: Trials of first genome edited rice about to begin
Review of the Simplot GM potato begins
Cartagena laws to be amended in runup to ratification of the Supplementary Protocol
MAFF announces results of a maize wild volunteer survey
From Bio Journal - March 2017
NARO to perform outdoor trials of new GM rice
MAFF to abolish the Major Agricultural Products Seed Act
From Bio Journal - February 2017
MAFF survey on GM rapeseed and soy situation
Mitsui and Co., Ltd. purchase part of Monsantofs agrichemicals business (Nikkei Shimbun 2017/01/06)
Government views on public comments regarding The Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol
Ministry of the Environment finalizes policy on ratification of the Nagoya Protocol