From Bio Journal - December 2019
Swine fever countermeasures
Genome edited crops will not receive organic certification in Japan
From Bio Journal - November 2019
Trend: October 1: Genome edited foods also allowed on Japanese market with no labelling
Deliberations begin on expansion of genome editing application to human fertilized ova
GM vaccine as a countermeasure for swine fever; evaluation of the safety of meat for human consumption
From Bio Journal - October 2019
Genome editing research on grapes moves on to Kyoho (Nikkei Biotech 2019/9/13)
GM cotton with seven kinds of genes inserted moves toward approval
From Bio Journal - August 2019
Genome-edited crops quickly appearing in commercial production
MAFF will not block import even if new strain of non-approved GM wheat is detected (Japan Agricultural Newspaper 2019/7/18)
MHLW and MAFF begin accepting public comments on genome-edited foods
From Bio Journal - June 2019
Japan-South Korea-Taiwan joint statement on RNA interference potato
Violation of Cartagena laws by Gunma Prefecture Sericultural Technology Center
From Bio Journal - April 2019
MEXT approves production of animal-human chimeric embryo
Genome treatment promotion law to be submitted during current Diet session
MHWL determines that safety screening for genome edited foods is unnecessary in principle
From Bio Journal - March 2019
Japan's genome editing R&D to go unchecked
Genome editing innovation center established at Hiroshima University