From Bio Journal - December 2023
Trend: Lively activities surrounding genome-edited fish
Euglena Co. to build full-scale manufacturing plant (Nikkei Biotech Online 2023/11/2)
From Bio Journal - November 2023
Trend: Spreading use of RNA backed up by the Nobel Prize
Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly passes resolution calling for first genome-edited food labeling
Iwata City becomes major base for land-based fish and seafood farming (Shizuoka Newspaper 2023/10/11, and others)
US synthetic biology pioneer files for bankruptcy (Nikkei Biotech Online Version 2023/9/27)
Biostimulant company gets underway (Nikkei Biotech Online 2023/9/19)
From Bio Journal - September 2023
Successive development of new genetic engineering techniques to evade regulations
Notification for Sanatech Seed's new genome-edited tomato accepted
MHLW holds hearing with cultured meat companies
MHLW responds to consumer groups' open letter on cultured meat
From Bio Journal - August 2023
Epigenome breeding: a new manipulation using CRISPR-Cas (NTT 2023/6/27 and others)
ES cell and iPS cell development advancing with the aim of making raw materials for cultured meat (Hyperion FoodTech 2023/7/3 and others)
From Bio Journal - July 2023
Trend: The coming genetic management of the entire Japanese population
Shinshu University insect food development venture company procures 200 million yen funding (Morus 2023/5/10)
From Bio Journal - June 2023
Hiroshima University and Kewpie use original technology to develop low-allergen egg
Genome-edited melon developed at Tsukuba University (The Japan Agricultural News 2023/5/4 and others)
Corteva's genome-edited maize not commercially cultivated at present
Singapore cultured meat enterprise enters Japan market (Umami meats 2023/5/11)
From Bio Journal - May 2023
GM Japanese cedar included in Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform
Non-approved GM zucchini distributed on South Korean market for eight years (Chungang Ilbo Newspaper 2023/4/1)
Ajinomoto establishes mass production system for RNA agrochemicals (Nikkei Biotech Online 2023/4/5)
Cultured meat consortium established in the runup to the Osaka Expo (Nikkei Biotech Online 2023/3/30)
Kyushu University develops technology to improve the efficiency of genome editing (Kyushu University 2023/4/11)
From Bio Journal - April 2023
Distribution of genome-edited maize becomes possible in Japan
Sampling party held for cell culture foie gras (Nikkei Biotech 2023/2/22 and others)
Euglena Co. to build large-scale biofuel plant (Nikkei Biotech 2023/2/20 and others)
Former students of Tokyo Institute of Technology sneak GM fish out of the institute
From Bio Journal - March 2023
Petition submitted demanding withdrawal of adoption of genome-edited pufferfish as Miyazu City hometown tax return gift (Kyoto Shimbun 2023/2/15 and others)
NTT forms a series of partnerships with genome editing development companies (Nikkei Biotech 2023/1/20, Project Design Online 2023/2/10)
From Bio Journal - January 2023
COP 15 closes without results
MAFF accepts notification of new genome-edited fish lineage
Acceptance of notification for genome-edited tomato as food with functional claim
Cricket meat burger to go on sale soon
Kyoto Prefectural University takes action on food tech