From Bio Journal - December 2006
Results of MAFF inspection of US GM rice
By-law on GM crop regulation goes to Takahata Town council
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine develops a GM technique using pollen (Japan Agricultural Newspaper 2006/10/18)
New Riken project on human ES cells approved
Opinions from the general public on human clone embryo research announced
Policy to allow genetic modification of embryos for repromed only
From Bio Journal - November 2006
Trend: Non-approved GM rice distribution: Japanese government has no effective countermeasure
US superweed countermeasures
Beet added to list of labelled GM foods
Imabari City passes GM crop regulation by-law
Results of MAFF survey of GM canola volunteers to be announced this fiscal year
Safety assessment guidelines for nutritional supplements to be on agenda for Codex Sixth Session
Bioethanol plant begins operation in Osaka (Nikkei Biotech 2006/09/25)
GM approval data for October
Closeup: Riken genetic data leak incident and the 300,000 person gene bank project
From Bio Journal - October 2006
Unauthorized GM maize Bt10 being field tested in Shizuoka Prefecture
Cedar pollen allergy GM rice harvested
Cedar pollen allergy GM rice cultivation in Tokushima Prefecture (MAFF press release 2006/09/06)
Establishment of citizens' executive committee on GM crops in Hokkaido (Mainichi Shimbun Hokkaido edition 2006/08/29)
MAFF gets serious about bioethanol production (Japan Agricultural Newspaper 2006/08/22)
Human ES cells approved for use in drug toxicity testing
Human clone embryo report: Tokyo hearing held
Closeup: The Story of the Non-approved "LL Rice 601"
From Bio Journal - September 2006
Impact of long-term GM crop cultivation on environment
MAFF announces state of investigation into GM canola volunteers
Current state of bylaws and guidelines concerning regulation of GM crop cultivation in Japanese prefectures
Suntory develops yellow GM flower
Public hearing held on lifting ban on human clone embryo
Production of reproductive cells from somatic stem cells being considered
GM crop approval data for July
Closeup: Development of GMOs for fuel ethanol
From Bio Journal - August 2006
Wild GM canola continues to spread
Nominren, Chubu no Kai survey of canola pollution
Serious GM pollution in tofu and other soy processed foods
Human embryo, agreement on ban on embryo transplanting and handling
Closeup - Results of GM canola survey announced
From Bio Journal - July 2006
NAIES GM soy outcrossing research
GM rice transplanting at NARC
METI supports pharmaceutical production from GM plants
Metropolitan Tokyo government draws up GM crop cultivation guidelines
Codex Task Force on Biotechnology WG meeting held
GMO-free-zone movement begins in South Korea
GM wheat symposium in Rome
Preliminary draft report on human clone embryo
June GM crop approval
From Bio Journal - June 2006
Trend: Outdoor cultivation trials of GM crops begin again this year in Japan
Cedar pollen allergenic rice transplanting goes ahead
Region-of-origin mandatory labeling for tofu and natto (Japan Agricultural Newspaper 2006/04/25)
Gratis donation of ova considered for human clone embryo
Approval for production of reproductive cells from human ES cells
April GM crop approvals
Closeup: Iron-deficiency resistant rice.
From Bio Journal - May 2006
Explanatory meeting on cedar pollen allergenic GM rice
Four GM crops including paprika commercialised in China
The latest GM food public opinion
Environmental survey on GM canola
Monsanto reveals future GM crop strategy (Nikkei BioTech 2006/03/27)
Shinshu University adds three strains in human ES cell research
Joint meeting on human embryo - serious discussions get under way
Chiba Prefecture bylaw for Safe and Secure food comes into force
Labelling for GM beet
Ajinomoto's GM glutamine approved
MAFF revises GM crop cultivation trials guidelines
GM crop approval data for March 2006
From Bio Journal - April 2006
Deliberations on GM papaya begin
Imabari City work on an ordinance to regulate GM crop cultivation (Mainichi Shimbun Ehime edition 2006/02/26)
Niigata Prefectural Agricultural Institute plans to create GM blue lilies (Mainichi Shimbun Niigata edition 2006/02/28)
Human stem cells "from aborted foetuses" outside scope of guidelines
Ban on donation of ova from women researchers in clone research
GM approval data
Closeup: High-lysine GM maize
From Bio Journal - March 2006
Niigata: draft GM crop cultivation standards finalized
Tokushima: GM crop cultivation guidelines announced
Tsukuba City: "Policy on GM crop cultivation" framework takes shape
Results of tofu GMO survey
MEXT, MHLW hold joint meeting on assisted repromed
Assessment of high-lysine GM maize begins
Reevaluation of GM papaya begins
GM blue rose approved for type-1 (outdoor cultivation) use
From Bio Journal - February 2006
Trend: Niigata Prefecture announces "Outline of GM Crop Cultivation Regulations Bylaw"
Possibility of influx of non-approved GM rapeseed
Trial on suspension of outdoor cultivation of GM rice goes to formal litigation
Fukuoka City adopts an opinion paper demanding pollution prevention from GM rapeseed
MHLW and MEXT discuss human embryo
Review of Type-1 Cultivation Guidelines for rice buffer zone only
Cross-fertilization Monitoring Center to be established at Hokkaido University
Symposium on "comprehensive consent" at Kitasato University
From Bio Journal - January 2006
Somatic cell cloned cattle continue to show large number of abnormalities
Cloned mini-pig at Kagoshima University (Western Japan Newspaper 2005/11/25)
Niigata begins to formulate standards for GM crop cultivation regulation by-law (Mainichi Shimbun 2005/11/23)
MAFF to initiate discussions for review of Type I usage rule
MEXT considers reproductive cell production from human ES cells
Closeup: Background to the new influenza strain pandemic hullabaloo
