| AIST |
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| BRAIN |
Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution |
| BSE |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
| Bt |
Bacillus thuringiensis |
| GM |
Genetically Modified |
| GMO |
Genetically Modified Organism |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| ES |
Embryonic Stem (cell) |
| EU |
European Union |
| IPOD |
The International Patent Organism Depository |
| JAPR |
The Japan Association for Advancement of Phyto-regulators |
| KONARC |
National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region |
| MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| MAT |
Multi-Auto-Transformation |
| METI |
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| MEXT |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| MHLW |
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| MoE |
Ministry of the Environment |
| NARC |
National Agricultural Research Center |
| NARCH |
National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region |
| NARCT |
National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region |
NARO |
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
| NIAES |
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences |
| NIAS |
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences |
| NICS |
National Institute of Crop Science |
| NIFTS |
National Institute of Fruit Tree Science |
| NIFS |
National Institute of Floricultural Science |
| NIAH |
National Institute of Animal Health |
| NILGS |
National Institute of Livestock and Grassland
Science |
| NIVTS |
National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science |
| R&D |
Research and Development |
| RCAST |
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo |
| SAP |
Scientific Advisory Panel |
| SNP |
single nucleotide polymorphism |
| vCJD |
variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease |
| WeNARC |
National Agricultural Research Center for Western Region |
