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Focal Point on Ageing in Japan
Japan's rapidly ageing society has presented an opportunity for scientists seeking to slow the symptoms of ageing and improve the final decades of life.
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Focal Point on Medical Technology in Japan
Traditionally strong in areas such as precision manufacturing, robotics and diagnostics, Japan is applying its prowess to develop new technologies in the field of medical care.
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Focal Point on Creating a Circular Bioeconomy
Niigata, Japan is the birthplace of koshihikari rice — one of the most prized varieties in the world, but its rice fields are in a critical situation.
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Focal Point on Building a Carbon-Neutral Society
Special photosynthetic bacteria that can fix both carbon and nitrogen from the air are promising for creating many useful nitrogen-containing organic compounds, including fertilizers, feedstock for fish farms, and artificial spider silk.
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Focal Point on Sustainable Food Supply in Japan
Japan’s high-tech agricultural sector is building a future where menus will increasingly include lab-grown meat and soy-based meat substitutes; where ‘smart pills’ will be used to monitor methane emissions in the cattle that are still farmed; and where microbial fertilizers will nourish both crops and the soil.
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Focal Point on Sustainable Fruit and Functional Components in China
China is one of the world’s major producers of fruit. Its food and agricultural scientists are leading a drive to develop sustainable methods to produce and process fruit.
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Focal Point on Radiology in Japan
Japan is a leading country in terms of the number of diagnostic imaging devices per capita due to a strong radiological technology market.
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Focal Point on Quantum computing in Japan
Quantum computers are set to transform computing and society with their ability to solve problems that are currently intractable.
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Focal Point on the Sustainable Development Goals in Japan
In 2015, the world’s nations agreed on a plan to build a better future — the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Focal Point on Space Exploration and Development in Japan
The first country to take material from an asteroid and bring it back to Earth, Japan has more ambitious projects in its sights, including aspirations for establishing permanent bases on the Moon.
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Focal Point on COVID-19 Modelling in Japan
This focal point examines Japan's COVID-19 & AI Simulation Project - an initiative gathering multiple teams of experts who constructed computational models to provide the government and the public with an evidence base around which a rapid response to the evolving pandemic could be designed.
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Focal Point on Sustainable Electrical Innovations in Japan
