30% sweeter tomato with gene editing by Japanese university
A team of researchers from several Japanese universities, led by Nagoya University, developed a new tomato with higher sugar content using genome editing. (more…)
Why did YOU come to Japan? My Neighbour Muslim in Tokyo
"My Neighbour Muslim in Tokyo" is an event to encourage people to interact with international Muslims living in Tokyo. About 500,000 international people are currently live in Tokyo, with about 20,000 estimated to be Muslim. (more…)
Halal food relief for foreign students hit by pandemic
The covid-19 pandemic continues to put international students in financial crisis in Japan. Okayama University received food aid for international students from Hayashibara, having the "SDGs Industry-University Partnership Agreement" with the university. (more…)
For halal ramen, Shizuoka creates Fermented Seafood Extract
To tap into the Halal market, the Shizuoka Prefecture Research Institute of Fishery and Marine Technology created Fermented Seafood Extract. It uses lactic acid bacteria extracted from Shizuoka Prefecture's skipjack tuna intestinal tract, without any pig and alcohol derivatives in the production process. (more…)
Kao to save lives from mosquito with new product
Kao Corporation, a Japanese chemical/cosmetics giant, announces plans for a full-scale project from February 2022. To reduce the impact of diseases (e.g. mosquito-borne dengue fever) through its original developed products. (more…)
Mosque at factory, Strong ties of Matsuyama Kozai-Indonesia
MATSUYAMA KOZAI, a business processing and selling steel, welcoming Indonesian technical trainees since 1997.We spoke to President Kougou, fondly called "Dad" by the trainees, about his struggles when starting the business and his bond with the trainees. (more…)
Glowing silk with great possibilities
Japan began raising silkworms for raw silk to make fabrics since 2,000 years ago. Around 1900, the country became the world's largest raw silk exporter, surpassing the pioneer of silk farming–China. The money earned from exports goes to invest in buying machinery for Japan's modernisation. (more…)
Aliens also welcome at hot springs of Oita
Oita Prefecture just began a new, unique, "space" inspired city promotion.Known as one of Japan's leading hot spring regions, Oita to soon become a spaceport as early as 2022 through a partnership with US-based Virgin Orbit. (more…)
Halal menu in student cafeteria resumes at UEC
The University of Electro-Communications (UEC) now offers Halal food in the student cafeteria, after much demand based on its survey conducted for international students from Muslim countries. (more…)
Fish leather by a Japanese brand
Based in the fishing town Himi, Toyama, tototo makes wallets, card cases and more out of fish skins that would have gone to waste. (more…)
Soy cheese? By industry-university collab in Japan
Japan's academia-industry collaboration has successfully developed and launched Soy Delice (Koji*1), a soy-based cheese fermented with lactic acid bacteria and koji mould. (more…)
Lower ocean CO2 with gene editing to algae carbon cycle
A Japanese company started the world's first demonstration test of a carbon cycle, applying genome editing technology to algae and seafood, utilizing the food chain to reduce CO2 emissions in the ocean. (more…)