Carbon nanotubes are composed of carbon atoms in a honeycomb pattern. They were first discovered by Sumio Iijima in 1991, at that time a researcher at the NEC Tsukuba Research Laboratories. Their ...[more]

Competitive research funds are provided to researchers by grant organizations that invite applications from a broad range of research fields. Which projects will be awarded funding is decided based ...[more]

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced this three-part policy package on May 24, 2007, to prevent global warming. The first part outlines a long-term strategy to halve total CO2 emissions ...[more]

This council was established in the Cabinet Office when the government ministries were reorganized in 2001 as a council dealing with key government policy. Headed by the prime minister, the ...[more]