Japan sees quiet jets, frigid cars, water-saving toilets in near future
Japan's advanced technology may come in handy in the face of the world's growing environmental challenges and the Group of Eight's slow progress on diplomacy.
The technologies put on display for the media at the Rusutsu media center's "environmental showcase"...[more]
[From the article of July 9, 2008: The Japan Times Online]

G8 tech ministers agree on teamwork
The Group of Eight science and technology ministers agreed 15 June to promote cooperation between their countries as well as with developing nations to address global issues such as climate change and sustainable development from a technological standpoint.
The one-day meeting was chaired by Fumio Kishida, Japan's state minister in charge of science and technology policy, who expressed hope that the talks will contribute to the success of the G8 summit on 7 to 9 July in Hokkaido....[more]
[From the article of June 14, 2008: The Japan Times Online]

G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit Special Report
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/G8_summit_2008.html
[From The Japan Times Online]

Eco-friendly technologies on show at G-8 press center
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/summit/20080707TDY02303.htm
[From the article of July 7, 2008: Daily Yomiuri Online]

(Source: Fumio Kishida's Website)

INT'L BIO FORUM & BIO EXPO JAPAN is Asia's largest bio event with 650 exhibitors and 21,000 visitors. The 250 sessions/seminars also attract strong attention as the best place for enhancing knowledge on life science. This event is widely known as a comprehensive bio event gathering all bio-related people, products, technologies and information from all across Asia.

Website of BIO FORUM & BIO EXPO JAPAN
http://www.bio-expo.jp/english

The International Symposium on Fe-Oxipnictide Superconductors will be held on June 28th, 29th 2008in Tokyo, Japan.

Triggered by the recent discovery of high temperature superconductivity in oxypnictides by Prof. Hideo Hosono's group of Tokyo Institute of Technology, very active studies have been flourrished in finding new compositions and to understand basic properties of this category of the new superconductor OP-superconductors.
This symposium has been planned to summarize state-of-the-art findings of the new developments.
The admission fee is free.

For More Information and Regisraion
http://www.htsc.jst.go.jp/index_e.html

Prof. Hideo Hosono

The special lecture by Prof. Hosono
at the prior national symposium held on 8th June