Research Report

Outlook for Negotiations on Climate Change Framework after COP29 and the Inauguration of the Trump Administration

Naofumi Sakamoto
Senior Strategy Staff,
Global Intelligence and Research Office

Short Report

The 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), held in Azerbaijan from November 11th to 24th, 2024, was the deadline for determining the target amount of climate action funding from developed countries to developing countries for the year 2025・・・

Biotechnological Transformation Expanding from Healthcare to Manufacturing

Masayuki Miyazaki, Chief Researcher, 3rd Research Department
Hiroshi Nishimura, Associate Senior Researcher, Industry Research Group, 3rd Research Department

HRI Report

Digital technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) are being increasingly utilized in the bio sector, propelling biotechnologies from foundational research into practical applications across society. The field is advancing toward global problem-solving, from innovations in biopharmaceuticals and・・・

Global Scenarios for Energy Transition towards 2030

Naofumi Sakamoto
Senior Strategy Staff,
Global Intelligence and Research Office

Research Project

The trend toward giving top priority to addressing climate change issues in relation to global energy issues is said to have peaked at COP26 held in Glasgow, UK in November 2021. At COP26, developing countries as well as developed countries declared their commitment to net-zero emissions one after another. Soon after, however, the Ukraine crisis occurre・・・

“How will Southeast Asia benefit from the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework?” by Sherillyn Raga

Ajay Kumar Airan
Deputy General Manager,
Hitachi Research Institute Unit, MD Office, Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd.

Book Review

The Indo-Pacific region is geographically a triangle, having Japan on its northern boundary, Australia on southeastern, and India in southwestern. The 10-nations group ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) falls in this triangular region. In fact, the concept of Indo-Pacific has been advancing・・・

Accelerating the Tech-driven Bioeconomy: The Catalytic Role of a Global Policy Framework

Brynne Stanton, PhD
Lead, Bioeconomy
World Economic Forum

The bioeconomy provides solutions to urgent world challenges. From curing diseases to the production of chemicals and fuels to sustainable food production, the bioeconomy is everywhere. As digital technologies advance alongside the ability to read, write, edit and, increasingly, functionalize DNA, ・・・

The Impact of Biotechnology and the Role of Industry, Academia and Government

Hiromi S.Nagane,
Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences,
Chiba University

The role of industry, academia, and government in promoting bioeconomy and biotechnological transformation is examined from an economic perspective, focusing on the health and medical fields. In this article, it is concluded that the development and dissemination of biotechnology should be carried out in an integrated manner, and that cooperation among industry, academia, and government is important for this purpose.

Sociogenomics in the Era of Biotechnological Transformation

Yoshio Sakurai,
Professor, Research Field in Law, Economics and Humanities,
Education, Law, Economics and the Humanities Area, Research and Education Assembly, Kagoshima University.

This article focuses on sociogenomics which studies the relationship between genetic information and social characteristics. It covers the development of this field as an academic discipline, and the evolution of experimental methods. It also presents an analysis of the experimental results on the frequency of smartphone gaming among the younger generation and discusses the potential for environmental interventions based on individual traits of genetic types and social characteristics.

Manufacturing BX Brought by Digital Technology

Sachiyo Aburatani,
Director of Bioproduction Research Institute,
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Governments around the world, including Japan, have recently been formulating and revising national strategies on the bioeconomy to promote the development of the bio-related sector. This article focuses on bio-manufacturing, which is central to achieving biotechnological transformation (BX), and explains the necessity of integrating biotechnology with digital technology, as well as strategies for realizing this integration.

The Importance and Prospects of Biomedicine in a Super-Aging Society: The Challenge of Bridging the Gap between Average Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy

Masakazu Hattori,
(Ph.D., D.V.M.), Professor,
Laboratory of Tumor Tissue Response, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University

In a super-aging society, extending healthy life expectancy becomes a crucial issue. It has been shown that the onset of age-related diseases and autoimmune diseases is influenced by age-related changes in the composition of immune cells. This article discusses the potential for extending healthy life expectancy by detecting and controlling of unique T cell populations (Senescence-Associated T cells) that increase with age.