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1 July 2008:  "The world faces the daunting combination of surging energy demand, rising greenhouse gas emissions and tightening resources. A global energy technology revolution is both necessary and achievable; but it will be a tough challenge", said Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) today in Tokyo, at the launch of the latest edition of Energy technology Perspectives (ETP).  Read more

30 June 2008: US environmentalists said Friday they expect no breakthroughs in climate change talks from international players attending the Group of Eight (G8) July 7-9 summit in Hokkaido, Japan. Read more

23 June 2008: In a sprawling greenhouse with shiny silver ducts running through, stacks of cardboard boxes feature prints of a flower alongside the distinctive red Toyota logo. Read more

18 June 2008: The European Commission has officially launched the network of European researchers in Japan. Read more

9 June 2008: As world oil prices skyrocket, thousands of households in energy-poor Japan are taking part in an ambitious experiment to use fuel cells to light and heat their homes. Read more

9 June 2008: Japanese, US nanotechnology experts win Spain's Asturias award. Read more

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Call for Proposals - RIKEN

The RIKEN Initiative Research Unit System is calling for proposals worldwide for a new Initiative Research Unit Leader.  The research field for this call is for Synthetic Organic Chemistry directed towards Material Science, and the successful research unit leader and the associated researchers will make their research at RIKEN Wako Campus, Japan for up to five years.

Applications close on 14 December 2007.  Further information is available at www.riken.jp/engn/r-world/info/recruit/071214/index.html

Short-term Invitation Fellowship Program for Research in Japan

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science invites applications for its short-term invitation fellowship program for research in Japan. This allows researchers employed at designated Japanese research institutions and laboratories to invite fellow researchers from other countries to Japan to participate in discussions, attend seminars, give lectures, or similar. All fields of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are eligible.

Fellowships are open to senior scientists, university professors, and others with substantial professional experience. They must be citizens of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan.  The fellowships last 14 to 60 days. Applications for this program must be submitted to JSPS by a host scientist in Japan through the head of the applicant's university or institution.

Awards will include round-trip air travel, a daily maintenance allowance of 18,000 yen, domestic research travel allowance of 150,000 yen and a host's cooperation allowance of 50,000 yen.

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Overseas Fellowship Division
JSPS
6, Ichiban-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-8471
Japan

New Zealand/Japan Senior Scientist Exchange Programme

The Ministry of Research, Science & Technology (MoRST) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 1 June 2005 and subsequent Guidelines for Implementation were adopted by the JSPS and the Royal Society of New Zealand on 14 April 2006.

The objective of the Guidelines for Implementation is to support the exchange of short-term visits of New Zealand Senior Scientists to Japan and for Japanese Scientists to New Zealand.  The duration of the visits will depend upon the participant’s respective research programme but shall be no longer than 60 days and must take place between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2008.  The number of exchanges shall be limited to four. 

The sending country will nominate candidates for the exchange visits and these will be subject to approval by the hosting country.  The hosting country will cover the costs of the visiting researchers including international travel, domestic travel costs, and a maintenance allowance.  Preference will be given to visits which are short-term and highly-focused.

Applications for 2007-08 Senior Scientist Exchanges and for Joint Workshops/Seminars are now closed.

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