JIRCAS Report
The 54th Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF) Public Lecture Held on March 14
The Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF) of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) held the 54th TARF Public Lecture, titled “Learn about Sugarcane Ratoon Cultivation," on Friday, March 14, 2025, from 19:00 to 20:30 at the Audiovisual Room on the 2nd Floor of the Ishigaki City Health and Welfare Center. A total of 81 participants attended the event.
31 Experts and Leaders from 9 ASEAN Member Countries Visit JIRCAS
On March 18, 2025 (Tuesday), 31 experts and leaders from nine ASEAN member countries in the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors visited the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS). This visit was part of the “ASEAN - Japan Workshop on Carbon Neutrality, Food Security, and Sustainable Trade" field tour.
Teams from the 14th National Science Koshien Tournament Visit JIRCAS
On March 23, 2025 (Sunday), as part of the excursion activities of the 14th National Science Koshien Tournament (held from March 21 to 24), 22 students from four teams—namely, Saitama Prefectural Kawagoe High School, Tottori Prefectural Yonago Higashi High School, Ibaraki Prefectural Hitachi Daiichi High School and Junior High School (Junior Division), and Ibaraki Prefectural Namiki Secondary School (Junior Division)—visited the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).
First-Year Students from Yamagata Prefectural Touoh Gakkan High School Visit JIRCAS
On March 18, 2025 (Tuesday), 30 first-year students from Yamagata Prefectural Touoh Gakkan High School visited JIRCAS as part of their "Tsukuba Science Tour."
Exhibition of Biomass Energy Research Results by JIRCAS at the Green Food System EXPO
From March 11 to 14, 2025 (Tuesday to Friday), JIRCAS exhibited its biomass energy research activities and achievements at the Green Food System EXPO, held at Tokyo Big Sight and hosted by the Japan Management Association. This event served as an exhibition promoting food value chains and sustainable environments.
Six Participants Visit TARF as Part of an Optional Tour for the MEXT Grants-in-Aid Project "Plant resilience under fluctuating environment" Conference
On March 13, 2025 (Thursday), as part of an optional tour related to the conference for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)'s Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) project titled "Plant resilience under fluctuating environment," a group of six people led by Professor SAZE Hidetoshi of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) visited the Tropical Agriculture Research Front of JIRCAS.
Project Leader KOBORI Youichi Wins International IPM Award of Excellence at the 11th International Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Symposium
Dr. KOBORI Youichi, a project leader in the Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, received the prestigious International IPM Award of Excellence during the 11th International Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Symposium held in San Diego, California, USA, from March 3 to March 6, 2025.
Officers from the AFFRC Secretariat’s Research Planning Division Visit TARF
From March 4 to 5, 2025 (Tue–Wed), five staff members from the Innovation Strategy Office of the Research Planning Division, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Research Council (AFFRC) Secretariat, visited the Tropical Agriculture Research Front of JIRCAS. They observed research activities as well as related experimental fields and facilities.
JIRCAS Signs Comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Agricultural Research with the National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia (NIBM)
On February 26, 2025 (Wednesday), JIRCAS signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia (NIBM), located in Kuala Lumpur, to collaborate on agricultural research.
A Cross-Talk Discussion about Global Warming and Transboundary Pests at the "Wednesday Night Science Café"
On February 19, 2025 (Wednesday), as part of the Science Café series held every Wednesday night at the "co-en" event space near Tsukuba Station, a session titled "A 1°C Change Brings Great Transformation! ~Changing Weather and Transboundary Pests~" took place. The speakers included Dr. KOBORI Youichi, Project Leader at JIRCAS, and Dr. KAWASE Hiroaki, Senior Researcher at the Meteorological Research Institute's Applied Meteorology Division.