For example, he was a member of the Science Council of Japan, the Radio Technical Council of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and the Electrotechnical Council of the Science and Technology Agency, and served as Vice President of the Japan Patent Association.
The seven-member ''Innovation 25 Strategy Council'' headed by Kiyoshi Kurokawa, special adviser to the Cabinet Office and former president of the Science Council of Japan, was holding its inaugural meeting, with Abe and innovation minister Sanae Takaichi attending.
The establishment of the program was spearheaded by the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, working with the Royal Society of Canada, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, and the Science Council of Japan.
TEL President Tetsuro Higashi, together with Professor Tadahiro Ohmi of Tohoku University, the joint recipient of the award, attended the award ceremony held on June 8 during the Second Conference on Promoting Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, which took place at the Kyoto International Conference Hall under the sponsorship of the following organizations: the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Nippon Keidanren and the Science Council of Japan.
The report, prepared by the Science Council of Japan, a government-funded body consisting of 210 scientists, shows that forestry provides benefits equivalent to 67.
Mori chairs the 14-member council comprising six cabinet ministers, five academics, two business executives and the president of the Science Council of Japan.
14 Kyodo Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu asked the Science Council of Japan on Thursday to research the ''multiple functions'' of agriculture, a concept used by Japan to shake off pressure for market opening.
