Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI) support a wide variety of research activities carried out at universities and other research institutions across Japan. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT) and JSPS disburse these KAKENHI grants. In this newsletter, we introduce some of the recent results of KAKENHI-supported research activities.

■ 2009 VOL.2

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	1. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI)
	2. Introduction of KAKENHI Projects 【Culture & Society】
	Compilation of the JIP Database Enabling Cross­country Comparisons in Productivity Kyoji Fukao Professor, Hitotsubashi University
	Research on Endangered Ryukuan Dialects with an Aim to Preserve and Propagate Shigehisa Karimata Professor, University of the Ryukyus
	Toward the Common Use of Archival Resource in the Asian and Pacific Region Masahito Ando Professor, Gakushuin University
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	Yoneo Ishii Director, National Archives of Japan
	【Science & Engineering】
	Commencement of Tokai-to-Kamioka (T2K) long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment Takashi Kobayashi Professor, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
	Ultra-precise time measurement with optical lattice clocks Hidetoshi Katori Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
	Strechable organic electroluminescence (EL) displays Takao Someya Professor, The University of Tokyo
	Breakthrough in realizing low-cost mass-production of anti-influenza drug Tamiflu - Applicable to development of new drugs effective against Tamiflu-resistant virus - Masakatsu Shibasaki Professor, The University of Tokyo
	Chemical studies on the red sweat of the hippopotamus Kimiko Hashimoto Associate Professor, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
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	Kenichi Iga President, Tokyo Institute of Technology
	【Biological】
	Discovery of integrated mechanism to control intracellular recycling system of substances Tamotsu Yoshimori Professor, Osaka University
	In vitro reconstruction of primordial germ cell development based on a signaling principle for germ cell specification Mitinori Saitou Professor, Kyoto University
	Development of high-performance fluorescent magnetic beads - Making it possible to diagnose diseases within 5 minutes - Hiroshi Handa Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
	Development of Kansei Biosensor Kiyoshi Toko Distinguished Professor, Kyushu University
	Outlook for new agricultural management in Japan -Evaluation of networked agricultural management organization Toshiyuki Monma Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture
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	Hiroo Fukuda Professor, The University of Tokyo
	3. Evolution based on KAKENHI projects
	Research on function and regulation of the endoplasmic reticulum Kazutoshi Mori, Professor, Kyoto University
	Research on fundamental technology to develop alternative resource to oil with hydrocarbon-producing algae Makoto Watanabe, Professor, University of Tsukuba
	Research on nutrient absorption and translocation in plants Naoko Nishizawa, Professor, Ishikawa Prefectural University
	Relation between KAKENHI and Other competitive funding
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