Forest with about 3,500 trees being moved from site of planned dam
December 28, 2005A forest with about 3,500 trees is being moved a distance of about 30 kilometers from the site of a planned dam in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, a governmental body in charge of the project said. Under the project, said to be one of the largest of its kind in Japan, the ground surface of the 3,000-square-meter forest has been divided into about 550 sections of clod. The sections are being scooped up and moved by truck, to be rearranged like a jigsaw puzzle.
Japan to seek public support for biosafety level 4 lab
December 28, 2005The government has decided to make more efforts to promote the opening of a biosafety level 4 laboratory to increase Japanese research on dangerous and exotic agents amid growing fears about global pandemics, government officials said Wednesday. The government seeks to spend 300 million yen in three years from next fiscal year beginning in April 2006 to boost publicity about the necessity and safety of a BSL 4 lab as well as to research how they are operated overseas.