Japanese Academic and Corporate Partners Launch Cultivated Meat Consortium
This week, a group of Japanese academic and corporate partners announced the creation of the Consortium for Future Innovation by…
Japan’s Prime Minister Embraces Cultivated Meat As Part of the Country’s Sustainable Future
“We will develop the environment to create a new market, such as efforts to ensure safety and the establishment of…
Japanese researcher pushes the boundaries of lab-grown ‘real’ meat
“It didn’t taste like beef, though it had umami and was chewy,” Takeuchi, a professor at the University of Tokyo’s…
IntegriCulture scores $7m for ‘outside-factor-free’ cell ag
IntegriCulture, a Japanese startup striving to bring down the costs of cellular ag, has raised $7 million in Series A-plus…
Michelin Star Japanese Chef Launches Startup to Create Cultured Meat
But if you’re Chef Shimamura Masaharu of Japan, someone who writes that in high school he wondered whether to “to…
Aleph Farms and Mitsubishi Bring Cultivated Meat to Japan
We’re excited to announce that we signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Corporation’s Food Industry Group to bring…
Japan: Regulatory Updates on Shaping the Cultivated Meat Market
The first move is the government initiative in establishing the Food Tech Research Group. The Food Tech Research Group, including…
Japan to set standards for cultured, alternative meat
In April, the ministry established a food-tech study group with about 100 organizations, including major food companies, universities and research…
Japan’s IntegriCulture Raises US$7.4M, Largest Series A For Asia Alt Protein Sector
Japanese food tech IntegriCulture Inc. has just completed its Series A funding with ¥800 million (US$7.4 million). The round was…
To meat, or not to meat: The future of Japanese cellular agriculture
Taken together, Japan’s nascent vegan movement, desire for meat and willingness to experiment with new technology stand Hanyu in good…