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List of selected R&D projects, project managers, and implementation system

(1) Development of technologies to recover greenhouse gases (“GHGs”) and convert them into valuable materials

R&D Projects Project Managers Implementation System Development of an atmospheric Dr. KATO Souichiro, - National Institute of Advanced

CO2 recycling biotechnology by National Institute of Industrial Science and Technology creating electricity-utilizing CO2- Advanced Industrial Science (AIST) fixing bacteria and gas-phase and Technology (AIST) - Tokyo Institute of Technology reaction systems - Nagoya University Development of highly efficient Dr. KODAMA Akio, - Kanazawa University direct air capture (DAC) and Kanazawa University - Research Institute of Innovative carbon recycling technologies Technology for the Earth (RITE) Integrated electrochemical systems Dr. SUGIYAMA Masakazu, - The University of Tokyo for scalable CO2 conversion to The University of Tokyo - Osaka University chemical feedstocks - Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) - , Ltd. - - Chiyoda Corporation - Co., Ltd. Research and Development Project Dr. NOGUCHI Takafumi, - The University of Tokyo on C4S (Calcium Carbonate The University of Tokyo - Hokkaido University Circulation System for Construction)

Research and development for Dr. NORINAGA Koyo, - Nagoya University “Cryo-DAC” - a frugal approach Nagoya University - Gas Co., Ltd. for direct air capture with available - Tokyo University of Science cold energy - Development of Combined Carbon Dr. FUKUSHIMA Yasuhiro, - Tohoku University Capture and Conversion (quad-C) Tohoku University - University Public Corporation modules targeting low carbon Osaka dioxide concentration gases for - Renaissance Energy Research balancing the global carbon budget Corporation

Development of Global CO2 Dr. FUJIKAWA Shigenori, - Kyushu University Recycling Technology towards Kyushu University - Kumamoto University “Beyond-Zero” Emission - Hokkaido University

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Mitigation of greenhouse gas Dr. MINAMISAWA - Tohoku University emissions from agricultural lands Kiwamu, Tohoku University - National Agriculture and Food by optimizing nitrogen and carbon Research Organization (NARO) cycles - The University of Tokyo

(2) Development of technologies to recover nitrogen compounds and convert them into harmless or useful materials

R&D Projects Project Managers Implementation System

Innovative circular technologies for Dr. KAWAMOTO Tohru, - National Institute of Advanced harmful nitrogen compounds National Institute of Industrial Science and Technology Advanced Industrial (AIST) Science and Technology - The University of Tokyo (AIST) - Waseda University - Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology - Kobe University - Osaka University - Yamaguchi University - Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. - ASTOM Corporation - Co., Ltd. - FUSO Corporation - Ube Industries, Ltd. Development of recovery, Dr. WAKIHARA Toru, - The University of Tokyo removal and utilization techniques The University of Tokyo - National Institute of Advanced of dilute reactive nitrogen to Industrial Science and Technology realize nitrogen circulating society (AIST) - Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC) - Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

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(3) Development of marine biodegradable plastics which can control the timing and speed of their degradability

R&D Projects Project Managers Implementation System

Development of multi-lock Dr. ITO Kohzo, The - The University of Tokyo biopolymers degradable in ocean University of Tokyo - Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation from non-food biomass - Corporation - Limited - Kureha Corporation - Kyushu University - Nagoya University - Yamagata University - Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) - National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) - Ehime University - Tokyo Institute of Technology Research and development of marine Dr. KASUYA Ken-ichi, - Gunma University biodegradable plastics with Gunma University - The University of Tokyo degradation initiation switch function - Tokyo Institute of Technology - Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) - Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) Development of photoswitching Dr. KANEKO Tatsuo, - Japan Advanced Institute of Science ocean-degradable plastics with Japan Advanced Institute and Technology edibility of Science and - Kobe University Technology - Nagoya University - Kagoshima University - Tokyo University of Science - Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology - National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) - Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (ORIST)

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