Japan’s Federation of Diet Members for the International Linear Collider (ILC) held a general assembly on April 27 in Nagata-cho, Japan’s political center. The gathering was attended by Diet members, government officials, scientists, and industry representatives, highlighting its importance. The formation of the Federation dates back to 2006 when it was established by the members […]
Message from politicians in response to Science Council of Japan’s final report
The political groups released a joint message in response to the final report of the Science Council of Japan (SCJ), reaffirming their commitment to push forward the ILC in Japan and to persuade the Japanese government to make a positive decision by March next year. We wish to express our sincere gratitude for the intensive […]
Towards global political support
When the LCC visited the Tohoku region in January, we had an opportunity to see a couple of Diet members and their staff. One of them was very succinct about the problems concerning ILC. He pointed out that the Federation of Diet members to promote a construction of international laboratory for LC boasts more than 20% […]
US and Japan discuss cooperation in advanced science and technology
It’s suit and tie time when high-level US and Japanese science planners meet. At the US-Japan Advanced Science and Technology Symposium, held on 30 April in Washington DC, leaders from government, academia and industry met to discuss US-Japan cooperation in science and technology, using the ILC as an example. Learn more in the next issue […]
Japanese diet members focus on ATF2
Twelve members of the Japanese Federation of Diet members to promote the realisation of the ILC visited KEK on 4 and 18 March. They spent the longest time at ATF, KEK’s test facility for the linear collider. They also toured KEKB, Belle, and the Photon Factory.
Federation beyond policy difference
A day before Japanese cabinet reshuffling, Diet members and other senior government officials took time out from their busy schedule to attend the inaugural meeting of newly formed “Federation of Diet members to promote the realisation of ILC” with a group with representatives from all political parties in Japan: Liberal Democratic party (LDP), Democratic party […]
Japanese Diet Members started a workshop on ILC
On June 15 last year, the Japanese “Federation of Diet members to promote the realisation of ILC” was formed (See NewsLine from 22 June 2006). The Diet members of the federation held a workshop with ILC researchers on 22 January 2007 in Nagatacho near Tokyo. Nobel laureate Masatoshi Koshiba and Professor Kazuo Nishimura (Kyoto University), […]