Japan Military Export Ban Lift in 2014 Under Shinzo Abe Administration

Ribosomes: Lifting the Nuclear Export Ban

A recent study shows that nuclear export of the large ribosomal subunit is regulated by a GTPase that blocks recruitment of the nuclear export factor Nmd3 until remodeling of the pre-ribosome by the AAA-ATPase Rea1 (Midasin).

Analysis of the Military Lift Problem

Modeling the effects of a log export ban in Indonesia

Because enforcement of forestry law has become extremely difficult in Indonesia, a ban on export of logs has been suggested as a means of controlling over-harvest and illegal logging. A model of a log export ban can help us visualize its effects on the forestry sector. The model consists of simplified overviews of: the wood processing sector, demand – price feed back loops, forest standing stoc...

Ban all production and export of chrysotile asbestos.

The disturbing image on the cover of this issue of the Canadian Journal of Public Health shows a child in Indonesia sifting barehanded through a dump littered with asbestos. Two adults with bags – one with the logo of Lab Chrysotile, an asbestos mine in Quebec – are also looking for pieces of chrysotile-containing cement widely used in construction in that country. The pieces of cement can be m...

Experience of Japan in Achieving a Total Ban on Asbestos

This paper aims to examine the process through which a total ban on asbestos was achieved in Japan. We reconstructed the process, analyzed the roles of involved parties/events, and drew lessons from the Japanese experience of achieving the ban. In Japan, a bill to phase out asbestos was proposed in 1992 but rejected without deliberation. Wide support for such a ban subsequently grew, however, l...