Kyoto University founded the Center for iPS Cell Research and Applicationt (CiRA) under the auspices of the iCeMS in January 2008 to further advance iPS cell research and applications.
The CiRA, in collaboration with other departments in Kyoto University such as the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences and the Graduate School of Medicine, aims at clinical applications of iPS cells at the earliest stage possible.
It also provides information on iPS cell protocol and so on at the website.

Website of CiRA
http://www.icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp/cira/e/index.html

Website of Kyoto University
http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en

Panasonic's EVOLTA battery robot scaled a 530 meter cliff at the Grand Canyon, on 24 May 2008. The robot was designed by robot creater Tomotaka Takahashi, ROBO-GARAGE.

Robot powered by long lasting batteries scales Grand Canyon
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080526p2a00m0na024000c.html
[From the article of May 26, 2008 : Mainichi Daily News]

Website of Panasonic [Japanese]
http://evolta.jp/

Website of ROBO-GARAGE
http://www.robo-garage.com/english/index.html

 
(Provided by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)

Mariam Were, Kenyan woman and Brian Greenwood, British man on Wednesday were handed the inaugural Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize from the government for their achievements in medical research and health services. ...[more]

The Kenyan, Brit win first Noguchi Africa Prize
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20080529a2.html
[From the article of May 29, 2008 : The Japan Times Online]

Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, Cabinet Ofiice, Government of Japan
http://www.cao.go.jp/noguchisho/index-e.html

(Provided by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)