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Mission 5: Quality of the Future Humanosphere

Updated: 2022/07/01

Rapid expansion of human industrial exploitation has brought drastic changes to various aspects of the humanosphere, which threatens human health and the circumstances necessary for a safe and secure life. The purpose of Mission 5 is to take effective measures, based on the achievements of Missions 1 to 4, to harmonize human health and environmental issues, establish a society independent from fossil resources, maintain a space infrastructure that supports the human living environment, and contribute to society by creating a renewable wood-based civilization. In this way, Mission 5 aims to improve of the quality of the humanosphere in the future. This mission is based on collaborative research activities carried out from 2011 to 2015 as “Frontier Research on the Sustainable Humanosphere”, which is an institute-driven top-down project studying the five main themes for human life by means of humanosphere sciences.

2021 Activity Report for Mission 5-1
2021 Activity Report for Mission 5-2
2021 Activity Report for Mission 5-3
2021 Activity Report for Mission 5-4

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Harmonization of Human Health and the Environment: Bioactive Compounds, Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, and Air Quality Issues

This mission addresses divergent themes related to human health and environmental harmonization, namely, bioactive compounds derived from plant mass, evaluation of biological effects of electromagnetic fields, and air quality issues surrounding human environments.

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Establishing a Society with Reduced Dependence on Fossil Resources: Plants, Biomass, Energy, and Materials

In this mission we study microwave energy transfer, plant breeding and the conversion of plants to energy, chemicals, and materials to contribute to a society with reduced dependence on fossil resources.

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Space-Atmosphere-Ground Interaction in Daily Life

Space systems provide navigation, observation, and communication
functions in our daily life. These functions are heavily dependent on
space and atmospheric environment as well as ground systems.
Mission 5-3 includes researches such as space debris observation by
MU radar, atmospheric study by navigation and observation satellite
systems, and effect of space environment to ground power system.

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Scientific Research on Wood Selection and its Contribution to Society: Wooden Architecture, Living Environments, Wood Resources/Databases, and Transition of Usage

Research into the exchanges between wood-based cultures across the world will provide new understandings about mutual relationships with Japan. Future living environments based on this accumulated knowledge of “wood usage” will lead to the establishment of a more sustainable society.

 

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