World Japan: Tokyo offers $1 billion (100 billion yen) research grant for human augmentation, cyborg tech

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The Japanese government is offering researchers up to $1 billion to develop ambitious human augmentation and cyborg technologies.

As reported by the Nikkei Asian Review, the government will soon invite researchers and academics to submit proposals in 25 areas, ranging from technologies which can support our aging bodies to environmental solutions that tackle industrial waste.

An unnamed government source told the publication that 100 billion yen ($921 million) has been set aside to fund these projects for the first five years of a decade-long support agreement.

While some of the projects, such as cyborg technology, might appear whimsical, others are heavily grounded in problems that Japan faces.

Industrial waste, an aging population, and the challenge of cleaning up our oceans have influenced some of the project areas on offer.

 
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