NXT Stage

Japan’s Cultured (Cell-Based) Food Promotion Strategy: Overview and Future Outlook

Dubai World Trade Centre
Thursday, Jan 29, 2026
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Asia/Dubai

The Pavilion

Main Hall | The Pavilion
English
About
Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new administration, Japan is promoting Food Tech and biotechnology as priority growth areas. Cellular agriculture—positioned at the intersection of these fields—is gaining attention as a resource-efficient way to produce protein and may become a future option for a country facing food security and resilience challenges. This talk introduces cellular agriculture, explains how the Japanese government has advanced public–private collaboration and rule-making in the Food Tech/Bio context, and discusses Japan’s technological outlook. It also highlights opportunities for international cooperation in regulatory science, standards, and ecosystem building.

Speakers

Megumi Avigail Yoshitomi

PresidentJapan Association for Cellular Agriculture