| Foreword | Genetically Modified Plants and the Public | Hiroshi Kamada | Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba |  |
| Feature Articles: Present Situation and Future of Genetically Modified Plants and Foods | Perspectives on Implementation and Industrialization Associated with the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety | Kazuo Watanabe | Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba |  |
| Use of Genetically Modified Plants under Cartagena Protocol Domestic Law | Norihiro Ohtsubo | National Institute of Floricultural, Science, National Agricultural Research Organization |  |
| Shin-lchiro Takahashi | Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| Mitsuru Nenoi | National Institute of Radiological Sciences |
| Dai Miyamoto | Nuclear Safety Commission, Cabinet Office |
| Hiroki Ishida | Agricultural Production Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| Present State of GM Crops | Shinichiro Watanabe | Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Secretariat, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |  |
| Merits and the Global Status of Genetically Modified (GM) Crops | Naoto Tonouchi | Society for Techno-Innovation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (STAFF) |  |
| Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Plants | Hikaru Saji | National Institute for Environmental Studies, Independent Administrative Institution |  |
| The Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified Foods (Seed Plants) | Yoshihiro Ozeki | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |  |
| Detection Methods and Traceability for Genetically Modified Crops | Satoshi Furui
Akihiro Hino | National Food Research Institute |  |
| Original Paper | Screening of Thermotolerant Acidophilic Bacilli by PCR-ELISA Method | Fumihiro Arakawa
Yoshihiko Tsuda
Takashi Morimoto
Sumio Ito | San-Ei Gen F.F.I., Inc. |  |
| ArtTaste | Brief History of Research Botanical Gardens in Japan - (2) Koishikawa Botanical Garden 2 | Jin Murata | Botanical Gardens, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |  |