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Research Ethics in Japan: Institutions' responses to cases of noncompliance with research ethics guidelines

  • Journal of the Korea Bioethics Association
  • 2008, 9(2), pp.35-47
  • Publisher : The Korean Bioethics Association
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research

미야가와 타쿠야 1 Kim, Ock Joo ORD ID 1

1서울대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

This paper deals with research ethics in Japan with special reference to institutions' responses to cases of non-compliance with research ethics guidelines. Facing advent of new biotechnology like genetics engineering and artificial reproduction in 1980s, Japanese society chose to handle ethical, legal and social challenges brought by these new biotechnology with implementing ethics guidelines rather than with enactment of laws. Since 2000, several scandals related to research misconducts or noncompliance with research ethics guidelines have occurred in such eminent Japanese research institutes as the Institute of Medical Sciences Tokyo University, RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research) and College of Medicine Tokyo University. After a series of investigation by internal and external committees, these institutes rebuilt a research ethics system. This includes new review system, a new policy to mandate research ethics education and a routine auditing system to ensure research ethics. Taking lessons from the scandals, Japanese institutions have been promoting research ethics not to repeat their past.

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