With the aim of contributing to the development of new technologies related to johkasou, we subsidize the academic research and surveys that form the foundation.
Research projects eligible for grants are, in principle, research related to johkasou, such as the development of new technology related to johkasou, domestic wastewater treatment methods, and social scientific research.
The grant recipients must be researchers affiliated with educational institutions, national or public research institutes, JOHKASOU specified inspecting agencies, public interest or general corporations, etc. in Japan, and the period for research, etc. must, in principle, be such that the results of the research, etc. are obtained by the end of the fiscal year in which the grant is received.
However, the period may be extended if deemed necessary due to the content of the research, etc. and other circumstances.
The grant recipients must be researchers affiliated with educational institutions, national or public research institutes, JOHKASOU specified inspecting agencies, public interest or general corporations, etc. in Japan, and the period for research, etc. must, in principle, be such that the results of the research, etc. are obtained by the end of the fiscal year in which the grant is received.
However, the period may be extended if deemed necessary due to the content of the research, etc. and other circumstances.
- Grant amount
About 1,000,000 yen in the total number of adopted cases
- Grant achievements (1987-2025)
717 applications
183 adopted
Regulations
Implementation procedure
Call for applications for research grants related to Johkasou in FY2026
Out of service.
Research grant project on johkasou in fiscal year 2026
Following a review by the research grant committee for johkasou in fiscal year 2026, the following two projects were selected.
Task | Representative researcher | |
1. | Development of a technology to reduce Johkasou scale damage through microbial surface presentation | Yasuhiro Fujino |
２. | Research on the flotation separation mechanism based on the interaction of fatty acid molecule aggregates with air bubbles. | Shogo Taguchi |
Research subsidies for the last 3 years
FY | Task | Representative researcher |
Reiwa ５th year | Estimation of microplastic loads in rivers caused by johkasou treated water | Kenta Yamada |
Estimation of microplastic reduction by single-merger conversion with development of simple measurement method | Takumi Shiobara | |
Reiwa ６th year | Visualization of processing performance aimed at overseas expansion of small-scale Johkasou | Iori Mishima |
A study on social acceptability of food produced using irrigation water from agricultural village wastewater facilities | Shuhei Masuda | |
Reiwa 7 | Not selected |
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