Abstract
The interest in developing technology for humanitarian demining has grown in Japan ever since the country became a signatory to the Ottawa Convention on 3 December 1997. In fact, from October 2002 to March 2008, the Japan Science and Technology Agency, which is under Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, funded a comprehensive program to jump-start research and technology development in the field of humanitarian demining. This program, titled “Research and Development of Sensing Technology, Access and Control Technology to Support Humanitarian Demining of Anti-personnel Mines,” consisted of 12 projects that were chosen out of 82 different proposals from various universities and private companies.
Recommended Citation
Review, Book
(2009)
"Anti-personnel Landmine Detection for Humanitarian Demining: The Current Situation and Future Direction for Japanese Research and Development,"
The Journal of ERW and Mine Action
: Vol. 13
:
Iss.
3
, Article 26.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol13/iss3/26
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