The Future of Human Reproduction: The Input of Japan, the United Kingdom and Germany in the International Framework for Eugenic Governance

2023 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21KK0221
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: Croydon Silvia 大阪大学, 大学院人間科学研究科, 准教授 (00634643)
• Project Period (FY): 2021 – 2023
• Keywords: human reproduction / gene editing / bioethics / life selection / disability / Japan / genetic enhancement / eugenics

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The PI published several articles and presented her work at conferences, showing the root cause for Japan's resistance to new eugenics to be historical.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Oxford(英国) (2022)
  • Year and Date: 2022-03-31 – 2023-04-01
  • Country Name: UNITED KINGDOM
  • Counterpart Institution: University of Oxford
  • Co-investigator Overseas: Julian Savulescu
  • Department: Oxford Uehiro Centre
  • Job Title: Professor
• [Journal Article] Heritable Human Genome Editing in Japan: Stasis and Continuity (2024)
  • Author(s): Croydon, Silvia
  • Journal Title: Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics Volume: 33(1) Pages: 11-15
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater: The Debate on Human Germline Genome Editing in Japan in the Aftermath of the He Jiankui Affair (2024)
  • Author(s): Croydon, Silvia
  • Journal Title: CBEL Report Volume: 6(2) Pages: 1-12
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Debate Before Decree: Path to Overcome Japan’s Scientific Stalemate on Heritable Human Genome Editing (2024)
  • Author(s): Croydon, Silvia
  • Journal Title: Annals of Human Sciences Volume: 45 Pages: 47-64
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Reluctant Rulers: Policy, Politics and Assisted Reproduction Technology in Japan (2023)
  • Author(s): Croydon, Silvia
  • Journal Title: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics Volume: 32(2) Pages: 280-299
  • DOI: 10.1017/S0963180122000603
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Politics of inclusive consultation?: How the voices of disabled people and feminists prevailed in the debate on new eugenics in Japan (2023)
  • Author(s): Croydon, Silvia
  • Journal Title: Contemporary Japan Volume: 5 Pages: 1-21
  • DOI: 10.1080/18692729.2023.2168841
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Presentation] Still a Bit-Player?: Japan and Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research (2024)
  • Author(s): Croydon, Silvia
  • Organizer: . 9th the IAFOR International Conference on Education in Hawaii (IICE)
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Politics at the Start of Life: The Case of Life Selection in Japan (2023)
  • Author(s): Croydon, Silvia
  • Organizer: Politics at the Start of Life: The Case of Life Selection in Japan. 17th European Association of Japanese Studies (EAJS) International Conference
  • Int'l Joint Research