A binding ban, and its limits: Japan legislates on heritable human genome editing Author：Sawai, T. Journal：Nature Medicine September 8, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04641-x
What counts as an embryo?: The regulatory status of stem cell-based embryo models in Asia Author：Sawai, T., Ishida, S., Kobayashi, C., Ando-Murase, Y., Tsai, D. F., Yang, J. H., Lee, I., Lysaght, T., Firdaus Bin Abdul Aziz, M., & Savulescu, J. Journal：EMBO Reports August 19, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1038/s44319-026-00903-4
Moral Foundations Shape Attitudes Toward the Creation of Human Brain Organoids Author：Ota, K., Tanibe, T. & Sawai, T. Journal：Ethics and Society August 8, 2026 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11569-026-00517-z
Drawing lines: how the public defines “Serious” genetic conditions for reproductive testing Author：Takahashi, S., Iizuka, R., Ong, S., Sawai, T. Journal：European Journal of Human Genetics July 8, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41431-026-02170-2
Japanese attitudes toward human brain organoid research: broad support amid ethical concerns Author：Sawai T, Koike M & Kataoka M Journal：Frontiers in Genetics June 11, 2026 https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2026.1788161
Transparency Is Not Enough: structural Risks in the Normalization of Growth Attenuation Therapy Author：Yoshioka Y., Ishida S., & Sawai T. Journal：The American Journal of Bioethics May 18, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2026.2657894
Eugenics reconsidered: why non-Western histories matter for bioethical governance Author：Nakao G, Sawai T. Journal：JME Practical Bioethics May 14, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1136/jmepb-2025-000091
Ethics and Regulation of Human Brain Organoid Research: Recommendations from the Asia Pacific Neuroethics Working Group Author：Ishida S., Kagan B.J., Kataoka M., Koplin J., Porsdam Mann S., Lewis J., Browning H., Erler A., Feroz F., Fukushi T., Holm S., Kokubo M., Latham S., Lavazza A., Lee I., Lee T.L., Lyreskog D., Menikoff J., Niikawa T., Nagaishi N., Nakazawa E., Ong S., Ota K., Register C., Veit W., Yang J.H., Yeo S.L., Sawai T., Savulescu J., Earp B.D. Journal：Asian Bioethics Review April 29, 2026 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41649-025-00398-6
Revolutionizing Reproduction: The Ethical Landscape of In Vitro Gametogenesis Editors：Gyngell, Christopher, Julian Savulescu, and Tsutomu Sawai April 10, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197810415.001.0001
Funding, Influence, and Ethics: Reflections from the Japanese Experience of the Ethics of Human Brain Organoid Research Author：Kataoka, M., Ishida, S., Inarimori, K., & Sawai, T. Journal：AJOB Neuroscience April 3, 2026 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21507740.2026.2649190#d1e208
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