On March 11, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences launched a task force for the earthquake-damage immediately after the earthquake occurred. The task force promptly proceeded to confirm the safety of staff, investigate the damage to buildings and rooms, and examine the safety of on-going experiments. The task force finally confirmed that, as of March 11, the damage which our institute sustained DOES NOT affect the area surrounding our Institute. Currently, all members of our Institute are working together to perform restorations and to resume research work as soon as possible. We now understand that some aspects of restoration will take a long time. We sincerely ask for your understanding and cooperation in our efforts.
A great number of expressions of sympathy and encouragement have been conveyed to our Institute from inside and outside of Japan, and we all would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks for those concerns.
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences