- Asia OA published Asia Open Access Regional Survey [09-June-2017]
- Open Education: JPCOAR released RDM training tool! [06-June-2017]
- Open Education: Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications started The 3rd Data Science Online Course [06-June-2017]
- Research Data Utilization Forum (RDUF) launched Official Website! [26-April-2017]
- Policy Timeline: Japan Science and Technology Agency published Open Science Policy [1-April-2017]