Happy FOIA Friday! In today’s thrilling episode we learn that in 1993 Japan planned on studying supernatural phenomena, including psychic powers and UFOs. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry planned to from a research institute aimed at studying art, culture, and parapsychology for “application to next-generation industry.” The institute was slated to be operational by 1995. The research would include “brain wave checks on those who claim to experience telepathy or study of such phenomena as soothing music triggering quicker growth of plants.”
We will do a bit of digging and see if we can determine whatever came of this study! Until then, enjoy the detailed document below…
