Kyushu University

On December 5, 2022, about 35 students from JTW (Japan in Today's World), a short-term study program for international students, attended a kimono workshop at the Ito Guest House on Kyushu University Ito Campus.Ms. Hosui Yamauchi, a…

Nothing beats a good soak in a hot bath, and when it really hits the spot, you can almost feel your worries and ailments diffusing out into steam.Perhaps there is nowhere better to treat what ails you than the hot springs at the…

Professor Shigeru Fujino of Kyushu University, in collaboration with associate professor Shinichiro Ito of Kyoto Sangyo University, Ikeda Picks, and Kohoku Kogyo Co., Ltd., developed the world's first silica glass guitar picks. Silica…

Kyushu University researchers have developed a new 'Hikikomori Questionnaire' in an effort to detect the condition at an earlier stage. Preliminary results show that 'isolation' is a possible factor that can distinguish between…

On November 12th, 13th, and 20th, 2022, the Northeast Asia Debating Championships was held online, and Kosei Enomoto (School of Interdisciplinary Science, 4th year) and Haruka Kawano (School of Law, 4th year) of Kyushu University won the…

Using twelve high-powered lasers, researchers recreated small solar flares in order to study the mechanisms behind a fundamental astronomical phenomenon known as a magnetic reconnection.As recognizable the phrase 'the vast emptiness of…

As part of Kyushu University’s 111th-anniversary event, “VISION EXPO,” a research pitch contest (KU VISION PITCH 2022) for students and young researchers was held at ACROS Fukuoka on Saturday, October 1.In this contest, participants…

Reporting in Research Ideas and Outcomes, a Kyushu University researcher has developed a new technique for scanning various plants and animals and reconstructing them into highly detailed 3D models. To date, over 1,400 models have been…

If you often find yourself off by one when counting your socks after doing the laundry, you might want to sit down for this.Scientists in Japan have now counted the number of extra—or missing—charges down to a precision of just one…

On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, the award ceremony for the Kyushu U 3MT Competition 2022 was held at Shiiki Hall, Ito Campus.This was the second time Kyushu University held its 3MT competition, a local version of an international…