TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

From October 16 - November 10, Tohoku University, in partnership with Co-op, will again be offering students breakfast for 100 yen. This four-week event will feature dishes made with nutritious ingredients such as Sangen pork from Gunma…

Perpendicular magnetic recording, developed by Tohoku University Professor Emeritus Shunichi Iwasaki at the Research Institute of Electrical Communication in 1977, has been recognized as an IEEE Milestone. The award honors technical…

Tohoku University celebrated its 116th anniversary with Homecoming Day festivities on October 29. This year also marked the 110th anniversary of the university's first female students, and the centenary of its first female liberal arts…

With autumn bringing cooler temperatures, more than 1,500 people attended the 36th Tohoku University International Festival, held at Kawauchi campus on October 8. This year's theme was "The World on a Plate," with the focus very much on…

Ammonites are a group of extinct marine mollusks that lived before and in the time of the dinosaurs. They first appeared in the middle of the Paleozoic era and thrived in the world's oceans until the end of the Mesozoic era 66 million…

An awards ceremony was held on Katahira Campus on August 3 to recognize 31 students for their role in the university's internationalization efforts.Executive Vice President for Education and Student Support Hirotsugu Takizawa gave a…

Tohoku University's International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) hosted the 8th APRU Multi-hazards Summer School from July 24 - 27, attracting 43 participants and lecturers from 13 countries and regions across the Pacific…

To celebrate the 110th anniversary of the first female university students in Japan, Tohoku University and microbrewery ISEKADO have collaborated to produce a specially packaged version of the popular craft beer, Hime White.The special…

The Tohoku University Japanese Programme (TUJP) returned to its familiar summer slot this year, bigger and better, with some 50 students from partner universities around the world taking part in person.From July 12 - August 8, the…

On June 5, 2023, a delegation from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), led by President Chi-Hung Lin, visited Tohoku University. President Lin and Tohoku University's President Hideo Ohno signed a memorandum of understanding…