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National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) in Poland, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which aimed to promote the Hyper-Kamiokande…

Professor Yujin Yaguchi of the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies has long been engaged with internationalizing the education of the University of Tokyo. The cultural studies scholar was involved in launching the…

A fund operated by UTokyo innovation Platform Co., Ltd. (UTokyo IPC), the venture investment arm of the University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan’s leading national university, has come to a final closing, with a total of JPY 25.6 billion…

Dogs are proving to be a far better scientific model for study of prostate cancer than mice, the typical animal used in the lab for this type of research. In the first use of canines in an advanced prostate cancer study, scientists…

For the first time, researchers have found a cost-effective and convenient way to apply a silver-based antimicrobial clear coating to new or existing textiles. Their method uses polyphenols, commonly found in food items notorious for…

Influenced by his entrepreneur father, Ryota Hayashi dreamed of starting his own business from an early age. Just before he turned 20, his dream of becoming an entrepreneur began to take shape after he was inspired by a book written by…

In 2010, the Research Center for Marine Education was established as part of the Ocean Alliance to promote the creation of a network to link the frontlines of ocean and marine education practice. This was the forerunner to the Center for…

The dynamic world of the law of the seaIssues arise all the time for which there are no express provisions in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. For example, is it possible to regulate the docking of foreign ships…

The Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC) (Note 1) hosted the Global Youth Summit on Net-zero Future (Climate x Summit) from October 25 to November 5. This event is an expansion of the GAUC Graduate Student Forum, which has…

There are a number of risks associated with preterm infants born before 32 weeks. One of these is an increased chance of behavioral and attention problems. Previous studies suggest there might be early indicators of problems that develop…