University of Tokyo

The Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo for the first time in more than half a century. The University of Tokyo, which is also located in the metropolis, has a long history of involvement with the Games. As you learn about…

Associate Professor Shinichiro Kumagaya attributes several turning points since he was a child that set him on his current research path.Born with cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder affecting muscle movement and coordination due to…

Born with cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder affecting muscle movement and coordination due to brain injury at or around birth, the researcher remembers his childhood as a struggle marked by pain and solitude. “I would endure five to…

The Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo for the first time in more than half a century. The University of Tokyo, which is also located in the metropolis, has a long history of involvement with the Games. As you learn about…

This series introduces entrepreneurs who have received support from UTokyo incubation and funding programs or who have utilized university research. UTokyo’s support aims to expand Japan’s innovation ecosystem.Chitoku Tosu first realized…

It was previously thought that collisions between galaxies would necessarily add to the activity of the massive black holes at their centers. However, researchers have performed the most accurate simulations of a range of collision…

The UTokyo Future Society Initiative and Data Platform Promotion Task Force held the Data-Driven Future Society Symposium online on Friday, December 25, 2020. The symposium discussed the realization of a future data-driven society, in…

Grey static with a vague outline of an upside down triangle and a small square insideCrystal close up. Sodium chloride growth in action. © 2021 American Chemical SocietyTwo novel techniques, atomic-resolution real-time video and conical…

The Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo for the first time in more than half a century. The University of Tokyo, which is also located in the metropolis, has a long history of involvement with the Games. As you learn about…