Issues | LEARNING CURVE Sep 29, 2018
At the Kyoto dorm that time forgot, Japanese students dig in
by J.J. O'Donoghue
Kyoto University wants students out of "filthy" Yoshida Ryo but won't say if the 105-year-old antiestablishment hub has any future.
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National Sep 26, 2018
Top Japanese universities climb in world rankings
by Chisato Tanaka
A record 103 Japanese universities made it onto this year's Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings list, with the nation's two top universities — the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University — moving up in the standings. According to THE, the country's top institution, ...
National / Science & Health Sep 22, 2018
Blood transfusions with iPS cells OK'd by Japanese health ministry
The advanced treatment is expected to give people with uncontrollable diseases a better way to increase their platelet counts at a time when blood donors are drying up.
National / Science & Health Jul 30, 2018
A Kyoto University research team will begin a clinical test this week using induced pluripotent stem cells to treat Parkinson’s disease, in what will be the world’s first application of iPS technology to the progressive neurological disorder.
National / Crime & Legal May 23, 2018
Police arrest Kyoto University graduate students for table in intersection stunt
Two graduate students have been arrested for sitting around a traditional Japanese heated table they set up at the center of a busy intersection in western Japan, police said Wednesday. Masako Ueda, a 31-year-old student at Kyoto University's graduate school, and fellow 26-year-old student Masatoshi ...
National May 14, 2018
Kyoto University has opened a large research base in the jungles of the Amazon basin in Brazil. Previously, there had been no accommodation available on the ground for researchers from around the world studying flora, fauna and ecosystems in the area, so they had to ...
National / Science & Health Apr 1, 2018
Japanese researchers find way to replicate cherry-blossom magic in fall
by Hugh Datzman
To the delight of sakura (cherry blossom) lovers everywhere, botanists at Kyoto University have discovered a way to make cherry trees flower more than once a year and plans are already afoot to introduce pink to the autumnal palette. By manipulating the sakura's genetic markers, ...
National Mar 29, 2018
Kyoto University says no to military-related research despite spike in Defense Ministry funding
by Eric Johnston
In fiscal 2017, the Defense Ministry allotted ¥11 billion for military technology-related research, an 18-fold increase over the previous fiscal year.
National Mar 28, 2018
Kyoto University and Todai tie for first in magazine's ranking of Japanese schools
by Chisato Tanaka
Kyoto University ties the University of Tokyo — moving up two spots from last year — for first place in the ranking of Japanese universities by Times Higher Education magazine.
National Feb 1, 2018
Kyoto University to accept 17 felled by flawed entrance test
Kyoto University said Thursday it will admit 17 applicants who were rejected after taking its entrance exam last February that contained a physics question with no possible answer. Of those who passed, 11 will be allowed to switch to the faculties of their choice. "It's extremely ...
National / Science & Health Jan 30, 2018
Japanese songbirds' 'snake' calls conjure mental images among fellow tits: study
Japanese songbirds can make unique calls to warn of a snake nearby, causing their comrades to conjure a visual image of the predator and react accordingly, researchers said Monday. Until now, the ability to visualize something after hearing the word or sound was thought to ...
National / Science & Health Jan 25, 2018
Nobel winner Shinya Yamanaka to donate salary after iPS research scandal at Kyoto University
Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka, who heads a research institute for induced pluripotent stem cells at Kyoto University, is considering donating his salary to the facility to take responsibility for data fabrication in a paper by one of its researchers, sources have said. The donation would ...