Tourism push linked to surge in Japan's COVID-19 cases, study shows
The paper said the incidence of travel-associated COVID-19 cases during the Go To Travel campaign was around three times greater than the month prior to its kick-off.
Japan's portrait studios are adjusting services to cater to COVID-19 landscape
Revenue this year is expected to plunge by as much as 20% from 2019.
Kyoto University project aims to supply iPS cells widely at low cost
The aim of the project is to supply the cells to 1,000 patients per year at ¥1 million per person.
Japanese scientist and team win Ig Nobel for putting alligator on gas
Takeshi Nishimura's team proved that the animals' voices raise in pitch after inhaling helium-enriched air.
Nobel laureate Honjo sues Ono Pharmaceutical over royalties from Opdivo
The Kyoto University professor is demanding about ¥22.6 billion, claiming the firm slashed his share of royalty income the cancer-fighting drug.
Japan researchers create tiny bronchi to develop drug for COVID-19
It is hoped the miniature organ will serve as a better model for evaluating anti-viral drugs' efficacy than a single cell.
Genius triumphs: Japanese mathematician's solution to number theory riddle validated
A proof by mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki of a major conundrum in number theory that went unresolved for over 30 years has finally been validated, Kyoto University said Friday following a controversy over his method, which was often labeled too novel or complicated to understand. Accepted ...
An expert panel of the health ministry on Friday approved a clinical research program proposed by a Kyoto University team to transplant cartilage made from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to damaged knee joints. Professor Noriyuki Tsumaki and other members of the team are planning ...
Cancer-related genetic abnormalities have reportedly occurred during the process of transforming induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells supplied by Kyoto University into intended cell types at recipient research institutes. None of the affected iPS cells, which are used for regenerative medicine, have been used for transplantation, ...
Kyoto University seeks approval to use iPS cells in treatment for damaged knees
Kyoto University said Wednesday it has asked for government approval to conduct a clinical trial that involves transplanting cartilage made from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to treat damaged knee joints. Under the plan, a team led by Noriyuki Tsumaki, a professor at the university ...
Japan failing to cultivate elite universities, global survey suggests
Only the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University made it to the top 200 — fewer than China, Italy, Denmark and Belgium, the report said.
Team including Kyoto University researchers succeeds in recognizing chimpanzee faces using AI
Researchers from Kyoto University and the University of Oxford said they have succeeded in recognizing the faces of wild chimpanzees with an accuracy of over 90 percent using artificial intelligence. Kyoto University conducts research on wild chimpanzees in a field site in Guinea in West ...
