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NOBEL PRIZE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2016
Dylan surpassed Whitman as the American poet
Bob Dylan has surpassed Walt Whitman as the defining American artist, celebrating the capacity for self-invention as the highest form of freedom.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 15, 2016
Murakami may never win the Nobel Prize — and that's OK
In early 2015, Haruki Murakami began an advice column on his blog called "Murakami-san no Tokoro" ("Mr. Murakami's Place"). In it, the famed author replied to questions sent in by his readers.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2016
They missed the Nobel, but Murakami fans seek solace in novelist's affection for Dylan
Among the many admirers of Nobel laureate Bob Dylan is novelist Haruki Murakami, who makes several references to the renowned singer-songwriter in his works.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2016
Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for literature
Celebrated U.S. songwriter Bob Dylan was named winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 6, 2016
Bolster basic science research
The government is putting too much emphasis on short-term scientific research that is expected to produce quick results and commercial benefits.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2016
Three British scientists win Nobel Prize for physics
Three British scientists behind groundbreaking research into exotic matter in the quantum world were on Tuesday jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in physics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2016
Nobel winner Yoshinori Ohsumi urges investment in science
When microbiologist Yoshinori Ohsumi told his wife, Mariko, that he was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday evening, she didn't believe him.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 4, 2016
Cabinet ministers hail Yoshinori Ohsumi's Nobel win
Members of the Cabinet on Tuesday hailed Yoshinori Ohsumi for winning the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine and vowed to continue support for high-level research.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2016
Japan's newest Nobel laureate, Yoshinori Ohsumi, touts importance of fundamental research
Yoshinori Ohsumi, winner on Monday of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, never dreamed that his study of yeast would someday "serve any practical purposes" when he started it alone 28 years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2016
Japanese microbiologist Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel in medicine for autophagy research
Japanese microbiologist Yoshinori Ohsumi on Monday won the 2016 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his work on cell autophagy, a process that helps the body remove unwanted proteins.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 28, 2016
Japanese Nobel laureate Yamanaka seeks to use AI in iPS cell treatment
Japanese Nobel Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka says he sees potential for tapping artificial intelligence to more quickly and accurately check the safety of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells in regenerative medicine.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2016
JICA-run youth volunteer program wins 'Asia's Nobel Prize'
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers has been chosen as one of the recipients of this year's prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award, known as Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, the foundation that created it said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 4, 2016
Get science back on solid ground
The government needs to assess its policies on research funding to make sure everything possible is being done to keep Japanese science on top.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2016
Nobel laureates visit North Korea, meet with students at elite Pyongyang universities
A group of Nobel laureates visited sanctions-bound North Korea over the last week despite objections from South Korea, saying they wanted to extend an olive branch by bringing nonpolitical, academic diplomacy to the isolated nuclear-armed state.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 11, 2015
Nobel Prizes in medicine, physics handed to Japanese pair
The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony took place on Thursday evening, with two Japanese scientists receiving this year's prizes, in medicine and physics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 7, 2015
Kiss and tell? Ig Nobel-winning doctor gives inside dish on smooching study
The discovery by a Japanese doctor that kissing can reduce allergic reactions in humans, for which he won the 2015 spoof Ig Nobel medicine prize, has posed a dilemma for a Japanese woman — she wanted to see her condition improved but did not want to kiss her husband.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2015
Giant telescope to spot 'gravitational waves' in space unveiled in Gifu
Researchers unveiled Friday a giant telescope built underground in central Japan, joining an international race to detect the so-called gravitational waves emanating from space, the existence of which was predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2015
Two Nobel scientists to receive Order of Culture award
The government on Friday said Nobel laureates Satoshi Omura and Takaaki Kajita are among the seven individuals this year who will receive the Order of Culture, Japan's top award for contributions to culture.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 19, 2015
Japanese doctor wins Ig Nobel medicine prize for kissing study
A Japanese doctor won this year's Ig Nobel medicine prize for a study that revealed kissing could reduce allergic reactions in humans.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 16, 2015
Recent Nobels aside, Japan faces future slide in scientific research
Japan was euphoric last week after Japanese scientists won Nobel Prizes on two consecutive days — first in medicine and then in physics.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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