Travel Sep 15, 2020
Japanese researcher fulfills dream as a 'winterover' at South Pole
by Ichiro Banno
Yuya Makino is spending the six-month winter season hunting for neutrinos in Antarctica.
National / Social Issues Nov 6, 2018
Suicides of middle-aged men in Japan tend to surge on Monday mornings: research
The research group is hoping the result will be utilized to devise effective suicide prevention measures, such as expanding phone consultation services at times when most suicides occur.
Business / Tech Oct 24, 2018
Tokyo researchers’ Paper Digest makes academic jargon a cinch
by Alex Jackson
They come from very different worlds, yet have remarkably similar tales to tell. One hails from Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, while the other was brought up in the shadows of the Merendon mountains in the Sula Valley of northwestern Honduras. Bonding over a "love of good ...
Commentary / World Apr 3, 2018
Protein engineering may be science's future
by Faye Flam
Some scientists think designing new proteins could become as significant as tweaking DNA.
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 Feb 19, 2018
International ninja research group founded in Mie Prefecture in Japan
An international academic society designed to promote research on the ninja was established last week in the city known as the home of the traditional covert warrior agents: Iga in Mie Prefecture. Some 200 researchers from countries including Japan, South Korea, China and Britain attended ...
Editorials Jan 9, 2018
National Jul 20, 2017
by Miya Tanaka
After losing World War II, Japan decided to pursue pacifism under a war-renouncing Constitution, and its scientists vowed to avoid military research in repentance for cooperating with the military. But this long-held position is being complicated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy of luring universities ...
Reference | FYI May 15, 2017
Medical big data to be pooled for disease research and drug development in Japan
by Tomoko Otake
Last month a bill aimed at facilitating medical research through the use of patient records stored at medical institutions cleared the Diet. The law, commonly called Jisedai Iryo-kiban Ho — roughly translated as the next-generation medical infrastructure law — will allow medical big data to ...
National / Science & Health Mar 29, 2017
Elderly men who dine alone die sooner, study says
by Magdalena Osumi
Elderly men should eat their meals with family and friends, or they may not live as long as they wish. This seems to be the bottom line of a study by a group of Japanese researchers. The study, conducted by researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental ...
National / Science & Health Mar 14, 2017
Cockroach longevity linked to female cohabitation
by Mie Sakamoto
Female cockroaches living in groups with other females are more likely to have their unfertilized eggs hatch, a research team at Hokkaido University has found, providing a possible explanation for the reason the insect has managed to survive for hundreds of millions of years. When ...
National | CHUBU CONNECTION Mar 13, 2017
Nagoya venture taps researcher's reagent to make quick work of synthesizing proteins
A Nagoya-based venture has started selling a reagent that allows researchers to significantly reduce the time needed to synthesize proteins, supporting the development of medicines including one that can control the growth of cancer cells. The reagent sold by NUProtein Co., which originated from Nagoya ...