National Feb 11, 2017
NHK violated Obokata's rights: broadcasting ethics panel
A broadcasting ethics panel concludes that NHK defamed biologist Haruko Obokata in a TV program about her stem cell research debacle.
National / Science & Health May 24, 2016
In first interview since '14, scandal-hit Obokata says she has received job offers from U.S., Germany
by Tomoko Otake
Disgraced scientist Haruko Obokata says she has received offers from American and German scientists to continue her research.
National / Crime & Legal Feb 18, 2016
Obokata questioned over alleged theft of Riken stem cell samples
The academic scandal over a debunked stem cell discovery has taken a criminal turn, with police questioning the scientist at the center of the storm. Disgraced researcher Haruko Obokata recently underwent voluntary questioning in connection with the alleged theft of stem cell samples from her ...
National Jan 27, 2016
Obokata breaks silence, suggests colleague bears blame for STAP debacle
by Tomoko Otake
A former star scientist with the Riken research institute who was accused of fraud in 2014 tells her side of the story.
National Nov 6, 2015
Riken institute spent ¥145 million on discredited STAP stem cells study
The money, spent from fiscal 2011 to 2014, also included a subsequent investigation into research misconduct.
National Oct 30, 2015
Waseda to strip biologist Obokata of doctorate
Waseda University in Tokyo is set to revoke the doctoral degree of Haruko Obokata, the biologist who rocked the scientific community by fabricating data during highly touted research on stem cells, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. The former Riken researcher was last October ...
National / Science & Health Aug 28, 2014
Efforts to replicate STAP cells fall flat
by Mami Maruko
The Riken research institute said Wednesday that ongoing efforts to reproduce so-called STAP cells — whose existence was first claimed by scientist Haruko Obokata in the British journal Nature — have failed. The announcement comes on the heels of a series of scandals that have ...
National Aug 5, 2014
STAP paper co-author Sasai commits suicide
Yoshiki Sasai, a co-author of controversial research papers on so-called STAP cells, commits suicide at an institute of the government-affiliated Riken in Kobe.
National Jul 24, 2014
Obokata injured while fleeing pack of NHK reporters, lawyer says
Embattled researcher Haruko Obokata is injured in a tussle with NHK reporters after driving to a hotel to escape them on her way home from work.
National Jul 2, 2014
Embattled researcher Obokata arrives at Riken to prove STAP cells
The lead author of two controversial stem cell papers has arrived at the Riken institute, where she will try to verify her research findings, once touted as trailblazing.
National Jun 27, 2014
Riken exec urges strict surveillance of Obokata, verification tests
Experiments to verify the existence of so-called STAP cells should be conducted under strict monitoring, the head of a state-backed research center said amid growing doubts about discredited studies led by one of its researchers. "It's necessary to ensure an environment in which misconduct absolutely ...
National / Science & Health Jun 16, 2014
STAP paper co-author recants
A researcher who helped write two stem cell papers discredited earlier this year changes his tune about the existence of STAP cells after an independent analysis.