National May 21, 2019
by Kazuaki Nagata
The system predicts floods based on detailed urban infrastructure data and the test comes amid growing risks of heavy rain on an unprecedented scale due to climate change.
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National / Science & Health Apr 28, 2019
University of Tokyo plans experiment to grow human organs in pigs within about a year
The University of Tokyo plans to start an experiment to grow human pancreases in pigs for transplantation using induced pluripotent stem cells, better known as iPS cells, a professor leading the project said recently. Professor Hiromitsu Nakauchi said he hopes to launch the first project ...
National Apr 8, 2019
Quarter of Japan's adults under 40 are virgins, at least when it comes to the opposite sex
About a quarter of people aged 18 to 39 in Japan were estimated to have had no experience of heterosexual intercourse as of 2015, higher than the 20 percent seen more than two decades ago, a team of Japanese and Swedish researchers said Monday. Researchers ...
Commentary / Japan Mar 11, 2019
At the University of Tokyo, there is power in a union
by Shaun O'dwyer
Japan still has the right to organize, and unions are good both for members and management.
National / Science & Health Feb 25, 2019
Japan scientists win backing for work on potential Nipah virus vaccine at Todai
A global coalition set up to fight emerging epidemics has struck a $31 million deal with scientists at the University of Tokyo to speed up work on a vaccine against a brain-damaging disease caused by the Nipah virus. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) ...
National / History Jan 19, 2019
The University of Tokyo riots of 1968-69: A photographer remembers the final days of resistance
by Alex Martin
Riot police at the University of Tokyo haul off a man wearing a white helmet, cuffed hands clasped above his bowed head. His expression is a mixture of resignation and defiance, but the fine details are hard to discern, obscured by the dark shades ...
National / Science & Health Sep 6, 2018
In world first, Japan study 'grows' skin from tissue to heal wounds
In a world first, Japanese researchers have transformed tissue cells into skin cells to help heal serious wounds, a technique that could revolutionize care for victims of burns and other severe injuries. The research is the culmination of a decade of work and holds promise ...
National / Science & Health Aug 17, 2018
New research in Japan shows anti-melanoma drug may be effective against Parkinson's disease
The drug, dabrafenib, curbs nerve cell death, said the team of researchers from Kobe University, Osaka University and the University of Tokyo.
National Jun 20, 2018
70 percent of Japanese parents with infants want more kids: survey
The proportion of parents with infants who want to have more children stands at around 70 percent, a private survey found Wednesday. The joint survey was conducted by the University of Tokyo and education service provider Benesse Holdings Inc. between September and October 2017. It covered ...
National Jun 12, 2018
Japanese transgender professor to run for mayor in campaign focused on curbing child abuse
A University of Tokyo professor has decided to run for mayor in a city in Saitama Prefecture in July with her campaign focused on preventing child abuse. Ayumi Yasutomi, a 55-year-old professor at one of Japan's most prestigious universities, told Kyodo News on Monday she ...
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 / Science & Health Feb 28, 2018
Japanese researchers create most detailed map of universe's dark-matter distribution
A team of researchers said Tuesday that it has created a more comprehensive map showing the universe's dark matter distribution by using a camera on Japan's Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. The map covers a wider area and features a higher resolution than any other similar ...