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.
Business / Tech Mar 5, 2019
by Junko Horiuchi
A wearable "third arm" for construction workers is among the latest innovations under development in Panasonic Corp.'s burgeoning collaboration with academia to make robots an increasing part of people's lives in aging Japan. Panasonic already has expertise in using robots in manufacturing but has reached ...
More Sports / Football Dec 16, 2018
Kosei Okuno leads Kwansei to Koshien Bowl title
by Hiroshi Ikezawa
Kosei Okuno, the victim in the illegal tackle scandal which rocked Japan in May, made history for himself on Sunday. The Kwansei Gakuin University sophomore quarterback completed 12 of 15 passes for 149 yards to guide the Fighters to a 37-20 triumph over the Waseda ...
National Dec 10, 2018
Waseda's newly elected president aims to make university a top-notch global draw for scholars
by Chisato Tanaka
Perhaps he won the presidency thanks to his specialized knowledge of voting behavior and public opinion, or maybe it was his casual tweets in conversations with students, his use of mocking buzzwords or his adoption of slang used by his pupils. Whatever the case, 67-year-old ...
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.
Entertainment News Nov 4, 2018
Haruki Murakami to donate novel manuscripts, other material to Waseda University, his alma mater
Novelist Haruki Murakami announced Sunday he will donate original manuscripts of his works and other materials to Waseda University, from which he graduated in 1975. The donation "is a very important thing for me, so I thought I should explain clearly" by holding a news ...
Rugby | RWC Countdown Sep 19, 2018
Uehara finds common thread between rugby, business
by Hiroshi Ikezawa
Akira Uehara, the president of longtime rugby national team sponsor Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., played in the front row for Keio University's B.Y.B Rugby Football Club in the 1960s. Even after starting his career as a businessman at electronics company NEC Corporation in 1966, his ...
Business / Corporate Nov 25, 2017
Tech arrogance behind scandals in manufacturing, professor says
Japan’s faith in technological superiority is encouraging manufacturers to take the types of shortcuts that are damaging Kobe Steel and Mitsubishi Materials, a professor says.
More Sports Sep 28, 2017
Equestrian Sassa hopes to realize Olympic dream at 2020 Games
by Hiroshi Ikezawa
Shion Sassa's ultimate goal is to compete as an Olympic equestrian rider, hopefully as soon as the 2020 Tokyo Games. The 22-year old Waseda University student would make history if she's able to achieve that goal. Of the three equestrian categories in the Olympic program, ...
General Jun 29, 2017
Plan to reform Japanese college sports greeted with mixture of hope, skepticism
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Discussions over the introduction of a "Japanese version of the NCAA" to oversee this country's collegiate sports have prompted positive and negative reactions since they began last year. Sports management expert and university professor Itaru Kobayashi is one of the scholars who supports the project ...
National Jan 26, 2017
Education ministry crafted Q&A to hide role in retiree's 'amakudari' professorship
The lists, created last July by the ministry’s personnel division, were intended to coordinate the stories among those involved.
National Jan 20, 2017
Ministry disciplines seven bureaucrats over 'amakudari' corruption scandal
by Mizuho Aoki
The education ministry took disciplinary action Friday against seven senior bureaucrats over their involvement in illegally negotiating to secure their colleague a post-retirement university job. According to a report issued by the Cabinet Office's re-employment oversight committee, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and ...