Media Coverages

Professor MIYASHITA Homei was featured on NHK WORLD-Japan, in the Science and Nature program “Laugh Then Think: Japan’s Offbeat Science — Stun Your Tastebuds”

November 10, 2025

An electrified spoon can give a salty taste to foods, pleasing the palates of people on special diets. Miyashita Homei uses technology to recreate a variety of flavors that might reshape the future of food.

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Professor MIYASHITA Homei was featured on NHK WORLD-Japan, in the Science and Nature program “Laugh Then Think: Japan’s Offbeat Science — Stun Your Tastebuds”

Associate Professor SHIOTSU Fumitaka commented on NHK WORLD-Japan’s Ethical Every Day, “New Farming for a Changing Climate”

Professor YAMAWAKI Keizo commented in The Mainichi article titled, “Japan expert stresses need for foreign resident integration legislation based on national consensus”

Professor MIYASHITA Homei was featured on NHK WORLD-Japan, in the Science and Nature program “Laugh Then Think: Japan’s Offbeat Science — Stun Your Tastebuds”

Professor KIDERA Hajime commented in a CNN article titled, “Japan’s aspiring leader drums to relieve stress. She has many reasons to reach for her sticks”

Professor KIDERA Hajime commented in a CNN article titled, “Japan’s ruling party is in crisis as voters swing to right-wing rivals. Can a new leader save it?”

Professor KOMA Kyoko was introduced in Highlighting Japan, the online magazine published by the public relations office, Government of Japan