Associate Professor NAITO Asao commented on Vice world news, “Half-Black Student in Japan Segregated During Graduation For Wearing Cornrows”

The 18-year-old wanted to celebrate his high school graduation by wearing cornrows, but was made to sit alone and away from his classmates.

Literary works depicting infectious diseases resonate with us today

The COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020 often revealed aspects of our society and ourselves that were different from what we had previously ...

Thinking anew about the rare existence of Princess Diana

In 2022, two films about Diana, former Princess of the United Kingdom, were released in succession. It has been 25 years since Princess Dian ...

What is “quantum entanglement,” which troubled even Einstein?

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 was awarded to three researchers who experimentally verified quantum entanglement and founded the field of q ...

The intestinal environment is key to immune regulation!

Immunity is involved in various aspects of our health, such as allergies and infectious diseases. Our research group aims to elucidate the m ...

Marketing is to make selling unnecessary

In this modern age of an increasingly globalized marketplace, the presence of Japanese companies that once dominated the global market is sa ...

Meiji University × Nature: “Japanese lacquer’s natural advantages”

A polymer chemist is exploring eco-friendly, gloss paint alternatives and is looking to Japan’s 9000-year-old tradition of lacquering for in ...

Senior Assistant Professor Yasuka Toda was introduced on Nature Index, “Japan’s rising research stars: Yasuka Toda”

Toda’s research shows that a love for umami allowed our evolutionary ancestors to start eating plants.

Why does the British royal family continue to exist under a democratic system?

When Queen Elizabeth passed away on September 8, 2022, British people stood in a queue of 10 km or longer to bid final farewell to her durin ...