List of Articles
Career/Education
Would you like to know why a snow crystal is a beautiful hexagon?
June 29, 2021
Whenever you think of a crystal, many of you may image the form of a snow crystal displaying six sprouted arms. But why does a snow crystal ...
Press Releases
At the Root of the Problem: How Plant Hormones Can Help Us Fight Parasitic Plants
June 23, 2021
Scientists explore various plant hormones and related chemicals to efficiently fend off crop-destroying root parasitic plants.
Society/Life
Japanese society is facing a crisis: not an aging society with a declining birthrate, but a super-aging society with a declining birthrate
June 21, 2021
It is often reported that Japan is facing a rapidly aging society with a low birth rate. It is also said that if this situation continues, t ...
Business
E-commerce sites have started to act on behalf of the physical stores while physical stores serve as media
June 16, 2021
The e-commerce market, including online shopping, is currently enjoying rapid growth. On the other hand, some people are not at ease with on ...
International
Why is there a high school in the United States using a mushroom cloud as its mascot?
June 11, 2021
Colonial rule tends to be thought of as an event in the past, as if it was one of the processes of history. However, the structure of coloni ...
IT/Science
Do sweat- and blood- monitoring open a new window on future medical care!?
June 7, 2021
Have you ever been surprised by seeing your location history displayed on your smartphone, not just your browsing history? Researchers are t ...
Society/Life
Does behavioral economics make people free, or does it make us dependent?
June 2, 2021
We have recently started hearing the term “behavioral economics”. Behavioral economics became widely known when its original proponent, Rich ...
Career/Education
Museums have started to evolve into inclusive museums
May 26, 2021
It is said that the presentation techniques of museums (including resource centers, art museums, literature museums, science museums, etc.) ...
Media Coverages
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Professor NAKAYAMA Koji commented on Newsroom Tokyo of NHK WORLD-Japan, “Japan’s Strategy in the Self-Driving Race.”
May 21, 2021
[The page has been expired.] Companies around the world are pouring billions of dollars into self-driving technology. But the first to relea ...