Media Coverages

Introduced on Nature “research highlight”, “Bitter taste receptors are even older than scientists thought” by Dr. ITOIGAWA, Senior Assistant Prof. TODA and Prof. ISHIMARU group at the School of Agriculture

Taste is a sense that detects information about nutrients and toxins in foods. Of the five basic taste qualities, bitterness is associated w ...

Professor NAGASHIMA Hiroshi was introduced on The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun, “Genetically Modified Pigs Created for Organ Transplants; Research Team Plans Clinical Study as Early as Fall 2025”

Genetically modified pigs have been created for the purpose of performing organ transplants into humans, a research team announced Tuesday.

Professor WAKASA Toru commented on The New York Times, “The Guardians of Japan’s Keyhole Tombs”

According to Professor Toru Wakasa, a kofun researcher at Meiji University, the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun were built in the fifth century, at the ...

Professor KOMATSU Takanori was introduced on DW (Germany’s international broadcaster), DIGITAL WORLD / JAPAN

Robots instead of pets, chatbots instead of friends, silicone lips for kisses from afar. Many digital gadgets are being designed to replace ...

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.

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.

Senior Assistant Professor TODA Yasuka was introduced on The Japan Times, “Japan government JST agency announces winners of female researcher awards”

The government-affiliated Japan Science and Technology Agency announced the winners of this year’s awards for excellence in science by femal ...

(photo: JST) TODA Yasuka, Senior Assistant Professor of School of Agriculture, received The Award for Brilliant Female Researchers (The Jun Ashida Award)

At the awards ceremony JST presented a trophy and certificate to each winner, and the Ashida Fund* offered one million yen as a supplementar ...

Professor NAKAJIMA Harushi commented on NHK-WORLD-Japan, Science View “Editing Genomes to Improve Food Production”

A new genome editing biotechnology can alter genes, known as the "blueprints" of life. Some foods produced with this technology are already ...