Media Coverages

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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

Associate Professor ISHIDA Sachiko was introduced on Made in Japan, “The Future is Folding”

Flip through a book of origami patterns and it's hard not to notice the math staring back at you. The same is true when unfolding a finished ...

Distinguished Professor Emeritus HAGIWARA Ichiro was introduced on Futurities, the Simulation Based Engineering & Science Magazine by EnginSoft, “Origami Engineering: inspired by Japanese folding culture”

Origami, the Japanese art of transforming a single sheet of paper into various shapes, is a traditional cultural activity and form of play t ...

Dr. Homei Miyashita Laboratory was introduced on REUTERS, “Japan researchers develop electric chopsticks to enhance salty taste”

Japanese researchers have developed computerised chopsticks that enhance salty tastes, potentially helping those who need to reduce sodium i ...