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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”
February 16, 2024
Genetically modified pigs have been created for the purpose of performing organ transplants into humans, a research team announced Tuesday.
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Professor WAKASA Toru commented on The New York Times, “The Guardians of Japan’s Keyhole Tombs”
February 1, 2024
According to Professor Toru Wakasa, a kofun researcher at Meiji University, the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun were built in the fifth century, at the ...
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Professor MIYASHITA Homei, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences at Meiji University and the other received the Ig Nobel Prize in Nutrition
September 15, 2023
Professor MIYASHITA Homei, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences at Meiji University, and Project Associate Professor NAKAMURA H ...
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Professor KOMATSU Takanori was introduced on DW (Germany’s international broadcaster), DIGITAL WORLD / JAPAN
July 12, 2023
Robots instead of pets, chatbots instead of friends, silicone lips for kisses from afar. Many digital gadgets are being designed to replace ...
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Associate Professor NAITO Asao commented on Vice world news, “Half-Black Student in Japan Segregated During Graduation For Wearing Cornrows”
March 30, 2023
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.
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Senior Assistant Professor Yasuka Toda was introduced on Nature Index, “Japan’s rising research stars: Yasuka Toda”
March 13, 2023
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”
March 1, 2023
The government-affiliated Japan Science and Technology Agency announced the winners of this year’s awards for excellence in science by femal ...
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(photo: JST) TODA Yasuka, Senior Assistant Professor of School of Agriculture, received The Award for Brilliant Female Researchers (The Jun Ashida Award)
December 23, 2022
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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New video “Why Don’t You Have Any Robot Friends?” is released at “Incredible Senseis at Meiji University,” a video series showcasing Meiji’s world-class research
November 28, 2022
Meiji University creates a series of promotional videos, “Incredible Senseis at Meiji University,” and a landing page to tell the world abou ...