Society/Life

Root of the Problem: Exploring Host-Parasite interactions in Plants

Root parasitic plants, such as Striga and Orobanche, parasitize the roots of other plants, including important crops, such as rice, sorghum, ...

New power networks needed to increase renewable energy

In recent years, in the field of electric power engineering, next-generation power networks have been actively discussed. It was triggered b ...

May evidence obtained by the Police be inadmissible?

Have you ever heard of the term “exclusionary rule”? This means that evidence that an investigation agency such as the police obtains throug ...

Social progress can be seen through the history of cinema

With various social issues, such as the pandemic, war, and poverty, requiring solutions, useful practical science is currently valued in the ...

Ensuring a Sustainable Society that Coexists with Earthquakes

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world. In fact, we have experienced a series of major earthquakes in recent years ...

Won’t Japan’s current system eliminate wrongful convictions!?

The Hakamada case, a robbery, murder, and arson case in 1966, resulted in a death sentence in 1980. In December 2020, the Supreme Court reve ...

Tax avoidance is not illegal, but is it unfair!?

With the release of the so-called Panama Papers in 2016, there has been an increase in media coverage of tax avoidance in Japan. On the othe ...

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 ...

Considering carbon neutrality from water in buildings

Against the backdrop of global warming, countries around the world are moving toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Extending the life ...