The strategic importance of STI is growing in today's society, and countries are competing to achieve excellence in this field. Innovation is facilitated in an environment where diverse human resources interact, collaborate, and compete. In fact, it is known that there is a correlation between research power and international brain circulation.

What is the difference between people who keep going until they succeed and people who give up along the way? For example, how do people become good at English? Apparently, it has to do with the development of a certain part of the brain.

In the joint statement issued following the meeting of climate, energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations in Turin, Italy, on April 29 and 30, the group agreed to phase out coal-fired power generation without carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission reduction measures by 2035, among other measures.

The observation satellite Hakuryu (EarthCARE), jointly developed by Japan and Europe to refine climate change prediction, was launched on May 29th.