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2024.10.15

Disaster-prone Japan aims for "A Society in which no one is left behind" − Technology for assisting the information vulnerable

2024.10.10

"Theory of the three ancestral components" of the Japanese people challenges the commonly accepted theory: Evolutionary anthropology explores essence of human species and Japanese based on genome analysis

2024.10.09

A Look Around Innovation, Part 13: Focusing on the "nanospikes" of cicada wings — Towards practical application as drug-free antibacterial and bactericidal materials

2024.09.27

The day when diabetes can be completely cured by a mechanism within ourselves will surely come

2024.09.12

Cabinet approves new action plan for infectious disease control "Readiness in Normal Times": The first major shake-up in 10 years

2024.08.29

Some standout pavilions at 2025 World Expo in Osaka

2024.08.23

Seeking a Path towards Realizing a Million-Qubit Quantum Computer

2024.07.30

A Look Around Innovation, Part 12: Practical Application of "Multiple Sound Spot Synthesis" for Delivering Different Languages in Multiple Areas

2024.07.18

Overconfident people quit more often due to an undeveloped frontal pole in the brain

2024.07.10

G7 Environment Ministers agree to "abolish coal-fired power by 2035:" Inevitable impact on Japan's energy policy

2024.07.09

Cloud observation for refining climate change predictions: Japan−Europe satellite "Hakuryu" launched

2024.07.01

Large-scale production of eggs and sperm using human-iPS cells: Achievement by Kyoto University scientists likely to advance reproductive medicine research, but stirs up debate over ethical issues

2024.06.25

A Look Around Innovation, Part 10: Development of an ophthalmic medical device that can be attached to a smartphone — Aiming to overcome 50% of world blindness

2024.06.18

JST symposium on Japan's declining research prowess: Leading researchers join heated discussion

2024.06.05

"Space is an accelerated simulation of aging:" Satoshi Furukawa, who completed his ISS stay, talks about the changes in his physical condition at a press conference

2024.05.17

Landscape of genetic mutations in Japanese cancer patients revealed — First genome aberration analysis in 50,000 patients by the National Cancer Center Research Institute

2024.05.13

Nara Institute of Science and Technology clarifies that autophagy is also responsible for abscission of flower petals

2024.05.10

Unraveling the human mind using a mouse model of autism

2024.04.17

The second H3 Launch Vehicle successfully launched: a new ace emerges in space development and utilization

2024.04.09

Combination of an organic light source and organic sensor: Japan−Germany joint development of a near-infrared spectroscopic analyzer

2024.03.25

A Look Around Innovation, Part 9: Sustainable energy gained through water current power generation — Development of a flowmeter to observe flooding in small and medium-sized rivers

2024.03.22

Next-generation technology for designer chromosome transfer — Aiming to contribute to refractory disease treatment and drug discovery

2024.03.07

A Look Around Innovation, Part 8: Potential of environment-compatible plastic derived from natto (fermented soybeans) to solve the marine plastic-waste problem