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Space Food and Disaster Food: Thinking about Food in Extreme Environments

TSUBOYAMA-KASAOKA Nobuyo, Ph.D., registered dietitian, Doctor of Medicine Head in Section of Global Disaster Nutrition, International Center for Nutrition and Information, National Institute of Health...

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Optics Expert Takes on Tenmoku Tea Bowl

Figure 1: National treasure Yuteki Tenmoku tea bowl Photo: The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (gift of SUMITOMO Group, the ATAKA Collection), photograph by NISHIKAWA Shigeru   Ebizuka Noboru,...

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A Nobel Prize Born of Healthy Argument

Dr. Manabe Syukuro, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics Photo: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology   Manabe Syukuro, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, interviewed...

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How We Deal with Science: The Increasing Role of and Involvement of Ordinary...

Sakura Osamu, Professor, University of Tokyo Key Points Cultivating relationships of trust between politicians and expert groups The shift of science and technology patrons from the state to the...

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The Perfect Return that Sent the Hayabusa2 Control Room into a Frenzy: The...

Tsuda Yuichi, Professor at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Interview and text by Yamane Kazuma, nonfiction writer   Artistic...

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What We Understood through the “Holistic Reenactment Project of the Voyage...

200-kilometer voyage from Taiwan to Japan in 2019 Photo: Courtesy of National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo The diverse staff that made possible the “reenactment” Kawabata Hiroto The logboat...

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Leading the World with a Next Generation Model: Why Innovation is Essential...

Reconsidering the question: “What is Scientific Research?” Ueyama Takahiro, Full-time Executive Member, Council for Science, Technology and Innovation More than thirty years ago, as a scholar...

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New Developments in Albatross Conservation—Using biologging to elucidate...

Figure 1: A Laysan albatross with GPS, camera, and accelerometer data logger attached to its back. Photo credit: Nishizawa Bungo Watanuki Yutaka, Professor, School of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido...

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The Conservation of Endangered Albatross Species

A short‐tailed albatross flies over the sea of Torishima Island. Deguchi Tomohiro, Researcher, Chief of Division of Avian Conservation, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology At one time, Short-tailed...

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The Question of Plutonium Management (II): Protect Energy Choices—It is...

Key Points Japanese plutonium is difficult to convert into atomic bombs It is urgently necessary to build a system that makes full use of plutonium as fuel China and Russia are being proactive...

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Issues Concerning the Paris Agreement on Global Warming: Limitations of...

< Key Points > It is apparent that the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by member countries will not be enough to reach the 2 degree target Technologies and feasibility for...

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The Question of Plutonium Management: Now is the Time to Establish New...

< Key Points > Stockpiles of plutonium for non-military purposes have increased globally It is necessary to strengthen the international management guidelines and set an upper limit on...

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RIKEN: The 100th Anniversary of a Major Research Organization of Japan ― The...

Yamane Kazuma, nonfiction writer December 1, 2016. On this day, a press conference took place in a Fukuoka city hotel that deserves to go down in the history of science in Japan. The day before, at the...

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Dialogue: The fundamental bases for the Japanese people To the fundamental...

Sannai-Maruyama site, archaeological site in Aomori Prefecture   Editorial staff: This special feature discusses research on the lives of ancient people beyond the boundaries of study areas, with a...

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Society and Science on iPS Cells― Think about the next decade with a focus on...

In 2006, a research team led by Professor Yamanaka Shinya at Kyoto University reported that it had generated iPS cells in mice. The following year, the team reported that iPS cells could be generated...

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Interview: Artificial Intelligence

Professor Sakura Osamu (left) and Professor Nishigaki Toru   Professor Sakura Osamu (left) had an interview with Professor Nishigaki Toru about the artificial intelligence (AI) on September 2, 2016, at...

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From the Subaru Telescope to TMT

KASHIKAWA Nobunari, Associate Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan It has been fifteen years since the Subaru Telescope began operation. It stands as a symbol of the technology on...

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Electricity Reform Is the Best Performer for the Growth Strategy

The Great Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster that stopped nuclear power generation revealed the vulnerability of Japan’s electricity system ABE Junichi (AJ): The Government decided in a cabinet meeting...

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Corporations and Geniuses― The main man behind the invention of blue LEDs...

The invention of blue LEDs was the product of the conviction of a researcher who does not even view effort as really effort. How should corporations deal with capable researchers?   22 October 2014,...

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The Robot & AI Revolution I Robots will Change Work & Industry

Robots exist as a substitute for humans, and are sometimes perceived as a job-stealing threat. But in reality, they are not necessarily our rivals. In the real-life workplaces where robots have been...

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