Culture
What Do Japanese People Think About Tattoos?
Tattoos NG at gyms in Japan Last week, a friend of mine, a 22-year-old undergrad student at Kyoto University […
Economy & Tech
Nobel Prize Winner Akira Yoshino: The Humble Man Behind the IT Revolution
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Akira Yoshino, together with Stanl
Culture
Clea Roberts: Canadian Poet with Japanese Aesthetic to Speak at Kyoto University
Canadian poet Clea Roberts will be performing her poetic readings at Kyoto University on Friday afternoon, September 1
Special Reports
Osaka University Team Does World’s First Successful iPS Cell-Derived Corneal Transplant
A team of researchers led by Osaka University Professor Koji Nishida has successfully treated an eye disease patient b
Special Reports
‘Cancer Can Be Conquered,’ Says 2018 Nobel Prize Laureate Tasuku Honjo
Every time Tasuku Honjo is asked about the motivating force for his research, he says offhand, “It’s definitely [&he
Blog
Sitting in Heian Shrine Garden After More Than 50 Years, and Other Reflections on Japan
Barry Barankin In the summer of 2015, I joined two colleagues and 22 students on a two-week […]
Economy & Tech
Editorial: iPS Paper Falsified, Shinya Yamanaka to Fulfil Responsibility
On January 22, it was revealed that an assistant professor at Kyoto University’s Center for iPS Cell Research and [&he