News from Japanese National Universities

16/06/2026
Yasuto Tachikawa selected as the next President (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
16/06/2026
Notice period for 2026-2027 first-semester tuition exemption, admission-fee exemption/deferment application results (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
16/06/2026
FY2026 Green Shinshu Program Implementation Report (https://www.shinshu-u.ac.jp/english/topics/)
16/06/2026
Sailors fourth at Spring 2026 Kanto Intercollegiate Student Sailing Competition (https://www.isct.ac.jp/)
16/06/2026
From Flower Petals to Future Materials: The Hardy Ice Plant's Optical Innovation (https://www.shinshu-u.ac.jp/english/topics/)
16/06/2026
Earthquake, then fire: A new "seismic champagne effect" (https://www.shinshu-u.ac.jp/english/topics/)
16/06/2026
Assistant Professor Tomonaga Ueno on developing carbon nanotube materials lighter than air and building a company to bring them to market (https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/)
16/06/2026
RESPACK Wins the Grand Prize in the 2026 HPCI Software Award (http://www.kyutech.ac.jp/english/en-news/)
16/06/2026
Newly discovered role of amyloid precursor protein (APP) in nuclear waste disposal (https://www.niigata-u.ac.jp/en/)
16/06/2026
iPatax: a Tablet-based Tool for Quantitative Assessment of Cerebellar Ataxia (https://www.niigata-u.ac.jp/en/)
16/06/2026
Director of Leiden University’s International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) Visits TUFS (https://www.tufs.ac.jp/)
16/06/2026
Gifu University Holds the 77th Anniversary Commemorative Event (https://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/en/news/news/)
16/06/2026
CALL for Japanese Association of University Women Scholarship for AY 2026 (https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/)
16/06/2026
Silver nanoparticles pave the way for precise DNA cutting and joining (https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/)
16/06/2026
Professor from San Francisco State University Visits TUFS (https://www.tufs.ac.jp/)
16/06/2026
Paper by Prof. Miyatake and his colleagues was selected to be featured on the front cover of the journal. (https://www.yamanashi.ac.jp/en)
16/06/2026
A resilient future that continues to protect lives and livelihoods in an age of disasters and pandemics (https://www.isct.ac.jp/)
16/06/2026
First Direct Detection of Star-Forming Gas in Early Galaxies (https://www.chiba-u.jp/e/news/research/)
16/06/2026
First Direct Detection of Star-Forming Gas in Early Galaxies (https://www.chiba-u.jp/e/news/)
16/06/2026
Okayama University Holds Opening Ceremony for the 2026 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program (https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/)
16/06/2026
First direct detection of star-forming gas in early galaxies (https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/feed/news)
15/06/2026
“Modernism Begins: The Former Tokyo Central Post Office” (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/events/)
15/06/2026
AI deciphers how fast ALS progresses and which functions decline first (https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/)
15/06/2026
[Press Release] It takes two to tango: how to perform coordinated pair dances in cranes? (https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/)
15/06/2026
Professor Masaru Karube and Yuki Miyazawa (Doctoral Program and IMPP, Graduate School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University) receive the Best Paper Award in two divisions at the 2026 Academy of Management Annual Meeting. (https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/eng)
15/06/2026
Awards received by UOsaka members in May 2026 (https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/)
12/06/2026
Delegation from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Mathematics Institute visits Kyoto University (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
12/06/2026
Narrower, brighter, better (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
12/06/2026
GSAIS Special Lecture "Global Energy Challenges and International Careers from the World Bank's Perspective: How Professionals Can Thrive on the Front Lines of Development Assistance" (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
12/06/2026
FD Lecture Held (http://www.hama-med.ac.jp/)
12/06/2026
Donation Received from the Chubu Branch of Alumni Association of Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University (https://www.gifu-u.ac.jp/en/news/news/)
12/06/2026
Simple blood test unveils hidden risks of unstable coronary plaques (https://www.isct.ac.jp/)
12/06/2026
Company Information Session (Komeri Co., Ltd.) was held (https://www.shimane-u.ac.jp/en/en-news/index.rss)
12/06/2026
Company Information Session (Matsue Yamamoto Metal Technos Co., Ltd.) was Held (https://www.shimane-u.ac.jp/en/en-news/index.rss)
12/06/2026
The Second Career Guidance Session for International Students was held (https://www.shimane-u.ac.jp/en/en-news/index.rss)
12/06/2026
Ambassador of the Republic of Liberia to Japan Pays Courtesy Visit to the University of Toyama (https://www.u-toyama.ac.jp/)
12/06/2026
Mr. Takei and Prof. Aoki Received FOSS Award Runner-up at MSR 2026 (https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/whatsnew/)
12/06/2026
Training with the Nagoya University Equestrian Club (https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/)
12/06/2026
Addition of phosphonate groups boosts performance of organic electrochemical transistors (https://www.isct.ac.jp/)
12/06/2026
EIC Resource Review Board meeting (RRB) held in Japan for the first time (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/articles/)
12/06/2026
Kyutech welcomed the Ministry of Commerce of Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Fukuoka (http://www.kyutech.ac.jp/english/en-news/)
11/06/2026
Pinocchio Concert: Music and Learning for Children and Adults at Kyoto University (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
11/06/2026
Finding the best habitats for humpbacks (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
11/06/2026
Scg2 drives corticospinal circuit reorganization with spinal premotor interneurons and astrocytes for motor recovery after stroke in mice. (https://www.niigata-u.ac.jp/en/)
11/06/2026
Professor Masako Nagata combines clinical care and research to strengthen psychological support for newborns and their families (https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/)
11/06/2026
How Nagoya University’s Medical Innovation Unit helped a researcher navigate funding and industry partnerships (https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/)
11/06/2026
[June 22, 2026] The 1st Seminar of Graduate School (AI Wisdom Research Area) "Bridging Psychology and Multimodal AI for Human Behaviour Analysis" (https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/whatsnew/)
11/06/2026
TUFS graduate student wins Bronze Prize in International Student Essay Contest (https://www.tufs.ac.jp/)
11/06/2026
AFRICAN SATURDAY will be held on June 27! (https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/feed/news)
11/06/2026
Cosmic dawn fuel discovery unlocks early galaxy growth secrets (https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/feed/news)
10/06/2026
Tell Me, Senpai! What's Next After Graduation? Connecting International Students at KyotoU – Real Stories from International Alumni – Vol. 7: Malaysia (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
10/06/2026
Counterclockwise bias (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/events/)
10/06/2026
Towards Expanding University-wide Collaboration: Five-Member Delegation from the University of Ottawa Visits the Faculties of Engineering and Medical Sciences at the University of Fukui (https://www.u-fukui.ac.jp/)
10/06/2026
Study reveals kidney complications in rare immune disorder of LRBA deficiency (https://www.isct.ac.jp/)
10/06/2026
New video from IMaSS introduces an AI platform that uses geographic data to identify the best locations for renewable energy (https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/)
10/06/2026
International Seminar on Global Governance for Human Security (https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/)
10/06/2026
International Seminar on Global Governance for Human Security (https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/)
10/06/2026
National University of Uzbekistan awards honorary professorship to Hiroshi Amano (https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/)
10/06/2026
Novel nanowire device offers rapid, noninvasive cancer detection (https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/)
10/06/2026
Indian Ambassador to Japan Visits Shimane University (https://www.shimane-u.ac.jp/en/en-news/index.rss)
10/06/2026
[Press Release] Unsuccessful penguins use socially acquired information to decide where to forage (https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/)
10/06/2026
SOKENDAI Catalogue 2026 (https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/)
10/06/2026
Health-related quality of life in Japan steadily declined from 2017 to 2024 (https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/feed/news)
09/06/2026
How hospital admission affects persons with dementia (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
09/06/2026
Delegation from the German Bundesrat visits Kyoto University (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
09/06/2026
Tokyo College Event: “The Spiritual Body and the Spiritual Nation” (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/events/)
09/06/2026
2026 Summer Commencement (http://naist-cms.naist.jp/en/event/)
09/06/2026
The Center for Community Engagement and Lifelong Learning at Tokushima University Held the Opening Ceremony for the Basic Course of the Recurrent Education Program: the "Tokushima Healthy Lifespan Body College". (https://www.tokushima-u.ac.jp/english/news/)
09/06/2026
Welcome Exchange Event with the University of Notre Dame Held (http://www.kyutech.ac.jp/english/en-news/)
09/06/2026
Scholarship Information for International Student in Saitama University has been updated! (https://en.saitama-u.ac.jp/)
09/06/2026
Vice President YOKOI Atsufumi Appointed as MEXT Advisor and Speaks at NAFSA 2026 as a Representative of the Government of Japan 〜Sharing New Developments in International Education through AI and Multicultural Co-learning〜 (https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/)
09/06/2026
These underwater ‘living pink rocks’ help store carbon. Scientists just found 4 new species (https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/feed/news)
08/06/2026
Professor Hiroaki Suga won the Antonio Feltrinelli International Prize in Chemistry (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/articles/)
08/06/2026
Assistant Professor Zhang Ruixi receives JSME Award for Young Engineers (Research) (https://www.isct.ac.jp/)
08/06/2026
How mechanical stress can accelerate bone destruction in periodontitis (https://www.isct.ac.jp/)
08/06/2026
ADASPEC : Making Large Language Models Faster and More Efficient Across Multiple Languages (https://www.jaist.ac.jp/english/whatsnew/)
08/06/2026
Revealing optical activity in achiral crystals (https://www.isct.ac.jp/)
08/06/2026
Scientists Achieve the First Total Synthesis of a Complex Alkaloids Isolated from Plant (https://www.chiba-u.jp/e/news/research/)
08/06/2026
Scientists Achieve the First Total Synthesis of a Complex Alkaloids Isolated from Plant (https://www.chiba-u.jp/e/news/)
08/06/2026
University of Toyama and Institute for Cosmic Ray Research Sign MOU to Advance Astroparticle Physics Research, Including Hyper-Kamiokande (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/articles/)
08/06/2026
University of Ottawa Delegation Pays Courtesy Visit to President NASU (https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/)
08/06/2026
University of Ottawa Delegation Visits Okayama University’s Shikata Campus (https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/)
08/06/2026
University of Ottawa and Okayama University Hold Information Exchange Session (https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/)
08/06/2026
【Tue., June 23, 2026: Hybrid】The 128th Hiroshima University Biomass Evening Seminar (181th Hiroshima University ACE Seminar) (https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/feed/news)
08/06/2026
Dolichol biosynthesis conserved across eukaryotes, not limited just to humans (https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/feed/news)
05/06/2026
The development of mirror-image pain (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
05/06/2026
Not too sunny, not too shady, just right (https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en)
05/06/2026
2026 Japan-Taiwan Symposium (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/events/)
05/06/2026
President NAGATA Visits GATE Institute and Sofia University in Bulgaria (https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/)
05/06/2026
TUFS Students Attend Reception at the Bulgarian Ambassador’s Residence (https://www.tufs.ac.jp/)
05/06/2026
Graduation Ceremony for the academic year 2026 (September term) (https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/)
05/06/2026
High Prevalence of Poor Sleep Quality Among Japanese Esports Players (https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/)
05/06/2026
Genetic engineering of cyanobacteria for the production of sulfated polysaccharide (https://www.isct.ac.jp/)
05/06/2026
A newly discovered kofun (ancient Japanese burial mound) on a forested hillslope in the Kamigiri of Nagaoka City via topographical surveying using an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) (https://www.niigata-u.ac.jp/en/)
05/06/2026
Science Tokyo creates seven faculty positions for women in academic year 2026 (https://www.isct.ac.jp/)
05/06/2026
President NAGATA Participates in the Worldwide Universities Network Annual General Meeting 2026 (https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/)
05/06/2026
“The Decision to be Made in Tokyo”: Kajima Corporation and the Making of Transpacific Los Angeles, 1961-1967 (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/events/)
05/06/2026
Is international law useless when major powers sidestep it?: Professor HAYASHI Mika, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/)
05/06/2026
Nanometer nanotubes for future electronics (https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/events/)
05/06/2026
U.S. Consul General Richard N. Larsen Visits HU and Delivers a Lecture (https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/feed/news)