Michael Jacob

Apart from the 800 people physically present, the symposium was followed by “avatars” from other geographical locations Source: Michael Jacob

The six Japanese Moonshot candidates

Published February 7, 2020 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

Proposed goals and targets for the new Japanese Moonshot programme for transformative research and innovation was specified together with international experts at the International Moonshot Symposium on December 17-18. The symposium was an...

Summing up Sweden-Japan 2019

Published January 20, 2020 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

The 151st year of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Japan has come to an end, and we now enter the exiting year of 2020, with new research and innovation policy developments, as well as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and their...

A pre-peek on sustainability and innovation at Tokyo 2020

Published December 17, 2019 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

Tokyo will next year host the Olympic Games for the second time; the first time was in 1964, and it will also host the Paralympics Games for the first time. It was made official at the Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016, and since then have the Japanese...

A pre-Nobel Prize Celebration for the new Japanese Laureate

Published December 6, 2019 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

The Embassy of Sweden welcomed with great pleasure Dr Yoshino, one of the three who jointly were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, to a Nobel reception at the Ambassador’s residence on the 26th of November to celebrate his success....

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The motor industry is transforming, futures cars based on wood?

Published November 18, 2019 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

One of today’s newest concept vehicles in the motor industry in Japan is the Nano Cellulose Vehicle (NCV). It was presented and shown for the first time to the public at the Tokyo Motor Show 2019 (TMS) Future Expo and is the first NCV to be...

Minister Ernkrans deepens relations to Japan

Published November 5, 2019 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

The Swedish Minister for Higher Education and Research, Ms. Matilda Ernkrans, made her first visit to Japan in her role as a Minister during October 5-9. The primary objective was as invited speaker at the Science and Technology in...

A Hydrogen Energy and a Carbon Recycling meeting in Tokyo

Published October 3, 2019 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

On the 25th of September, two events for the future energy supply and reducing CO2 emissions took place back-to-back in Tokyo. These were the 2nd Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting and the International Conference on Carbon...

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