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Sweden Japan Sustainability Summit 2021

Published November 17, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Tokyo

As in many other places, climate change is on everyone's lips in Japan. Only last year did the country's government announce the goal of climate neutrality by 2050, and the challenges of restructuring the world's third largest economy are...

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The “Hydrogen Games” – Japan innovating for Tokyo 2020 and beyond

Published October 12, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Tokyo

The world’s first ever Olympic and Paralympic Cauldrons to burn on green hydrogen, fuel-cell vehicles, 5G powered viewing experiences and robots greeting visitors and helping to retrieve javelins during competitions. When Japan stood host for the...

How will Japan meet the global unicorn competition?

Published September 21, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Tokyo

Since 2017, the Global Innovation Index has announced the 100 science and technology cluster top rankings by cities and regions of the world, in addition to country rankings. The Tokyo and Yokohama regions have been ranked first for 5 consecutive...

Intensifying University Collaboration in Research, Innovation and Education

Published July 16, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Tokyo

During June 7-11, the Swedish-Japanese university collaboration network Mirai 2.0 held its first Research and Innovation Week on the topic “International Collaboration in a Digital Era - Fostering Innovative Minds for the Future”. More than 650...

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Sweden-Japan enhancing Innovation Collaboration

Published June 4, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Tokyo

The Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Japan Innovation Network (JIN) now have signed an agreement on collaboration in the field of innovation. In this agreement, RISE and JIN agreed to join forces towards innovative solutions to address...

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How will Japan step into Society 5.0?

Published May 18, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Tokyo

The society after our current information society, and after the hunter/gatherer, agricultural and industrial, is an integration of the cyberworld and the physical world. Society 5.0 was first launched as a concept when Japan adopted its Fifth...

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How will Japan Boost Competitiveness with the New Era of Decarbonization?

Published April 23, 2021 by Office of Science and Innovation in Tokyo

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Japan’s Green Growth Strategy (GGS) for achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2050. In response, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) put together a plan to achieve carbon neutrality by...