Tokyo

What! Is Japan really planning to dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean?

Published June 10, 2020 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

Just days before he left office in September 2019, the then Japanese Minister of the Environment Harada told reporters that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) would have to dump radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plants...

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Beyond corona – finding a home for a startup-guy in Tokyo in the Nordic Innovation House

Published May 25, 2020 by Michael Jacob in Coronavirus

This year the Nordic countries in Japan open a Nordic Innovation House in Tokyo. The purpose is to make it easier for a startup to arrive in Tokyo and establish on the Japanese market. Services such as workspace, network connections, mentoring and...

Why did Prof. Svante Pääbo not receive the Japan Prize?

Published April 30, 2020 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

On February 4, the Japan Prize Foundation held a press conference in Tokyo, announcing that Prof. Svante Pääbo is awarded the Japan Prize 2020 in Life Science for his “Pioneering contributions to palaeoanthropology through decoding ancient...

What is Japan doing towards the corona virus, and why may Loonshots be needed?

Published April 9, 2020 by Michael Jacob in Coronavirus

To tackle the current corona virus outbreak, Japan and especially its Agency for Medical Research and Development AMED and the National Institute for Infectious Deceases NIID focus on research. AMED president Dr Suematsu explains activities they...

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How does University of Tokyo support innovation?

Published March 19, 2020 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

In Japan, there is an increasing focus on innovation, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and solutions to societal challenges, and researchers at Japanese universities are encouraged to work towards implementation of research results for society....

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Mend the Gap

Published March 4, 2020 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

Japan have gender equality challenges in several fields. It has an outstanding research base but with few women visible at the top. In 2018, only 16.2 percent of researchers were women, which is low compared to other developed nations. The...

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Will Japan lead the way towards a decarbonized society?

Published February 19, 2020 by Michael Jacob in Tokyo

The new AIST Global Zero Emission Research Center will tackle the global challenge of climate change by gathering Research and Innovation nations from all over the world through international collaboration. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has appointed...