Tag archive: Japan
21 December 2018
The report released by the Science Council of Japan on 19 December on the realisation of the ILC raised many questions within the linear collider community. The ILC Planning Office at KEK asks for continuing support.
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Director's Update | Tagged:
Japan, KEK, SCJ
21 December 2018
Two political groups, the Federation of Diet Members for the ILC and the Liaison Committee for Realizing the ILC, released a joint message in response to the SCJ's final report, reaffirming their commitment to push forward the ILC in Japan and to persuade the Japanese government to make a positive decision by March next year.
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Feature | Tagged:
Federation of Diet members, ILC hosting, Japan
Rika Takahashi | 4 October 2018
Four Nobel laureates in Physics Sheldon Glashow, Barry Barish, Masatoshi Koshiba and Yoshinori Osumi publicly support the ILC project in a symposium held at the University of Tokyo last August. The ILC is “absolutely essential,” they said, and not just for particle physics.
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ILC site, Japan, LIGO, Nobel prize
Barbara Warmbein | 4 October 2018
Have you ever seen pictures of people proudly showing off tattoos or stickers showing a compass-like stylised particle collision and wondered what that was all about? Have you heard of a group called “ILC Supporters” but didn’t know who they are and how to join them? This interview with Kimura U, Japan’s "ambassador for cute (kawaii)" and famous ILC Supporter, should answer all your questions.
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Around the World | Tagged:
ILC Supporters, Japan, kawaii
| 1 February 2018
A Japanese delegation of 18 persons – Diet members, government officials, industry leaders, and scientists – toured France and Germany in a four-day visit seeking to strengthen relationships towards ILC realisation. Essential view points from the two countries on investment and timescale were clarified and confirmed with the delegation. The importance to include the ILC into the next European strategy for particle physics was also reaffirmed.
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Feature,
Uncategorized | Tagged:
Asia, Europe, European Strategy for Particle Physics, ILC, Japan
8 December 2016
In his keynote at LCWS2016, former MEXT Minister Takeo Kawamura stressed that while fundamental research may have application in the long run, it's the science that is most important.
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Around the World | Tagged:
Asia, ILC, Japan
Akira Yamamoto | 3 November 2016
Reporting from the French city of Strasbourg, Asian Regional Director Akira Yamamoto says that he was encouraged by a dedicated forum about the ILC, the ESFRI roadmap and next steps held with political and science officials this Monday. It was part of the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference that continues until Sunday 6 November.
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Director's Corner | Tagged:
ESFRI, EU, IEEE, instrumentation, Japan
Rika Takahashi | 6 October 2016
Want to help build the International Linear Collider? This autumn, the International Linear Collider exhibition will be installed at one of the biggest art event in Tokyo. Have a go at its construction...
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Around the World | Tagged:
ART, Japan, Jo Nagasaka, science and society, Tokyo
Rika Takahashi and Ricarda Laasch | 11 August 2016
Why is Hello Kitty wearing glasses? What is this L doing on her bow? And what mean all those symbols behind her back? These kinds of questions are expected regarding the newest Hello Kitty x Science line. But why? Read more about how this cute small Kitty got in touch with science and about her impact at a huge High Energy Physics conference.
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Feature | Tagged:
AAA, HEP, ICHEP, ILC, Japan
Harry Weerts | 11 August 2016
The mandate of the current LCC structure ends at the end of 2016 and ICFA has now put a revised structure in place. There has also been a change in the way the US supports ILC activities. Harry Weerts, current regional director for the Americas, describes these changes and how they will affect ILC activities.
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Director's Corner | Tagged:
accelerator R&D, DOE, Fermilab, ICFA, ICHEP, ILC, Japan, KEK, LCB, LCC, MEXT, superconducting cavity, United States
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