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The role of big science for the next generation

An interview with Humitaka Sato

| 21 June 2007

Humitaka Sato, a professor emeritus of Kyoto University, is one of the most respected theoretical physicists in Japan. He served as an advisor to the Japanese government for international projects such as the International Space Station (ISS) and International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). In addition to his highly technical work, he authored several books that […]

FJPPL Workshop: Building the bridge to the future basic science

| 14 June 2007

The particle physics world has long been exchanging researchers internationally. One of the reasons for this active exchange is particle physicists share a common interest in the universal questions: How did the universe begin? What are the origins of mass? In addition, as the scale of accelerator facilities grows larger, it becomes difficult for each […]

‘Yara-maika’: Hamamatsu pulls the spirits of Japanese industry

| 7 June 2007

During the eighth workshop of the “Federation of Diet members to promote the realisation of ILC” held at Nagatacho, Tokyo on 26 April, there was a lecture that provided a good feeling of the “Yara-maika” spirit. Atsuto Suzuki (current Director General, KEK) at operation test of Kamiokande’s world largest photomultiplier in 1982. Koshiba(left) and Hiruma(right) […]

What can the ILC do to get students back to science?

A conversation with economics professor and author Kazuo Nishimura

| 10 May 2007

“Less than 50 percent.” This is the shocking data that Kazuo Nishimura, the head of the Economic Research Institute at Kyoto University, one of the well-respected educational institutes in Japan, reported in his book University students who cannot calculate fraction numbers. Nishimura believes that the ILC could be one of the remedies to fix the […]