Japan’s Advanced Accelerator Association Promoting Science and Technology (AAA) will release their first set of LINE stickers “Kawaii Particle Physics” at LINE Creators Market. The set features three particle characters; Higgs-kun, Ms. Dark matter, and of course, the ILC. LINE, a communication app for smartphones, is available worldwide, and especially popular among the young generation […]
Successful visit to Europe: one big step for ILC realisation
“In short, it was a big success,” said Satoru Yamashita, project professor at the University of Tokyo, who was a member of a Japanese delegation that visited France and Germany in early January this year. The Japanese delegation consisted of 18 persons – Diet members, government officials, industry leaders, and scientists – and toured two […]
ILC constructed in Tokyo’s Roppongi area
From 26 October to 7 November, Salone in Roppongi, the biggest ILC-theme exhibition so far was open to the public in the heart of downtown Tokyo. Its parent exhibition, Tokyo Midtown Design Touch http://www.tokyo-midtown.com/jp/event/designtouch/english/ drew close to 1.5 million visitors during the duration of the event, and Salone in Roppongi was visited by more than […]
Construction completed: ILC in Roppongi
A total of 200 people, mostly students from art colleges, finished the construction of the ILC in Roppongi on 29 October. The ILC mockup that is. The ILC exhibition at Salone in Roppongi is now open until Sunday, 6 November. A 15-metre-long mock up of the ILC made by many hands in the traditional construction […]
The LC NewsLine guide to… Morioka noodles
LCWS 2016 is one and half month away. LC NewsLine received a welcome message from Morioka to invite you to LCWS. If you have not registered yet, sign up now! Message from Kunihisa Yamura, Chairman, Councilfor Realizing the ILC: “It’s such a pleasure to have LCWS 2016 in Morioka-Iwate. We are delighted to have an opportunity to welcome […]
Art explaining science with the help of the ILC
In Japan, autumn is regarded to be the best season to enjoy arts and entertainment. From late October to early November, various design and arts events are held in the Tokyo metropolitan area, attracting millions of visitors to exhibitions and art galleries. This year, the International Linear Collider will be the theme of one of […]
ILC introduced with fun at KEK Open House
Despite of the severe lingering summer heat, some 3800 visitors enjoyed KEK’s open house held on 4 September. Many ILC-related fun events were offered to the visitors: facility tours of two ILC test facilities, the Advanced Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) and the Superconducting RF test facility (STF), an “ILC experiment game” for kids, a lecture […]
Registration now open for LCWS2016
The local organising committee for the International Workshop on Future Linear Colliders (LCWS2016) is pleased to announce that the registration is now open! LCWS2016 will take place at the Aiina Center & MALIOS in Morioka city, Iwate prefecture in Japan from 5 to 9 December 2016. The workshop will be devoted to the study of the physics […]
Hello Kitty meets ILC
Particle physics – well, not too many people feel it familiar. That is one of the biggest issue for the communication effort of the International Linear Collider. Japanese government has been seriously discussing if Japan should host this huge international science project, setting up the expert panel. The panel pointed out that the ILC should […]
Akira Yamamoto awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon
On 28 April, the Japanese government announced the winners of the “Medal with Purple Ribbon” for 2016, and Akira Yamamoto, Professor Emeritus of KEK and Regional Director for Asia of Linear Collider Collaboration, is one of them. He receives the Medal for his contribution to the advancement of superconducting technology. This medal is awarded to […]