Japan’s Federation of Diet Members for the International Linear Collider (ILC) held a general assembly on April 27 in Nagata-cho, Japan’s political center. The gathering was attended by Diet members, government officials, scientists, and industry representatives, highlighting its importance. The formation of the Federation dates back to 2006 when it was established by the members […]
Diet Members in Japan promote the ILC project under new structure
Akira Yamamoto receives high Japanese Order
Professor Emeritus Akira Yamamoto of KEK, and former Project Manager for Global Design Effort, was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon by the Emperor of Japan, in recognition of his many years of distinguished service in particle physics during the 2023 Japanese spring conferment. This Order is awarded to […]
Science Cafe for future scientists: Over 900 people watched live online
On Sunday, 19 March, the ILC Science Cafe entitled “How did the Universe begin and how did it come to be what it is today? “ was held, co-hosted by KEK and ILC-Japan. This outreach and educational event was designed to have fun while learning about the research of the mysteries of the universe. Applications […]
A turnkey for HEP
Many scientists have probably been here: you work with a software and figure out later that its output is incompatible with other analysis parts. More than never-racking, incompatibility between (often) used software and libraries is highly inefficient, requires high maintenance, and wastes resources. Furthermore, much basic code needs to be developed to investigate new detector […]
Sakue Yamada received Japanese Order of Merit
Yamada’s message for the ILC videotaped for #mylinearcollider campaign, in which scientists around the world expressed their support for the ILC project On 3 November, the Japanese government announced the recipients of the Autumn Conferment of Decoration, and Sakue Yamada, Professor Emeritus of KEK, Professor Emeritus of The University of Tokyo, and former Research Director for Global Design […]
U.S. Particle Physicists Meet in Seattle for the Snowmass Community Summer Study
Participants for the the Seattle Community Summer Study Workshop onsite and online The U.S. particle physics community, along with colleagues from many other nations, met last month at the University of Washington in Seattle for its Snowmass Community Summer Study. At this very well-attended ten-day hybrid workshop, with seven hundred in-person attendees, the community discussed science questions and […]
From KEK: Next step toward the ILC realization: MEXT expert panel publishes recommendations
Issued originally on 25 February KEK has been working on the realization of the International Linear Collider (ILC) in Japan, together with ILC-Japan, a community organization under the Japan Association of High Energy Physicists (JAHEP), the ILC International Development Team (IDT) established by the International Committee for Future Accelerator (ICFA), and other supporting organizations around […]
Interactions between science and comedy
Public support plays a major role in carrying out big scientific projects such as the International Linear Collider. The ILC International Development Team is taking a fun approach to getting the Japanese people to get in touch with the ILC: a YouTube livestreaming series of talk shows with comedian Fukumaru Katsura, entitled “落語と科学の相互作用,” which means the interactions […]
ILC-Japan: rebuilding trust and support for the ILC
ILC-Japan, a new promoting body for the International Linear Collider project, was launched this spring. ILC NewsLine interviewed Shoji Asai, chair of ILC-Japan, to learn more about it. What is ILC-Japan? How is it different from former organisations like the ILC Steering Panel? Asai: The objective of ILC-Japan and the ILC Steering Panel are basically […]