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Venus “cloud disruption is caused by the largest known hydraulic jump in the solar system.”
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If ChatGPT had taken the entrance exam for Japan's top university in 2026, it would have been assessed as top of the class and admitted for scoring higher than any human test takers, a recent study shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/30/japan/science-health/ai-university-entrance-exam/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #technology #universityoftokyo #articialintelligence
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The University of Tokyo will place its affiliated hospital under the direct control of its central administration, following a series of bribery scandals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/09/japan/university-of-tokyo-scandal-hospital/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #universityoftokyo #japanesepolice #prostitution #corruption #universities #hospitals
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A monthslong internal investigation at the University of Tokyo found at least 21 cases of ethics violations among its faculty members. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/07/japan/crime-legal/utokyo-probe-ethics-violations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #japanesepolice #prostitution #corruption #universities
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A group of investigative lawyers has critcized the University of Tokyo over its recent corruption scandals, urging the prestigious national university to reform its governance system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/04/japan/tokyo-university-corruption-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #universityoftokyo #corruption
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Whenever a woman breaks the glass ceiling in Japan, new outlets are quick to narrow their focus to gender. This needs to change, says journalism professor Kaori Hayashi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/02/japan/society/japan-first-woman-angle-reporting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #women039sissues #sanaetakaichi #kaorihayashi #universityoftokyo
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Yutaka Matsuo, professor of the University of Tokyo’s graduate school of engineering, is among the 40 experts who have been recommended sit on the U.N.’s new panel on AI. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/university-of-tokyo-un-ai-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yutakamatsuo #universityoftokyo #un #ai
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The president of the University of Tokyo has pledged to strengthen governance at the institution following the discovery of a second bribery case involving its staff in three months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-university-governance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #corruption #medicine #cosmetics #japancosmeticassociation #hospitals #tokyo
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The head of the University of Tokyo Hospital has stepped down to take responsibility following a series of bribery scandals involving staff at the institution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/japan/crime-legal/university-of-tokyo-hospital-head-resign-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #corruption #medicine #marijuana #drugs #cosmetics #japancosmeticassociation
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Tokyo police sent papers to prosecutors Monday on a former specially appointed associate professor at the University of Tokyo's graduate school for allegedly receiving bribes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/crime-legal/ex-tokyo-university-professor-bribe-allegation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo
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Tokyo police arrested a 62-year-old professor at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Medicine on suspicion of accepting bribes related to a joint research project. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/japan/crime-legal/university-of-tokyo-professor-arrest-for-bribery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #japanesepolice
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A research team at the University of Tokyo began testing a Level 4 autonomous driving bus on public roads for the first time on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/japan/society/autonomous-driving-bus-kashiwa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #selfdriving #tech #universityoftokyo #chiba #kashiwa
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A doctor at the University of Tokyo Hospital has been arrested for allegedly taking about ¥700,000 in bribes from a medical equipment company official, who has also been arrested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/crime-legal/university-of-tokyo-doctor-bribery-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #hospitals #doctors
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More and more of Japan’s universities are moving toward teaching in English for all students in a bid to bring an international environment onto their campuses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/japan/more-japanese-universities-pushing-english-classes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #universities #universityoftokyo #wasedauniversity #sophiauniversity #english #education
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The University of Tokyo has reached its highest place yet in the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings at 26th, the only Japanese university to crack the top 50. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/university-of-tokyo-top-50-global-universities-ranking/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #universityoftokyo #universities #education #surveys
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A Japanese research team has developed AI models that can help deliver personalized infertility treatments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/science-health/ai-fertility-research/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #universityoftokyo #women039sissues #pregnancy #ai
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Japan is heavily investing in a new kind of ultra-thin, flexible solar panel that it hopes will help it meet renewable energy goals while challenging China's dominance of the sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/20/japan/japan-ultra-thin-solar-panels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #renewables #solar #environment #energy #universityoftokyo #panasonic
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A team of researchers in Japan found a key biological component that may help explain why women tend to burn more calories from fat than men, which could help lead to new treatments for obesity and related diseases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/japan/science-health/japan-research-women-metabolism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #instituteofsciencetokyo #universityoftokyo #obesity
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A Japanese team has concluded that it was possible to travel from Taiwan to Japan's westernmost island of Yonaguni in a dugout canoe 30,000 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/japan-study-log-boat-voyage-from-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwan #okinawa #yonaguni #nationalmuseumofnatureandscience #universityoftokyo
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Taiwan's TSMC and Tokyo University are opening a chip lab on the university's main campus in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/12/companies/todai-tsmc-lab/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #taiwan #tsmc #chipmakers #ai #kumamoto #manufacturing #tech #taiwanjapanrelations #universityoftokyo
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Japan's universities are being urged to consider accepting or supporting students who may no longer be able to study in the U.S. as President Donald Trump moves to block Harvard University's foreign enrollments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/28/japan/society/harvard-students-mext-universities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #harvard #education #universities #universityoftokyo #mext #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations
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A man accused of stabbing a University of Tokyo student at Todaimae Station last week told police he was partly motivated by financial struggles and a desire to make a statement about what he saw as educational abuse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/12/japan/crime-legal/todaimae-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #stabbings #tokyo #rail #education #universityoftokyo #bunkyoward #nagano
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A man accused of stabbing a University of Tokyo student at Todaimae Station last week told police he was partly motivated by financial struggles and a desire to make a statement about what he saw as educational abuse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/12/japan/crime-legal/todaimae-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #stabbings #tokyo #rail #education #universityoftokyo #bunkyoward #nagano
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A man accused of stabbing a University of Tokyo student at Todaimae Station last week told police he was partly motivated by financial struggles and a desire to make a statement about what he saw as educational abuse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/12/japan/crime-legal/todaimae-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #stabbings #tokyo #rail #education #universityoftokyo #bunkyoward #nagano
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A man accused of stabbing a University of Tokyo student at Todaimae Station last week told police he was partly motivated by financial struggles and a desire to make a statement about what he saw as educational abuse. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/12/japan/crime-legal/todaimae-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #stabbings #tokyo #rail #education #universityoftokyo #bunkyoward #nagano
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One in 12 people employed at companies and other entities in Japan feel lonely at work, and the proportion increases for those who work long hours, a study has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/01/japan/society/japan-workplace-loneliness/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #mentalhealth #universityoftokyo
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A team led by University of Tokyo professor Shoji Takeuchi has developed a new method to make cultured meat as thick as about 1 centimeter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/21/japan/new-method-cultured-meat-thicker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meat #universityoftokyo #shojitakeuchi
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Using artificial intelligence technology, a University of Tokyo team has managed to rapidly identify from photographs the size, location and shape of some 200,000 rocks on two asteroids. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/science-health/japan-ai-technology-asteroid-rocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ai #space #asteroids #hayabusa #ryugu #universityoftokyo
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Using artificial intelligence technology, a University of Tokyo team has managed to rapidly identify from photographs the size, location and shape of some 200,000 rocks on two asteroids. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/science-health/japan-ai-technology-asteroid-rocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ai #space #asteroids #hayabusa #ryugu #universityoftokyo
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Using artificial intelligence technology, a University of Tokyo team has managed to rapidly identify from photographs the size, location and shape of some 200,000 rocks on two asteroids. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/science-health/japan-ai-technology-asteroid-rocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ai #space #asteroids #hayabusa #ryugu #universityoftokyo
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Using artificial intelligence technology, a University of Tokyo team has managed to rapidly identify from photographs the size, location and shape of some 200,000 rocks on two asteroids. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/08/japan/science-health/japan-ai-technology-asteroid-rocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ai #space #asteroids #hayabusa #ryugu #universityoftokyo
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A research team from the University of Tokyo and Waseda University have developed the largest-ever “biohybrid” hand that includes parts made of cultivated human tissue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/13/japan/science-health/largest-biohybrid-robot-hand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #tokyo #robots #universityoftokyo #wasedauniversity #inventions
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Japanese rice fish detect ultraviolet rays from sunlight directly with the pituitary gland and turn their bodies black for protection, a team has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/06/japan/rice-fish-uv-rays-pituitary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanesericefish #universityoftokyo #okayamauniversity
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A trio of Japanese organizations plans to begin a project in April to analyze seawater temperatures and other data collected by young fishers to study the impact of environmental changes on marine life. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/21/japan/science-health/japan-seawater-research/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #environment #fishing #oceans #nipponfoundation #universityoftokyo #zengyoren
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New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics
On a class of selection rules without group actions in field theory and string theory
Justin Kaidi, Yuji Tachikawa, Hao Y. Zhang
SciPost Phys. 17, 169 (2024)
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A team including government-backed research institute Riken and the University of Tokyo has developed a plastic material that can be dissolved in seawater in hours, sparking hopes that the new material will help reduce environmental pollution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/22/japan/plastic-dissolving-in-seawater/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #riken #universityoftokyo #plastic #environment #oceans
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Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells - Enlarge / A movable robotic face covered with living human skin cells. ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2034226 #universityoftokyo #humanskincells #humanskin #promocell #skincells #foreskin #science #harvard #biz #robot #slimy #tech #ai
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Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells - Enlarge / A movable robotic face covered with living human skin cells. ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2034226 #universityoftokyo #humanskincells #humanskin #promocell #skincells #foreskin #science #harvard #biz #robot #slimy #tech #ai
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Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells - Enlarge / A movable robotic face covered with living human skin cells. ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2034226 #universityoftokyo #humanskincells #humanskin #promocell #skincells #foreskin #science #harvard #biz #robot #slimy #tech #ai
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Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells - Enlarge / A movable robotic face covered with living human skin cells. ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2034226 #universityoftokyo #humanskincells #humanskin #promocell #skincells #foreskin #science #harvard #biz #robot #slimy #tech #ai
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Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells - Enlarge / A movable robotic face covered with living human skin cells. ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2034226 #universityoftokyo #humanskincells #humanskin #promocell #skincells #foreskin #science #harvard #biz #robot #slimy #tech #ai
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Japanese researchers have found more than 200 million tons of manganese nodules rich in rare metals on the seabed near Minamitorishima, a remote Tokyo island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/22/japan/science-health/tokyo-island-rare-metals-find/ #japan #sciencehealth #rareearths #oceans #universityoftokyo #nipponfoundation #batteries
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A recent undersea volcanic eruption has led to the formation of a new isle off the coast of Iwo Jima, about 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo, Japanese researchers have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/07/japan/science-health/iwo-jima-volcano-new-isle/?utm_content=buffer6b54f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #sciencehealth #ogasawaraislands #volcanoes #universityoftokyo #iwojima #setsuyanakada
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New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics
Subsystem non-invertible symmetry operators and defects
Weiguang Cao, Linhao Li, Masahito Yamazaki, Yunqin Zheng
SciPost Phys. 15, 155 (2023)
https://scipost.org/10.21468/SciPostPhys.15.4.155 -
New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics
Subsystem non-invertible symmetry operators and defects
Weiguang Cao, Linhao Li, Masahito Yamazaki, Yunqin Zheng
SciPost Phys. 15, 155 (2023)
https://scipost.org/10.21468/SciPostPhys.15.4.155 -
New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics
Subsystem non-invertible symmetry operators and defects
Weiguang Cao, Linhao Li, Masahito Yamazaki, Yunqin Zheng
SciPost Phys. 15, 155 (2023)
https://scipost.org/10.21468/SciPostPhys.15.4.155 -
New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics
Subsystem non-invertible symmetry operators and defects
Weiguang Cao, Linhao Li, Masahito Yamazaki, Yunqin Zheng
SciPost Phys. 15, 155 (2023)
https://scipost.org/10.21468/SciPostPhys.15.4.155 -
New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics
Subsystem non-invertible symmetry operators and defects
Weiguang Cao, Linhao Li, Masahito Yamazaki, Yunqin Zheng
SciPost Phys. 15, 155 (2023)
https://scipost.org/10.21468/SciPostPhys.15.4.155 -
Alibaba founder Jack Ma taught his first seminar focused on innovation and entrepreneurship in Tokyo last week, after being named a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo’s Tokyo College. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/19/business/jack-ma-tokyo-first-seminar/?utm_content=buffer8a678&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #business #china #universityoftokyo #alibaba #jackma
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New #openaccess publication #SciPost #Physics
Measurement-based quantum simulation of Abelian lattice gauge theories
Hiroki Sukeno, Takuya Okuda
SciPost Phys. 14, 129 (2023)
https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.14.5.129