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EAPSI 2008 Japan (JSPS Summer Program) Closing
Posted September 25, 2008
The EAPSI 2008 closing ceremony was held at Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo on August 20. 6 students including 2 US students gave a research report presentation and the program closed with great success.
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EAPSI 2008 Japan (JSPS Summer Program)
Posted June 5, 2008
The opening ceremony for the 19th Summer Institute was held at SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) in Hayama on June 18, 2008 for 114 graduate students from US, UK, France, Germany and Canada. There are 63 participants from US this year. They will gain research experience at Japanese host research institutions through August 20, 2008.
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NSF Director, Dr. Arden Bement, Jr., visits Kyoto and Tokyo
Posted June 5, 2008
Dr. Bement attended the meeting of the Heads of Research Councils (HORCs) of the G8 Countries held in Kyoto on May 17-19. The HORCs was organized and hosted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). @In addition to the traditional principals only sessions, the HORCs agenda included a lecture by Dr. Shinya Yamanaka on induced pluripotent stem cell research and a tour of the Katsura Campus of KyotoUniversity. On May 20 in Tokyo, Dr Bement met Minister Kisaburo Tokai of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister of State for Science and Technology. He also gave a speech on climate change science at the Tokyo American Center to a standing room only audience. On May 21, Dr. Bement traveled to the campus of Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) and met with 16 undergraduate students participating in the NanoJapan program sponsored by a NSF PIRE (Partnerships for International Research and Education) award, 0530220. Meeting with the TIT President Iga concluded his busy schedule. |
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 S&T Articles August 2008 
SSR#08-02What I did on my Sumer Vacation: Undergraduate Research in Japan
TRM#08-06 Japan's New Law to Strengthen Its R&D
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