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[School of Business Administration] Furukawa Seminar students take two of the top spots in International Business Studies Intercollege Competition 2023

Winter Party by MuBO was held (Surugadai Campus)

[Graduate School of Agriculture] AKIYAMA Minori wins the Young Scientist Excellent Presentation Award at the Euglena Research Association’s 38th Research Conference

A group of Korean students held a 'Korean Language Cafe' event (Surugadai Campus)

[Meiji.net] Shinise brand management toward sustainability of Japan

[Press Release] Does Fine Breezy Day (Gaifu kaisei) transition to The Great Wave Off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki-nami-ura)? French restaurant élan vital starts offering dishes whose appearance changes depending on the viewing angle developed in collaboration with MIYASHITA Homei Laboratory

World's First Technology that Utilizes Human-Augmentation Platform for Sharing Taste Perceptions Between People ～Collaborative research with Miyashita Laboratory of the School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences at Meiji University, NTT DOCOMO, INC., and H2L Inc.

[School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences] FUJISAWA Hidehiko and Professor MIYASHITA Homei of the Department of Frontier Media Science receive the WISS 2023 Interactive Presentation Award

[School of Science and Technology] Student group from the Structural Dynamics Laboratory (Professor KOBAYASHI Masahito) wins the Concept Prize in the JSCA Structural Idea Competition

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) visited Meiji University and signed an inter-university cooperation agreement

[Meiji.net] Asset building for retirement through investment becoming essential

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] 10th anniversary commemorative symposium for the International Program in Architecture and Urban Design (IAUD) held

[Graduate School of Agriculture] A review article authored by YAGYU Mako was published in the British academic journal Journal of Experimental Botany: Darwin Reviews

Principal and related persons of Shanghai Ganquan Foreign Languages Middle School, China paid a courtesy call

[School of Global Japanese Studies] YAMAWAKI Seminar won the Grand Award in the Diversity Presentation Contest hosted by Tokyo Metropolitan Government

President and Vice Presidents of Lyon 3 University paid a courtesy call

[Meiji.net] Future of Mountain Wetlands Predicted by Geomorphology

[School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences] Professor MIYASHITA Homei won the Best Presentation Award (General) at WISS 2023

[Rugby Football Club] Meiji beat Waseda at the Kanto intercollegiate rugby tournament to finish 2nd and advances to the University Championships

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] LU Zixuan wins the Best poster award at the 11th International Symposium on Inorganic Phosphate Materials and International Workshop on Forward-Looking Materials 2023 (ISIPM-11 & FLM2023 in Venice)

Professor UENO Masao (School of Law) has been elected president of Meiji University

[Skating Club] SUMIYOSHI Rion and SATO Shun of the skating club place 2nd in the 5th round of the Figure Skating GP Series in Finland - SUMIYOSHI advances to the GP Final

[School of Science and Technology] Urban and Architectural Design Laboratory (KOBAYASHI Masami Laboratory) and Takahashi City, Okayama receive the UN-Habitat Asian Townscape Award

[Graduate School of Agriculture] SUZUKI Taiki receives the Excellent Presentation Award at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Chemical Regulation of Plants

[School of Political Science and Economics] OKUYAMA Masayuki Seminar holds the Tama Weekly Tourism demonstration test event for micro-tourism

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] FUKUDA Ryuichi’s research presentation was selected as a “highlight lecture” of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials

Open Seminar: New Direction of Japan's Development Cooperation

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] ANDOH Hiroki’s paper, for which he served as the primary author, has been selected as the cover picture of the international academic journal Adv. Synth. Catal., edition 24, 2023

Notice about access restrictions during the 2024 Academic Year Entrance Exams

Notice about access restrictions during the Common Test for University Admissions for the 2024 Academic Year

[Advertisement Feature] “Friend or Fridge? What Humans Really Want from Robots” featuring Prof. KOMATSU Takanori was published on Scientific American

[Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences] KOBAYASHI Yuto received the YPC Incentive Award and the YOC Excellent Presentation Award at the 2023 Power and Energy Society Meeting of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan

[Meiji.net] Promotion of DX by SMEs is the key to revival of the Japanese economy

[School of Political Science and Economics] Associate Professor FUJIMOTO Tokihiko's international joint research on "small hydropower generation" was published in the World Small Hydropower Development Report published by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] HORIKAWA Shota received the Society of Inorganic Materials Award for Excellent Lecture at the 147th Scientific Lecture Meeting of the Society of Inorganic Materials, Japan

[ School of Commerce] Sawai Seminar wins Excellence Award at Sport Policy for Japan; SPJ2023

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] SHIBAHARA Haruka wins Best Poster Award at 45th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Biomaterials

[Meiji.net] What is the strategy of a Cold War deterring challenges to the global order?

[Advertisement Feature] “Eliminating Africa’s parasitic ‘witch weed’” featuring Assoc.prof. SETO Yoshiya was published on Nature

[School of Political Science and Economics] Two groups of OKUYAMA Masayuki Seminar win Grand Runner-up and Excellence Award at 9th SDGs Student Essay Award by Sumitomo Riko

[Judo Club] MORI Kenshin wins first place in the 90kg category of the Kodokan Cup All Japan National Championships by Weight Category

[Skating Club] Continues to excel this season, with SATO Shun winning a bronze medal in the first round of the GP series (USA ) and SUMIYOSHI Rion winning a bronze medal in the second round (France)

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] SASAKI Hiroshi's research presentation wins the Outstanding Lecture Award for Young Scientists by the Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics for his research presentation

Joint student socials in English and Japanese (Surugadai Campus)

[Meiji.net] Why is philosophical thinking relevant in business?

[Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences] KIMURA Hitoshi receives the Student Incentive Award at the 204th Special Interest Group on Human Computer Interaction Workshop

[Meiji.net] Understanding yourself through psychology can change your future self

[School of Political Science and Economics] GOTO Mitsumasa Seminar wins the Excellence Award at Sport Policy for Japan 2023

[Shooting Club] Wins men’s and women’s overall championships at the All Japan University Sport Shooting Championship

[Graduate School of Governance Studies]"Public Governance and Social Innovation in the Re-Globalization Context," was held at FTU on November 1

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] SEKINO Rina's research presentation won the Excellent Poster Award at the 34th Annual Conference of Japan Society of Materials Cycles and Waste Management

The article “Regulation of L-aspartate oxidase contributes to NADP+ biosynthesis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803” by a research group of Assistant Professor ITO Shoki and Associate Prof. Osanai Takashi at the Graduate School of Agriculture was published on “Plant Physiology”

[Meiji.net] Legislation to improve the working environment for minorities

[Shorinji Kempo Club] Achieves victories in five categories in the 60th Kanto Student Shorinji Kempo Championship

[Baseball Club] Meiji athletes, including UEDA Kyuto, ISHIHARA Yuki, and MURATA Kenichi, selected in the 2023 NPB Draft

[Meiji.net] Significance of sustaining agriculture in hilly and mountainous areas; it is more than production efficiency

[School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences] HIRANO Reo and Associate Professor WATANABE Keita win the Outstanding Research Award at EC 2023

The coauthored article “The effect of high-temperature heat treatment and homogenization on the microstructure of set yogurt curd networks” by Prof. NAKAMURA Takashi group at the School of Agriculture was published on “Journal of Dairy Research”

[Meiji.net] The Olympics and its transformation of cities – from the planning in London, Tokyo, and Paris

[Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences] TAKAYAMA Eri, NOMARU Takashi, ANNAKA Yuki, YAMAGISHI Takeru, and Associate Professor WATANABE Keita win the Outstanding Research Award at EC2023

[Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences] TAKAHASHI Kazuya, MURAKAMI Yuya, and Associate Professor WATANABE Keita win the Outstanding Research Award, Teaser Excellence Award, and Demo Recommendation Certification at EC2023

[Meiji.net] Potential of EVs to align SDGs with business

AY2023 Graduation Ceremony Announcement

Courtesy visit to Meiji University by Chancellor of Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

[Meiji.net] Tasting is believing! FUJIMORI Shingo experiences something Surprising at the forefront of taste media

[Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences] KOBAYASHI Yuto wins the Research Group Encouragement Award in the Electronics, Information, and Systems Division of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan in 2022

[Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences] YAMAZAKI Ikumi and MATSUDA Sayuri receive the Contribution Award at the Special Interest Group on Human Computer Interaction, the Information Processing Society of Japan

[School of Science and Technology] Meiji University team, represented by ISHIKAWA Eri received awards at the 22nd Process Design Student Contest of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan

[Graduate School of Agriculture] OIDAIRA Koyuki received the Student Excellent Presentation Award at the 17th annual academic conference of the Japan Society for Amino Acid Sciences

A Welcoming Special Event at Meiji Global Village

[Meiji.net] What Japan’s immigration policy left out

[School of Agriculture] Two members of Nematology Laboratory win the Best Presentation Award for Students and the Best Presentation Award for Young Researchers at the 30th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Nematological Society

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] LU Zixuan wins the Young Scientist Award at the 32nd Inorganic Phosphorus Chemistry Symposium

[School of Agriculture] Dr. SHINOZAKI Daiki, a researcher in the Laboratory of Environmental Response Organelle Biology at the School of Agriculture, wins the BSJ Young Botanist Prize

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] NOSE Masato wins the Young Scientist Presentation Award at the 32nd Inorganic Phosphorus Chemistry Symposium

[Swimming Club] Wins the men’s all-around title at the 99th All Japan Student Swimming Championships (intercollegiate competition)

[Soft Tennis Club] Wins the men’s team competition at the 2023 All Japan Student Championships (intercollegiate competition)

The Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subcultures and Contemporary Manga Library of Meiji University hold the special exhibition in collaboration with the National Museum of Taiwan History and others

[Shooting Club] Wins the women’s team all-around competition at the Kanto Student Rifle Shooting Fall Championship

[Shooting Club] Wins the overall women's championship at the East Japan Student Sport Shooting Championship

The coauthored article “Development of a panel for detection of pathogens in xenotransplantation donor pigs” by Prof. NAGASHIMA Hiroshi group at the School of Agriculture was published on “Xenotransplantation”

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] Nawara Mahmood Broti wins the Best Research Award at the Biomedical Engineering Symposium 2023

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] ZHU Xingyu wins the Best Poster Paper Award at Biomaterials International 2023

[School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences] Professor MIYASHITA Homei and MURAKAMI Shuto, OTOMO Chihiro, and FUKAIKE Miku win the Outstanding Research Award at Entertainment Computing 2023 for "TTTV3"

Class Cancellations during the University Festival Week 2023

[Graduate School of Agriculture] TADAKI Ryoya wins the Best Poster Award at the 35th Annual Meeting and Conference of The Japanese Society of Plant Morphology

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] LU Zixuan wins the Best Poster Paper Award at Biomaterials International 2023

[School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences] HOU Yuki and other laboratory student members win the Outstanding Demonstration Award at Entertainment Computing 2023 for their demonstration of “changing the taste of cacao to that of different production areas”

[School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences] KIM Minji, MURAKAMI Shuto and Professor MIYASHITA Homei win the Best Demonstration Award at Entertainment Computing 2023 for their “demonstration of changing the taste of white wine to that of red wine”

[Graduate School of Science and Technology] KATO Ayano wins the Best Poster Paper Award at Biomaterials International 2023

[School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences] SANPEI Tomoki and Professor MIYASHITA Homei win the Best Demonstration Award at Entertainment Computing 2023

[Meiji.net] Japanese cuisine (washoku) could be the key to solving the food problem!?

Implementation of the Meiji Meet-UP and Welcome Party for New International Students

[Meiji.net] Achieving a happy life for people and their pets using intestinal bacteria

[Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences] YAMAZAKI Takato wins the Student-Session Presentation Award at the Technical Conference on Communication Systems, IEICE

The article “Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells Based on Nanogap Electrodes” by Prof. NOGUCHI Yutaka group at the Graduate School of Science and Technology was published on Nano Letters

[Meiji.net] Can the economy grow in Japan where the population continues to decline?

[Meiji.net] Root of the Problem: Exploring Host-Parasite interactions in Plants

[Press Release] Professor MIYASHITA Homei, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences at Meiji University and the other received the Ig Nobel Prize in Nutrition

Courtesy visit to Meiji University by the Chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha

[Press Release] The MIYASHITA Homei laboratory in the School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences at Meiji University announces the TTTV3, a seasoning device that uses AI to estimate tastes and reproduce differences in production areas

[Graduate School of Science and Technology, Architecture and Urbanism Program] Conducted a joint international workshop in Bangkok with five ASEAN regional partner schools

[Meiji.net] Can people be happy if they pursue convenience and efficiency?

[MIMS] Optical illusion art works by Dr. SUGIHARA Koukichi was selected for the sculpture section of the 107th Nika Art Exhibition

Senior Assistant Professor TODA Yasuka (School of Agriculture) selected as one of the “100 Asian Scientists”

[Meiji.net] New power networks needed to increase renewable energy

[Meiji.net] Idea of service leading to sustainability

The research article entitled "Robust Design of a Dimethyl Ether Production Process Using Process Simulation and Robust Bayesian Optimization" reported by KANEKO Hiromasa Group at the Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Technology has been selected for the Supplementary Cover Art of Volume 8, Issue 32 (2023) of ACS Omega

[Meiji.net] What we can see from French parliamentary history

Exchange Student Graduation Ceremony for the 2023 spring semester was held

Sakura Science Program on Meiji University School of Science and Technology

[Meiji.net] Can Japan learn from the policy of the happiest country in the world?

[Swimming Club] YANAGAWA Daiki placed 8th at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka

The coauthored article “Phenotypic features of dystrophin gene knockout pigs harboring a human artificial chromosome containing the entire dystrophin (DMD) gene” by a research group of Dr. WATANABE Masahito at the researcher of Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research and Prof. NAGASHIMA Hiroshi at the School of Agriculture; Director of Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research was published on “Molcular Therapy-Nucleic Acids”

[Football Club] Press conference held for SATO Kein of the Meiji University Football Club signing a contract and joining the Bundesliga team SV Werder Bremen

Professor YUASA Harumichi commented on The Straits Times (launched in 1845, major newspaper in Singapore) , News analysis “Japan’s drive to go digital dogged by cyber-security, privacy issues”

[Meiji.net] Mexico: Wavering between the Global North and the Global South

[Meiji.net] May evidence obtained by the Police be inadmissible?

The coauthored article “Cell-growth phase-dependent promoter replacement approach for improved poly(lactate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate) production in Escherichia coli.” by Associate Prof. SHIMADA group at the Graduate School of Agriculture was published on “Microbial Cell Factories”

[Meiji.net] “Does my belly belong to society?”: politics over artificial abortion

[Network Design Program, Graduate School of Advanced Mathematical Sciences] SEITAIBASHI Koki, a second year student of the master’s course, wins the Best Poster Award at OECC 2023

[Meiji.net] Social progress can be seen through the history of cinema

Announcement of AY2023 Fall Entrance Ceremony

Announcement of AY2023 Fall Graduation Ceremony

Meiji University Cheerleading Party was introduced on AFP (French news agency), “Japan's macho cheerleaders fight to save a tradition”

[Shooting Club] Wins many prizes, including women’s all-around team championship at the 25th Japan Student Selection Sports Shooting Competition

Professor KOMATSU Takanori was introduced on DW (Germany's international broadcaster), DIGITAL WORLD / JAPAN.

[Rowing Club] Men’s coxed four wins 101st All Japan Rowing Championships

The coauthored article “Gait-combined closed-loop brain stimulation can improve walking dynamics in Parkinsonian gait disturbances: a randomised-control trial” by Prof. ONO Yumie at the School of Science and Technology was published on “Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry”

[Shorinji Kempo Club] Achieves victories in five categories in the 60th Kanto Student Shorinji Kempo Championship

The research article entitled "Molecular Descriptors, Structure Generation, and Inverse QSAR/QSPR Based on SELFIES" reported by KANEKO Hiromasa Group at the Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Technology has been selected for the Supplementary Cover Art of Volume 8, Issue 24 (2023) of ACS Omega.

[School of Science and Technology] A paper by Professor IWAHORI Yutaka, et al. received the Science and Technology Promotion Award from the High Pressure Institute of Japan

The article “Long days restore regular estrous cyclicity in mice lacking circadian rhythms” by Prof. NAKAMURA group at the School of Agriculture was published on “Heliyon”.

[Baseball Club] Placed 2nd in the Japan National Collegiate Baseball Championship

[Shooting Club] NOBATA Misaki wins Japan's first silver medal for women in the 10m air rifle at the Junior World Cup

[Meiji.net] Is the power of illusion behind the frenzy of soccer!?

[Shooting Club] NOBATA Misaki wins two events at the All Japan Rifle Shooting Championships

The article “Expanded roles of lactate-sensing LldR in transcription regulation of the Escherichia coli K-12 genome: lactate utilisation and acid resistance” by Associate Prof. SHIMADA group at the Graduate School of Agriculture was published on “Microbial Genomics”.

[Meiji.net] Ensuring a Sustainable Society that Coexists with Earthquakes

The article “Continuous Time-Domain Measurement Method of Rayleigh Backscattered Light With Coherent Detection” by Prof. RYU Shiro at the School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences was published on “IEEE Photonics Technology Letters”.

The coauthored article “Scleraxis-lineage cells are required for correct muscle patterning” by Associate Prof. INUI group at the School of Agriculture was published on “Development”.

[Shooting Club] Wins the Kanto Student Rifle Shooting Championship Spring Meeting for the second consecutive time as combined men’s and women’s champions

[Meiji.net] Sensing Technology for Fully Autonomous Driving

[Weight Lifting Club] Wins the two classes of the All-Japan Student Individual Championship

Procedures and Measures in case of “Designated Infectious Diseases”

Regarding Generative AI (ChatGPT, etc.)

[Meiji.net] Can anyone create a masterpiece painting using AI?

[Table Tennis Club] TOGAMI Shunsuke wins the 2023 Zen-Noh CUP Hiratsuka Tournament

[Baseball Club] Wins 43rd championship in the Tokyo Big 6 Baseball League 2023 Spring in three consecutive seasons

[Meiji.net] Won’t Japan’s current system eliminate wrongful convictions!?

[Meiji.net] Clues for sustainable agriculture can be found in Inner Mongolia

[Meiji.net] Innovation is born out of technology, knowledge, and human nature

[Boardsailing Club] Wins its fifth Intercollegiate Championship in a row

The coauthored article “A Divergent Clade KAI2 Protein in the Root Parasitic Plant Orobanche minor Is a Highly Sensitive Strigolactone Receptor and Is Involved in the Perception of Sesquiterpene Lactones” by Associate Prof. Seto group at the Graduate School of Agriculture was published on “Plant & Cell Physiology”

[Meiji.net] What the media can do to resolve the war in Ukraine

[Shooting Club] Rio Miura wins the 2022 All Japan Rifle Shooting Championships in the mixed team 10m air rifle standing event

The Meiji University Entrance Ceremony for the 2023 academic year was held

[Meiji.net] Red Queen competition that promotes corporate growth has its pitfalls

The article “Gravity sedimentation of eukaryotic algae Euglena gracilis accelerated by ethanol cultivation” by Associate Prof. Osanai group at the Graduate School of Agriculture was published on “Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology”.

[Meiji.net] Are Nobel Peace Prize laureates disturbers of peace?

[Meiji.net] Tax avoidance is not illegal, but is it unfair!?

2022 Academic Year Graduation Ceremony held

[Media Coverage] Associate Professor NAITO Asao commented on Vice world news, “Half-Black Student in Japan Segregated During Graduation For Wearing Cornrows”

[Meiji.net] Literary works depicting infectious diseases resonate with us today

[Meiji.net] Thinking anew about the rare existence of Princess Diana

[Meiji.net] What is “quantum entanglement,” which troubled even Einstein?

[Meiji.net] The intestinal environment is key to immune regulation!

Courtesy visit to Meiji University by the ambassador of India to Japan

[Meiji.net] Marketing is to make selling unnecessary

The article “Citrate synthase from Cyanidioschyzon merolae exhibits high oxaloacetate and acetyl-CoA catalytic efficiency” by Associate Prof. Osanai group at the Graduate School of Agriculture was published on “Plant Molecular Biology”

[Meiji.net] Why does the British royal family continue to exist under a democratic system?

"Japanese lacquer’s natural advantages" - Dr. Takayuki Honda has been introduced on Nature Index

[Media Coverage] Senior Assistant Professor Yasuka Toda was introduced on Nature Index, “Japan’s rising research stars: Yasuka Toda”

[Meiji.net] Considering carbon neutrality from water in buildings

[Meiji.net] How was unique Japanese culture shaped?

[Meiji.net] Could soft robots change society!?

[Skating Club] Shun Sato wins bronze in the Figure Skating Four Continents Championships

April 2023 / AY2023 Entrance Ceremony Announcement

[Meiji.net] Overcoming the crisis in the teaching profession

[Table Tennis Club] Shunsuke Togami wins consecutive titles at the All Japan Table Tennis Championships

The coauthored article “Genomic SELEX Reveals Pervasive Role of the Flagella Master Regulator FlhDC in Carbon Metabolism” by Associate Prof. Shimada group at the Graduate School of Agriculture was published on “International Journal of Molecular Sciences”

[Meiji.net] Anarchism is found in every individual

[Meiji.net] Can Target Cost Management create innovation?

[Meiji.net] What is preventing the closing of the gender gap?

[Meiji.net] The fun of literary walks

Classes for the Academic Year 2023

The coauthored article “Effects of Cultivar and Cropping Type on the Growth and Yield of Female and Male Asparagus Plants” by Prof. Motoki group at the Graduate School of Agriculture was published on ASHS “HortScience”

"The Link Between Climate and Mongolia's Thirst for Fermented Horse Milk" - Dr. Yuki Morinaga has been introduced on Scientific American website

[Fencing Club] Wins the women's épée team competition at the All Japan Fencing Championship for the first time

[Football Club] Joint press conference held for 6 players who will join the J.League

[Meiji.net] Coronavirus pandemic insights become valuable assets for society