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World's 1st wooden satellite to be built using traditional carpentry

Kyoto University has partnered with various companies to launch the world's first wooden satellite, which will be built using traditional Japanese carpentry techniques. It is set to be launched from the United States in March 2024.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jun 20, 2023

Japan has a wild idea to launch a satellite made of wood in 2024

An international partnership has designed a wooden satellite scheduled to be jointly launched by the Japanese space agency (JAXA) and NASA sometime next year.

Space · May 31, 2023

Japanese Student Goes to Graduation Dressed Like Zelenskyy

A Japanese student showed up to graduation as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s lookalike, wearing his signature olive-colored, snug-fit T-shirt and khaki trousers to show his support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia. Most graduation ceremonies in Japan feature graduates in suits or formal dress. But Kyoto University has its own tradition…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 27, 2023

Researchers teaching robot to laugh at jokes

Scientists in Japan are trying to make them more empathetic

Wales Online · Sep 15, 2022

Robot ‘taught to laugh at jokes’

A robot called Erica is being used to create natural conversation styles.

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

New 1300ft 'lunar city' with artificial gravity will allow babies to be born on the moon

Professor Yosuke Yamashiki, of Kyoto University, Japan, said that the day when humans will live in outer space, on the Moon and on Mars, is “just around the corner”

Daily Mirror · Jul 25, 2022

One of 'Interstellar’s wildest concepts could help humans live on Moon

A popular idea is to create rotating habitats in space that simulate artificial gravity, like the Pinwheel Station or the O’Neill Cylinder. Another proposal by a team of Japanese researchers calls for something bolder: a rotating habitat on the Moon.

Inverse · Jul 23, 2022

Japan’s Bullet train to the moon and Mars: Researchers plan living facilities in space

The space train would travel between the Earth, the moon, and Mars.

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2022

Dogs can sense a 'bad person' by how they interact with others, claims study

Researchers at Kyoto University and Vienna Medical University and have been studying how dogs preserve strangers in comparison to their owners - and whether they can sense if a person is 'good' or 'bad'

Daily Mirror · Jul 14, 2022

Today's Japan needs a complete philosophical reset

As Japan continues to face challenges with the pandemic, foreign affairs and the economy, this is the 10th installment in a series of Yomiuri Shimbun interviews with experts in various fields. The following was excerpted from an interview with Keishi Saeki, professor emeritus at Kyoto University.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 23, 2022