I will join “Asia Innovation Forum 2015” on December 2.
For details → http://www.aif21c.com/en/index.html#
Kiyoshi Kurokawa .com Schedule → https://kiyoshikurokawa.com/enschedule/
Schedule – December 2015
Date & Time: December 2, 2015 (Wed)
※16:40-18:00 Part4「What we need to do “now” for “the next step”-general overview」
Venue: Toranomon Hills Forum, Hall A (1-23-3 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Registration → http://www.aif21c.com/en/tickets/index.html
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I will deliver lecture at University of Pennsylvania Law School.
For details → https://kiyoshikurokawa.com/enschedule/2015/11/november-2015.html
Schedule – November 2015
Date & Time : November 20, 2015(Fri) 14:00-15:15
Venue : University of Pennsylvania Law School (3501 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA.)
Lecture Title : “Lessons and On-Going Issues of Fukushima Nuclear Accident”
※Registration → https://www.law.upenn.edu/newsevents/calendar.php#event_id/50554/view/event
-School of International Development and Global Studies-
Innovation and Japan’s contribution to global health
Date & Time：November 17, 2015(Tue) 17:00-20:00
Venue：12th floor of Desmarais Hall (DMS12102), University of Ottawa
※Resevation required. Please RSVP to <infocul@ot.mofa.go.jp>
JAPAN NOW Lecture Series:
Japan’s International Contribution through Innovation in the Field of International Health
Date & Time：November 16, 2015(Mon) 12:00-14:00
Venue：The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs
1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3K7 Canada
Contact <asian.institute@utoronto.ca>
Special Lecture:
Japan’s International Contribution through Innovation in the Field of International Health
Date & Time：November 12, 2015(Thu) 12:00-13:30
Venue：Dodson Lecture Room, Irving K. Barber Learing Centre
1961 East Mall, UBC Point Grey, Vancouver CANADA
61st Pugwash Conferences, Nagasaki
Plenary Session: “Risk of Civil Use of Nuclear Energy”
Date & Time: November 3, 2015 (Tue) 14:00-15:30
Venue: Nagasaki University (1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki)
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I will deliver lectures at Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa in Canada.
For details → https://kiyoshikurokawa.com/enschedule/2015/11/november-2015.html
The World and Society of Scientists, Conferences in Kyoto and Kobe
On October 4th to 6th, I attended the STS Forum (Science and Technology in Society Forum) in Kyoto, an annual conference of people involved in science and technology related policy-making.
On the evening of October 2nd, it was announced that Dr. Omura was selected for the Nobel Prize.
On the second day, I sat on the panel on education and capacity building in developing countries. The moderator was an old friend, Dr. Zakri (1) the Science Adviser of the Prime Minister of Malaysia. As always, I spoke about the importance of interaction between young people across national borders. There was widespread agreement on this issue and many of the speakers referred to my points. My paper calling for multi-layered international exchanges, “Multilayered Brain Circulation” was also distributed.
On the 6th, I traveled from Kyoto to Kobe to take part in the “Global Forum: Innovation for Ageing Populations” held at the WHO Center located in Kobe. An article by the host, Alex Ross, was published in the Japan Times. I was the moderator of the “High-level Policymaker Panel” held on the second day. The panelists were from Japan, the U.S., Europe, China and American think tanks and they each briefly gave their views, followed by questions from the audience. It was difficult to keep to the time limit of 60 minutes but somehow I was able to facilitate the conversation.
The recent reports by the WHO, U.S., Europe and WEF were also distributed.
I was glad to see a speaker from IDEO, whose engagement seems to be a sign of the times. The panel where Gretchen Addi was a speaker was mostly a chat between panelists who met for the first time but I look forward to following “The Powerful Now”, as well as the “White House Conference on Aging”.
This Year’s Nobel Prize
Two Japanese scientists have won the Nobel Prize again this year. It is very happy news.
I was very glad to hear that Dr. Omura won the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, as I know him and his work very well. The selection of Dr. Campbell, with whom he won the prize, as well as a Chinese medical scientist who discovered a drug for malaria, was timely and appropriate. The awarding of the Nobel Prize to these three scientists shows they have made a major contribution to resolving the world’s problems.
On the evening of the announcement of the winners, I was in Kyoto but was interviewed over the telephone. One was with the Asahi Shimbun, who interviewed me along with Shinya Yamanaka and Shinichi Fukuoka (1).
Another was by Kyodo Press, which was featured in the Kyoto Shimbun, and I read both the articles in the morning papers the following day.
The night the announcement was made, I called Dr. Omura a few times to give him my congratulations but of course, his line was busy. The next day, I was able to reach him around noon and gave him my congratulations and we had a pleasant, quick chat.
Then, later that evening, it was announced that Dr. Kajita had won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his impressive research on the neutrino. As he stated, his research was conducted with his mentors, Dr. Koshiba and with Dr. Totsuka. — Dr Totsuka unfortunately passed away early. Dr. Totsuka was an incredible nice person and I had the opportunity to give a lecture with him in Washington D.C. some ten+ years ago.
It is wonderful that they won the Nobel Prize. Please take a moment to go through my comments on the Nobel Prize on this blog. Recently, I wrote about the Nobel Prize in the magazine, Oyou Buturi (Applied Physics), which can be read here (in Japanese). Some parts may sound impolite but please don’t take offence. I have written it to send my message to the youth.
Schedule – October 2015
World Health Organization
GLOBAL FORUM FOR AGEING POPULATIONS
Date & Time： Octover 8, 2015(Thu) 10:30-11:30 “High-Level Policy-Maker Panel”
Venue： Kobe Portopia Hotel
10-1,6 Chome, Minatojima Nakamachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan
TEL: +81-78-302-1111
*Invitation Only
Date & Time： October 14, 2015(Wed) 15:00-16:30 “Addressing Dementia through Integrated Science” *Simultaneous Interpreter
Venue： Annex Hall F203/F204, Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Event Contact： Secretariat of BioJapan c/o ICS Convention Design, Inc.
TEL: +81-3-3219-3565 Fax: +81-3-3219-3628
E-mail: biojapan@ics-inc.co.jp
*Registration → http://www.ics-expo.jp/biojapan/visitor.html
Cambridge Pembroke Players Tour
Pembroke College is the third oldest college at the University of Cambridge, which was established over 800 years ago. On the first Sunday of autumn, I attended a play by the Cambridge Pembroke Players, a student theatrical society, which visited my old high school, Seikei-Gakuin.
Seikei-Gakuin holds an annual “Shakespeare Week” at this time of year and students from Pembroke College have visited the school as part of the international student cultural exchange since 2007.
This year, they performed “The Comedy of Errors” (1). The auditorium was packed with a nearly full audience.
The students said they practice three times a week. Their Japan tour will last for three weeks and their next stop is Meiji University.
It is great to see such students’ activities and I encourage Japanese universities to embark on similar projects.
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I will join 2 conferences.
1. World Health Organization “GLOBAL FORUM FOR AGEING POPULATIONS”
Date： October 8, 2015 (Thu)
Venue： Kobe Portopia Hotel
2. BioJapan 2015
Date： October 14, 2015 (Wed)
Venue： Annex Hall, Pacifico Yokohama
For details → https://kiyoshikurokawa.com/enschedule/