Participation in the CRECET 20th Anniversary Symposium at Tsinghua University (Prof. Saizen, Nov. 14-15, 2025)
Prof. Saizen participated in a symposium celebrating the 20th anniversary of the founding of CRECET (Cooperative Research and Education Center for Environmental Technology) held at Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, China. On November 14th, we toured a water purification facility in Shenzhen and TENCENT, one of China's three largest IT companies. In Shenzhen, the water purification […]
Japan-Korea Rural Planning International Conference (Prof. Saizen, Nov. 6-7, 2025)
Prof. Saizen participated Japan-Korea Rural Planning International Conference held at University of Miyazaki. This conference is held every year by both Japan and Korea rural planning associations. The title was "Inheritance of rural traditional culture and sustainable community development" and participants discussed to solve problems induced by rural shrinking and aging society in both countries. […]
Doctoral Interim Report Session (November 26, 2025)
The interim doctoral progress report session was held for doctoral students in the 2nd and 5th semesters. From LRP, Ms. Adzani gave a presentation. After the interim report session, a student networking dinner was held in the evening.
Welcome party for new members (October 31, 2025)
We held a welcome party for three new members in LRP – 1 master’s student, 1 research student, and 1 special audit student.Everyone was delighted to welcome the new students and enjoyed the party.
Lecture at Tottori Prefectural Yonago Higashi High School (Tusharkanti JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, October 17, 2025)
Dr. Tusharkanti Kumar, a JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow from LRP, gave a lecture at the Tottori Prefectural Yonago Higashi High School. It was under the JSPS ‘Science Dialogue’ program in which JSPS Fellows give lectures in English about their own research at Japanese high schools. The students were very interested to learn about traditional […]
Rice harvesting on October 4, 2025
Some LRP members harvested rice at Hida, which was planted on May. The rice has grown well and its color is vibrant. However, we were worried about the weather. First, the rice was harvested by hand using a sickle, and then the harvested ears were tied together with straw, which was quite hard work. A […]
LRP Farewell party party on September 24, 2025
LRP farewell party was held on the date of GSGES graduation ceremony. Prof. Saizen gave the present and LRP family certificate to Dr. Kanika, who got Ph.D. degree from Kyoto university. Congratulations! Prof. Saizen gave the present and LRP family certificate to Dr. Roma, who got Ph.D. degree from Kyoto university. Congratulations! LRP member received […]
Graduation ceremony at November 24, 2025
The GSGES graduation ceremony was held. From LRP, Kanika and Roma in the doctoral program, and Vella in the master program graduated from GSGES. Congratulations!!!
Professor Saizen participated in a study abroad fair, a courtesy visit to the Embassy, and a Kyoto University alumni party held in Jakarta, Indonesia (September 19-21, 2025)
Following the on-site lab workshop in Thailand, Professor Saizen moved directly from Thailand to Indonesia to participate in Kyoto University's Study Abroad Fair and other events. The main purpose of the fair was to provide guidance on further education to outstanding students selected through a document screening process from Indonesia's top universities who wish to […]