Kae Nemoto (Japanese: 根本 香絵) is a Japanese theoretical physicist known for her research on photonics, superradiance…
Kae Nemoto (Japanese: 根本 香絵) is a Japanese theoretical physicist known for her research on photonics, superradiance, quantum energy transport, and linear optical quantum computing. She is a professor at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) and at The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, director of the Global Research Center for Quantum Information Science at the NII, and co-director of the Japanese-French Laboratory for Informatics. Since April 2022, she leads the Quantum Information Science and Technology Unit at OIST Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan.
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Kiyoharu Aizawa is a full professor at the Department of Information and Communication Engineering of the University of…
Kiyoharu Aizawa is a full professor at the Department of Information and Communication Engineering of the University of Tokyo. He was named a fellow of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (2012) and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2016 for contributions to model-based coding and multimedia life logging. Aizawa received B.E., M.E. and Dr.E. in electrical engineering all from the University of Tokyo in 1983, 1985 and 1988 respectively. From 1990 to 1992, he was a visiting professor at the University of Illinois and is known to serve as editor-in-chief of the Journal of ITE Japan and Senior Associate Editor of IEEE Trans. Image Processing.
Yoshiki Sasai (笹井 芳樹, Sasai Yoshiki; 5 March 1962 – 5 August 2014) was a Japanese stem cell biologist. He developed…
Yoshiki Sasai (笹井 芳樹, Sasai Yoshiki; 5 March 1962 – 5 August 2014) was a Japanese stem cell biologist. He developed methods to guide human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) into forming brain cortex, eyes (optic cups), and other organs in tissue culture. Sasai worked at the Riken Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) in Kobe, and was Director of the Laboratory for Organogenesis and Neurogenesis. Following his involvement in the 2014 STAP cell controversy, Sasai was found dead at Riken from an apparent suicide.
Keiichi Tokuda (徳田 恵一, Tokuda Keiichi), graduate from and professor at the Nagoya Institute of Technology from 2004…
Keiichi Tokuda (徳田 恵一, Tokuda Keiichi), graduate from and professor at the Nagoya Institute of Technology from 2004, doctor of engineering granted by Tokyo Institute of Technology and CEO & CTO of Techno-Speech, Inc., was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014 for contributions to hidden Markov model-based speech synthesis. He was awarded Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2020.
Alfonso Falero Folgoso is a Spanish japanologist born in Granada in 1959. He is an expert on the history of Japanese…
Alfonso Falero Folgoso is a Spanish japanologist born in Granada in 1959. He is an expert on the history of Japanese thinking and the Shintō religion.
Mayumi Kimura is a Japanese biologist and the administrative director of the International Institute for Integrative…
Mayumi Kimura is a Japanese biologist and the administrative director of the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine at the University of Tsukaba in Tsukaba, Japan. Her work focuses on the biological mechanisms of sleep-wake regulation.
Keitarō Arima (有馬 啓太郎, Arima Keitarō; born on January 13, 1969) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator…
Keitarō Arima (有馬 啓太郎, Arima Keitarō; born on January 13, 1969) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase. He was a member of the Manga Dōkōkai OB at Kansai University. His pen names include Pitarō Arima (有馬 秘太郎, Arima Pitarō), Haruo Arima (有馬 晴臣, Arima Haruo) and Pīttarō Arima (有馬 ピーッ太郎, Arima Pīttarō).
Nanako Shigesada (重定南奈子, Shigesada Nanako) is a Professor Emeritus at Nara Women's University in Japan, most notable…
Nanako Shigesada (重定南奈子, Shigesada Nanako) is a Professor Emeritus at Nara Women's University in Japan, most notable for her work in the fields of mathematical biology and theoretical ecology. Her established career in academia has seen many of her articles published to acclaim, as well as contributing to the education of researchers at Kyoto University and Doshisha University. Shigesada has served as the Research Supervisor for the Basic Research Program PRESTO in the research area "Innovative Models of Biological Processes and its Development", supported by the Japan Science and Technology Agency from 2007-2013. She has also served as Secretary General and President for The Japanese Society for Mathematical Biology. In 2013, she was awarded the Akira Okubo Prize.
Ma Junwu (Chinese: 馬君武; 1881 in Guilin – 1940 in Guilin) was a scientist and educator in China and first president of…
Ma Junwu (Chinese: 馬君武; 1881 in Guilin – 1940 in Guilin) was a scientist and educator in China and first president of Guangxi University.
Laksana Tri Handoko (born 7 May 1968, in Malang) is an Indonesian scientist and public official specializing in…
Laksana Tri Handoko (born 7 May 1968, in Malang) is an Indonesian scientist and public official specializing in theoretical and particle physics. He formerly served as the deputy head of science and technology for the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Indonesian: Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, LIPI) from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, he replaced Bambang Subiyanto as the acting chairman of the institute. He was Chairman of the National Research and Innovation Agency (Indonesian: Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, BRIN) from 2021 to 2025.
Rituko Kimata Pooh is a Japanese obstetrician and gynecologist.
Masayoshi Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口 正義, born 1947) is a biomedical scientist and researcher, most known for his…
Masayoshi Yamaguchi (Japanese: 山口 正義, born 1947) is a biomedical scientist and researcher, most known for his contributions to biomedical fields including biochemistry, endocrinology, metabolism, nutrition, pharmacology, and toxicology. He is a full professor in the Cancer Biology Program at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH), focusing on research in bone and calcium endocrinology, metabolism, cell calcium signaling, gene regulation, dietary prevention of osteoporosis, carcinogenesis, and cancer therapy. Yamaguchi discovered the novel protein and genes named Regucalcin and RGPR-p117, respectively. He holds over 25 patents, has published over 600 papers and review articles, is the author of four books, and has edited an additional 16 books He is the Co Editor-in-Chief for Current Cancer Drug Targets , and Founding Editor-in-Chief for Current Cell Science.
Sherry Moi Meng Ling is a Malaysian virologist, currently serving as a professor at the Graduate School of Medicine…
Sherry Moi Meng Ling is a Malaysian virologist, currently serving as a professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. Her research focuses on innate immune system to mosquito-borne virus infection and field epidemiology. She is the proposer of the "iPREP-Flavivirus Initiative"—an international framework for flavivirus research launched on January 20, 2026, which brought together 102 participants from 48 organizations, including national institutes, universities, and medical institutions, across 15 countries and regions in Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. * iPREP : Immunology for Pandemic Readiness and Evaluation Platform She has previously worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (Japan). She received her B.Sc. (Hon) at University Putra Malaysia, M.Sc. (Medical Sciences) and Ph.D. (Medical Sciences) at Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba. She speaks Malay, English, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), and Japanese.
Walter Soares Leal (born February 2, 1954) is a Brazilian biochemist and entomologist who is known for identifying…
Walter Soares Leal (born February 2, 1954) is a Brazilian biochemist and entomologist who is known for identifying pheromones and mosquito attractants, and elucidating a mechanism of action of the insect repellent DEET. Leal was the first non-Japanese to earn tenure at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan. In 2000, he accepted a position as associate professor at the University of California, Davis. Leal is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. He served as chair of the entomology department at UC Davis (now Department of Entomology & Nematology).
Akiko Nakagami (中上 晶子, Akiko Nakagami) is a popular expert on family therapy and a business entrepreneur (former…
Akiko Nakagami (中上 晶子, Akiko Nakagami) is a popular expert on family therapy and a business entrepreneur (former president of HAPPY PRINT), born in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating from University in 1973, she went to the United States in order to study psychotherapy at the University of Houston–Clear Lake. Once she has advised U.S. President George H. W. Bush at the Houston summit in 1990.She also has held prominent positions such as counsellor for Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). She has published some books about business and family therapy. In April 2009 she assumed the Director of International Center of Tokyo Metropolitan University.
Roberto Cipolla (born 3 May 1963) is a British researcher in computer vision and Professor of Information Engineering…
Roberto Cipolla (born 3 May 1963) is a British researcher in computer vision and Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge.
Lei Zhu (Chinese: 祝雷; born c. 1963) is an engineer and distinguished professor at the University of Macau. Zhu obtained…
Lei Zhu (Chinese: 祝雷; born c. 1963) is an engineer and distinguished professor at the University of Macau. Zhu obtained his B.Eng. degree from the Nanjing Institute of Technology in 1985 and his Master's Southeast University in 1988, before earning his doctorate from the University of Electro-Communications in Japan. He worked as a research engineer at Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries and later as a Fellow at École Polytechnique, Montreal, Canada. From 2000 onwards, he was based at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. While at Nanyang Technological University, Zhu was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012 "for contributions to modeling, design and development of planar microwave filters".
Fusakichi Omori (大森 房吉, Ōmori Fusakichi; 30 October 1868 – 8 November 1923) was a pioneer Japanese seismologist, second…
Fusakichi Omori (大森 房吉, Ōmori Fusakichi; 30 October 1868 – 8 November 1923) was a pioneer Japanese seismologist, second chairman of seismology at Tokyo Imperial University and president of the Japanese Imperial Earthquake Investigation Committee. Omori is also known for his observation describing the aftershock rate of earthquakes, now known as Omori's law.
Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii is a computational linguist and a professor in Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology…
Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii is a computational linguist and a professor in Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo, Japan. She is the author of Semiotics of Programming, an award-winning book semiotically analyzing computer programs along three axes: models of signs, kinds of signs, and systems of signs.
Hantaro Nagaoka (長岡 半太郎, Nagaoka Hantarō; August 19, 1865 – December 11, 1950) was a Japanese physicist and a pioneer…
Hantaro Nagaoka (長岡 半太郎, Nagaoka Hantarō; August 19, 1865 – December 11, 1950) was a Japanese physicist and a pioneer of Japanese physics during the Meiji period.
Toshifumi (Toshi) Yokota (Japanese: 横田俊文, romanized: Yokota Toshifumi) is a biomedical scientist and Distinguished…
Toshifumi (Toshi) Yokota (Japanese: 横田俊文, romanized: Yokota Toshifumi) is a biomedical scientist and Distinguished Professor of medical genetics at the University of Alberta, holding the titles of the Friends of Garrett Cumming Research & Muscular Dystrophy Canada Endowed Research Chair. Yokota is widely recognized for pioneering work in antisense therapy for muscular dystrophy and other genetic diseases, which led to the development of viltolarsen, an FDA-approved treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). With over 100 peer-reviewed publications and several patents, Yokota has made significant contributions to the field of precision medicine. Yokota also co-edited three volumes in the Methods in Molecular Biology series by Humana Press, Springer-Nature and is on editorial boards of multiple scientific journals. In 2023, Yokota was elected as a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, an honor that recognizes outstanding achievements in health sciences. In addition, Yokota is Chief Scientific Officer at OligomicsTx, is a co-founder of the Canadian Neuromuscular Network (CAN-NMD), and contributes as a member of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee of Muscular Dystrophy Canada.
Mudjekeewis Dalisay Santos (born June 7, 1971) is a Filipino fisheries scientist and marine biologist at the National…
Mudjekeewis Dalisay Santos (born June 7, 1971) is a Filipino fisheries scientist and marine biologist at the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI). He was the first Career Scientist to have been conferred the Scientist V rank by the Scientific Career System. In July 2018, he was elected and conferred as an academician member of the National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines (NAST-PHL). His fields of interest in fisheries science are genetics, resource assessment, aquatic biodiversity, biotechnology, climate change adaptation, and policy. A marine fish was named after him in 2015 (Chelidoperca santosi), by two of the world's leading fish taxonomists, Jeffrey Williams and Kent Carpenter. In the same year, an Islet in Zamboanga City was named in his honor, "Mudjie Wise Key Islet," by the people of Barangay Dita, Zamboanga City. Later, he was officially recognized by the City of Zamboanga and by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) as one of the prime movers of the sardine fishing closure in the peninsula that not only benefitted the city but the entire country as well.
Masahiro Asada from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and…
Masahiro Asada from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012 for contributions to semiconductor laser theory and terahertz devices.
Katsumi Kishino is an engineer at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of…
Katsumi Kishino is an engineer at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2016 for his contributions to III-V light emitter technology.
Chen Xiaohong (born 15 May 1963) is a Chinese management science and engineering management specialist, an academician…
Chen Xiaohong (born 15 May 1963) is a Chinese management science and engineering management specialist, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and currently Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Hunan University of Technology and Commerce.
Zhang Jianmin (born 16 March 1960) is a Chinese engineer who is a professor and dean of the School of Civil Engineering…
Zhang Jianmin (born 16 March 1960) is a Chinese engineer who is a professor and dean of the School of Civil Engineering and Water Conservancy, Tsinghua University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
María Marta Molinas Cabrera (born 1968) is a Paraguayan electrical engineer, educated in Japan, who works in Norway as…
María Marta Molinas Cabrera (born 1968) is a Paraguayan electrical engineer, educated in Japan, who works in Norway as a professor of engineering cybernetics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Keiichi Itakura (板倉 啓壹, Itakura Keiichi; born February 18, 1942, in Tokyo, Japan) is an organic chemist and a Professor…
Keiichi Itakura (板倉 啓壹, Itakura Keiichi; born February 18, 1942, in Tokyo, Japan) is an organic chemist and a Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope National Medical Center.
Isamu Shiina (椎名 勇, Shiina Isamu) is professor of chemistry at Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan. He completed…
Isamu Shiina (椎名 勇, Shiina Isamu) is professor of chemistry at Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Japan. He completed his BSc and MSc at TUS, and he joined the group of Prof. Teruaki Mukaiyama at TUS as an assistant professor in 1992. After receiving his PhD from the University of Tokyo (UT) in 1997, he was promoted to lecturer at the TUS, and then appointed to an associate professor (2003) and a full professor (2008). He has received the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Award for Young Chemists (1997), the CSJ Award for Creative Work (2013), and the Commendation for Science and Technology Prizes by the Ministries of Japan (2015). His research interests include the development of useful synthetic methods and the total synthesis of natural products. In particular, the dehydration condensation reaction using MNBA (Shiina esterification and Shiina macrolactonization) is suitable for synthesis of unstable molecules and is now being widely used around the world in fields such as pharmaceutical production.
Tashpolat Tiyip (Uyghur: تاشپولات تېيىپ, romanized: Tashpolat Téyip; Chinese: 塔西甫拉提・特依拜; pinyin: tǎxīfǔlātí tèyībài…
Tashpolat Tiyip (Uyghur: تاشپولات تېيىپ, romanized: Tashpolat Téyip; Chinese: 塔西甫拉提・特依拜; pinyin: tǎxīfǔlātí tèyībài; born December 1958) is a Chinese geographer of Uyghur ethnicity who was president of Xinjiang University from 2010 to 2017. He was sentenced to death in a secret trial.
Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi (Persian: محمود نیلی احمدآبادی; born 1956) is a professor of metallurgy at the University of…
Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi (Persian: محمود نیلی احمدآبادی; born 1956) is a professor of metallurgy at the University of Tehran, who served as the President of University of Tehran from 2014 to 2021. He is former head of the Center for Excellence for Higher Performance Material at the University of Tehran. In October 2021, the then president of the University of Tehran, Mahmoud Nili Ahmadabadi, wrote a letter to Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, the head of the Islamic Republic's judiciary, demanding the release of Kasra Nouri, a student prisoner, and a day later the president of the University of Tehran was fired.
Nobuyo N. Maeda is a Japanese geneticist and medical researcher, who works on complex human diseases including…
Nobuyo N. Maeda is a Japanese geneticist and medical researcher, who works on complex human diseases including atherosclerosis, diabetes and high blood pressure, and is particularly known for creating the first mouse model for atherosclerosis. Maeda has worked in the United States since 1978; as of 2017, she is the Robert H. Wagner Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Sai Khaing Myo Tun is a Burmese politician who currently serves as Deputy Minister of Education of NUG. He was also…
Sai Khaing Myo Tun is a Burmese politician who currently serves as Deputy Minister of Education of NUG. He was also working as a Professor at the Department of International Relations in Yangon University of Foreign Languages. He was appointed by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw as the Deputy Minister of Education in the National Unity Government of Myanmar on 3 May 2021. He received his BA Hons. in International Relations in 2000 and MA in International Relations in 2002 both from the University of Yangon. In 2008, he received another master's degree in International Development from the Nagoya University in Japan. He then received his Ph.D. in International Development in the year 2011.
Junji Yamauchi from the Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and…
Junji Yamauchi from the Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012 for contributions to electromagnetic waveguides and design of surface wave antennas.
Gao Yihan (高一涵, P: Gāo Yīhán, W: Kao I-han, 1884–1968) was a Chinese intellectual and political scientist. In addition…
Gao Yihan (高一涵, P: Gāo Yīhán, W: Kao I-han, 1884–1968) was a Chinese intellectual and political scientist. In addition to holding both educational and governmental positions, he contributed often to the publications The Tiger and New Youth (Xin Qingnian) and is thereby associated with the New Culture Movement.
Hideo Yoshizawa (吉沢 秀雄, Yoshizawa Hideo) born September 2, 1960, is a Japanese video game director, screenwriter, and…
Hideo Yoshizawa (吉沢 秀雄, Yoshizawa Hideo) born September 2, 1960, is a Japanese video game director, screenwriter, and producer, most famous for his work on the Ninja Gaiden and Klonoa series of video games. Prior to being employed by Namco, he worked for Tecmo and was involved in the original Ninja Gaiden trilogy for the Nintendo Entertainment System under the name "Sakurazaki". As of April 2016, Yoshizawa has left Bandai Namco Studios and is now working freelance. On January 10, 2017, Henshin announced that they had signed Yoshizawa on board for their then upcoming animated film adaptation of Klonoa as an executive producer. Yoshizawa is a professor at Tokyo Polytechnic University.
Yuliang Zheng, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Alabama at…
Yuliang Zheng, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is best known for inventing the signcryption cryptographic primitive that combines the digital signature and encryption operations into one single step. He also invented the HAVAL hash function, SPEED cipher, and STRANDOM pseudo-random number generator. Zheng is Chief Technology Officer of Calyptix Security, a company he co-founded in 2002.
Ryuzo Torii (鳥居 龍藏; May 4, 1870 – January 14, 1953) was a Japanese anthropologist, ethnologist, archaeologist, and…
Ryuzo Torii (鳥居 龍藏; May 4, 1870 – January 14, 1953) was a Japanese anthropologist, ethnologist, archaeologist, and folklorist. Torii traveled across East Asia and South America for his research. He is known for his anthropological research in China, Taiwan, Korea, Russia, Europe, and other countries. Described by Terry Bennett as "a pioneer in the use of the camera in anthropological fieldwork," Torii is believed to have inspired researchers, including Ushinosuke Mori, to make use of photography in their research. Torii first made use of a camera while conducting fieldwork in North-East China in 1895. Later, in the 1900s, Torii was assisted in his research by Mori, who acted as his interpreter.
Shimazaki Masaki (島崎 正樹; 1834–1886) was a Japanese gōnō, honjin master, student of kokugaku, and Shinto priest. He was…
Shimazaki Masaki (島崎 正樹; 1834–1886) was a Japanese gōnō, honjin master, student of kokugaku, and Shinto priest. He was the father of Shimazaki Tōson. He primarily wrote under the name of Aratamanoya (璞堂), but later in life also adopted the names Shizunoya (静舎; transl. "house of serenity") and finally Kanzanrō (観山楼). His courtesy name was Sachio (禎夫), and he was referred to by relatives as Kichizaemon (吉左衛門), the family's hereditary name.
Yozo Yokota (Japanese: 横田洋三, romanized: Yokota Yōzo; 17 October 1940 – 12 June 2019) was a professor of Law who acted…
Yozo Yokota (Japanese: 横田洋三, romanized: Yokota Yōzo; 17 October 1940 – 12 June 2019) was a professor of Law who acted as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar from 1992 to 1996.
Yoshihisa Yamamoto (山本 喜久, Yamamoto Yoshihisa) is the director of Physics & Informatics Laboratories (PHI Labs), NTT…
Yoshihisa Yamamoto (山本 喜久, Yamamoto Yoshihisa) is the director of Physics & Informatics Laboratories (PHI Labs), NTT Research, Inc. He is also Professor (Emeritus) at Stanford University and National Institute of Informatics (Tokyo).
Akinori Noma (野間 昭典, Noma Akinori) is a Japanese electrophysiologist and Former Chair in Department of Physiology and…
Akinori Noma (野間 昭典, Noma Akinori) is a Japanese electrophysiologist and Former Chair in Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. He is currently also a member of F1000. Prof. Akinori Noma has made many significant contributions to physiology including the discovery of the KATP ion channel.