2018-2019

ⓒJAXA

ⓒKEK

ⓒKEK

ⓒNAOJ

ⓒNIFS

ⓒNIPR
ⓒKEK

School of Cultural and Social Studies

School of High Energy Accelerator Science

Department of Regional Studies
Department of Comparative Studies
Department of Japanese Studies
Department of Japanese History
Department of Japanese Literature

Department of Accelerator Science
Department of Materials Structure Science
Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics

School of Physical Sciences
Department of Structural Molecular Science
Department of Functional Molecular Science
Department of Astronomical Science
Department of Fusion Science
Department of Space and Astronautical Science

School of Multidisciplinary Sciences
Department of Statistical Science
Department of Polar Science
Department of Informatics

School of Life Science
Department of Genetics
Department of Basic Biology
Department of Physiological Sciences

School of Advanced Sciences
Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

https://www.soken.ac.jp/

Contents
Message from the President

3Inter-University Research Institutes
participating in SOKENDAI

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History

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Organization

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Administrative Organization

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Research and Education System

11●School of Cultural and Social Studies●School of High Energy Accelerator Science●School of Life Science

School of Cultural and Social Studies

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School of High Energy Accelerator Science 18

School of Life Science22

Regional Studies

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Accelerator Science18

Genetics

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Comparative Studies

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Materials Structure Science19

Basic Biology

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Japanese Studies

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Particle and Nuclear Physics

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Physiological Sciences

14●School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

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Japanese History
Japanese Literature

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School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

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School of Advanced Sciences

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Statistical Science20

Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

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●School of Physical Sciences
School of Physical Sciences

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Polar Science

Structural Molecular Science

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Informatics

Functional Molecular Science

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Astronomical Science

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Fusion Science

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Space and Astronautical Science 17

Educational Programs

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Society and Community Outreach Activities 28
The Center for Educational Development 30
The Center for Academic Information Services 31
University Library

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Division of Information Services andTechnology
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Data Book

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Access40●School of Advanced Sciences

Message from the
President
SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) is a graduate university withno undergraduate programs that consists of departments housed in affiliated Inter-University
Research Institutes and the School of Advanced Sciences attached directly to SOKENDAI.
The Inter-University Research Institutes are research centers for joint use by universities
throughout Japan in their various research fields. As such, these institutes serve as
centers of advanced research in their respective research fields and as nodes of scholarly
communication that support international joint research. The School of Advanced Sciences,which is located in Hayama and has no such parent institute, conducts advanced research into the evolution of life andthe relationship between science and society.
SOKENDAI was founded in October 1988 on the internationally unprecedented idea of educating graduate students
at outstanding centers of research to cultivate future generations of scholars. The year 2018 will thus mark SOKENDAI’s
30th anniversary.
At SOKENDAI, students are educated at Japan’s leading centers of research. Their lives are very different from thoseof students in graduate programs attached to ordinary undergraduate faculties, especially for students who enroll in our
five-year programs straight from their undergraduate studies and pursue their graduate studies and research surroundedby professional researchers and scholars. Faculty outnumber students by more than two-to-one. Students have accessnot only to equipment and materials unavailable elsewhere but also to a community of top-ranked scholars. While thisenvironment provides amazing opportunities for doctoral dissertation research, it may also be more stressful in someways than an ordinary university.
This is why every department, with the full support of SOKENDAI, looks after its students and takes steps to ensure thattime spent in the department is productive and enjoyable. All our students are encouraged to take full advantage of this
distinctive research environment as they pursue their doctoral dissertation research.
“Advanced specialities and expertise,” “broad perspective,” and “international competitiveness” have been the
educational goals of SOKENDAI since its founding. As mentioned above, students are educated at centers of research,
so “Advanced specialities and expertise” and “international competitiveness” are perhaps something they naturally learn.
But what of a “broad perspective”? A “broad perspective” entails the ability to explain one’s object of research in the
broader terms of human intellectual activity in general and to envision new horizons that transcend current disciplinary
boundaries. Acquiring these abilities in the course of writing a doctoral dissertation can be hard. Still, I hope students
will endeavor to gain this broader perspective at every opportunity by taking full advantage of SOKENDAI’s uniquecharacteristics, including its various departments that collectively encompass a broad range of intellectual fields, fromenergy, materials, space, and life to information, history and culture.
Universities and basic research in Japan today face challenging circumstances. Likewise, there are issues regarding
SOKENDAI’s future growth as an institution of higher learning that need our serious attention. Yet, whatever difficult
challenges may lie ahead in this uncertain age, we will face them each and every day as first-class researchersand scholars dedicated to working in cooperation with everyone concerned to produce future generations of global
professionals.
April 1, 2018

Hasegawa, Mariko, Ph. D.
President
SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)

ProfileGraduation from School of Science, University of Tokyo.
Ph.D. degree in Anthropology from Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo.
Worked at the Tanzania Wildlife Service, as an assistant at the Laboratory of Anthropology, Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo.
She taught as an associate professor and professor at Senshu University, as an associate professor at the Department of Anthropology at Yale University and as
a professor at the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, became a professor at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies in 2006, in2007 dean of Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, in 2011 then dean of School of Advanced Sciences, became Executive Director at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies in 2014. From April in 2017, became President of the Graduate University for
Advanced Studies.
She specialized in Behavioral Ecology and Physical Anthropology, conducted research on wild chimpanzee, fallow deer and wild sheep in Great Britain, peafowl in Sri
Lanka. Recently she is conducting research on human evolution and adaptation.
In 2008, she became President of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society of Japan and received the Hidaka Award from the Japan Ethological Society in 2012.

Main features of SOKENDAI (The Graduate
University for Advanced Studies)
Unique doctoral programs■ Five-year and three-year Ph.D. programs■ E ducation programs carried out at cutting-edge
research institutes■ Tailor-made education programs■ Flexible education programs for working
professionals and foreign students

Fostering advanced
specialties and expertise■ S pecialized education programs in diverse fields■ S upervision by leading researchers from each field■ T op-level collection of archives, equipment, andfacilities provided by Inter-University ResearchInstitutes

Broadening perspective■ “SOKENDAI Freshman Course,” an intensive course
for all first-year students■ Joint education among departments and schools■ C ross-disciplinary education through distance learning
systems■ “ Joint School Seminars” for interdisciplinary researchexchanges among departments

Achieving international
competitiveness■ E ducation at the hub of international research collaborations■ Courses focused on academic communication■ “ SOKENDAI Short-term Research Abroad & Long-term
Internship Program”

Creating advanced
research fields■ Interdepartmental education programs■ International research collaborations coordinated by
School of Advanced Sciences■ U niversity-wide “Science and Society” program4

Establishment Objectives /Purpose of Establishment
In recent years, there has been a strong demand for the promotion of original
and international research and the opening up of advanced scientific fields thattranscend the boundaries of existing scientific disciplines.
SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), the first of its kindin Japan, was established to cultivate researchers capable of responding tosuch demands. It offers the advantage of enabling students to carry out
research in the most advanced research environment of Inter-University
Research Institutes, which operate under the auspices of the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). These institutes
conduct advanced research in a variety of fields, and play a central role in the
promotion of joint research.
SOKENDAI was established to foster creative international researchers withwide-ranging vision who are capable of leading the latest trends in research.
The University will promote original and international research and open up new
scientific fields that transcend the boundaries of existing scientific disciplines.

Inter-University Research Institutes
Inter-University Research Institutes (referred to as “IURI” hereafter) houselarge scale, high-technical facilities, high-level laboratories, or various
academic data and archives. They are accessible for any university
researchers who would collaboratively interact each other, using thesefacilities.
Have you ever heard, either on TV or in a newspaper, of the Subaru
telescope, on the island of Hawaii, or of the observation vessel, SHIRASE,
heading to the South Pole? Both of them are related to IURI, affiliated with
SOKENDAI; the Subaru telescope was established by the National
Astronomical Observatory, and the polar observation is carried out by the
National Institute of Polar Research.
Most of the research activities involve fundamental scientific studies which
demand large-scale facilities and a large budget. IURIs have a great
number of researchers and a large amount of research grants are madeavailable to carry out original and advanced scientific research.

Advanced specialist education in researchfacilities and general education cultivating
broad views
Ph. D. programs at SOKENDAI provide an ideal education and research
environment, offering direct access to large-scale or special experiment/
observation facilities, as well as academic materials and data at worldclass research institutes in Japan (IURI). In our Ph. D. programs, students
can be in daily communication with cutting-edge researchers in Japan andabroad as one of the leading international research centers. Having 2~3
faculty members per student, SOKENDAI offers, in a custom-made manner,both advanced specialist education and general education cultivating
broad views.

5Inter-University Research Institutes participatingin SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)❶The Graduate University for Advanced
Studies [Hayama campus]
The Center for Educational Development
The Center for Academic Information Services
University Library
Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems(School of Advanced Sciences)

Shonan Village, Hayama, Kanagawa, 240-0193 Japan
TEL: 81-46-858-1500
FAX: 81-46-858-1542
URL: https://www.soken.ac.jp❷National Institutes for the Humanities
National Museum of Ethnology
Department of Regional Studies
Department of Comparative Studies(School of Cultural and Social Studies)❾National Institutes of Natural Sciences
National Astronomical Observatory
Department of Astronomical Science(School of Physical Sciences)

Department of Accelerator Science(School of High Energy Accelerator Science)

2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, 181-8588 Japan
TEL: 81-422-34-3600
URL: http://www.nao.ac.jp

Institute of Materials Structure Science

National Astronomical Observatory (Mizusawa)

2-12 Hoshigaoka, Mizusawa, Oshu, Iwate, 023-0861
Japan
TEL: 81-197-22-7111

National Astronomical Observatory (Nobeyama)462-2 Nobeyama, Minamimakimura, Minamisaku,
Nagano, 384-1305 Japan
TEL: 81-267-98-4300

10-1 Senri Expo Park, Suita, Osaka, 565-8511 Japan
TEL: 81-6-6878-8236
URL: http://www.minpaku.ac.jp

National Astronomical Observatory (Hawai‘i)❸National Institutes for the Humanities
International Research Center
for Japanese Studies

National Astronomical Observatory (Chile)

Department of Japanese Studies(School of Cultural and Social Studies)

3-2 Oeyama-cho, Goryo, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 610-1192 Japan
TEL: 81-75-335-2222
URL: http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/en/❹National Institutes for the Humanities
National Museum of Japanese History
Department of Japanese History(School of Cultural and Social Studies)

117 Jonai-cho, Sakura-shi, Chiba, 285-8502 Japan
TEL: 81-43-486-0123
URL: http://www.rekihaku.ac.jp❺National Institutes for the Humanities
National Institute of Japanese Literature
Department of Japanese Literature(School of Cultural and Social Studies)

10-3, Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-0014 Japan
URL: http://www.nijl.ac.jp

650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 U.S.A.
TEL: 1-808-934-7788

Calle Joaquin Montero 3000, Oficina 702, Vitacura,Santiago, Chile
TEL: 56-2-2656-9253

National Institutes of Natural Sciences
National Institute for Fusion Science
Department of Fusion Science(School of Physical Sciences)322-6, Oroshi-cho, Toki, Gifu, 509-5292 Japan
TEL: 81-572-58-2222
URL: http://www.nifs.ac.jp

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Department of Space and Astronautical
Science(School of Physical Sciences)

Department of Basic Biology(School of Life Science)

Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics(School of High Energy Accelerator Science)

1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0801 Japan
TEL: 81-29-864-1171 or 5128
URL: http://www.kek.jp

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization(Tokai Campus)

203-1 Oaza-Shirakata, Tokai-Mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki,319-1106 Japan

Research Organization of Information and Systems
The Institute of Statistical Mathematics
Department of Statistical Science(School of Multidisciplinary Sciences)10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8562 Japan
TEL: 81-50-5533-8500
URL: http://www.ism.ac.jp/index_e.html

Research Organization of Information and Systems
National Institute of Polar Research
10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8518 Japan
TEL: 81-42-512-0608
URL: http://www.nipr.ac.jp

National Institute of Polar Research
SYOWA STATION

Research Organization of Information and Systems
National Institute of Informatics
Department of Informatics(School of Multidisciplinary Sciences)2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8430
Japan
TEL: 81-3-4212-2110
URL: https://www.nii.ac.jp/en/

KauaiResearch Organization of Information and Systems
National Institute of Genetics
Department of Genetics(School of Life Science)

Oahu

1111 Yata, Mishima, Shizuoka, 411-8540 Japan
TEL: 81-55-981-6720
URL: https://www.nig.ac.jp

URL: http://www.nibb.ac.jp/en

Maui❽National Institutes of Natural Sciences
National Institute for Physiological Sciences
Department of Physiological Sciences(School of Life Science)

Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies

Department of Polar Science(School of Multidisciplinary Sciences)3-1-1, Yoshinodai, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara,
Kanagawa, 252-5210 Japan
TEL: 81-42-759-8012
URL: http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/sokendai/e/

Department of Structural Molecular Science
Department of Functional Molecular Science(School of Physical Sciences)❼National Institutes of Natural Sciences
National Institute for Basic Biology

Department of Materials Structure Science(School of High Energy Accelerator Science)

Department of Polar Science(School of Multidisciplinary Sciences)❻National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Institute for Molecular Science

URL: https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization(Tsukuba Campus)
Accelerator Laboratory・Applied Research Laboratory

Island of Hawai‘i

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URL: http://www.nips.ac.jp/eng
38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, 444-8585 Japan
TEL: 81-564-55-7000

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History 
June
1982

An informal committee of the directors general of international
university research institutes issues an appeal for the
introduction of post-graduate courses in the institutes.

April
1986

An informal committee of the directors general of inter-national
university research institutes produces a summary of the basic
concepts of a postgraduate school for advanced studies basedon the results of an investigation by a working group set up to
investigate issues related to postgraduate schools. An Officeand Committee for the Investigation of the Preparation of theEstablishment of a Postgraduate School for Advanced Studies
are established at Okazaki National Research Institutes.

March
1987

The Committee for the Investigation of the Preparation of theEstablishment of a Postgraduate School for Advanced Studies
produces a summary of the basic concepts of a postgraduate
school for advanced studies.

May
1987

An Office and Committee for Preparation of the Establishment ofa Postgraduate School for Advanced Studies are established at
Okazaki National Research Institutes.

July
1987

The Committee for Preparation of the Establishment of a
Postgraduate School for Advanced Studies produces an interim
summary on the preparation of the establishment of a tentatively
named the Graduate University for Advanced Studies.

April
1988

An Office and Committee for Preparation of the Establishment of
the Graduate University for Advanced Studies are established at
Okazaki National Research Institutes.

May
1988

The "Law to amend part of the National School Establishment
Law" (Law No. 63, 1988), which stipulates the establishment of
the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, is announced
and enacted.

September
1988

The Committee for Preparation of the Establishment of the
Graduate University for Advanced Studies produces a summaryof the preparation of the establishment of the Graduate
University for Advanced Studies.

October
1988

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies is inaugurated.
The central administration office is established at the Tokyo
Institute of Technology (Nagatsuda Campus).
School of Mathematical and Physical Science・Department of Statistical Science・Department of Accelerator Science・Department of Synchrotron Radiation Science・Department of Structural Molecular Science・Department of Functional Molecular Science

School of Life Science・Department of Genetics
・Department of Molecular Biomechanics
・Department of Physiological Science

The Coordination Center for Research and Education isestablished.

April
1992

The Department of Japanese Studies (School of Cultural andSocial Studies), and the Departments of Astronomical Scienceand Fusion Science (School of Mathematical and PhysicalScience) are established; matriculation begins.

April
1993

The Department of Polar Science (School of Mathematical andPhysical Science) is established; matriculation begins.

February
1994

Land in Hayama, Kanagawa (27,000㎡ ), is donated by Mitsui
Fudosan Ltd. to allow the construction of the University's central
administration office, as a result of the mediation services of the
Kanagawa prefectural government.

March
1994

Construction of the central administration office (4,205㎡) begins
at the Hayama Campus.

June
1994

The Information Center for Research and Education isestablished.

February
1995

Administrative functions are transferred from Nagatsuda
Campus to Hayama; construction is completed on the central
administration building.

April
1995

Dr. Hirota, Eizi is appointed as the second President.

April
1997

The School of Advanced Sciences, with the Department of
Biosystems Science, is established at the Hayama Campus(matriculation begins in April 1999).

April
1998

The Department of Photoscience (School of Advanced
Sciences) is established (matriculation begins in April 1999).
The Department of Synchrotron Radiation Science changes its
name to "The Department of Materials Structure Science."

September
1998

Construction of the School of Advanced Sciences building for
research (3,060㎡) begins at the Hayama Campus.

June
1999
April
2001

Construction is completed on the research building for the
School of Advanced Sciences.
Dr. Kodaira, Keiichi is appointed as the third President.
The Department of Cyber Society and Culture (School ofCultural and Social Studies) is established; matriculation
begins.

July
2001

Construction of the University Library (1,427㎡) begins at the
Hayama Campus.

Department of Informatics established in the School ofMathematical and Physical Science; matriculation begins.

April
2003

Department of Japanese Literature (School of Cultural andSocial Studies), and the Department of Space and Astronautical
Science (School of Mathematical and Physical Science) areestablished; matriculation begins.

October
2003“The National University Corporation Law (Law No. 112 of 2003)”
is promulgated and enforced.

April
2004

Reformation into the National University Corporation, Graduate
University for Advanced Studies
Dr. Sc. Kodaira, Keiichi is reappointed as the President of the
University.
The School of Mathematical and Physical Science is reformed
into three schools: the School of Physical Science (including thedepartments of Structural Molecular Science, Functional
Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science andSpace and Astronautical Science), the School of High Energy
Accelerator Science (including the departments of Accelerator
Science, Materials Structure Science, Particle and Nuclear
Physics), and the School of Multidisciplinary Science (including
the departments of Statistical Science, Polar Science andInformatics). The School of Life Science has implemented thefive-year Ph.D. program system in addition to the three-year
system. The School has begun to accept students.
The name of the Department of Molecular Biomechanics at the
School of Life Science has changed to the Department of Basic
Biology.

April
2006

April
2008

The School of Physical Sciences, the School of High Energy
Accelerator Science, and the School of Multidisciplinary
Sciences have implemented the five-year Ph.D. programsystem in addition to the three-year system. The Schools havebegun to accept students.
The School of Advanced Sciences has reorganized theDepartment of Biosystems Science and the Department of Photo
Science (both have provided only 3-year doctoral course) into
the Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems (which
offers both 3-year and 5-year doctoral course) and started
accepting students into the new department.
Dr. Takahata, Naoyuki has been appointed as the fourth
President.

April
2009

The Department of Cyber Society and Culture has stopped
accepting new students.

March
2010

Construction of the Center for the Promotion of Integrated
Sciences(1,033m2) begins at the Hayama Campus.

April
2010

The name of Hayama Center for Advanced Studies haschanged to the Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences.

January
2011

Construction of the Center for the Promotion of Integrated
Sciences is completed.

April
2007

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Construction of the University Library is completed.

April
2002

April
2005

The School of Cultural and Social Studies is established with the
Department of Regional Studies and Department of Comparative
Studies. The University commences matriculation of students forthree schools.

April
1991

The School of Cultural Studies changes its name to "The Schoolof Cultural and Social Studies." The Department of Japanese
History is established in the School of Cultural and Social
Studies, and The Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics isestablished in the School of Mathematical and Physical Science;
matriculation begins in both new Departments. The School of
Advanced Sciences commences matriculation.

February
2002(The university commences matriculation from April 1989.)
Dr. Nagakura, Saburo is appointed as the first President of
the University.
April
1989

April
1999

April
2013

Information Services and Technology Center is established.

April
2014

Dr. Okada, Yasunobu has been appointed as the fifth President.

July
2015

The Center for Academic Information Services is established byunification of the University Library and the Information Services
and Technology Center.

March
2017

Department of Cyber Society and Culture abolished.
(Dept. operation period from 2001.4.1 to 2017.3.31)

April
2017

Dr. Hasegawa, Mariko has been appointed as the sixth President.

March
2018

The Center for Educational Development is established.

April
2018

The Center for the Promotion of Integrated Sciences is abolished.

Organization 
Administrative Organization
National University

SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)

President
AuditorBoard of Directors
Administrative
Council

Executive Director

Executive Director

Education andResearch Council

Executive Director

Future Planning
Division
President
Nomination Committee

Administrative Board

As of April 1, 2018

President
Executive Director
Executive Director
Executive Director
Auditor
Auditor

Hasegawa, Mariko
Nakamura, Yukio
Nagata, Takashi
Ogawa, Yujiro
Takeda, Hiroshi
Nakamoto, Fuminori■ School of Multidisciplinary Sciences

Vice President

Nagata, Takashi■ School of Life Science

Dean
Deputy Dean
Chair, Department of Statistical Science
Chair, Department of Polar Science
Chair, Department of Informatics

Dean
Deputy Dean
Chair, Department of Genetics
Chair, Department of Basic Biology
Chair, Department of Physiological Sciences■ School of Cultural and Social Studies

Dean
Yamashita, Noriko
Chair, Department of Regional Studies Saito, Akira
Chair, Department of Comparative Studies Udagawa, Taeko
Chair, Department of Japanese Studies Takii, Kazuhiro
Chair, Department of Japanese History Sakamoto, Minoru
Chair, Department of Japanese Literature Ochiai, Hiroshi

Yoneda, Tomohiro
Nakano, Junji
Miyasato, Yoshihiko
Motoyama, Hideaki
Inoue, Katsumi

Furuse, Mikio
Yoshimura, YumikoKatsura, Isao
Yamamoto, Masayuki
Imoto, Keiji■ School of Advanced Sciences
Dean
Chair, Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems■ School of Physical Sciences

Sasaki, Akira
Arikawa, Kentaro

Dean
Uozumi, Yasuhiro
Deputy Dean
Tomisaka, Kohji
Chair, Department of Structural Molecular Science Aono, Shigetoshi
Chair, Department of Functional Molecular Science Kawai, Maki
Chair, Department of Astronomical Science Tsuneta, Saku
Chair, Department of Fusion Science
Takeiri, Yasuhiko
Chair, Department of Space and Astronautical Science Dotani, Tadayasu■ University Library■ School of High Energy Accelerator Science■ The Center for Academic Information Services

Acting Director
Deputy Director

Nakamura, Yukio
Yagyu, Shuji■ The Center for Educational Development
Director

Acting Director

Dean
Kamiyama, Takashi
Deputy Dean
Uno, Shoji
Chair, Department of Accelerator Science Honda, Tohru
Chair, Department of Materials Structure Science Kishimoto, Shunji
Chai, Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics Hashimoto, Shoji■ Future Planning Division
Manager■ Administration Bureau

Secretary-General
Manager, General Planning Division
Manager, General Affairs Division
Manager, Financial Affairs Division
Manager, Academic and Students Affairs Division
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Nagata, Takashi

Nakamura, Yukio

Nakamura, Yukio

Higano, Takashi
Yamashita, Katsuhiro
Kobayashi, Jun
Maeda, Terunobu
Itaba, Naoaki

Education and Research Council As of April 1, 2018

Administrative Council As of April 1, 2018

President

Hasegawa, Mariko■ Internal representatives

Executive Director

Nakamura, Yukio

President

Hasegawa, Mariko

Executive Director (Executive Vice President)

Nagata, Takashi

Executive Director

Nakamura, Yukio

Executive Director

Ogawa, Yujiro

Executive Director (Executive Vice President)

Nagata, Takashi

Executive Director

Ogawa, Yujiro

Secretary-General

Higano, Takashi

Dean, School of Cultural and Social Studies

Yamashita, Noriko

Dean, School of Physical Sciences

Uozumi, Yasuhiro

Dean, School of High Energy Accelerator Science Kamiyama, Takashi
Dean, School of Multidisciplinary Sciences Yoneda, Tomohiro
Dean, School of Life Science

Furuse, Mikio■ External academics and specialists

Dean, School of Advanced Sciences

Sasaki, Akira

Executive Director and Vice President, The University of Tokyo

Chair, Department of Comparative Studies

Udagawa, Taeko

Vice Trustee, Nagoya University

Chair, Department of Japanese Studies

Takii, Kazuhiro

Professor, Faculty of Letter, Konan University

Chair, Department of Japanese History

Sakamoto, Minoru

Chair, Department of Japanese Literature

Ochiai, Hiroshi

Chair, Department of Functional Molecular Science

Kawai, Maki

Arinobu, Mutsuhiro

Inose, Kumie
Director General, National Institute of Informatics, Research
Organization of Information and Systems

Chair, Department of Astronomical Science Tsuneta, Saku
Chair, Department of Fusion Science

Takeiri, Yasuhiko

Professor, Department of Space and Astronautical Science

Inatomi, Yuko

Kitsuregawa, Masaru
Senior Corporate Adviser, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
Kimura, Keiji

Chair, Department of Accelerator Science Honda, Tohru

Executive Director, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science,

Chair, Department of Materials Structure Science Kishimoto, Shunji

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Professor, Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics Tokushuku, Katsuo
Chair, Department of Statistical Science

Miyasato, Yoshihiko

Chair, Department of Polar Science

Motoyama, Hideaki

Chair, Department of Informatics

Inoue, Katsumi

Chair, Department of Genetics

Katsura, Isao

Chair, Department of Basic Biology

Yamamoto, Masayuki

Chair, Department of Physiological Sciences

Imoto, Keiji

Kuninaka, Hitoshi
President, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Komori, Akio
Inspector General, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Nishikawa, KeikoPresident, National Institutes for the Humanities
Hirakawa, Minami

Chair, Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems Arikawa, Kentaro
Professor, Department of Comparative Studies

Yoshida, Kenji

Professor, Department of Japanese Studies

Komatsu, Kazuhiko

Professor, Department of Japanese History

Kurushima, Hiroshi

Professor, Department of Statistical Science

Higuchi, Tomoyuki

Professor, Department of Polar Science

Nakamura, Takuji

Counselor

Robert Campbell

Isoda, Fumio

President, Research Organization of Information and Systems
Fujii, Ryoichi
President, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
Yamauchi, Masanori
President, Shizenkan University Graduate School of Leadership &Innovation

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Research and Education System
SOKENDAI is affiliated with parent institutes (“Kiban Kikan,” in Japanese), consisting of Inter-University Research Institutes operated
by four Inter-University Research Institute Corporations and one research institute of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
SOKENDAI offers both a “dispersed” and an “integrated” research and education system: “dispersed” in that research and education
on discipline-specific, advanced are carried out at each parent institute; “integrated” in that interdisciplinary research and education,
including those in disciplines in which the parent institutes specialize, are provided. SOKENDAI also offers interschool/departmental
education programs that meet new academic wishes and development.

■University Organization (2018)
Department

Quota

Faculty Meeting

Regional Studies（3）

Comparative Studies（3）

Japanese Studies（3）

International Research Center
for Japanese Studies, Kyoto

Japanese History（3）

National Museum ofJapanese History, Sakura

Japanese Literature（3）

National Institute of Japanese
Literature, Tachikawa, Tokyo

School ofCultural andSocial Studies
3-year Doctoral Course

Faculty Meeting

Structural Molecular Science

［2］
（3）

Functional Molecular Science ［2］（3）
SOKENDAI

Committee of
University Management

Inter-University ResearchInstitute (Location)

SchoolSchool of
PhysicalSciences
5-year Doctoral Course
3-year Doctoral Course

Inter-University ResearchInstitute Corporation

National Museum of Ethnology,Osaka
National Institutes
for the Humanities

Institute for Molecular Science,
OkazakiAstronomical Science

［2］
（3）

National Astronomical Observatory,
MitakaFusion Science

［2］
（3）

National Institute for Fusion
Science, Toki

（3）
Space and Astronautical Science ［2］Institute of Space andAstronautical Science, Sagamihara

［2］
（※）

Accelerator Laboratory·Applied ResearchLaboratory, Tsukuba(KEK)

National Institutes of
Natural Sciences
Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency

Faculty Meeting
Accelerator Science
Graduate School

Educational
Committee

School ofHigh Energy
Accelerator Science
5-year Doctoral Course
3-year Doctoral Course

Materials Structure Science ［3］（※）

Institute of Materials Structure
Science, Tsukuba (KEK)

Particle and Nuclear Physics ［4］（※）

Institute of Particle and Nuclear
Studies, Tsukuba (KEK)High Energy Accelerator
Research Organization(KEK)

Faculty Meeting［2］（3）

The Institute of Statistical
Mathematics, Tachikawa, Tokyo

Polar Science

［2］
（1）

National Institute of Polar Research,
Tachikawa, Tokyo

Informatics

［4］
（6）

National Institute of Informatics,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Genetics［3］（6）

National Institute of Genetics,
Mishima

Basic Biology

［3］
（6）

National Institutefor Basic Biology, Okazaki

Physiological Sciences

［3］
（6）

National Institute for Physiological
Sciences, Okazaki

Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

［5］
（1）

Statistical Science
School ofMultidisciplinary
Sciences
5-year Doctoral Course
3-year Doctoral Course

Research Organization ofInformation and Systems

Faculty Meeting

School ofLife Science
5-year Doctoral Course
3-year Doctoral Course

Faculty Meeting
School of
Advanced Sciences

Total number of students accepted :5-year Doctoral Course 41
3-year Doctoral Course 59

5-year Doctoral Course
3-year Doctoral Course

University Library
The Center for Educational Development
The Center for Academic Information Services
Administration Bureau※A few people＊［ ］：Number of students accepted into
the 5-year Doctoral Course.
( )：Number of students accepted into
the 3-year Doctoral Course.

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School of Cultural andSocial Studies

School of Cultural andSocial Studies
By providing comprehensive research and educational programs on the human cultural activities and the relationship among human,society, technology, and nature, the School aims to encourage outstanding researchers who can compete internationally and can offer
broad perspectives as well as those who can contribute to the society by using advanced research techniques in which they were trained.

Department ofRegional Studies

School of Culturaland Social Studies

The Department, affiliated with the National Museum of
Ethnology, Japan, offers opportunities to study individual
societies and cultures in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Americas
and Oceania. Students will develop high expertise basedon intensive fieldwork. The structure, history and othercharacteristics of each society and culture are exploredusing ethnographic methodologies. Practical and theoreticalproblems in local areas are investigated. New approaches inanthropology and related disciplines are encouraged.

The School of Cultural and Social Studies is the only humanities
school at SOKENDAI.
The School is comprised of the following five departments affiliatedwith 4 research institutes: Department of Regional Studies andDepartment of Comparative Studies affiliated with National Museumof Ethnology, Department of Japanese Studies affiliated with
International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Department ofJapanese History affiliated with National Museum of Ethnology andDepartment of Japanese Literature affiliated with National Institute ofJapanese Literature.
The School not only conducts study and research at each research
institute, but also conducts collaborative activities as an entire
school. The School is playing an important role of conducting
cultural and social studies at SOKENDAI based on a wide variety ofacademic expertise, and is disseminating the study achievements
through methods such as publishing the academic journal“SOKENDAI Review of Cultural and Social Studies”, holding theinterdisciplinary exchange program “SOKENDAI Cultural Forum”
hosted by each institute in rotation, and implementing the special
education program “Academic Resource Management Course”.
In addition, the School only accepts students for the second term of a
doctoral course (Doctor) while the other schools at SOKENDAI adopt
a five-year system accepting students for the first term of a doctoral
course (Master).

Ritual of Tibetan masked Buddhists (photo QIAO DAN JIABU)

Departments under the School・Department of Regional Studies
・Department of Comparative Studies
・Department of Japanese Studies
・Department of Japanese History
・Department of Japanese Literature

Seminar utilizing museum collections. Students have direct access toabout 340,000 artifacts.

■ Yamashita, Noriko
COURSES

Dean
School of Cultural and Social Studies
Special field: Japanese earlymodern literature,
preforming arts,ukiyo-e

Asian Studies
European Studies
African Studies
American Studies
Oceanian Studies

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: souken@idc.minpaku.ac.jp

12Department ofJapanese Studies

The Department, affiliated with the National Museum of
Ethnology, Japan, offers opportunities for comparative studies
of social systems, religion, technology, languages, art, andcultural resources. Students are expected to explore
similarities and differences in time and space and to explore
new directions in the study of society and culture. The
Department has the advantage of access to extensive
collections of artifacts, audio-visual records, and documentarymaterials. The Department nurtures researchers who candevelop new research areas by combining anthropologicalmethods with the methods and findings of related fields.

The Department of Japanese Studies is organized as a single
administrative unit in order to facilitate the international andinterdisciplinary pursuit of Japanese studies encompassing
the humanities, social sciences, as well as natural sciences.
A special feature of our graduate study program is that all thefaculty participate in teaching and research guidance.
The department requires graduate students to take threecourses—“Theory and Methodology in Japanese Studies,”“Interdisciplinary Research,” and “Dissertation Writing
Guidance”—which set forth the theoretical and methodologicalbasis for conducting Japanese studies in global perspective.
Through these courses and directed research, we hope
to foster researchers with creative and highly specialized
perspectives who are equipped to undertake comprehensive
approaches of a broad interdisciplinary nature crossing thelines of multiple fields of study.

Exhibition hall at the museum. A favorable educational environment fordeveloping new research directions.

Library

We acquire basic books and periodicals published both in andoutside of Japan.
A Kazakh community event in Mongolia (Photo YAGI Fuki)
Our study abroad program provides access to diverse field places.

COURSESCOURSES

Social/Cultural Anthropology
Anthropology of Religion
Anthropology of Technology
Linguistics
Anthropology of Art
Cultural Resources

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: souken@idc.minpaku.ac.jp

Japanese Studies

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: senkou@nichibun.ac.jp

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School of Cultural andSocial Studies

Department ofComparative Studies

School of Cultural andSocial Studies

Department ofJapanese History

Department ofJapanese Literature

In the Department of Japanese History, which has the
National Museum of Japanese History as its parent institute,researchers specializing in history, archaeology, folklore,
and allied disciplines including natural science, provide
educational and research opportunities, including fieldwork,from interdisciplinary viewpoints. The most distinctive featureof the Department is that the students can use materials thatare stored in the Museum, as well as various tangible andintangible information resources and advanced equipment forscientific analysis. The Department aims to foster researchers
who are highly capable of comprehensive material-based
analysis of Japanese history and culture and individuals
who contribute to society with their broad and international
perspectives.

The Department of Japanese Literature is affiliated with
the National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL) as
the parent institute. The NIJL, one of the Inter-University
Research Institutes, is an advanced research institute forJapanese literature and collects and studies an enormousvolume of academic information based on research oforiginal literary materials. The Department guides students
to become independent researchers through dissertation/
thesis guidance and, in the use of the collection of original
texts and literary resources at the NIJL, provides students
with an education focusing on mastering of specialized
research and investigation techniques and the acquisition ofcomprehensive analytic ability.
The Department aims to nurture researchers who areinternational-minded with broad perspectives and contributeto societies by providing students with education throughsystematic curriculums under a system which provides
guidance to students from a group of faculty members, aswell as from individual faculty members.

Lecture utilizing museum collection

Library

About 300,000 of historical, folkloric and archaeological artifacts aswell as advanced research facilities can be made of.

Studies of Historical Materials / Studies of Source Materials
and Research on Exhibits / Analytical and Information
Sciences /Social History / Technological and Environmental History /Regional Cultures
Basic Seminar Ⅰ・Ⅱ / Intensive Lectures A・B・C

COURSESCOURSESJapanese History

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: soken@ml.rekihaku.ac.jp

Department of Japanese Literature
General subjects / Literary resource research / Researchon the formation of literature / Research on literary
environments

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: edu-ml1@nijl.ac.jp

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School ofPhysical Sciences
Aiming to nurture world-class researchers with broad perspectives as well as individuals with advanced knowledge and skills who will contribute tosociety in the field of material-, space-, and energy-related physics and chemistry.

Education and research are primarily concerned witha systematic unveiling of the static as well as dynamic
properties of materials through real images of moleculesand molecular assemblies deduced from detailed structural
analyses. Advanced training and research are conducted in
the field of structural molecular science with the use of new
methods for detecting and analyzing dynamic structures,in addition to a variety of traditional spectroscopic andtheoretical techniques for structural analysis.

The School of Physical Sciences conducts education andresearch in physical sciences relating to material, space,energy, and life. The five departments that constitute the School
have been located at four Inter-University Research Institutes:
the Institute for Molecular Science, the National Astronomical
Observatory of Japan, the National Institute for Fusion Science,and the Institute for Space and Astronautical Science. These
Institutes house special and large equipment impossible
for general universities to accommodate, and they have
implemented a great number of large-scale and internationallyadvanced research projects. The School is open to many
foreign researchers, including visiting faculty members,
postdoctoral fellows, and students, and thus offers a highlyinternational environment. In this excellent research
environment, students experience the frontiers of physicalscience and devote themselves to study and research, striving
to create the science of the future by themselves. The School
provides a tutoring system in which at least two faculty
members are assigned per student, allowing practical researchwith one-on-one guidance. In addition, a research assistant(RA) system has generously supported students financially andcreated an environment in which they can concentrate on theirstudy and research. We hope that many motivated students willenroll in the School and grow into researchers who will playmajor roles in the future of physical science.

Electronic states studied by photoelectron spectroscopy

Departments under the School・Department of Structural Molecular Science・Department of Functional Molecular Science・Department of Astronomical Science・Department of Fusion Science・Department of Space and Astronautical Science

COURSES■ Uozumi, Yasuhiro
Dean
School of Physical Sciences

Electronic Structure
Material Chemistry

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: r7139@orion.ac.jp

Special field: ‌Organic Chemistry

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School of
Physical Sciences

Department of Structural
Molecular Science

School of
Physical SciencesDepartment of Functional
Molecular Science

Department of
Astronomical Science

School of
Physical Sciences

Education and research are primarily directed towards, firstly,
unveiling the underlying mechanisms of various functionsof materials at the atomic or molecular level, and secondly,
the design and generation of new functional properties ofmolecules and molecular assemblies. Advanced training andresearch are conducted in the field of functional molecularscience with an emphasis on the development of modern
techniques for functional analysis and novel theoretical
approaches.

The Department carries out advanced education and researchthrough a wide range of observational and theoretical researches
using state-of-the-art facilities like Subaru Telescope in Hawai‘i, the
ALMA radio telescope in Chile, and supercomputers. According to
the interest, students can learn the observational and theoreticalastronomies and application of cutting-edge technology as wellas the design, fabrication, and testing of new observational
instruments, development of new methods of data acquisition andanalysis, and public outreach.

Synthesis of novel organic compounds

Chemistry of buckybowl molecules sumanene

Subaru Telescope is located on the summit of Mauna Kea, a dormant
volcano on the Big Island of Hawai‘i.

COURSES

Optical and Near Infrared Astronomy
Ground-based astronomy / Optical and infrared telescope
system / Planets / Sun, stars and interstellar matter /Galaxies and cosmology

Radio Astronomy
Ground-based astronomy / Radio telescope system / Sun,stars and interstellar matter / Galaxies

COURSES

Molecular Dynamics
Excited State Dynamics

General Astronomy and Astrophysics
High-precision astronomical measurement / Astronomy
from space / Data analysis and numerical simulation /Earth and planets / Sun, stars and interstellar matter /Galaxies and cosmology

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: r7139@orion.ac.jp

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: daigakuin@nao.ac.jp

16Department of Space andAstronautical Science
The Department of Space and Astronautical Science
provides an opportunity for high-level education andadvanced research through the theoretical study, the analysisof acquired data, and the practice of advanced R&D in
Astrophysics, Solar System Sciences and SpaceEngineering. The main feature of each major is as follows.
・ Astrophysics is to elucidate the origin, structure andevolution of the universe based on the observations fromspace.
・ Solar System Sciences is to understand the origin andevolution of a variety of environments, including theprebiotic materials, by examining the present status andsamples of past days.
・ Space Engineering is to lead the future space developmentby providing innovative space technology. New spacetechnology enables challenging missions in the above twoscientific activities.
In addition, it is expected to cultivate not only depth ofknowledge in Space Science but also the planning skills forspace projects by touching on the most advanced andcomplex space projects.

To develop fusion power for a future energy source, it isnecessary to research plasma physics through a complementary
approach of both experimental and theoretical studies.
In this department, students learn the experimental methodology
as well as engineering requirements for investigating hightemperature plasma, and also learn computer simulation
techniques for revealing the nature of complicated fusion
plasmas.

LHD Vacuum VesselFirst principle based turbulence simulations for LHD

Asteroid explorer "Hayabusa2"
The spacecraft is touching down to a newly created crater.
©Akihiro Ikeshita

COURSESCOURSES

Fusion System
Device system / Research operation / Plasma heating /Diagnostics

Fusion Simulation

Space Exploration Science and Engineering

Space System / Space Exploration / Space Environment
ScienceSpace Observation Science

Space Astronomy / Solar System Exploration

Space Technology

Plasma simulation / Particle simulation / Magneto
hydrodynamic simulation

Electronic Device and telecommunication / SpaceTransportation Technology

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: daigakuin@nifs.ac.jp

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: sokendai@ml.jaxa.jp

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School of
Physical Sciences

Department of
Fusion ScienceSchool of High Energy
Accelerator Science
The School of High Energy Accelerator Science provides opportunities for graduate students to carry out experimental and theoretical research on
elementary particles and on materials structure and functions. The School also encourages them to engage in the research and development ofnovel and high performance accelerators. In addition, the School aims to foster the creative researchers who will push the frontiers of science andcontribute to the good of society.

Department of
Accelerator Science

School of High Energy
Accelerator Science

School of High Energy
Accelerator Science

High-energy particle accelerators are extremely powerfultools for exploring a wide range of building blocks andstructures found in nature, from elementary particles andatomic nuclei to atoms, molecules, and even complex livingorganisms. In addition, beyond the field of natural science,
applications of particle accelerators are being actively
pursued in the fields of industry and medical science.
In the Department of Accelerator Science, students canconduct both theoretical and experimental research on theprinciples of accelerators and their related leading edge
technologies, and thereby endeavor to further advance naturalscience through the development of particle accelerators.
Closely related subjects, such as radiation science, computerscience, superconductivity engineering, and mechanicalengineering can also be studied.

The School of High Energy Accelerator Science consists ofthree departments: the Department of Accelerator Science, theDepartment of Materials Structure Science, and the Departmentof Particle and Nuclear Physics. These departments areaffiliated with the Accelerator Laboratory (and the Applied
Research Laboratory), the Institute of Materials Structure
Science, and the Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies in theHigh Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK).
In the Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics, accelerator
based high energy physics experiments through international
collaborative projects as well as advanced theoretical research
are performed in order to study and understand the origin of
the cosmos and the ultimate structure of matter. In the
Department of Materials Structure Science, structures of hard
to soft materials and their functions are studied not only from afundamental interest but also from an application point of view.
KEK develops and operates high-energy accelerators which
provide various particle beams such as protons, electrons,
positrons, neutrinos, X-rays, neutrons, and muons. In the
Department of Accelerator Science, principles and componentsof the accelerator complexes are studied. The education
programs are based on variety of research activities pursued by
KEK, which provide wide range of graduate education forstudents.

Departments under the School・Department of Accelerator Science・Department of Materials Structure Science・Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics

Accelerator Test Facility

COURSES■ Kamiyama, Takashi
Dean
School of High Energy
Accelerator Science

Accelerator Science
Beam physics / Beam Development / Design of Accelerator
Projects / Accelerator Technology / Science of Magnetics /Science of Radio-Frequency Acceleration / Vacuum Scienceand Technologies / Computer Science / Radiation Science /Mechanical Engineering for Accelerator Development

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: kyodo2@mail.kek.jp

Special field: Neutron Diffraction18

Department ofMaterials Structure Science

Department of Particle
and Nuclear Physics

At the Institute of Materials Structure Science, we pursue
leading edge researches on structures, functions andcharacteristics of hard to soft materials. The researchstudies concerning physics, chemistry, biology, engineering,
agriculture, and medical science are performed by the useof advanced beams such as synchrotron radiation, neutrons,muons, and slow positron, which are provided by state-ofthe-art particle accelerators. We are also developing novel
technologies for beam production and its utilization to makemajor contributions to materials science.

In this department, we conduct both theoretical and experimental
researches in particle and nuclear physics. The theoreticalinvestigations include not only those in particle and nuclear
physics but also those in cosmology and astrophysics. The
experimental investigations are conducted by means of colliding
beam accelerators and various beams from high-intensity proton
accelerators. In addition, related research in physics, including the
R&D of new devices, methods, and their applications, is pursued ina versatile manner.

View of a protein crystallography end-station

Upgrade of the SuperKEKB accelerator and Belle II detector. ©KEK

COURSESThe crystal structure of the world-best lithium-ion-conducting material
Li10GeP2S12 was determined by neutron diffraction and synchrotron
radiation. (Left to right) the crystal structure of Li 10GeP 2S 12, its
framework, the conduction paths of lithium ions are shown. Zigzag
conduction pathways along the c axis are indicated.

Theoretical Particle and Nuclear Physics
Fundamental Theories of Particle Physics / Particle Physics
Phenomenology / Lattice Gauge Theory / Hadron and Nuclear
Theory / Theoretical Cosmophysics

Experimental Particle and Nuclear Physics

COURSESB Factory / Hadron Collider Energy Frontier / Lepton
Collider Energy Frontier / Neutrino Physics / Kaon
Rare Decay / Muon Rare Process / Muon Precision
Measurement / Nuclear Physics / Physics of Short-Lived
Nuclei / Neutron Fundamental Physics / Experimental
Cosmophysics / Beam Dynamics / Superconductivity and
Cryogenic Engineering / Particle Detection Technology

Materials Structure Science
Synchrotron Radiation Science /Materials Structure
Science based on Synchrotron Radiation /Neutron and Muon Science

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: kyodo2@mail.kek.jp

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: kyodo2@mail.kek.jp

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Accelerator Science

Both particle physics and nuclear physics are among the mostfundamental areas of basic science, and they are the sourcesof new frontiers in physical concepts and methods that are thebasis of modern science; these subjects involve the pursuit of
the most fundamental principles of nature and the explorationof the basic structure and building blocks of matter.

School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences
The School of Multidisciplinary Sciences conducts research and education on important issues relating to changes of the Earth, environment, andhuman society. The School strives to cultivate researchers and highly specialized professionals in the area of information and system sciences, whowill play key roles in research and/or development skills that will contribute to solving these issues.

Department of
Statistical Science

School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences

Statistical science researches statistical models and methods
for rational inference, effective prediction and discovery of
new knowledge based on the effective use of data in theface of complex and uncertain phenomenon and information
explosion.
The Department of Statistical Science, which is based on
the Institute of Statistical Mathematics (ISM) serving as its
underlying platform, aims to cultivate individuals who possess
creative research skills to contribute to solving various
important intricately-intertwined problems. To this end, theDepartment conducts education and research related tothe basis, mathematics and applications of data collection
designs, modeling, inference and prediction, and equip
students with the ability to extract information and knowledge
from the real world based on the effective use of data.

School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences

The School of Multidisciplinary Science conducts research andeducation on complicated natural and social phenomena, as systems
that govern the occurrences, functions, and interactions of these
phenomena, from the comprehensive and transdisciplinary viewpoint.
Through such research and educational activities, the School aims tonurture researchers and highly specialized professionals in the area of
information and systems who will take the lead in academic research
and address various important issues relating to changes in humansociety in the 21st Century. The School, consisting of the Department of
Statistical Science, the Department of Polar Science, and the Department
of Informatics, has been involved in multidisciplinary research fields
from the beginning. In addition, the School further strives to enhance its
research and education by promoting close collaboration between the
Departments by, for example, setting common subjects in curricula.
The School covers diverse research subjects but studies the principles
of multidisciplinary science, research approaches, and methodologies
as an essential part of the School’s research and education activities.
The Department of Statistical Science and the Department of Informatics
seek to determine the common probability or complexity among
various phenomena by statistical mathematics and data analysis. The
Department of Polar Science studies the geophysical and the biologicalcomplex system in the polar regions of extremes on Earth andapproaches its subject from the viewpoint of multidisciplinary science.
By continuing to explore new research fields, including advanced andleading research fields, and systematizing them through such activities,
the School strives for further development of the multidisciplinarysciences.

Departments under the School
Visualization System

・Department of Statistical Science・Department of Polar Science・Department of Informatics

COURSES■ Yoneda, Tomohiro
Dean
School of Multidisciplinary
Sciences

Statistical Science
Statistical Modeling / Data Science / Mathematical Analysis
and Statistical Inference

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: kenkyo@ism.ac.jp

Special field: Software Engineering

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Polar Science

Department ofInformatics

The Earth is the only one aqua-planet in the Solar system.
Many kinds of organism including mankind have been
living on it. When we long for sustainable development on
this planet, we have to better understand evolution andchange of its environments. Recently, we come to realizethat environmental change of the Earth, in each aspectof ionosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere andbiosphere, appears in advance from both polar regions.
The objectives of Department of Polar Science are to
study characteristics of the changes and their relationin the framework of the seamless Earth system. Polar
Science stands strongly on the fieldwork; therefore we
attach importance to educate or study together practicalmethodology to carry out the research.
We train "Earth scientists" who are creative and flexible instudying the past, current and future figure of the Earth.

The Cooling Test for Submerging an In-water Computer and Faultdiagnosis Test Boards in Water.

The aurora australis 

Professor and students are sometimes developing an application or doing
programming tasks jointly.

(Photo by Hidehiko Suzuki)

COURSESCOURSESPolar Science
Polar Space and Upper Atmospheric Sciences / Polar
Meteorology and Glaciology / Polar Geoscience / Polar
Bioscience

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: kyokuiki@nipr.ac.jp

Informatics
Foundations of Informatics / Information Infrastructure
Science / Software Science / Multimedia Information
Science / Intelligent Systems Science / Information
Environment Science

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: daigakuin@nii.ac.jp

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School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences

Informatics is a new science field which deals with many problems
on information extensively and synthetically. It is a multidisciplinaryscience which covers traditional information science and engineering,as well as humanity informatics and social informatics. It includes
expression, collection, circulation, management, processing and usageof information as well as the information technology (IT) for supportingthem.
The Department of Informatics aims to foster researchers and highly
skilled professionals with ability in broad range from foundations topractices and advanced speciality by utilizing cutting-edge research
environment and cyber science infrastructure of the National Institute ofInformatics in an international atmosphere with many researchers andstudents from various countries.

School ofLife Science
The School of Life Science aims to cultivate researchers who are internationally competitive and possess broad perspectives necessary for taking on
leading roles in the life science research of the next generation. Students participate in research to clarify life phenomena at various levels from themolecular to the individual to the population.

Department of
Genetics

School ofLife Science

The Department of Genetics offers education and research
opportunities in a variety of cutting-edge disciplines withthe goal of investigating biological phenomena on the basisof genetic information. Study and research fields include
molecular, cellular, developmental, behavioral, population,and evolutionary genetics, as well as genome biology andbioinformatics. Students can take advantage of a wide rangeof databases and genetic resources hosted by the National
Institute of Genetics. To nurture independent researchers, theDepartment of Genetics adopts an educational philosophy
that the academic guidance of each individual student iscarried out by the entire
faculty. For example,
graduate students
meet with their thesis
committee twice ayear to receive advice
from faculty members
outside their host labs.
Other features of the
Department include the
Scientific Presentation/
Writing Programand ample financial
assistance opportunities
such as our research
assistant program.

The School of Life Science aims to educate researchers who areinternationally extraordinary and possess creativeness and broad
perspectives to explore new fields of Life Science. Professors in this school
cover wide fields of Life Science from the molecular to organismal andpopulation levels.
The School of Life Science offers graduate programs that are aimed at
nurturing independent and creative researchers that expand the frontiers oflife science. Three departments that constitute the School of Life Science arebased on three leading research institutions — National Institute of Genetics,
National Institute for Basic Biology, and National Institute for Physiological
Sciences. Research activities of these institutes cover variable fields of Life
Science and the School of Life Science aims to provide research
environments in which students can learn interdisciplinary concepts as wellas their own specialty. Housing the largest number of life science faculty inJapan, the School of Life Science offers a mentoring system by multiple
faculty, and provides a superb environment for independent research byeach student. The graduate course provides not only lectures by outstanding
internal professors but also seminars on the latest research progressconducted by external researchers, educational programs for crossdisciplinary approaches, and courses on scientific writing and presentation.
The three departments hold a joint retreat every year for scientificinteractions and share lectures over the internet for further enhanced
interactions. We welcome students who love and enjoy Life Science, anddream to open new windows into the field.

The rich environment of the Departmentof Genetics allows students to fully
devote themselves to their own research
projects.

School ofLife Science

Departments under the School・Department of Genetics
・Department of Basic Biology
・Department of Physiological Sciences

Lively discussions are often held in the laboratories.

COURSES■ Furuse, Mikio
Dean
School of Life Science
Special field: Cell Biology

Molecular and Cellular Biology
Developmental Biology
Evolutionary Biology
Genome Biology

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: info-soken@nig.ac.jp
22Department of
Basic Biology

Department of
Physiological Sciences
Physiology is to clarify the mechanisms of living bodies
from both elements (cells and molecules) and systems, andtherefore provides important basic knowledge necessary
for understanding pathological conditions. Importance ofphysiology has been much increased upon clarification of
genome structures. In this department, students can learn
the function of intact organisms in an integrated way frommolecular / cellular levels as basic units of living organisms
to whole body levels, and are expected to be pioneeringresearchers in bioscience, neuroscience and medicine.

Model organisms used at Department of Basic Biology

Cells, tissues and organs which researchers in Department of
Physiological Sciences are working on using different experimental
procedures

School ofLife Science

The Department of Basic Biology trains researchers capableof developing innovative approaches and creative ideas tounderstand higher order phenomena in biological science.
Students take advantage of the environment and facilitiesof the National Institute for Basic Biology. Students conduct
a PhD research project with taking a variety of advanced
classes and advices from several professors with different
specialities. Research fields in this department cover cellbiology, developmental biology, environmental biology,
neurobiology, symbiotic biology and evolutionary biology
with appropriate model organisms and top-end techniques
including molecular biology, bioimaging, mathematicalscience and omics.

Developmental Biology
Environmental Biology

COURSESCOURSES

Cell Biology

Neurobiology
Evolution, Diversity and Genomic Biology
Reproductive Biology

Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Homeostatic Regulation
Fundamental Neuroscience
System Neuroscience

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: r7139@orion.ac.jp

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: r7139@orion.ac.jp23

School of
Advanced Sciences
Based on SOKENDAI's founding principles and purposes, the School aims to accomplish world-class academic research beyond the borders ofconventional academic fields through interdisciplinary approaches. Additionally, we strive to develop transdisciplinary and advanced academic fields
and to produce researchers who have broad perspectives and a high level of expertise that is globally competitive.

Department of Evolutionary
Studies of Biosystems

School of
Advanced Sciences

Since the origin of life 3.8 billion years ago, an extremely diverse
collection of living organisms has populated the Earth. The
concept of evolution is key to understanding the history anddiversity of life, and also provides a theoretical framework linking
the various levels of biology. Even human society can be viewed
through the lens of evolution. Students will be trained to be worldclass scientists in their own research field. At the same time,
we offer courses covering not only a wide range of biological
topics but also the relationship between science and society. This
comprehensive training program aims to broaden our students’perspectives, in order that they will become professionals able tocontribute to developing a sustainable global society in the future.

The School of Advanced Sciences is a school with just one
department: the Department of Evolutionary Studies of
Biosystems. Our mission is to perform research andeducation in the fields of evolution and science and society.
The evolution section focuses on the diversity andevolutionary history of organisms, and consists of four
subsections: integrative anthropology, behavioral biology,
evolutionary biology and theoretical biology. The scienceand society section studies the roles and responsibilities ofscientists within society, from the viewpoint that science isa social activity of humans. Students carry out Ph.D.
research in their own field, but are also required to write asubthesis in the other one: biology students write asubthesis on science and society, and vice versa. The
barriers between laboratories have been removed as far as
possible, which makes for an intense, intimate educational
environment for all students and faculty. We thus hope that
all of our students will become competent and wellbalanced researchers / professionals.
We also actively promote international and domestic
collaborations with other universities and research
institutes, to plant the seeds for fruitful future research
fields.

A.A swallowtail butterfly feeding on nectar on the Mondrian pattern
B.C hromosome images with the multicolor fluorescence in situ
hybridization (FISH) method (crab-eating monkey ; 2n = 42)
C.Bones of horses excavated in Mongolian remains
D.Forecasting evolution of influenza virus by using a mathematicalmode
E.Field exercise at Morito River
F.Meerkats form a family group and demonstrate various cooperative
behaviors among related individuals.

Departments under the School・Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

COURSESSchool of
Advanced Sciences■ Sasaki, Akira
Dean
School of Advanced Sciences

Major in Biology
Anthropology / Evolutionary Biology / Behavioral Biology /Advanced Theoretical Biology

Major in Science and Society
Social Studies of Science

For inquiries or information:
E-mail: office_sendou@ml.soken.ac.jp

Special field: ‌Mathematical
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Educational Programs
SOKENDAI Freshman Course
The Freshman Course is an intensive course (4 days camp) for newlyenrolled students of SOKENDAI. This course has two objectives: (1) To
acquire basic knowledge and skills required for all researchers; and, (2) To
understand the SOKENDAI’s broad range of intellectual fields, and create a
network beyond your research field. This course consists of four sections:“Frontiers of Knowledge,” “Student Seminar,” “Researchers and Society,” and,“Communication Skills for Researchers.”■ 2017 (First semester)Date: April 11-14, 2017
Venues: SOKENDAI Hayama Campus
Participants: 63 students, 35 faculty members, Total 98■ 2017 (Second semester)Date: October 10-13, 2017
Venues: SOKENDAI Hayama Campus
Participants: 47 students, 32 faculty members, Total 79“Science and Society” Program
SOKENDAI has been leading a program to develop graduate education in “science and society.” Since the university’s primary mission
is to train professionals who have leading expertise as well as broader perspectives, we hope our young scientists develop abilities tograsp science as part of social activities and to think critically about social dimensions of scientific practice including social implications
and impacts of research activities and infrastructure supporting scientific research. Therefore the program designs and provides “scienceand society” course as well as workshops to discuss various issues pertinent to a specialized field of science. As part of the activities, weoffer a 1.5-day program, “Researchers and Society,” within the Freshman Course twice a year (in Japanese and English).

SOKENDAI Brain Science Joint Program
Brain Science Joint Program was set up as a model case of the interdisciplinary education system initiated by Dept. Physiological
Sciences and created a new curriculum for SOKENDAI students to learn extensive fields in Brain Science with the cooperation of otherrelated Departments (Basic Biology, Genetics, Informatics, Statistical Science, Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems).
All lectures are being delivered by remote lecture system, which enables students to attend from the distant departments. We cordially
expect your active participation from various backgrounds.

Integrative Bioscience Education Program
To foster the development of young researchers who can contribute to the future of biology, we need a new graduate program that
promotes interdisciplinary and integrative views of biological processes, covering not only biological but also physical, mathematical,
and information sciences. A new curriculum of Integrative Bioscience will thus be developed and implemented in this program,utilizing notable features of SOKENDAI: graduate school education at cutting-edge national research institutes in diverse fields.

Historical and Cultural Resource Management Program
The historical and cultural resource management course is led by the School of Cultural and Social Studies and aims to develop
researchers with a high capability in historical and cultural resource management through learning about advanced historical andcultural resource management such as methods for reading diverse historical and cultural resources, analysis using advanced
scientific methods, recording and scientific preservation management of historical and cultural resource information, and researchpresentations using historical and cultural resources.

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Course-by-Course Education Program to Cultivate Researchers in Physical Science with Broad Perspectives
The Program is provided jointly by the School of Physical Sciences and the School of High Energy Accelerator Science. It seeks tofoster researchers in the field of physical sciences who are fully equipped with a high degree of professional qualities as well as broad
perspective and international competence to meet the needs of society. In the 1st to 2nd years of the 5-year doctoral course, theProgram focuses on building basic academic skills at the graduate school level. In the 3rd to 5th years of the 5-year doctoral course
students are placed according to their aptitude into one of the following four courses: Basic Course*, Advanced Research Course,
Project Research Course (available only in the School of Physical Sciences), and Development Research Course (available only in the
School of Physical Sciences).
*For students matriculating in AY2018 or later, course completion in the “Basic Course” has been discontinued.

Joint School Seminars
 OKENDAI Cultural Forum / School of◇S
Cultural and Social Studies

December 2-3, 2017 at National Museum of Japanese History
The forum is an event for academic exchanges organized by SOKENDAI’s only liberal arts
department, School of Cultural and Social Studies. Centering “culture” as a common focus,
it offers a forum for interdisciplinary exchanges among faculties and students of various
majors from inside and outside of the university.
As it provides a place to publish their research, the event functions as an educational
opportunity for the students to present their research works and achievements and to learn
presentation skills at the same time. Through these activities, the project also serves as a gateway for academic interactions between
art and science students.
Furthermore, by involving students in the planning and organization of the event, students can exercise their planning skills andreceive advices and supports from faculties on project management through the collaboration, which in turn would facilitate students’ability as independent researchers.

 ultidisciplinary Sciences Cross Talks / School of Multidisciplinary◇M
Sciences and School of Life Science (Department of Genetics)

September 21-22, 2017 at Nagano Prefecture
At the “Young Researchers Cross Talks” hosted by Research Organization of Information and
Systems and co-sponsored by School of Multidisciplinary Sciences, members of School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences and Department of Genetics, as well as faculties and students from avariety of fields in SOKENDAI, join together to hold group discussions throughout this overnight
event.
Through group discussions and presentations on multidisciplinary topics with the presence of local and international faculties and students
from various fields of study, students are expected to acquire higher expertise, wider perspectives, and international competency.

 ife Science Retreat / School of Life Science◇L& School of Advanced Sciences

October 23-24, 2017 at Yamanashi PrefectureLife Science Retreat invites biology faculties and students for academic interactions, through which it aims to foster talents with abroader grasp of biological science and the capacity to contribute to the development of the field.
English is used throughout the conference to improve the participants’ international caliber. Students plan and coordinate researchpresentations (oral and poster) and opinion exchanges. In the project, student organizers are expected to polish planning skills
through the preparation and exercise presentations skills.

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SOKENDAI Short-term Research Abroad & Long-term Internship ProgramThis program encourages SOKENDAI students to seek a short-term research opportunity abroad and/or a long-term collaborative
research project in and outside Japan that may lead to their career in the future. The program follows the educational goals of SOKENDAI,“advanced specialties and expertise,” “broad perspective,” and “international competitiveness,” and intends to financially support suchresearch opportunities of SOKENDAI students. (The “short-term abroad program” and “internship program” (both undertaken until 2017)
have been merged into this new program.)
2017
Short-term Abroad Program
Number of students supported: 11
Dispatched countries: USA, UK, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Germany, China
Internship Program
Number of students supported: 8
Dispatched countries: USA, Switzerland, Sweden, Czech Republic,
Germany, Peru, Malaysia

Theme Lectures
Theme Lectures are a group of intensive courses dealing with advanced and interdisciplinary themes, that would encourage students tobroaden their perspective. Inspired by the diverse range of affiliated Inter -University Research Institutes, students are expected to gain
the research skills that can address and tackle challenging issues of this rapidly-changing society.

Publication Support for Students
The publishing cost support of the printing expenses up to 200,000 yen per publication is carried out for about the academic paper
which was a result of the research activities. This support is applicable only for the students who belong to SOKENDAI. Total 25
publications were supported in 2017.

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Society and Community Outreach Activities
Press Release
Research findings in 2017 published on the following 8 papers are press released and subsequently appeared in newspapers andvarious media:◇ Optical observations of the Phoenicid meteor shower in 2014 and activity of comet 289P/Blanpain in the early 20th century◇ Inclined zenith aurora over Kyoto on 17 September 1770: Graphical evidence of extreme magnetic storm◇ An asymmetric attraction model for the diversity and robustness of cell arrangement in nematodes.
◇ Analysis of "Hachioji meteorite" for the first time in detail◇ Physcomitrella MADS-box genes regulate water supply and sperm movement for fertilization◇ Redirected aggression as a conflict management tactic in the social cichlid fish Julidochromis regani.
◇ ‌‘The Industry Must Be Inconspicuous’: Japan Tobacco’s Corruption of Science and Health Policy via the Smoking Research
Foundation◇ Discover iron meteorite at Nagara, Gifu city Named "Nagara meteorite"

Community Programs
With the aims of making the accumulated research findings of the University broadly available to the public, opening up the University
to the public, and deepening exchanges with the local community, we proudly participate in the “Shonan Village Festival” in Shonan
Village, which is home to the Hayama Campus.
◇ Shonan Village Festival-Lecture: “Human growth and child care from an evolutionary perspective”
Hasegawa, Mariko (President)
Date: May 3, 2017
◇ Science Seminar for Junior High and High School Students-The Origin of new species
Terai, Yohey (Assistant Professor, Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems)
Date: July 25, 2017
◇ “Yokoko Academia” organized by Kanagawa Prefectural Yokosuka High School
We supported the academic program, “Yokoko Academia” organized by Kanagawa Prefectural Yokosuka High School to contributeto local educational institutes and foster future generations. Last year, we sent our seven lecturers to the “Academia”at 5 seminars.
The school was designated as a Super Science High School by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Academic Lectures hosted by the School of Advanced Sciences
From various on-going studies, the School selects themes relating to “light and evolution” and organizes academic lectures thatdeliver findings from cutting edge research to the general public and help to create deeper communication with people in the local
communities.
■ The 20th Academic lecture for 2017
Lectures: Can science tell us about the unobservable part of the world?
Onishi, Yukinori (Assistant Professor at the Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems)
Lectures: Where Do You Want to Live in Cuba? ~Diversity and Habitat Selection in Cuban Anolis Lizards~
Akashi, Hiroshi (Research Fellowship in School of Advanced Sciences)
Date: November 3, 2017

For inquiries or information : ESB Administrative Section
TEL : 81-46-858-1577, 1595 FAX : 81-46-858-1544 E-mail : office_sendou@ml.soken.ac.jp

総研大ニューズレター

SOKENDAI Newsletter

第 117 号

2018.4 発行

目次

SOKENDAI Newsletter covers ongoing activity information at the university such as various events in our
campuses, research findings released to media, and awards.
You can find it online on our university website.（Japanese Only）
https://www.soken.ac.jp/disclosure/pr/publicity/newsletter/【今月のトピックス】
平成 29 年度春季総合研究大学院大学学位記授与式
企画室・教育開発センターを設置
総研大東京ブランチがオープン
生命共生体進化学専攻 10 周年記念シンポジウム
第 25 回自然科学研究機構シンポジウム
総研大・情報学専攻 第 2 回 Home Coming Day 開催
学融合セミナー「カラスとどう付き合うか？～対話、利用、個体数コントロール～」【受賞情報、プレスリリース、メディア出演情報】
受賞 1 件、プレスリリース 1 件、メディア出演 3 件【イベント情報】
総研大 各専攻イベント情報

広報社会連携係
広報社会連携係
広報社会連携係
先導科学研究科事務係
核融合科学専攻
NII 広報チームデジタルメディア担当
学融合推進事務室総務係【今月のトピックス】
平成29年度春季総合研究大学院大学学位記授与式について・学長式辞
3月23日(金)に講堂において、春季学位記授与式が行われ、課程博士50名。論文博士3名に新たに学位が授与されました。式典では、修了生一人一人に、長谷川学長より直接学位記が手渡され、学長からの式辞が送られました。53名の修了生が総研大での博士号を手にし、将来への新たな一歩を踏み出しました。学長式辞については本学ウェブページよりご覧ください。
学長メッセージ：https：//www.soken.ac.jp/outline/president_message/

なお、今回の各専攻の修了生内訳は下記の通りです。
地域文化学 1名、国際日本研究 5名(内論文博士2名)、日本歴史研究2名、日本文学研究1名(内

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JSPS Summer Program
The objective of this program is to inject an international element into the education at the University and to promote academic
exchange with other countries. SOKENDAI provides an orientation session during the first week of the program at the Hayama
campus. It comprises Japanese language lessons, special lectures on Japanese culture and research, and a poster session in which
SOKENDAI students will also participate to exchange ideas and opinions with JSPS Summer Program fellows from all over the world.
Under the program young pre- and post-doctoral researchers from academically-advanced countries are invited to the University
with the collaboration of inter-university research institutes and other universities. This program, which is supported by JSPS, provides
guest researchers with an opportunity to experience Japanese research and education.

‌Opening Ceremony and Orientation■‌Research Report Presentation and Farewell Party■

Date: June 14-20, 2017
Venues: Shonan Village Center

Date: August 22, 2017
Venues: Hotel Grand Palace (Tokyo)‌Research Experience at Host Institutions■
Date: June 21-August 21, 2017
Venues: IURIs, Universities
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English Presentation Skills
Lectures for the purpose of obtaining practical abilities to internationally appeal attractiveness of
research are held targeting the students of this university in conjunction with the orientation of the
JSPS Summer Program. Students participate in a group discussion and a poster session held in theorientation, and practice the introduction of their research in English, after receiving guidance fromEnglish teachers.

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The Center for
Development(CED)
for Educational
Academic Information
Services“Advanced specialties and expertise,” “Broad perspective,” and “International
competitiveness” are the educational goals of SOKENDAI, and they are the essential
competencies for excellent researchers. In order to achieve these goals, we
believe that the university-wide education that enhances the quality as an excellent
researcher is necessary, in addition to specialized education carried out in eachdepartment. The missions of the CED are: to implement and support the universitywide education programs and projects; and, to assist in evaluation and analysisof the educational activities. We contribute to develop researchers rooted in ourphilosophy.

Member of the CED

⦿ Implement and provide support for the university-wide education program and projects

・Plan and implement “Freshman Course”
・Plan and implement “SOKENDAI Students’ Seminar on Skills for Poster Presentation”
・Design and provide support in improving the system of the university-wide education
・Provide support in implementing “SOKENDAI Short-term Research Abroad and Long-term Internship Program”
・Design and provide support in developing the international joint/double degree programs⦿ Assist in evaluation and analysis of educational activities

・Conduct surveys and analyze the implementation status of the university-wide and specialized education in each department
・Conduct surveys and analyze students’ research activities
・Assist in analysis and evaluation in preparation for the Certified Evaluation and Accreditation
・Assist in analysis and evaluation in preparation for the MEXT’s National University Corporation Evaluation

FuturePlanning
Division
The Center
for Academic
Information Services
In order to support management of the University by the leadership of the President, Future Planning Division was established as thecore functions which carries out planning and proposals relating to education/research activities and organizational management of theentire University. We will start IR activities and collecting information to support formulating the future vision toward the period for the 4th
Mid-term Objectives as the “SOKENDAI Future Vision Project”.
・Planning and proposals relating to management of the University
・IR activities to support planning, proposals and decision making
・International cooperation activities relating to the entire University
・Public relation activities relating to the entire University
・Formulation of the policies relating to management and operations of the headquarters of the University

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University Library
The Center for Academic Information Services
This Center was established to aims at effective management of academic information in SOKENDAI. Based on secure and resilient
information infrastructure, it provides various academic information services to researchers and researchers-in-future who are bothusers and creators of academic information, and supports education, research, and administration in SOKENDAI.

Hayama Library (Attached Headquarters)
Hayama Library gathers, organizes and releases various academic materials to provide high-level research and education and topioneer advanced academic fields.
Hayama Library is open around-the-clock to the faculty and students at the Hayama Campus for reading and borrowing. It collects
and makes available standard references and books that can be used in all Departments and Schools, as well as specialized books
and journals related to studies in cutting-edge and/or interdisciplinary research fields.
Image and video documentation materials are available through in-house facilities.
In addition, Hayama Library offers SOKENDAI Institutional Repository, which allows free online access to doctoral dissertations andbook/journal publications at the University, as well as academic papers published by the faculty and students at the Hayama Campus.
The Library also provides database services, including OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) for books and journals held by the
Library, the HRMS (High-Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy Database), a database of SOKENDAI faculty’s education and researchoutcomes, the Sakyo Komatsu Corpus, the Jomon Shellmound Database, and the Fowl Collection.
These books and database are also available to general public. The venue effectively functions both as a place to collect researchresources and a studying space.
SOKENDAI staffs and neighborhood residents can borrow books belonging to Kanagawa Prefectural Library (KL-NET Service).
Furthermore, since 2015, it has been serving as a service counter of National Diet Library to enable users to browse digital materials
belonging to the National Diet Library.

Number of academic materials available at the LibraryBook : (Japanese)
approx. 22,600 titles(Non-Japanese) approx. 24,800 titles
Journal : (Japanese)
approx.
150 titles(Non-Japanese) approx.
330 titles
E-book :		
approx. 85,000 titles
E-journal:
approx.: 5,900 titles
For inquiries
or information
Institutional
UniversityRepository
Library : approx. 4,700 titles
TEL : 81-46-858-1528
FAX : 81-46-858-1607
E-mail : lib@ml.soken.ac.jp

As of April 1, 2018

Database for Sakyo Komatsu Corpus
Database for the bibliography of Sakyo Komatsu's
works.
Database for the Jomon Shellmound
Database for the sites from which the faunal sediments
are excavated.
Database for the Fowl Collection
Database for the folk crafts etc of which the motif are
the Fowls.

For inquiries or information :University Library
TEL : 81-46-858-1528
FAX : 81-46-858-1607
E-mail : lib@ml.soken.ac.jp

Electronic Journals
BioOne ／ JSTOR ／ Science Direct ／ Springer-LINK ／Wiley-Blackwell ／ GeoScienceWorld
Scopus (Document/reference database search service)※In addition to the above, electronic journals forinternal use at the Hayama Campus are available.

http://www.lib.soken.ac.jp

University Library
The University Library consists of the Hayama Library and IURI libraries.
The University Library gathers, organizes, and accumulates electronicmaterials. Under close cooperation with the Hayama Library and IURI
libraries, the University Library aims to promote the education / research
activities by performing required activities for facilitation of the use ofacademic information. It offers a large number of e-journals and e-books
so that faculty and students of IURIs dotted around the country can use
these materialsJournals
in common. In addition, the university introduces andElectronic
offers the world’s largest bibliographic / citation database “Scopus”.

BioOne ／ JSTOR ／ Science Direct ／ Springer-LINK ／Wiley-Blackwell ／ GeoScienceWorld
Scopus (Document/reference database search service)※In addition to the above, electronic journals forinternal use at the Hayama Campus are available.

http://www.lib.soken.ac.jp

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Division of Information Services and Technology
Cooperating with the affiliated research institutes and museums, this division manages core information facilities and operates
information systems located at the Hayama Campus and its branch.

National Museum of
Ethnology

National Museum ofJapanese History

International Research Center
for Japanese Studies
National Institute ofJapanese Literature

国立遺伝学研究所
National Instituteof Genetics
National
Institute for Basic
基礎生物学研究所
Biology

Institute for Molecular
Science

SOKENDAI Video Conferencing System
National
Institute for
生理学研究所
Physiological Sciences

National Astronomical
Observatory

Division ofInformation Services andTechnology

Hayama Campus・Tokyo branch
The統計数理研究所
Institute of Statistical
Mathematics

National Institute for Fusion
ScienceNational
国立極地研究所
Institute of Polar
Research
国立情報学研究所
National Institute ofInformatics

Institute of Space andAstronautical Science
Institute of Materials
Structure Science
Accelerator Laboratory,
Applied Research Laboratory

Headquarters

University Library

The Center for Educational
Development

Institute of Particle andNuclear Studies

SOKENDAI Video Conferencing System
The system connects the affiliated Inter-University Research Institutes and JAXA with the university headquarters. It facilitates
teleconferencing and supports university activities.
Tele-learning Assistant System at SOKENDAI
The system promotes inter-departmental activities and supports education and research with broad and deep perspectives.
SOKENDAI Cloud Computing System
This private cloud computing system is a basic facility lately developed to promote intra-university education, academic exchange,and public relations.

For inquiries or information :Academic Information Service Office
TEL : 81-46-858-1587
FAX : 81-46-858-1633
E-mail : istc.jimu@ml.soken.ac.jp32Data Book
Recipients of Award⦿ Our Nobel Prize Laureates
Professor Emeritus, School of Life Science

Professor Emeritus, School of High Energy Accelerator Science

The 2016 Nobel Prizein Physiologyor Medicine for his
discoveries of mechanisms
for autophagy

Yoshinori Ohsumi
Professor Emeritus,
SOKENDAI /National Institute for
Basic Biology

The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics
for the discovery of the origin of thebroken symmetru which predicts theexistence of at least three families ofquarks in nature

1996.10-2009.3 Professor, School of life
Science2008.4-2009.3 Dean, School of Life Science
2006 Japan Academy Prize
2016 Order of Culture

Makoto Kobayashi

Professor Emeritus,
SOKENDAI /Honorary Professor
Emeritus, High Energy
Accelerator Research
Organization(KEK)1999.4-2004.3 Professor, School ofMathematical and Physical Science
2004.4-2006.3 Professor, School of HighEnergy Accelerator Science
2003.4-2004.4 Chair, Department of Particle
and Nuclear Physics
2008 Order of Culture

The list of professors who received famous prizes or held an honorable positions in international academic society
Name
Prize/Achievement
Research Theme
Ohta, Tomoko(Professor Emeritus, Department of Genetics)
Suematsu, Yasuharu(Professor Emeritus, Department of Informatics)
Innan, Hideki(Associate Professor, Department of Evolutionary Studies of
Biosystems)
Nakanishi, Susumu(Professor Emeritus, Department of Japanese Studies)Iye, Masanori(Professor Emeritus, Department of Astronomical Science)
Yamanaka, Yuriko(Associate Professor, Department of Regional Studies)
Hayami, Akira(Professor Emeritus, Department of Japanese Studies)
Morokuma, Keiji(Professor Emeritus, Department of Structural Molecular Science)
Kaifu, Norio(Professor Emeritus, Department of Astronomical Science)
Motojima, Osamu(Professor Emeritus, Department of Fusion Science)

The list of alumni who received JSPS Ikushi Prize
Name

Order of Culture (2016)
The Crafoord Prize (2015)

Nearly Neutral Theory

Order of Culture (2015)

Optical Communication Engineering

Japan Academy Medal (2014)

Theoretical Elucidation of the Mechanisms of
Evolution with Genomic Sequence Data

Order of Culture (2013)

Japanese Literature

Japan Academy Prize (2013)

Observational Studies of the Early Universe

Japan Academy Medal (2011)

A Comparative Study of Alexander the Great’s
Images in the Medieval Middle East

Order of Culture (2009)

Socio-Economic History, Historical Demography

Imperial Prize and Japan Academy Prize(2008)

Theoretical Studies of Design of Structure,
Function and Reactivity of Molecules

President, International Astronomical Union (2012-2015)
Emeritus Director-General of ITER International Fusion Energy Organization (2010)

Prize

Kariyazono, Shiho
JSPS Ikushi Prize (2017)(Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems)
Kitamura, Daichi(Department of Informatics)
Mochizuki, Kenji(Department of Functional Molecular Science)
Nakahata, Yoshihisa(Departement of Physiological Sciences)

JSPS Ikushi Prize (2016)
JSPS Ikushi Prize (2013)
JSPS Ikushi Prize (2013)

Research Theme
The genetic basis and the biological role of fluorescent proteins in Acropora
speciesMultichannel blind music source separation based on nonnegative matrix factor
source model
Theoretical Study on the Molecular Mechanism of Ice Melting and the Local
Structure of Aqueous Solution
Activation-Dependent Spatial Dynamics of Postsynaptic Glycine Receptors

Nagakura Research Incentive Award
Funded by SOKENDAI’s first President, Dr. Nagakura Saburo, the SOKENDAI Nagakura Research Incentive Award started in 1995 toencourage SOKENDAI’s outstanding students to pursue further research and to develop new research fields.
The 22th (2016) Award Ceremony: September 28, 2017
Name
Department

Research Theme

Kitamura, Daichi

Informatics

Effective Optimization Algorithms for Blind and Supervised Music Source Separation with
Nonnegative Matrix Factorization

Matsuda, Takashi

Basic Biology

Distinct neural mechanisms for the control of thirst and salt appetite in the subfornical organ

33

Academic Staff

(As of May 1, 2018)

Category
President
Executive Director
AuditorVice President
Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
School of Cultural andJapanese Studies
Social Studies
Japanese History
Japanese Literature
Subtotal
Structural Molecular Science
Functional Molecular Science
School of PhysicalAstronomical Science
Sciences
Fusion Science
Space and Astronautical Science
Subtotal
Accelerator Science
School of High Energy
Materials Structure Science
Accelerator Science
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Subtotal
Statistical Science
School of
Polar Science
Multidisciplinary
Informatics
Sciences
Subtotal
Genetics
Basic Biology
School of Life Science
Physiological Sciences
Subtotal
School of Advanced
Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems
Sciences
Subtotal
The Center for Educational Development
The Center for Academic Information Services
Future Planning Division
Secretariat etc.
Total

Member of the Board
1
3
2
（1）

Professor

Associate Professor

10
11
19
18
9
67
7
9
23
20
18
77
56
18
34
108
20
11
27
58
24
15
14（1）
53（1）
3（1）
3（1）

11
12
4
14
11
52
7
6
37
17
41
108
57
25
30
112
18
25
31
74
10
16
16
42
6
6
1
（1）
1

366（2）

396（1）

0

0

0

0

0
0
（1）
（1）
（1）
6（4）

LectureAssistant Professor

OthersSecretariat

0

0
17
21
47
16
19
120
52
19
16
87
9
19
13
41
29
34
36
99
6
6
3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
3
3

0

0
18
6
33
57

0

0
4
4
1
1
1
64

356

0

41
41

3

Total
1
3
2
（1）
21
23
23
32
20
119
31
36
107
53
78
305
183
68
113
364
47
55
71
173
63
65
66（1）
194（1）
22（1）
22（1）
5（1）
1（2）
2（1）
41
1232（7）※ The number of staff in parentheses indicates those who concurrently work in other section [not included in the total].

Students

(As of May 1, 2018)
1st year

Quota
SchoolDepartment

Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
Japanese Studies
Japanese History
Japanese Literature
Subtotal
Structural Molecular Science
Functional Molecular Science
Astronomical Science
School of
Physical Sciences Fusion Science
Space and Astronautical Science
Subtotal
Accelerator Science
School of High Energy
Materials Structure Science
Accelerator
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Science
Subtotal
Statistical Science
School of
Polar Science
Multidisciplinary
Informatics
Sciences
Subtotal
Genetics
Basic Biology
School of Life Science
Physiological Sciences
Subtotal
School of Advanced Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems
Sciences
Subtotal
Total

Doctoral Course
5-year3-yearSchool ofCultural andSocial Studies

2nd year

Int'lFemaleStudents

Int'l
FemaleStudents

3rd year

4th year

5th year

Total

Int'l
FemaleStudents

Int'l
FemaleStudents

Int'l
FemaleStudents

FemaleInt'lStudents

3
3
3
3

6
1
4
2

3
0
3
1

3
1
2
0

3
1
3
2

1
0
2
0

2
1
2
0

7
13
13
6

4
8
10
2

4
5
3
0

16
15
20
10

8
8
15
3

9
7
7
0

3
15

0
13

0
7

0
6

2
11

0
3

0
5

3
42

3
27

0
12

5
66

3
37

0
23

2
2
2

3
3
3

9
4
2

4
0
0

1
0
1

4
6
4

1
3
0

0
1
0

5
3
7

1
0
2

1
2
2

1
5
7

1
0
3

0
2
1

7
1
4

0
1
0

2
1
0

26
19
24

7
4
5

4
6
4

2
2
10

3
3
15

2
2
19

1
1
6

1
0
3

1
3
18

0
1
5

0
1
2

3
6
24

0
0
3

0
2
7

5
4
22

1
0
5

3
0
6

4
9
25

0
2
3

2
1
6

15
24
108

2
4
22

6
4
24

2
3

※2
※2

3
2

0
1

2
1

2
3

0
2

1
1

4
4

0
1

3
1

8
0

1
0

4
0

5
4

2
1

2
2

22
13

3
5

12
5

4
9

※2
－

5
10

0
1

1
4

5
10

0
2

0
2

10
18

1
2

1
5

11
19

1
2

1
5

9
18

2
5

2
6

40
75

4
12

5
22

2
2
4
8

3
1
6
10

2
2
19
23

0
2
3
5

0
0
12
12

2
3
7
12

0
1
2
3

0
0
4
4

5
1
21
27

2
0
4
6

0
0
12
12

5
4
16
25

1
1
0
2

2
0
9
11

11
7
26
44

3
3
4
10

0
0
14
14

25
17
89
131

6
7
13
26

2
0
51
53

3
3

6
6

6
4

4
1

4
1

8
4

5
1

3
1

4
7

3
1

2
1

5
6

1
0

1
1

6
15

2
7

1
3

29
36

15
10

11
7

3
9

6
18

2
12

1
6

1
6

3
15

0
6

0
4

5
16

2
6

2
5

4
15

4
5

4
6

12
33

2
11

1
5

26
91

9
34

8
26

5
5

1
1

2
2

1
1

0
0

1
1

1
1

0
0

3
3

0
0

0
0

4
4

2
2

0
0

10
10

9
9

3
3

20
20

13
13

3
3

41

59

66

19

25

56

17

12

101

24

35

96

19

33

172

65

46

491

144

151

※ The number of female students and international students is included in the total.
2※ The School of High Energy Accelerator Science does not have a specific quota of admission but gives examinations.
134

Matriculation
Admission of the 2018
SchoolDepartment

School of Culturaland Social Studies

Quota

School of HighEnergy Accelerator
Science

GenderMale

FemaleInternational
Students

Jobholder

（3）

（3）

（1）

（10）

（6）

（6）

（3）

−（3）

（10）

（2）

（1）

（1）

Japanese Studies

−（3）

（12）

（5）

（4）

（1）

（3）

Japanese History

−（3）

（7）

（3）

（2）

（1）

（1）

（1）
（2）

−（3）

（1）

Subtotal

−（15）

（40）

（16）

（13）

（6）

（7）

（6）

Structural Molecular Science

2（3）

10（1）

9（1）

9（1）

5（1）

4

1

Functional Molecular Science

2（3）

7

4

4

4

Astronomical Science

2（3）

22（3）

8（1）

1

1

Fusion Science

2（3）

7

4

1

1

Space and Astronautical Science

2（3）

2（2）

2

2

1

1

Subtotal10（15）

48（6）

27（2）

17（1）

12（1）

5

Accelerator Science

2（※）

2

1

1

1

Materials Structure Science

3（※）

2（3）

2（2）

1（2）

（2）

Particle and Nuclear Physics

4（※）

23（1）

10（1）

4（1）

4（1）

（1）

1

1

（1）

9

27（4）

13（3）

6（3）

5（3）

1

（1）

Statistical Science

2（3）

5（6）

1（4）

1（4）

1（3）

（1）

（3）

Polar Science

2（1）

3

2

2

2

4（6）

14（5）

9（5）

9（5）

9（5）

8（10）

22（11）

12（9）

12（9）

10（8）

2（1）

Genetics

3（６）

2

2

2

1

1

Basic Biology

3（６）

7（2）

4（2）

3（2）

3（2）

Physiological Sciences

3（６）

3（4）

2（3）

2（3）

1（3）

1

1（1）

Subtotal

9（18）

12（6）

8（5）

7（5）

5（5）

2

1（1）

Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

5（１）

3（1）

2（1）

2（1）

1（1）

1

Subtotal

School of Advanced
Sciences

Background

Admitted
Students−（3）

Informatics

School of Life
Science

PasserRegional Studies

Subtotal

School ofMultidisciplinary
Sciences

ApplicantComparative Studies

Japanese Literature

School of PhysicalSciences(As of April 1, 2018)

Subtotal
Total

5（１）

3（1）

2（1）

2（1）

1（1）

1

41（59）

112（68）62（36）

44（32）

33（24）

11（8）

3（1）

1（2）

3（1）

1（5）

5（8）

1（7）

（ ） 3-year Doctoral Course〔not included in the total〕.
※ A few people.

Admission of the 2018

Other 2Total

students（3％）

57universities
76students

Other 2

universities（3％）

Foreign 13
students（17％）

Foreign 13
universities（23％）

Private22
students（29％）

National
21
universities（37％）

Private17
universities（30％）

Public 4
universities（7％）

Public 4
students（5％）

National
35
students（46％）

Japanese National Universities
Hokkaido University
Hirosaki University
Tohoku University
Tsukuba University of Technology
Chiba University
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo Institute of Technology
The University of Electro-Communicationｓ
Gifu University
Shizuoka University
Nagoya University
Aichi University of Education
Mie University
Kyoto University
Osaka University
Nara Women's University
Okayama University
Tokushima University
Kumamoto University
Kagoshima University
University of the Ryukyus

Japanese Private Universities
1
1
1
1
1
9
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1

Japanese Public Universities
Ishikawa Prefectural University
Nagoya City University
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
University of Hyogo

1
1
1
1

Kansai University
Kindai University
Keio University
Josai University
Kanagawa University
Soka University
Waseda University
Tokai University
Tokyo University of Science
Toho University
Nara University
Nihon University
Kitasato University
Azabu University
Meijo University
Meiji University
Ritsumeikan University

2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1

Foreign Universities
The University of Nottingham
University of British Columbia
University of Paris-Saclay
Peking University
University of Science and Technology of China
Shanghai Normal University
Southwest Medical University
Minzu University of China
Tianjin Foreign Studies University
Inner Mongolia University
Soongsil University
National Taiwan University
Ming Chuan University

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

OthersNational Institute of Technology, Ibaraki College
National Institute of Technology, Nara College

35

1
1

Degrees Awarded
School

Quota

Field

For the period of
1991〜2012’13

School of
Literature
Cultural and （15）Philosophy
Social Studies

93［21］ （40）3		58［9］ （25）

4

Philosophy

58［0］ （11）0336［13］ （32）1961［1］ （15）

7School of
Physical 10（15） Science
Sciences
Engineering

Philosophy
School ofHigh Energy
9（※） Science
Accelerator
ScienceEngineering
Statistical
Science

’14

’15

（1）

5

［4］ （2）5［1］ （4）6［2］ （2）

0
11		
［1］

4
（1）

’16

Total

5

［1］ （3）

4		

4

3

［2］

4

79

［15］ （34）

1

2

［1］

1		

62

［1］ （11）

22

［1］

15

［1］

413

［18］ （35）4		82［4］ （17）（3）

10［2］ （1）3［4］ （1）

’17

［3］

3		

（1）

（1） 115［1］ （3）［30］ （48）23［1］ （8）

0		

0		

0		

2		

1		

26

［1］ （9）139［3］ （13）

5		

8		

9

2		

4		

（1） 167［3］ （14）43［0］ （21）

1

3

1		

2

1		

51

［1］ （23）22［1］ （3）

1		

4

4

［1］

40

［3］ （3）

1

［1］

（2）

4

［1］

5		

School ofPhilosophy
Multidisciplinary 8（10）
Science
Sciences73［4］ （10）

5

2

1

2

［1］

84

［6］ （10）50［0］ （6）

2

2

2

3		

2		

61

［0］ （6）

Informatics

86［5］ （0）

9

［2］

22

7		

148

［13］ （0）

0		

0		

36

［1］ （2）［1］ （1）

20

20

570

［33］ （39）［1］10［2］ （1）

23

［1］

14

［2］ （1）18

34［1］ （2）

1

School of9（18） Science
Life Science
MedicalScience471［23］ （35）188［0］ （0）

1

0

1

0		

1		

11

［0］ （0）

Philosophy

15［5］ （1）

0

0

0		

0		

0		

15

［5］ （1）

Science45［7］ （2）

2

1

4

0		

5

［1］

57

［8］ （2）Engineering

5［1］ （0）

0

0

0		

0		

0		

5

［1］ （0）1620［95］（224）

78

78

93

74

5
（1）

Total

41
（59）

［5］ （7）

79

1

［4］

Philosophy

School of
Advanced
Sciences0［1］［12］ （9）［10］ （4）［2］ （1）［13］ （5）［3］［8］ （5） 2022 ［143］（254）※1The quota of admission is the one in 2017. (The figures in parentheses is the quota of 3-year doctoral course. The School of High Energy Accelerator Science does not have a specific quota ofadmission but accepts only a few students.)※2 ( ) : Figures of those who were granted the Ph.D. by way of Dissertation (not included in the total).
※3 [ ] : Figures of those who were granted the Ph.D. within a specified time after leaving the university.
※4 The School of Physical Sciences, the School of High Energy Accelerator Science, and the School of Multidisciplinary Sciences were formed from the former School of Mathematical and PhysicalScience on March 31, 2004.

Requirements for completion of the Ph.D. course
Students are required to be enrolled in SOKENDAI for more than 3 years (five-year course students are required to be enrolled for morethan 5 years), earn necessary credits prescribed at each department, take necessary research guidance for a doctoral thesis, andpass an examination for a doctoral thesis. Students who are recognized to have achieved great performance, can graduate in shorter
term.

School of Physical Sciences
School of High Energy Accelerator Science
School of Multidisciplinary Sciences
School of Life Science
School of Advanced Science

5-year Doctoral
CourseSchool of Cultural and Social Studies

5th year

5th year

3rd year

4th year

4th year

2nd year

3rd year

3rd year

1st year

2nd year
1st year
Master’s course
2 years

2 years or more experience
in research

Undergraduate course 4 years

36

3-year Doctoral
CoursePostgraduate Career Tracking / Profile of the 2017
Undetermined
15People
20.3%
Others4People5.4%

Undetermined
15People
20.3%

Total
74
Private companies/
Public service corporation
19People
25.7%

Universities/
Research
institutes,
etc.
40People
54%

Total
74

Specialists/
Technicians
12People
16.2%

Type of Industry

Research
positions
43People
58.1%

Type of Occupation

Universities/Research institutes,etc Research positions: U niversity faculty, Faculty ofInter-University Research Institute,
Researchers at Private ResearchInstitute, Postdoctoral researcher,etc.
Others: Clerical staffs, Consultant, Lecturer, etc

SOKENDAI
Tohoku University
Ibaraki University
The University of Tokyo, Atmosphere and Ocean ResearchInstitute
Kanazawa University
Kyoto University
Kyoto University, Institute for Frontier Life and Medical

Private companies/Public service corporation

Sciences

Anicom Insurance, Inc.

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Avant Corporation

Ehime University

Imagineering, Inc.

Meiji University

Elle Co.,Ltd.

Ritsumeikan University

Kao Corporation

University of Virginia

KDDI CORPORATION

École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne(EPFL)

IBM Japan, Ltd.

Hefei University of Technology

Japan NUS Co., Ltd.

Qinghai University for Nationalities

Japan Tobacco Inc.

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Human Metabolome Technologies, Inc.

University of Information Technology

Honda R&D Co.,Ltd.

Institute for Molecular Science

Yokogawa Electric Corporation

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Rakuten, Inc.

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga

National Institute of Informatics

Atsumi Hospital

National Institute of Genetics

St. JOSEPH's Jounior & Senior High School

National Institute for Basic Biology

National Statistics Center

National Institute for Physiological Sciences

Japan Bird Research Association

Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

37

International Exchange
Number of International Students by Department
SchoolQuota

Department

Regional Studies
Comparative Studies
School ofJapanese Studies
Culturaland Social Japanese History
Studies
Japanese Literature
Subtotal
Structural Molecular Science
Functional Molecular Science
School of
Astronomical Science
PhysicalFusion Science
Sciences
Space and Astronautical Science
Subtotal
Accelerator Science
School ofHigh Energy Materials Structure Science
Accelerator Particle and Nuclear Physics
Science
Subtotal
Statistical Science
School of
Polar Science
Multidisciplinary
Informatics
Sciences
Subtotal
Genetics
Basic Biology
School ofLife Science Physiological Sciences
Subtotal
School of Advanced Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems
Sciences
Subtotal

Total*1 Female Students in Total

1st year

Doctoral Course
5-year 3-year*1

2nd year*2*1(As of May 1, 2018)

3rd year (1st year**)

4th year (2nd year**)

5th year (3rd year**)

Subtotal

*1

*2

*1

*1

*1

*2

1

1

9

5

1

7

3

2

2

1

7

6

1

0

0

0

*2

3

3

3

1

3

2

2

*2

1

4

1
2

2

*2

3

5

3

3

2

2

3
3
0

15

0

0

0

0

2

3

1

2

3

2

3

1

2

3

1

2

3

10

15

3

2

a few

2

3

a few

4

a few

9

−

4

2

3

2

1

4

6

12

8

10

12

3

2

4

3

6

4

3

3

3

3

6

1

1

1

1

3

6

1

1

9

18

6

5

5

1

0

0

6

3

2

5

3

0

1
1

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

3

1

2

1
1

1

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1
0

1

2

2

7

1

3

1

1

2

2

4

4

4

1

2

2

1

5

2

12

2

2

3

2
1

1

3

3

1

2

1

3

3

1

1

8

2

2

1

12

0

0

0

0

1

1

2

23

14

4

6

3

1

4

0

1

6

2

3

4

2

4
5

1

2

2

6

2

1

1

4

0

4

2

1

4

24

6

17

2

0

2

3

4

1

2

2

2

1

12

3

8

2

1

2

5

2

4

1

1

2

1

1

5

1

3

4

5

1

6

4

4

22

6

15

0

0

0

2

1

2

1

0

0

2

5

11

2

2

2

1

1
1
1

1

0

0

0

4

14

2

6

51

9

19

4

14

2

6

53

10

19

0

1

1

11

8

6

2

4

1

3

4

4

4

1

6

4

6

5
3

1

7

2

1

8

6

5

1

1

26

16

15

3

2

3

3

2

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

2

3

3

2

0

0

0

9

11

12

7

9

35

9

17

33

11

16

46

19

19

151

55

72

10

3

6

** The year of a 3-year doctoral course.

11

*1

*2

7

8

(As of May 1, 2018)

3rd year (1st year**)

4th year (2nd year**)

5th year (3rd year**)

Subtotal

*1

*2

*1

*2

*1

*2

*1

*2

7

14

30

10

14

40

19

16

133

51

62

1

1

5

1

4

1

10

3

8

3

1

1

4

3

3

8

5

5

3

1

2

4

1

2

13

4

8

5

2

4

29

1

1

1

2

1

2

2

1

3

2

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

2

4

2

2

2

1

1

15

4

7

3

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

2

7

4

4

1
2

1

1

13

5

4

1

1

0

0

2
0

0

0

18

8

4

3

0

0

7
0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

1
0

0

0

3

1

2

1

1

1

3

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

1
0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

11

0

12

0

7

0

9

1

1

1

1

35

9

0

1

0

1

17

33

*2 Monbukagakusho Scholarship Students in Total

38

1

16

5

2

2

55

19

20

9

4

0

0

0

0

1

2

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

2

8

3

6

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

2

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

46

19

1

1

4

0

2

1

1

0

5

1

1

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

11

1

1

1
0

13

1

1

1
0

10

3

1

1

0

22

2

0

1
1

1
0

*2

2

0

1
1

1
0

*1

0

1
1

2
1

6

2

1
0

Research Student

0
1
1
0

2

0

1
2

0

25

1
3

2

1

3
1

0
2

59

2nd year

23
8
Asia
3
2
India
Indonesia
2
1
Thailand
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Philippines
5
3
Viet Nam
Malaysia
3
1
Korea
8
1
China
2
Taiwan00AfricaUgandaEgypt
South Africa
00Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
1
1
Europe1
1
Kazakhstan
Spain
Hungary
FranceBelarus
Russia00Middle East
Iran
TurkeyLatin America and00
the Caribbean
Argentine
1
0
North America
USA
1
CanadaMexico25
9Total*1 Female Students in Total

2

5

1st year*2241*2 Monbukagakusho Scholarship Students in Total

*1

2

6

Number of International Students
Country or
Region

1

4

12

3

4

*2

2

9

5

1

6

5

1

*1
1

5

2

2

1

Research Student

19

2

3

1

1

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

151

55

72

10

** The year of a 3-year doctoral course.

1

2
1

1
3

6

International Exchange Agreements
SOKENDAI is promoting academic exchange and collaboration with other domestic and foreign universities through mutual agreements.

Academic Agreement with Foreign Institutions
University / Department [Country or Region]

Corresponding Department

Contents

Date of Agreement

Validity

University of Science and Technology [Korea]

All Schools

Exchange of students
and researchers

May 25, 2005
May 25, 2010

May 24, 2020

Chulalongkorn University
Faculty of Science [Thailand]

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

April 1, 2010

March 23, 2020

Kasetsart University
Faculty of Science [Thailand]

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

March 29, 2011

March 10, 2021

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research PUNE
[India]School of Life Science

Exchange of students
and researchers

April 18, 2011

April 16, 2021

Mahidol University Faculty of Science [Thailand]

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

March 20, 2014

March 19, 2019

Nanyang Technological University College of Science[Singapore]

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

March 20, 2014

March 19, 2019

University of Malaya Faculty of Science [Malaysia]

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

March 24, 2014

March 23, 2019

VNU University of Science
Faculty of Biology [Vietnam]

School of Advanced Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

February 8, 2017

February 7, 2022

Vietnam National University of Agriculture
Faculty of Animal Science [Vietnam]

School of Advanced Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

February 15, 2017

February 14, 2022

Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences
Institute of Archaeology [Vietnam]

School of Advanced Sciences

Exchange of
researchers

February 20, 2017

February 19, 2022

National Taiwan University College of Bioresources andAgriculture [Taiwan]

School of Advanced Sciences

Exchange of students
and researchers

December 28, 2017

December 27, 2022

The University of HAWAI‘I at MANOA [USA]School of Cultural and Social Studies

Exchange of students
and researchers

February 28, 2018

February 27, 2023

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University / InstituteContents

Date of Agreement

All Schools

Exchange of students

April 3, 1995

All Schools

Exchange of students

April 3, 1995

Nagoya University
Graduate School of Medicine

Department of Physiological Sciences of School ofLife Science

Exchange of students

April 3, 1995

Nagoya University
Graduate School of Engineering

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students

April 1, 2010

University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Science

School of Physical Sciences / High Energy
Accelerator Sciences / Multidisciplinary Sciences

Exchange of students

March 27, 1998

University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology

School of Physical Sciences / High Energy
Accelerator Sciences / Multidisciplinary Sciences /Life Science / Advanced Sciences

Exchange of students

March 27, 1998

International Christian University
Graduate School of Arts and Science

All Schools

Exchange of students

March 24, 2000

Kyoto University
Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies

Department of Regional Studies / Comparative
Studies of School of Cultural and Social Studies

Exchange of students

April 1, 2005

Osaka University
Graduate School of Human Sciences

Department of Regional Studies / Comparative
Studies of School of Cultural and Social Studies

Exchange of students

April 1, 2005

Kobe University
Graduate School of Intercultural Studies / Human
Development and Environment

Department of Regional Studies / Comparative
Studies of School of Cultural and Social Studies

Exchange of students

April 1, 2005

Kyoto Bunkyo University
Graduate School of Anthropology

Department of Regional Studies / Comparative
Studies of School of Cultural and Social Studies

Exchange of students

April 1, 2005

Chiba University
Graduate School of Humanities and Studies of Public Affairs

School of Cultural and Social Studies

Exchange of students

April 1, 2005

Chiba University
Graduate School of Science and Engineering

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students

April 1, 2010

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology

Department of Informatics of School ofMultidisciplinary Sciences

Exchange of students

April 1, 2009

Tsuda College
Graduate Program in Mathematics and Computer Science

School of Multidisciplinary Science

Exchange of students

April 1, 2015

Waseda University
School of Fundamental Science and Engineering

School of Multidisciplinary Science

Exchange of students

April 1, 2015

Kyushu University
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

School of Life Science

Exchange of students

April 1, 2017

Hosei University
Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering

School of Physical Sciences

Exchange of students

April 1, 2018

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Shioiri
Shonan Kokusaimura Crossing
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Family Mart

●Access by train or bus

・Zushi Station of JR Yokosuka Line (East Exit)on Track # 1 and get▶Take Keikyu Bus No. 16 or 26 bound forApprox. 25 min. Cost: 340 yen.
oﬀ aton Track # 2 and get oﬀ▶Take Keikyu Bus bound forApprox. 20 min. Cost: 320 yen.
at・Shin Zushi Station of Keikyu Zushi Line (South Exit)▶Take Keikyu Bus No. 16 or 26 bound foron Track # 1 and get
Approx. 23 min. Cost: 340 yen.
oﬀ aton Track # 1 and get oﬀ▶Take Keikyu Bus bound forApprox. 18 min. Cost: 320 yen.
at・Shioiri Station of Keikyu Lineon Track # 2 and get oﬀ at▶Take Keikyu Bus No. 16 bound forApprox. 30 min. Cost: 370 yen .
・YCAT (Expressway Bus)▶Take a bus bound for(For Yokosuka West Side) on Track# 6 of Yokohama City Air Terminal and get oﬀ at
Mae. Approx. 45 min. Cost: 900 yen.
or 10-minute walk fromNote) 3-minute walk fromto the University.

●Access by car

・Zushi Interchange of Yokohama-Yokosuka Road (toll way)
After going out of the exit of Zuyo-Shindo Route (toll way), turn left at the ﬁrst
intersection. Through the Nango Tunnel, go straight on the street for about 5 minutes.
Then, turn left at theintersection and keep
driving for about 1 minute to the University.