Ryukyu University article list
The University of the Ryukyus, the Nakagusuku Village Board of Education in Okinawa Prefecture, and Renaissance are collaborating to develop a new school swimming curriculum through a public-private-academic partnership.
The Faculty of Education at the University of the Ryukyus is collaborating with Renaissance, a company that operates fitness and sports clubs nationwide, and the Nakagusuku Village Board of Education in Okinawa Prefecture on school swimming programs.
Deer spotted in Yanbaru were feeding on endangered plants; Ryukyu University and others analyze their diet.
A research group comprising researchers from the University of the Ryukyus, the Okinawa Churaumi Foundation, the Southwest Environmental Research Institute, and the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute has identified an invading species in the Yanbaru World Natural Heritage site in northern Okinawa Island. […]
University of the Ryukyus researchers reveal that human skin wounds heal three times slower than other animals
It was found that the healing rate of human skin wounds is about three times slower than that of other mammals. A study by the University of the Ryukyus, Kyoto University, the University of Montpellier, and the Kenya Spiritual Institute […]
Kumamoto University and others discover tire rubber and glass reflective material in Okinawa rail's digestive tract
A research team from Kumamoto University has discovered that tire rubber and glass reflective materials have accumulated in the digestive tract of the Okinawa rail, an endangered bird species that inhabits the main island of Okinawa.
University of the Ryukyus launches website "Great Ryukyuan Dictionary" to search all dialects of the Ryukyu Islands
On October 2024, 10, a research team led by Professor Emeritus Shigehisa Karimata of the University of the Ryukyus will compile the dialects of the Ryukyu Islands, which span Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture.
Meijo University and others develop assessment tool to easily and accurately measure children's motor skills
A research team led by Associate Professor Keisuke Komura of Meijo University has developed a quick and easy-to-administer motor ability assessment tool for young children called "SMC-Kid […]
Daily living environment and nature experiences are related to the frequency of nature visits: Kobe University and others conduct survey and analysis
A joint research group led by Assistant Professor Yuta Uchiyama of Kobe University Graduate School and the University of the Ryukyus has investigated inequality in the frequency of visits to nature, such as green spaces and waterside areas.
Genetic predisposition to pelvic organ prolapse in Japanese women discovered by University of the Ryukyus and others
A research team from the University of the Ryukyus Graduate School and the RIKEN Institute conducted the world's first genome-wide association study of pelvic organ prolapse in East Asians, and found that 11 […]
How ants know the size of their colony: University of the Ryukyus and others uncover one of the mechanisms
Professor Mizuki Tsuji of the University of the Ryukyus, in collaboration with Chiba University and others, has elucidated the mechanism by which ants perceive the size of their colony. The research team also included other […]
Pathogenic factors related to periodontal disease identified in ancient human tartar by the Graduate University for Advanced Studies
A research group from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies and other institutions analyzed dental tartar collected from ancient human bones from the Okhotsk culture period more than 1000 years ago, and found that...