List of the first articles in Japan

Waseda University Established a center to support sexual minority students at domestic universities

 Waseda University was the first domestic university to discuss sexual minority students and gender sexuality in April 2017 […]

Hokkaido University discovers the largest dinosaur whole body skeleton in Japan Total length 8m or more

 Hokkaido University confirmed on April 4 that the dinosaur fossil (commonly known as Mukawa Ryu) discovered in Hobetsu, Mukawa-cho, Hokkaido has a whole-body skeleton (28 m or more) […]

Introduced Japan's first cross-appointment system with Ritsumeikan University

 Ritsumeikan University and Panasonic Corporation will jointly aim for personnel exchanges across institutions in order to realize advanced industry-academia-government collaboration from 2017 […]

Accelerate hepatitis C treatment through integrated research of mathematics and experiments Kyushu University, etc. 

 The research group of Associate Professor Shingo Iwami of Kyushu University Graduate School of Science and Senior Researcher Koichi Watashi of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases has shown the effects of hepatitis C drugs […].

Developed a disaster robot that does not cause an ignition explosion, the first explosion-proof certification in Japan, Chiba Institute of Technology, etc.

 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Chiba Institute of Technology have developed a flammable gas atmosphere exploration robot.Japan's first explosion-proof electrical equipment certification for mobile robots […]

Started the first scholarship system with stock dividends in Japan Nagoya University and Nagoya Institute of Technology

 Nagoya University and Nagoya Institute of Technology are Chairman and President Seishi Sakamoto of Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd. (Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture), a major manufacturer of commercial kitchen equipment […]

In 2017, a special course for early gifted education was established for junior high school students, Tokyo University of the Arts

 Tokyo University of the Arts will establish a special course "Tokyo University of the Arts Junior Academy" for junior high school students nationwide in 2017 […]

For the first time in Japan, Kinki University collaborates with a crowdfunding company to raise research funds

 Kinki University is the first Japanese university to partner with CAMPFIRE Co., Ltd., a crowdfunding management company, to promote crowdfunding […]

Fujitsu launches ICT platform to support university management strategy

 Fujitsu Limited is the first strategic information utilization platform for universities in Japan, "FUJITSU Educational Solution Unified-O […]

According to Osaka University research, suicide and accident death increase on birthday

 Associate Professor Tetsuya Matsubayashi of Osaka University Graduate School and Michiko Ueda Research Assistant Professor of Syracuse University from 1974 to 2014 […]