University of Tokyo
Coverage of University of Tokyo in the Nexus archive.
- How this 18-year-old’s love of origami helped him win a $100,000 at a science fair
Hikaru Kuribayashi, an 18-year-old from Japan, won $100,000 at the 2026 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair for a simulation program predicting complex folding patterns inspired by origami and natural structures. His research combined a childhood passion for origami with computational methods to model folding in nature, such as ladybug wings and satellite solar panels.
- An excavation in Taiwan searches for remains of Japanese soldiers lost in WWII ship sinking
An excavation in southern Taiwan aims to recover remains of Japanese soldiers from a WWII shipwreck in 1944. Historians and activists believe over 4,700 soldiers and crew died in the attack, with many bodies potentially washed ashore. Japan’s 2016 law to accelerate war remains recovery is part of ongoing efforts to identify and repatriate missing soldiers.
- Anthropic and University of Tokyo partner to gauge generative AI use
Anthropic and the University of Tokyo have partnered to assess the use of generative AI. The collaboration aims to gauge how generative AI is being utilized.