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August 8, 2019
Road tripping in Japan : Impressions from our field work/trip in Yui, Shizuoka

Road tripping in Japan : Impressions from our field work/trip in Yui, Shizuoka

by Marwa Shumo

On a coach heading to Yui But why Yui? Because Yui Port is located in a great position immediately off the southern coast of Suruga Bay in Shizouka prefecture and is famous for being one of the only two ports (the other one is Oigawa Port) where the fishing of the rare Sakura shrimp is …

July 15, 2019
一期一会 Japan “One life, one encounter.”

一期一会 Japan “One life, one encounter.”

by Marwa Shumo

一期一会 An awesome Japanese idiom that translates to “One life, one encounter.” We sometimes tend to forget that every encounter is a once-in-a-lifetime encounter — this really underscores how many first-and-only-time things happen in the day-to-day and it also explains the way I felt while gazing at the scramble. Interested in knowing more about the …

April 11, 2016
Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

by ZEFeditor

The weather was cold in Japan. It was rainy most of the days. However, we were lucky enough to see some cherry trees blossoming. Their magical pinky colour attracts people from all around who pose in front of them for pictures or gather at nights to eat and drink beer underneath them. We as tourists …

March 21, 2016
“Science and policy advice are closely interlinked.” About fishery, the impact of Fukushima and changing consumption and lifestyle patterns in Japan

“Science and policy advice are closely interlinked.” About fishery, the impact of Fukushima and changing consumption and lifestyle patterns in Japan

by zefblog

Interview with Professor Nobuyuki Yagi, who is Associate Professor of Resource Economics and Marine Policy at University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Before joining the University of Tokyo in 2008, he had worked for the Fisheries Agency of the Government of Japan. From 1999 to 2002 he was First Secretary at …

March 20, 2016
Interview with professor Miyazawa

Interview with professor Miyazawa

by ZEFeditor

Interview with Professor Kae Miyazawa, Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Tokyo Ms. Miyazawa, could you tell us something about your research background? Well, I started my career (BSc) in the field of plant ecology at Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan). I was interested in conservational ecology. …

Welcome to Tokyo

Welcome to Tokyo

by Layla Hashweh

March 16, 2016

Standing over there waiting for the Skyliner which is similar to the ICE in Germany I would say, the guy who welcomed us at the airport remarks that Tokyo is super clean. He further adds that we are on the right trail, but the train is being cleaned at this moment. “Being cleaned we say? …

March 14, 2016
It is official now: IPADS and ZEF on the move!

It is official now: IPADS and ZEF on the move!

by zefblog

The cooperation on paper becomes real. With the recent signing of two Memoranda of Understanding between the University of Tokyo and the University of Bonn on the one hand and the MoU between ZEF and IPADS on the other, the “strategic international partnership” between the institutions in Japan and Germany has become official. This has …

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