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Science Castle 2019 Kansai Conference

Theme: "Meet the real thing and accelerate your research.

The theme of the Kansai Conference is "Let's meet the real thing and accelerate our research. With the advent of the information society, we are now surrounded by an abundance of information, and we can easily do research by accessing the Internet. On the other hand, in this day and age, it can be said that knowledge gained through one's own experience, which is not available to everyone, is of great value. The Kansai region, with its concentration of various industries and numerous universities and corporate research institutes, is home to enthusiastic researchers who continue to take on challenges at the forefront of their fields. We create opportunities for junior and senior high school student researchers to meet them and accelerate their research.

Event Name	Science Castle 2019 Kansai Conference
schedule	Sunday, December 22, 2019
Location	Osaka Meisei Gakuen Meisei Junior and Senior High School

<Middle and High School Student Researchers

Number of presentations:120the aforesaid

<Senior Researcher (University, Company, etc.)
Participants:40name

Affiliations: Osaka University, Osaka City University, Osaka Prefecture University, Okayama University, Kyoto University, Kinki University, Kobe University, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shumei University, Doshisha University, Nagasaki University, Nara Medical University, Ritsumeikan University, Waseda University and others

biological science
environmental studies
agricultural chemistry
basic biology
physics
agriculture
Other* (*)

About Recruitment

Flow of Application

Entry (abstract submission) 6/1 (Sun) - 9/30 (Mon)

You are required to register your abstract using the designated entry form. Even after registration, you can freely edit your abstract until the closing date. Before and after abstract submission, you can consult with us about how to write your application and how to proceed with your research, so please feel free to contact us and prepare your application as early as possible.

*The application process for the Kansai Conference has been closed. Thank you very much for the many applications.

Selection period 10/1 (Tue) - 11/14 (Thu)

Judges from each competition and RIVANES staff will conduct a rigorous review based on the applications.

Announcement of presentation team Friday, 11/15

The representative of the submitted team will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of the team's application for the juried (oral or poster presentation) or non-juried poster presentation.

Online Interviews (Oral Presentation Teams) 11/16 (Sat) - 12/10 (Tue)

To ensure that the oral presentation teams are able to convey their enthusiasm for their research and their content to the judges, the LIVERNESS staff will provide advice on presentation and research.

Science Castle Kansai Convention December 22 (Sun.)

Schedule for the day

Timetable for the day

Hours.	Location	Title.
9:30-10:00	Marian Hall	opening ceremony
10:00-10:20	Marian Hall	Special Lecture (Mr. Kubo, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.)
10:30-11:15	gymnasium	Poster presentation Odd number Booth Exhibition (THK Corporation / Rohto Pharmaceutical Company / Asahi Shimbun Company / ASICS Corporation / Doshisha University / Honaikude / Osaka Meisei Gakuen / Nest Lab.)
11:15-12:00	gymnasium	Poster Presentations Even Booth Exhibition (THK Corporation / Rohto Pharmaceutical Company / Asahi Shimbun Company / ASICS Corporation / Doshisha University / Honaikude / Osaka Meisei Gakuen / Nest Lab.)
12:05-12:45	Classroom ①.	Doshisha University "Research on "Bones of Teenagers" Drawing Attention! 〜Let's learn about the "bones" that will influence your life.
13:00-16:00	Marian Hall	oral presentation
16:10-17:00	Classroom ①.	ASICS Corporation, "If the Science Department Started Researching Sports."
	Classroom 2	Ltd. "Science Castle Research Fund SDGs Special Award Presentation of Results" by Asahi Shimbun, Inc.
	Classroom 3)	Honaikude "History of the Expo and Honaikude's Efforts"
	Classroom 4	LIBERNESS Corporation "Draw it! Grab it! Your future image as a researcher! 〜Let's take a peek at the university lab.
17:10-18:00	Marian Hall	Awards Ceremony and Closing Ceremony

Special Lecture

10:00-10:20 Marian Hall

Special lecture by a researcher from Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.

Partner: Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.

Special lectures will be given by researchers from our partner company, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.
He will talk to middle and high school students, who are future researchers, about how he approached science as a child and what inspired him to become a researcher.

session

12:05-12:45 Classroom 1

We look at research on "teenage bones," which is attracting a great deal of attention!
〜Let's learn about "bones" that affect your life...

Partner: Doshisha University

Recent studies have shown that bone density in teenagers is declining, and there is concern that they may develop osteoporosis in the future. However, there is no safe and simple device to measure bone density, and until now, we have not been able to educate teenagers. We will introduce medical applications of ultrasound engineering based on electrical engineering and physics, using the example of an ultrasound device developed by Doshisha University and Applied Electric Works, Ltd. to simply measure bone density in junior age groups.

Main Speaker; Professor Mami Matsukawa, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University

session

16:10-17:00 Classroom (1)

Panel Discussion "What If the Science Department Started Researching Sports?"

Partner: ASICS Corporation

While athletic club activities are a unique culture in Japan, there are not many sports-related inquiry activities. However, inquiry-based thinking can be applied to sports as well, and the affinity between sports science and the school setting is considered to be very high. Researchers from ASICS's Sports Engineering Research Institute and university researchers involved in sports science will take the stage on the day to discuss sports research that can be practiced in schools, involving participants as well.

session

16:10-17:00 Classroom 2

Science Castle Research Fund SDGs Special Award Presentation

Partner：The Asahi Shimbun, Ltd.

We will be hosting a presentation of the results of the teams selected for the 2019 Science Castle Research Fund SDGs Special Award. middle and high school students interested in the SDGs are welcome to come visit and work together to achieve the SDGs!

session

16:10-17:00 Classroom ③.

Workshop "History of Expo '70 and Honaikude's Efforts"

Partners:Honaikude

We will introduce the history and purpose of the Expo to date and talk about the attractions of the Expo. In addition, we, Honaikude, which was formed to promote the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, will introduce our daily activities with the two themes of "space" and "death" as our major goal of "exhibiting in the pavilion".

Booth Exhibition

10:30-12:00, 16:10-17:00 Poster and booth area

＜Marine Challenge Program Poster Booth
Supporting research related to the ocean, marine resources, and the aquatic environmentMarine Challenge ProgramThe poster exhibit of the 2019 adopted schools and the third phase of the application process will be presented.
Organizations scheduled to participate: The Nippon Foundation

＜Science Castle THK Award Research Poster Booth
The Science Castle THK Award winning research presentations will be presented in a poster exhibit.
Organizations scheduled to participate: THK Co.

oral presentation

Oral Presentation
The order in which they are listed is not the order in which they are announced.

receipt number	Title.	Principal Investigator	Institution
C000015	Protect Japanese ants from Argentine ants!	Hayato Amano	Kamo High School, Gifu Prefecture
C000026	Initiatives to Automate Water Meter Reading	Chisato Sunami	Tezukayama High School
C000061	Measuring Gravitational Acceleration Part 4	Yuta Matsumura	Osaka Municipal Shin-Kitajima Junior High School
C000096	About how ice cracks	Shojo Shibuya	Okayama Ichinomiya High School
C000101	Intestinal bacteria of fish	Hiroya Nakasaki	Osaka Meisei Gakuen Meisei High School
C000116	Optimization of the chemical composition of the culture medium in the production of oils and fats in greenbugs.	Ihei Sorachi	Nishiyamato Gakuen Private High School
C000143	Study on Shock Absorbing Power of Dilatant Fluid	Oarli Urata	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School
C000175	Toward the Application of Halophilic Bacteria to Salt Damage Control	Yamada, Munezo	Ehime Prefectural Imabari-Nishi High School
C000237	Save the world with Uxmixa!	Mizuki Sakai	Yamanashi Eiwa High School
C000276	Correlation of natural radiation measurements with weather conditions	Kumiko Ito	Kyoto Koka High School
C000319	Examination of marine microplastic collection using Kishu-binchotan	Nito Makita Rei	Wakayama National College of Technology
C000336	Establishment of a culture method for human striped mullet that can be performed by high school students.	Seima Yabe	Waseda University Advanced Institute of Technology

Poster Presentation

Poster presentation abstracts (for review)
The order in which they are listed is not the order in which they are announced.

receipt number	Title.	Principal Investigator	Institution
C000011	Current Status and Future Development of Music Therapy in Group Homes	Yumi Ebisui	Aiko Senior High School
C000018	Pedaling and Heart Rate	Hiirahito Mukai	Hatsushiba Ritsumeikan High School
C000023	From Bleaching to Resymbiosis in the Green Elephant Beetle	Keigo Ichihara	Kamo High School, Gifu Prefecture
C000024	Do Japanese tree frogs really only eat live insects?	Mutsuki Fujii	Hokuriku Gakuen Hokuriku High School
C000029	How to prevent liquefaction	Ryunosuke Imai	Hatsushiba Ritsumeikan High School
C000041	Why can loach live in rice paddies?	Yohei Okugawa	Osaka Prefectural Tondabayashi Junior High School
C000055	How do conflicting body color changes in rosy bitterling work?	Rio Yoshizawa	Osaka Prefectural Tondabayashi Junior High School
C000076	Yamato River Survey Part 9	Yuta Matsumura	Osaka Municipal Shin-Kitajima Junior High School
C000080	Consideration of Ionic Concentration of Seawater in the Seto Inland Sea	Haruna Kajiuchi	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi High School
C000087	Measuring the effect of rubber-powered bamboo copter structure on flying force	Nichinako Gokan	Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Girls High School
C000088	Analysis of nudibranchs observed in Hiroshima Bay	Saki Yoshida	Sanyo Jogakuen High School
C000093	DNA detection! Are there really saltwater fish in the Banda River?	Yukifumi Onishi	Osaka Gakuen Osaka High School
C000118	Research on gaps in Arimine summer green forests	Horio, Nobe	Toyama Daiichi High School
C000122	Tracing unfertilized egg cell death in the African clawed frog	Aya Fukagawa	Toyama Daiichi High School
C000123	Do red-bellied newts distinguish between red and blue?	Yuki Ogura	Toyama Daiichi High School
C000127	Health Checkup of Mt. Fuji Harimomi Forest	Manami Gomi	Yamanashi Eiwa High School
C000129	Changes in the body when medaka are exposed to rock music	Kazuha Nakamura	Nara Women's University Secondary School
C000130	Research on Bacillus natto	Daiki Manabe	Meisei Senior High School
C000132	Study of airborne disinfection effect of tree-based essential oils by diffusion method	Nao Hashimoto	Kobe University Secondary School
C000133	The Wonder of Planaria IV	Natsuki Horie	Tezukayama Junior High School
C000136	Heat shock inhibits browning of bananas and apples	Sae Kuroshima	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School
C000150	Relationship between blade sharpness and frictional heat	Terunari Yagen	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School
C000162	Development of a Fluorescence-Induced Determination Method for Terephthalic Acid	Kanji Harada	Okayama Ichinomiya High School
C000165	The relationship between caffeine and plants	Masaaki Suto	Ehime Prefectural Imabari-Nishi High School
C000172	Survey on Parasites on Coastal Organisms in Imabari City	Kinuka Motomiya	Ehime Prefectural Imabari-Nishi High School
C000174	Making ink using commercially available liquid glue	Dashing Dai Ono	Hakuryo Junior High School
C000183	Dielectric Barrier Discharge Pattern Changes in Atmospheric Pressure and Atmospheric Atmosphere	Saya Fujita	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi High School
C000187	What plants will grow in water-saving soil?	Moe Nishida	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School
C000189	What are the conditions of rice paddies where horseshoe shrimps can live?	Tsubasa Matsunaga	Okayama Prefectural Tamano High School
C000190	Lightweight model rocket made of paper clay and natural resin	Kanami Morishita	Okayama Prefectural Tamano High School
C000231	Creation of planarian teratoid eye individuals by teratogenicity of alcohol.	Rei-Wan Shimizu	Waseda University Advanced Institute of Technology
C000250	Termites will save Japan⁉～Termite Thinning as a New Resource	Tomoyuki Yokogawa	Seifu Gakuen
C000251	Ecological distribution survey of Wakakehonose parakeets using SNS.	Takuma Ishizuka	Waseda University Advanced Institute of Technology
C000267	Study on changes in sugar content and acidity of citrus fruits due to heating	Tadaka Okutani	Hiroshima Prefectural Saijo Agricultural High School
C000291	Water Purification by Chillophilic Bacteria　～Water Purification by Cryophilic Bacteria	Yoshiko Sato	Wakayama Shinai High School
C000295	The Surprising Factors of the Dove Guy	Ryota Iwasa	Seifu High School
C000299	Study on the content of active ingredients in citrus peels	Shogo Yamane	Hiroshima Prefectural Saijo Agricultural High School
C000301	Investigation of the growth environment of lichens symbiotic with cyanobacteria	Kazuki Okada	Ehime Prefectural Imabari-Nishi High School
C000339	Investigate the whereabouts of ayu in the sea and river	Miya Hara	Hyogo Prefectural Kozumi High School
C000342	Activity Rhythms in Light and Dark in the Japanese giant salamander, Ambystoma japonicum	Mana Sugimoto	Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Girls' Senior High School
C000348	Shoot clean, blur-free video with can sats	Susumu Yoshida	Wakayama Shinai High School
C000370	Cloning of red-bellied newts	Minami Nakane	Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Girls' Senior High School
C000372	Creating a village of sassafras Explore causes of contamination	Nanaka Nakamura	Konan High School
C000374	Conservation of Smokigahama pine forest in Wakayama Prefecture by plant-derived components	Yusuke Kishida	Wakayama National College of Technology
C000375	Asahikawa is made into a river where natural eels are so good that it's dangerous to eat them!	Ryota Ohira	Okayama University of Science High School
C000378	Quantification of color vision illusions	Maori Takemura	Ritsumeikan Senior High School
C000389	Zebrafish learning~which is more effective, the candy or the whip?	Toru Nagashima	Takatsuki High School
C000399	Drainage by the shape of the holes in the waste receptacle	Yagi, Ozora	Okayama Ichinomiya High School

Poster Presentation
The order in which they are listed is not the order in which they are announced.

receipt number	Title.	Principal Investigator	Institution
C000005	Confront the Grapevine Warring States Period	Naohiro Karasutani	Osaka Prefectural Agricultural High School
C000037	Plants grow when music is played⁈	Ayaka Takao	Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Junior High School
C000042	Kinetic analysis in blue flask experiments	Yumi Yamazaki	Sakuragaoka High School
C000046	Relationship between air discharge and air resistance	Masae Iwasaki	Hatsushiba Tondabayashi High School
C00004	Think about the creatures that evolved to the sky.	Mizuki Hayashi	Osaka Prefectural Tondabayashi Junior High School
C000049	Living environment of Acheilognathus as seen from geological strata	Soto Nakamura	Osaka Prefectural Tondabayashi Junior High School
C000051	The Ecology of Lake Biwa Ayu Trapped in a Small Lake	konghou (ancient Chinese harp)	Osaka Prefectural Tondabayashi Junior High School
C000057BLOCK	The Secret of the Five-Story Pagoda's Resistance to Earthquakes	Keita Sueyoshi	Hatsushiba Gakuen Elementary School
C000063	Proposals on how to promote cashless payment in Japan	Yuka Takamori	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School
C000070	Can cheek and lip training improve English pronunciation?	Ayuka Kamata	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School
C000071	Research for Simple Hydroponic Cultivation of Himeji Wakana (Brassica campestris var.	Tomoya Honda	Toyo University Himeji Junior and Senior High School
C000072	Mystery of Daphnia magna proliferation	Hiroyuki Ishibashi	Kawachinagano Municipal Nagano Junior High School
C000073	Functional evaluation of Himeji Wakana using antioxidant activity	Hiroshi Murase	Toyo University Himeji Junior and Senior High School
C000074	Investigation of the history of Himeji Wakana based on morphological characteristics	Takuto Hagiwara	Toyo University Himeji Junior and Senior High School
C000078	Sunflower Seed Sequence from the Fibonacci Sequence	Shiorina Sakaguchi	Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Junior High School
C000081	Relationship between the speed of folding pasta and the number of pieces - pasta flying in the air.	Azumi Isoyama	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi High School
C000082	Can milk be used to make easy-to-use plastic household items?	Takae Sugihara	Notre Dame Jogakuin Junior High School
C000083	Bioplastic made from potato peels	Mikie Konishi	Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Junior High School
C000084	Does the tussock really learn?	Nayu Akagi	Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Junior High School
C000085	How to memorize efficiently.	Akari Yasuda	Notre Dame Seishin Gakuen Seishin Junior High School
C000089	Relationship between the amount of VC added and the persistence of the antibacterial action of catechins	Masateru Komatani	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School
C000095	Creation of a robot to clean stair treads	Yuya Sato	Okayama Ichinomiya High School
C000103	Antioxidant capacity of cooked rosemary against vegetable oils	Naofumi Yamada	Seishin Girls' High School
C000105	Is NaCl the cause of the stench - elevator sweat and tears	Aoi Hamamoto	Jyoshogakuen High School
C000108	Search for suitable powder for fingerprinting by powder method	Chikako Kida	Eigo Katsuura
C000109	The path to conquering tomato juice from viscosity and aroma	Rizuki Oura	Jyoshogakuen High School
C000114	Effect of Fluorine on Hydroxyapatite	Tadato Yamamoto	Jyoshogakuen High School
C000134	Increase tomatoes' shelf life and yield by using antioxidants	Wakana Kano	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School
C000138	Effects of light color on plants	Ryota Hosogai	Sakuragaoka Junior High School
C000145	Distribution of organisms and wave strength in the inner bay and open sea of Shirahama Town	Ayano Nakai	Osaka Municipal Pan-Ai High School
C000146	Building a Local Recycling-Oriented Society through the Conservation of Nippon Baratanago	Keiki Takagaki	Seifu High School
C000147	Relationship between the type of sugar and lactobacillus proliferation	Imafuku, Momoe	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School
C000148	The relationship between river flooding and COD as read from the Kako River	Daisho Kobayashi	Hakuryo Private High School
C000149	Measuring the stress received by the fruit	Naofumi Yamada	Seishin Girls' High School
C000152	Inhibition of acid spoilage of nut oils and fats by beverages	Naofumi Yamada	Seishin Girls' High School
C000160	Terminal velocity of an object falling through water	Sakino Yasuda	Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School
C000167	How do Mokusugani migrate up the Ceiling River?	Wakana Asahara	Ehime Prefectural Imabari-Nishi High School
C000173	Research on salt sleep in the onychophorid beetle	Natsumi Kawai	Ehime Prefectural Imabari-Nishi High School
C000196	Power generation from waste heat! Stirling Engine!	Airi Otoguro	Yamanashi Eiwa Private High School
C000206	Survey of Microplastics in Wakayama Prefecture	Kengo Kishida	Wakayama Koyo Junior High School
C000249	Biological Survey of Osaka Bay	Haruki Shoji	Osaka Chikko Municipal Junior High School
C000256	Studies on the olfactory perception of centipedes	Nonoka Matsuo	Jyoshogakuen High School
C000279	Anemone behavior by sound	Onno Ogawa	Senri International High School of Kwansei Gakuin
C000281	Water Purification with Bacillus natto	Yoshino Inai	Kyoto Koka High School
C000288	parsley spray challenge	Kotone Tsuji	Kyoto Koka High School
C000290	Variation of signal response time under various conditions	Sato, Torataro	Ritsumeikan Senior High School
C000294	Stress-Free Eating for Kidney Disease Patients	Miyu Iida	Kyoto Koka High School
C000300	Mechanisms and Practicality of Food-induced Cancer Prevention	Suzuka Kisanuki	Jyoshogakuen High School
C000307	Cultivation experiment of "Yumechikara" using plastic cups	Airika Hikita	Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Commercial High School
C000313	Actual condition of microplastic contamination on the coast of Ehime Prefecture	Keiki Yamaguchi	Ehime Prefectural Toon High School
C000318	Pursuing the hidden charm of natural yeast	Yao Teraishi	Jyoshogakuen High School
C000326	Introduction of ion-exchange groups in cellulose and its application	Tomoharu Kiuchi	Okayama Ichinomiya High School
C000328	On the length of cicada shells	Gentaro Kono	Osaka Prefectural Kaizuka Minami High School
C000343	Otamaboya increases the amount of biomass in the ocean	Isegami Sakura	Suma Gakuen High School School
C000364	Do Squid Have Fluorescent Bacteria? From discovery to culture of fluorescent bacteria	Kairyu Ohno	Osaka Meisei Gakuen Meisei Junior High School Meisei High School
C000382	Assessing the impact of plastic litter on sea turtles	Yoshihide Funaki	Kyoto Municipal Horikawa High School
C000395	Mysterious Probability Laws Lurking in Games with Dice	Satoshi Murakami	Kwansei Gakuin Senior High School
C000407	Distribution and Ecology of the "Phantom Shellfish" Wakaura moray eel	Shunsuke Saeki	Kaichi Junior and Senior High School
C000412	Culture and luminescence conditions of luminescent bacteria on Japanese common squid, Todarodes pacificus	Shotaro Tsukimoto	Waseda University Advanced Institute of Technology
C000415	Usefulness of Entomophagy in Modern Society	Butaro Iwana	Takatsuki Private High School

judge

Oral Presentation Judges

Jo Inoue, President of the Jury
Representative Director, Vice President CTO, Liverness, Inc.

D., Pharmacist, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. He is a founding member of LIVERNESS. After completing his doctoral studies, he worked as an assistant professor and lecturer at the Faculty of Science, Kitasato University, and an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, before being appointed and concurrently serving as a specially-appointed associate professor at the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University in 2015, and as a professor of advanced pharmacy at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University and a visiting professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University in 2018. While conducting research and development, he is a researcher involved in launching joint research projects with universities and research institutions and supporting the establishment of research institutes.

Kubo, Oozora
Leader, Analytical Technology Group, Quality Design Center, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.

After graduating from Chiryo Gakuen Wakayama High School, he entered the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Osaka University. After entering the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the same university, he worked as a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and received his Ph. After studying at The Scripps Research Institute in Florida, USA for 2 years, he joined Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Engaged in basic research on skin care and hair care, and assumed his current position in 2019. His specialty is synthetic organic chemistry.

Mami Matsukawa
Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University

After completing the first half of his doctorate in electrical engineering at Doshisha University, he worked as a researcher at the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and at the Osaka National Institute of Technology before joining the faculty at Doshisha University. D. in Engineering. Currently, he is a professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University. Specializes in electrical and electronic measurement and ultrasonic electronics.

Ken Nagasaki
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka City University

D., Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University After working as an assistant at the Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, and as a lecturer and assistant professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Osaka City University, he has been a professor since 2007 and has been the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering since 2018. Engaged in research on functional materials (medical materials and drug delivery systems) that contribute to advanced medicine.

Koichi Yamakawa
Representative Director, Light Touch Technology, Inc.

D. in Engineering from Osaka University. D. in Engineering. After working as a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, he joined the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (now the Japan Atomic Energy Agency) in 1994. Currently, he is a leader of the Laser Medical Application Research Group of the National Institute of Quantum Science and Technology. Since joining the institute, he has been engaged in the development of advanced lasers and their application research. In July 2017, he founded Light Touch Technology Inc. to challenge the practical application of non-invasive, real-time blood glucose level sensors in order to eliminate the pain caused by blood sampling for over 400 million diabetes patients worldwide.