https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/The Kobe University News site shares information on the university today, from our diverse research to the activities of current and former students.en(c) Kobe UniversitySat, 16 May 2026 05:04:15 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260514-67747/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260514-67747/People buy things using services like Amazon and Rakuten and share information on social media. We call these places of commerce and exchange “platforms,” and nowadays, they’ve become essential parts of our lives. On the other hand, various issues have alSocial sciencesThu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67777/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67777/Medicine, dentistry and pharmacologyFri, 08 May 2026 16:05:20 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67778/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67778/Agriculture and EnvironmentFri, 08 May 2026 16:04:46 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67779/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67779/Agriculture and EnvironmentFri, 08 May 2026 16:04:17 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67780/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260424-67780/Agriculture and EnvironmentFri, 08 May 2026 16:03:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260423-67781/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260423-67781/Medicine, dentistry and pharmacologyFri, 08 May 2026 14:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260430-67785/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260430-67785/The sperm and the egg cell’s nuclei compete for size directly after fertilization and this is necessary for the proper embryonic development. The mouse study with Kobe University participation finally gives meaning to a phenomenon biologists have known foBiological sciencesThu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260428-67683/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260428-67683/It’s impossible to talk about global economics without considering the existence of China. Since the 1990s, China has experienced rapid growth as the “workshop of the world,” now boasting the 2nd largest global economy. However, that growth has slowed, anSocial sciencesTue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260427-67679/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260427-67679/In the spring of 2025, the African Conviviality Center was established in Kobe University’s Graduate School of Intercultural Studies. Established to more consciously promote exchange between African researchers and students, this organization, which has iHumanitiesMon, 27 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260423-67758/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260423-67758/While tics have been considered to result from an aberrant function of the brain’s motor cortex, a Kobe University mouse study has now discovered a connection to the brain’s emotional functions. The result promises a new avenue of research on treatments fMedicine, dentistry and pharmacologyThu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260414-67726/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260414-67726/“That was the first time I noticed environmental problems in the form of water pollution.” It’s often our childhood interests that serve as the basis for our passions and careers once we reach adulthood. Growing up in China, MAI Zhaohuan spent the summersEngineering sciencesTue, 14 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260407-67613/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260407-67613/Kobe University School of Medicine alum YAMAGUCHI Mio is a physician, an author and a mother raising her five-year-old daughter. In 2024, her debut novel entitled “We Were Born” won the 34th Ayukawa Tetsuya Award and placed fourth in the Japan BooksellersMedicine, dentistry and pharmacologyTue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260407-67699/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260407-67699/A plant uses a rare scent to guide its pollinator to male flowers first and to female flowers later. The Kobe University study uncovers a precise chemical system that not only keeps this partnership specific but also helps ensures it remains beneficial toBiological sciencesTue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260406-67657/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260406-67657/Non-fading and non-toxic structural color can now be applied to flat or 3D surfaces using an inkjet printer. The Kobe University development also opens possibilities for novel display and anti-counterfeiting technologies.Engineering sciencesMon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260331-67701/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260331-67701/Understanding how proteins interact with their own mirror images enabled a Kobe University research team to design a small mirror protein that disables a causal factor of Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid-beta.Medicine, dentistry and pharmacologyTue, 31 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260331-67564/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260331-67564/India is set to overtake Japan as the fourth strongest economic superpower as early as this year. With a population of over 1.4 billion, India is known around the world for producing talent in information technology, with many Japanese corporations now heSocial sciencesTue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260327-67665/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260327-67665/The magma reservoir of the largest volcano eruption of the Holocene is refilling. This Kobe University insight on the Kikai caldera in Japan allows us to understand giant caldera volcanoes like Yellowstone or Toba more generally and gets us closer to predFri, 27 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260327-67581/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/article/20260327-67581/Environmental DNA surveys allow us to see what’s living in bodies of water like oceans, rivers and ponds by analyzing the DNA of just a cup of water taken from these sources. About a decade and a half has passed since the chance discovery of floating DNAAgriculture and EnvironmentFri, 27 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260327-67674/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260327-67674/Engineering sciencesFri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0900https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260317-67669/https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/news/collection/20260317-67669/Medicine, dentistry and pharmacologyFri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0900