| 3 |
Ōmuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture |
Institute of Gerontology |
Concluded a framework partnership agreement in Feb. 2017. |
Foster the development of Ōmuta City, a place that is facing the challenges of an aging population, and contribute to Japan’s academic and scientific progress. |
| 4 |
Ōmihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture |
Institute of Gerontology |
Announced a plan to create a Japanese version of the Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Mar. 2016. |
Provide information to elderly people from urban areas such as Tokyo about active living in other regions. |
| 5 |
Fukui Prefecture |
Institute of Gerontology |
Concluded an agreement on gerontology research for the promotion of comprehensive measures for the elderly in Jun. 2017. |
Create a society where people can continue to lead active lives in a familiar environment through to their later years. |
| 6 |
Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Institute of Gerontology |
Launched the “Frailty Check” project in Chigasaki City in academic year 2015. |
Make diagnoses on the diminution of both physical and mental strength (extent of frailty) in accordance with aging. |
| 7 |
Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture |
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) |
Concluded a framework partnership agreement in Jun. 2017. The Shinshu University Research Center for Social Systems, RCAST, and Karuizawa Town implemented a cooperative project. |
Make use of mutual expertise and abilities to foster exchange between researchers, industry-academic collaboration, and human resource development. Professor Katsuya Tamai is in charge of the project. |
| 8 |
Kumamoto Prefecture and Kumamoto University |
RCAST |
Concluded a framework partnership agreement in Apr. 2017. |
Take a creative approach to recovery from the Kumamoto Earthquake for the further development of the region. |
| 9 |
Obuse Town, Nagano Prefecture |
RCAST |
RCAST and Obuse Town jointly established a community lab in Jul. 2016. |
Conduct practical research to create a method to rebuild and revitalize the community. Professor Hideki Koizumi is in charge of the project. |
| 10 |
Ishikawa Prefecture and the Ishikawa Sunrise Industries Creation Organization |
RCAST |
Concluded an agreement on collaboration and cooperation for R&D in the field of renewable energy in Mar. 2012. |
Foster revitalization activities for regional industry by using RCAST’s “research seeds.” |
| 11 |
Saitama Prefecture, Akiōta Town in Hiroshima Prefecture, and other municipalities (16 in total) |
Center for Research and Development on Transition from Secondary to Higher Education (CoREF unit) |
The New Learning Project in partnership with educational boards across Japan has been running since academic year 2010. |
Support the creation of a community of teachers who will give classes for “collaborative learning.” |
| 12 |
Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture |
Center for Research and Development on Transition from Secondary to Higher Education (CoREF unit) |
Concluded a partnership agreement with the educational board of Kawaguchi City in May 2017. |
Conduct demonstrative research concerning “active learning” classes, thereby improving the quality of education. |
| 13 |
Hida City, Gifu Prefecture |
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research |
Concluded a partnership agreement in Jan. 2017. (The Institute has its core experimental facility in Kamioka Town in Hida City.) |
Promote the development of academic and scientific research, human resources, and local communities. |
| 14 |
Ibaraki and Hiroshima Prefectures, and others |
The University of Tokyo Hospital |
Established a telepathology center to foster regional collaboration in 2013. |
Support hospitals without pathologists with telepathology and high-precision pathology. |
| 15 |
Ōtsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture |
The University Museum |
Launched the Todai Kyoshitsu @ Ōtsuchi project at the Ōtsuchi Bunka House located inside the central municipal hall in 2013. |
Send researchers from the University of Tokyo to Ōtsuchi to give lectures and hold workshops. |
| 16 |
Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture |
Institute of Industrial Science, and the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences |
Concluded an agreement to start the Pecans for Revitalizing Japanese Agriculture and Local Economy Project in Jul. 2017. |
Produce and distribute pecans, a food that is attracting considerable attention for its anti-aging benefits. |
| 17 |
Tamarokuto Science Center |
Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences |
Concluded a cooperative agreement with the Science Center, which is operated by five cities – Kodaira, Higashimurayama, Kiyose, Higashikurume, and Nishitokyo – in Jun. 2017. |
Provide citizens with opportunities to learn about the findings made at research facilities. (*Also concluded a cooperative agreement with the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research in May 2015.) |
