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Kyoto University Newsletter "Raku-Yu"

Vol.12 (1.72M)
Cover Main building of the former Kyoto Textile Company - Completed in 1889	Kyoto University's Mission Statement and Strategic Policy for Internationalaization Shuzo Nishimura, Vice-President of Kyoto University Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University Field informatics on sea turtles, Mekong giant catfish and dugongs Nobuaki Arai, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Informatics Toward the Creation of a New Portrayal of World History Masaaki Sugiyama, Professor, Graduate School of Letters FEATURES The 40th Anniversary of the Primate Research Institute Field Station: An Apparatus That Integrally Promotes Education and Research Get-together of Kyoto Union Club in Thailand Kokoro Research Center Established at Kyoto University Essay Patricio N. Abinales, Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies Interview Charmalie A. D. Nahallage, Primate Research Institute What's Happening in International Relations The 9th Kyoto University International Symposium The 10th Kyoto University International Symposium PROMENADE Hyakumanben Chionji - Where various faces of Kyoto intersect

Vol.11 (1.44M)
Cover Former Physics Laboratory of the Third Higher Middle School	Why the Kyoto University Alumni Associstion has been needed? Masato Kitani, Vice-President of Kyoto Universsity Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Professor, Primate Research Institute Masami Kobayashi, Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies FEATURES Yukawa-Tomonaga Centennial Year and the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics Taichi Kugo, Director, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics Center for Women Researchers Kohei Shiota, Director, Center for Women Researchers Dr. Kiyoshi Ito receives the Gauss Prize The Establishment of the International Exchange Seminar House Essay Thakur S. Powdyel, Director, Centre for Educational Research & Development, Royal University of Bhutan Wil de Jong, Professor, Center for Integrated Area Studies (CIAS) What's Happening in International Relations The 8th Kyoto University International Symposium The "Japan-China University Academic Forum" was held at Fudan University, China, and President Oike and others Participated Official Visitors from Abroad PROMENADE Aoi Festival - Heian dynastic culture appears before your eyes after more than 1,200 years

Vol.10 (1.63M)
Cover "Drawing of Sonjodo": Kyoto University Library Ishin Database	The Three Senses of "Aya" and Human Welfare Hiroshi Matsumoto, Executive Vice-President for Research and Finance of Kyoto UniversityKazuo Oike, President of Kyoto University Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University Masuo Koyasu, Professor, Graduate School of Education Toshitaka Nakahara, Professor, Graduate School of Medicine Features New Research Center Explores Innovative Approaches to Area Studies Koji Tanaka, Director / Professor, Center for Integrated Area Studies International Conference on Opencourseware 2006 in Kyoto Meeting of Kyokyo-Kai (Kyoto University Alumni Association in Beijing, China) Essay Carl Becker, Professor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Interview Kei Kano, Graduates School of Biostudies, Kyoto University What's Happening in International Relations Kyoto University Opens Liaison Office in Tsinghua Science Park Students and Teaching Staff from Kasetsart University visit Kyoto University President Oike attends the 4th Japan-China University President Conference Reviewers from OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education visit Kyoto University Kyoto University signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) PROMENADE Katsura Rikyu - A place to think about "beauty" A garden for contemplation built around a lake

Vol.9 (1.96M)
Cover Newspaper Archives: Shimbun Bunko Advertisement for Rakuzendo Ginza: Rakuzendo Baiyaku Kokoku / Kyoto University Library Collection	Culture of a Deformation Belt and the Role of Kyoto University Kazuo Oike, President of Kyoto University Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University Junzo Munemoto, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Erika Takashina, Associate Professor, Institute for Research in Humanities Features Fostering a Renaissance in Kyoto Toshio Yokoyama, Director-General of the Organization for the Promotion of International Relations Our Urgent Mission Takeshi Tamura, Director of the International Center Organizational Information Kyoto University and UC Davis, University of California commit to personnel internship exchange program School visits enhance learning experience for foreign students of Japanese language and culture Kyoto University students to KCJS lectures Mochi-Making Party at the Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" Essay - Patricia Vickers-Rich, Director of Monash Science Centre Interview -Junko Maruyama, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies What's Happening in International Relations The 6th Kyoto University International Symposium The 7th Kyoto University International Symposium Official Visitors from Abroad PROMENADE Shinnyo-do - The other "Philosopher's Walk"

Vol.8 (2.96M)
Cover Tenmonseisho Sekisui Nagakubo (Mid-Edo Period)/Collection of Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science	Innovation Based on University Knowledge Kazumi Matsushige, Vice-President of Kyoto University Special Feature - Conversation "Science and Society in the Future" The challenge for universities is to make the invisible visible -thinking behind the ALAN-K project- Alan Kay, Visiting Professor at Graduate School of Informatics Kazuo Oike, President of Kyoto University Hajime Kita, Professor, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies Features Kyoto University's Combat team participates in the ACM International Collegiate Programming World FinalsContest Kyoto University ROHM Plaza Completed Six Universities Disseminate Japanese University Education to the World through Open Course Ware Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University Minoru Kanehisa, Professor and Director, Bioinformatics Center, Institute for Chemical Research Shuzo Nishimura, Professor, Graduate School of Economics Activity Robot Creator, Tomotaka Takahashi, Founder of Robo Garage, a Kyoto University venture What's Happening in International Relations Kyoto University holds AEARU Board of Directors Meeting and signs academic exchange agreement with the four other Board Member Universities Presentation of the Hideki Yukawa UNESCO Medal to Mrs. Sumi Yukawa PROMENADE Manpukuji Temple the first winds blow from Obaku

Vol.7 (1.71M)

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Illustrated Books: Eboshiori Soshi
Paper with illustrations in color, manuscript, 2 volumes, author and publisher unknown, 34.1 × 25.2cm

Site-specific characteristics of Kyoto University campuses and remote facilities: Kojiro Irikura , Vice-President of Kyoto University
Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University: Juichi Yamagiwa, Professor, Graduate School of Science
Mikio Kasahara, Professor, Graduate School of Energy Science; Koichiro Oshima, Director, Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management Center Attached
Features: The Fifth Kyoto University International Symposium
-"International Symposium on Regulation of Cell Fate and Cell Function"
The Ninth Kyoto University Future Forum
-"Voice from the Frontline of International Society"
Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere(RISH)
-Establishing New Connections Between Science and Human Society

Essay: Charles Scawthorn, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
Interview: Richard Murdey, Guest Research Associate, Institute for Chemical Research
Activity: Ryosuke Nagano, Director, NLKProject
What's Happening in International Relations: Kyoto University Study Abroad Fair 2004
Visitors from Abroad
PROMENADE Lake Biwa Aqueduct: Sharing an Interwoven Bond of Birth and Rebirth

Vol.6 (1.47M)
Cover Illustrated Books: Ise Monogatari (Tales of Ise) Paper with illustrations in color, manuscript, 2 volumes, author and publisher unknown, 28.0 x 23.3cm	What Characterizes a Kyoto University Education? Hirohisa Higashiyama, Vice-President of Kyoto University Special Feature - The Kyoto University Education Liberal Arts Education, The Kyoto University Way Masaki Maruyama, Director, Institute for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education Kyoto University's Regional Education Program Information for International Students Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University Tsuneo Yoshikawa, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Kazuo Fujita, Professor, Graduate School of Letters Essay Engelbert Jorissen, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Interview Tang Zhong Hui, Graduate School of Law Activity Nobuhiro Ohnishi, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies What's Happening on Campus President Oike Goes to Mainland China and Hong Kong "The First KAGI 21 International Summer School on the Active Geosphere" Takes Place in Indonesia Inaugurating the "Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere" The 21st Century COE Program FY2004 Results PROMENADE Mount Hiei A Prayer for Peace on Earth from one of the Most Sacred Sites in Japanese Buddhism

Vol.5 (1.77M)
Cover Portolan Chart Sheepskin, 52.5x72.0cm, c. 15th-16th Century Europe	In Cooperation with Citizens of Kyoto Kazuo Oike, President of Kyoto University Special Feature - Kyoto University in Times of Change Incorporation of Japan's National Universities - a new start for National University Corporation Kyoto University Masao Homma, Director-General Administration Bureau The Grand Opening of the Kyoto University Clock Tower CentennialHall The Grand Opening of the Katsura Campus Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University Norio Nakatsuji, Proefssor, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences Tsuyoshi Kato, Professor, Graduate school of Asian and African Area Studies Essay Geoffrey P. Moussas, Lecturer(Part-time), Faculty of Engineering Interview Phan Vinh Long, Graduate School of Engineering Activity Good Samarian Club, Ryohei Hamanaka, Faculty of Law What's Happening in International Relations The 4th Kyoto University International Symposium Visitors from Abroad PROMENADE Philosopher's Path Site for Contemplation that Gave Rise to the "Kyoto School" of Philosohy

Vol.4 (977k)

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Sankakuen-Shinjyukyo(Bronze Mirrors)
Approx. 22.3cm in Diameter, Made in 3rd Cetury China
Found at Tsubai-Ootsukayama Tumulus, Kyoto Prefecture

"" Nothing is better than Learning: Makoto Nagao, President of Kyoto University
Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University: Mitsuhiro Yanagida, Professor, Graduate School of Biostudies
Tetsuji Atsuji, Professor, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies
Isao Akaoka, Director, Institute for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education
Features: On the Grand Opening of the "Camphora" Cafe Restaurant The 21st Century COE Program
-List of Selected Programs in Kyoto University in FY 2003
The Founding of the "Field Science Education and Research Center"
-To Create an Original Kind of Global Environmental Study that Seeks to Explicate Connections Between the Ecologies of Forest, Human Habitation and Sea
Essay: Bilqis Amin Hoque, Visiting Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute
Interview: Rizaldi, Primate Research Institute
Activity: Sumo Club, Hartwig Handsur, Faculty of Law
Report: Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" : A Place for International Bonding
PROMENADE Shinshindo Cafe: A Timeless Backdrop for the Lives of Kyoto University Students

Vol.3 (2.27M)

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Flora Japonica
P. F. (B.) von Siebold and J. G. Zuccarini, authors, 2 volumes (Published: 1835-1841)
Fauna Japonica
P. F. (B.) von Siebold, editor, C. J. Temminck, H. Schlegel, and W. D. Haan, authors, 5 volumes (Published: 1833-1850)
Both from the collection of the Faculty of Science

Campus Located in a Basin with Active Faults: Kazuo Oike, Vice-President of Kyoto University
Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University: Yahiko Kambayashi, Professor, Graduate School of Infomatics
Sakiko Yoshikawa, Professor, Graduate School of Education
Takashi Matsuyama, Director, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies
Features: Kyoto University International Symposium
on Post-Petrofuels in the 21st Century -Prospects in the Future of Blomass Energy-
The 21st Century COE Program
-List of Slected Programs in Kyoto University in FY 2002
Establishment of the Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry
-Passing on the Spilit of Nobel Laureate
Essay: Calorine Sy Hau, Associate Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Interview: Ahmad Reza Gohari & Soodabeh Saeidnia, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science
Activity & Report: The November Festival
PROMENADE Beside the Kamo River: A Place to Rest Amid Abundant Natural Beauty

Vol.2 (2.35M)

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Fusu Nanifune Renga, Renga- style Poems by Seicho, Sogi, et al.
Hand Scroll, Hand written, manuscript, 1 volume, 15-16 century

Kyoto University in a Period of Transition: Akihiro Kinda, Vice-President of Kyoto University
Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University: Ryuichi Ida, Professor, Graduate School of Law
Sakayu Shimizu, Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture
Johei Sasaki, Director, Kyoto Univeristy Library
Features: Student Lounge KI-ZU-NA Opens
Establishment of Hall of Global Environmental Research and School of Gloval Environmental Studies as a Graduate School
Essay: Jan van Bremen, Visiting Research Scholar, Institute for Research in Humanities
Interview: Ali Masoudi-Najad, Graduate School of Agriculture
Activity: Gernot Hassenpflug, Graduate School of Infomatics
Report: Exploring Japanese society and culture - A sociological survey and the Gion Matsuri
PROMENADE Gozan Okuribi: Kyoto University has witnessed the annual Daimonji bonfire for over a century

Vol.1 (2.44M)

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"Tamamo-no-mae," a Tale from the Otogizoshi
Paper with illustrations in color, manuscript, 2 volumes, author and publisher unknown, 24.0×18.4cm

Kyoto University - with its Eyes on the Future: Makoto Nagao, President of Kyoto University
Forefronts of Research at Kyoto University: Tasuku Honjo, Professor, Graduate School of Medicine
Kohei Tamao, Professor, Institute for Chemical Research
Takeshi Shiraishi, Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Shoichiro Fukao Professor, Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere
Takeshi Setoguchi, Director, The Kyoto University Museum
Features: Kyoto University International Symposium
on the Changes in the Japanese Economy Facing the New Century
The TIDE Project
-A First Step Toward a New Partnership
A New Triangle is Born
-The Katsura Campus and Kyoto University's Strategy for the 21st Century
Essay: Bruce Auld, visiting Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture
Interview: Xiaoqing Luo, Graduate School of Law
Activity: Aikido Club, Paul Smith, Graduate School of Engineering
Report: Academic Sightseeing in Uji
PROMENADE Yoshida Shrine: The Ancient Shrine Continues to Watch Over Kyoto University