The Japan TimesA group of investigative lawyers has critcized the University of Tokyo over its recent corruption scandals, urging the prestigious national university to reform its governance system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/04/japan/tokyo-university-corruption-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #universityoftokyo #corruption
Whenever a woman breaks the glass ceiling in Japan, new outlets are quick to narrow their focus to gender. This needs to change, says journalism professor Kaori Hayashi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/02/japan/society/japan-first-woman-angle-reporting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #women039sissues #sanaetakaichi #kaorihayashi #universityoftokyo
Yutaka Matsuo, professor of the University of Tokyo’s graduate school of engineering, is among the 40 experts who have been recommended sit on the U.N.’s new panel on AI. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/university-of-tokyo-un-ai-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yutakamatsuo #universityoftokyo #un #ai
Vietnamnet BOTĐH Tokyo xin lỗi vì bê bối của giảng viên. Hiệu trưởng đại học danh tiếng châu Á này thừa nhận những lỗ hổng quản trị và xin lỗi vì loạt bê bối liên quan đến nhân viên nhà trường. #ĐHTokyo #BêBốiGiảngViên #GiáoDục #NhậtBản #UniversityOfTokyo #Scandal #Education #Japan
The president of the University of Tokyo has pledged to strengthen governance at the institution following the discovery of a second bribery case involving its staff in three months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-university-governance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #corruption #medicine #cosmetics #japancosmeticassociation #hospitals #tokyo
The head of the University of Tokyo Hospital has stepped down to take responsibility following a series of bribery scandals involving staff at the institution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/japan/crime-legal/university-of-tokyo-hospital-head-resign-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #corruption #medicine #marijuana #drugs #cosmetics #japancosmeticassociation
Tokyo police sent papers to prosecutors Monday on a former specially appointed associate professor at the University of Tokyo's graduate school for allegedly receiving bribes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/crime-legal/ex-tokyo-university-professor-bribe-allegation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo
Tokyo police arrested a 62-year-old professor at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Medicine on suspicion of accepting bribes related to a joint research project. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/japan/crime-legal/university-of-tokyo-professor-arrest-for-bribery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #japanesepolice
A research team at the University of Tokyo began testing a Level 4 autonomous driving bus on public roads for the first time on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/japan/society/autonomous-driving-bus-kashiwa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #selfdriving #tech #universityoftokyo #chiba #kashiwa
A doctor at the University of Tokyo Hospital has been arrested for allegedly taking about ¥700,000 in bribes from a medical equipment company official, who has also been arrested. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/crime-legal/university-of-tokyo-doctor-bribery-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #hospitals #doctors
