Tohoku University has launched a joint project with SoftBank to develop generative AI technology dedicated to disaster prevention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/03/japan/softbank-disaster-prevention-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #disasterpreparedness #tohokuuniversity #softbank #ai #311

A series of earthquakes with magnitudes of 7 or 8 may occur after a 7.5 magnitude quake struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture on Monday, a research institute has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/tohoku-university-magaquakes-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tohokuuniversity #aomori #earthquakes #disasterpreparedness

Asteroid Bennu racing toward Earth teeming with 'building blocks of life'

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An international research group that includes Japan has discovered a factory-like system in cells that prevents insulin abnormalities, a finding that could help in the development of new treatments for diabetes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/science-health/cell-factory-insulin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #tohokuuniversity #diabetes

A band of unusually hard rock, formed from magma about 15 million years ago, near the epicenter of the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake likely worsened the disaster, researchers have said in a newly published paper. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/science-health/noto-quake-underground-magma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #earthquakes #tohokuuniversity

A Japanese research team led by Tohoku University has found that babies conceived during the winter months are less susceptible to weight gain when they become adults. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/science-health/people-conceived-in-winter-less-fat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #pregnancy #obesity #tohokuuniversity

In the 1970s, a group of female students at Tohoku University began demanding the university provide free menstrual products in restrooms. They were met with ridicule. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/society/japan-gender-equality-movement-menstruation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #women039sissues #menstruation #health #students #tohokuuniversity

Exposure to secondhand smoke during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of placental abruption, according to a study by a team from Tohoku University. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/science-health/research-secondhand-smoke-pregnancy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #smoking #passivesmoking #health #pregnancy #tohokuuniversity #surveys

The education ministry said Tuesday that it has approved a 25-year plan to strengthen academic research capabilities submitted by Tohoku University, the first recipient of subsidies under a new state program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/24/japan/tohoku-univ-new-research-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tohokuuniversity #universities #education #mext

Tohoku University researchers have developed and patented a system capable of resuming blood circulation in an injured heart within three minutes — the window for preventing brain death in a patient. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/17/japan/science-health/blood-flow-restart/ #japan #sciencehealth #tohokuuniversity #doctors #patents