Science and innovation in Germany

Toru Kumagai’s reports on R&D trends in Germany

© DWIH Tokyo

March 15, 2021
In collaboration with Mr. Toru Kumagai, a Japanese journalist living in Germany, we bring you the latest news on science and innovation in Germany. The previous articles are available below:

Munich – Germany’s Silicon Valley A former beer brewery is now a development center for special semiconductors (October 22, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/10/22/munich-germanys-silicon-valley/

Why the German Innovation Powerhouse NRW is Important to Japan (September 24, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/09/24/nrw/

Conserving Biodiversity in Japan and Germany (August 25, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/08/25/biodiversity/

German Government Pouring Efforts into Developing Quantum Computer Technology and Putting it to Practical Use (July 15, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/07/15/quantum-computer/

No more disinterest in Industry 4.0 – Covid-19 pandemic Accelerates Digitalization of German Industry (July 09, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/07/09/industrie-4-0/

BioNTech Demonstrates German Capacity for Innovation to the World with Development of COVID-19 Vaccine (July 01, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/07/01/biontech/

The Future of Work: New Technologies and the Workplace (June 16, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/06/16/the-future-of-work/

The fight of the German government and medical community against the psychological effects of the Corona pandemic (June 8, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/06/08/covid19/

Why did the German government create an agency for disruptive innovations? (May 25, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/05/25/sprin-d/

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Development and Ethics: Seeking Human-Centric AI at a French-German-Japanese Symposium (March 19, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/03/19/ai-development-and-ethics/

Strengthening Post-Corona Resilience — Germany and Japan’s Efforts to Prepare for a New Global Crisis (March 2, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/03/02/resilience/

German and Japanese Electric Power Industries Embark on the Practical Applications of Hydrogen Energy (February 25, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/02/25/hydrogenenergy/

Could the Coronavirus Crisis Spur Industrie 4.0? (January 18, 2021)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2021/01/18/covid19-industrie4-0/

Germany’s Climate Policy — Challenges and Milestones (December 22, 2020)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2020/12/22/climatepolicy/

Germany’s new national hydrogen strategy (September 25, 2020)

Article: https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/en/2020/09/25/wasserstoffstrategie/

About Toru Kumagai

Born in Tokyo in 1959, Kumagai graduated from the Department of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University in 1982 and joined Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), where he gained a wealth of experience in domestic reporting and overseas assignments. After NHK, he has lived and worked as a journalist in Munich, Germany, since 1990. He has published more than 20 books on Germany and Germany-Japan relations, as well as been to numerous media outlets to report on the situation in Germany.

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