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The 59th Erwin von Bälz Prize awarded to Dr. Makoto Higuchi

The 59th Bälz Prize (Boehringer Ingelheim), named after Dr. Erwin von Bälz, a German doctor who contributed to the development of modern medical science in Japan, was awarded at the German Ambassador’s residence on 2 December. The theme of this year’s “Bälz Prize”, which is awarded for excellent medical papers, is “Alzheimer’s disease – diagnosis, therapy, prevention -”. The Bälz Prize is endowed with 8 million yen (1st prize) and 4 million yen (2nd prize).

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German-Japanese battery research – new projects launched

Germany and Japan have been successfully researching secondary battery systems for many years. Four new German-Japanese research projects were launched on 01.01.2022. The pre-competitive research pro-jects address the development of new materials as well as novel and advanced analytical methods to study structures and elucidate processes in battery cells in the field of post-lithium-ion technologies with a focus on solid-state batteries. The projects combine complementary expertise in Germany and Japan and contribute to a better qualitative and quantitative understanding of the addressed issues through a continuous ex-change of young researchers.

Beyond 5G

6G – Potential for Japanese-German cooperation

The future mobile communications standard 6G is set to become an important topic for Japanese-German cooperation in the next ten years. Japan shows strong interest in collaborating on 6G research with international partners who share similar values and state secretaries of the Japanese MIC (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ) and German BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) discussed about a possible research cooperation between the two countries in October 2021.

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Quantum Technology – Research in Japan

The German Embassy Tokyo has compiled information on quantum technology research in Japan. The overview summarizes the current situation as follows:

Overview: German Embassy Tokyo

Hydrogen research and technology in Japan

The German Embassy Tokyo has compiled information on hydrogen research and technology in Japan. The overview summarizes the current situation and the goals of the Japanese government as follows: