Core-to-Core Program
List of Adopted Projects
List of FY2025 Projects
(Apr. 2025 - Mar. 2030)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| World Networking Project for the Establishment of Atmospheric Studies | Kobe University / HISAYAMA Yuho, Associate Professor | Canada / Centre for Sensory Studies Germany / GNP Society for New Phenomenology, Rostock University Sloveniavv / ZRS Koper |
| Re-arranging Antarctic governance to reflect the Earth's interests: Natural-social interdisciplinary research | Kobe University / SHIBATA Akiho, Professor | Australia / University of Tasmania Korea / Korea Polar Research Institute |
| International Research Center Network for Exploring the Extreme Universe with Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays | Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of Tokyo / OGIO Shoichi, Professor | Germany / Karlsruhe Institute of Technology France / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Taiwan / Academia Sinica USA / University of Utah |
| Warm-period climate change research center with the International Ocean Drilling Programme School at its core | Kochi University / IKEHARA Minoru, Professor | Austria / University of Graz Germany / University of Bremen UK / University of Leicester Italy / National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics |
| Unexplored scientific research on chiral field- matter interaction | Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University / ODA Reiko, Professor, University Research Lead | Switzerland / Geneva University France / National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Bordeaux University Italy / Pisa University Thailand / Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC) |
| Establishment of an international research and education center for living theranostics biohybrids | The University of Tokyo / CABRAL Horacio, Associate Professor | Spain / Cooperative Research Center in Biomaterials France / French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) Sweden / Uppsala University |
| Establishment of international hub for the evolutionary research of brain and Intelligence -evolution of decision making- | Center for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior, Kyoto University / IMAI Hiroo, Professor | Germany / German Primate Center USA / Georgia State University |
| Establishment of the International Center of Excellence on Genome Stability and Maintenance under tissue microenvironments |
Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University / HARADA Hiroshi, Professor | China / Shenzhen University UK / University of Sussex Singapore / Nanyang Technological University Taiwan / National Taiwan University USA / Stanford University |
List of FY2024 Projects
(Apr. 2024 - Mar. 2029)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Emergent quantum electronics in molecular layers | Institute for Molecular Science / YAMAMOTO Hiroshi, Professor | China / Tianjin University Germany / University of Stuttgart France / University of Angers UK / University of Cambridge |
| Elucidation of solvation effects on molecular recognition | Institute of Science Tokyo (Tokyo Institute of Technology) / ISHIUCHI Shun-ichi, Professor | Germany / Technische Universitaet Berlin France / CNRS, Paris-Saclay University USA / Pacific Northwest National Laboratry (PNNL), University of Washington |
| Creation of ultrasound pathology based on biological wave physical properties | Chiba University/ YAMAGUCHI Tadashi, Professor | France / Aix-Marseille University, CNRS Italy / University of Pavia Sweden / Lund University Taiwan / Chang Gung University USA / Weill Cornell Medicine |
| International Core-to-Core Project on Biomembrane Molecular Machinery | Kobe University / MORIGAKI Kenichi, Professor | Germany / University of Siegen UK / University of Leeds USA / University of California San Diego |
| Enhancement of the international network for the development of novel theranostic targets | Osaka University / WATABE Tadashi, Assistant Professor | Switzerland / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich(ETH) Germany / Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf |
| International Research Network for dual use of viruses | Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University / HASHIGUCHI Takao, Professor | Germany / Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Spain / Universidad Catolica de Valencia Sweden / Uppsala University USA / La Jolla Institute for Immunology |
List of FY2023 Projects
(Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2028)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| International Research Network for Ancient West Asian Studies | University of Tsukuba / SHIBATA Daisuke, Professor | Germany / Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich UK / University of Manchester Austria / University of Vienna Italy / Tuscia University Israel / Hebrew University of Jerusal USA / University of California, Los Angeles |
| Advanced core-to-core network for the physics of self-organizing active matter | School of Engineering, Kyoto University / YAMAMOTO Ryoichi, Professor | Germany / Technische Universitaet Berlin UK / University of Warwick China / University of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Research center for interdisciplinary plasma science through the international multilateral connection of power laser facilities | Osaka University / FUJIOKA Shinsuke, Professor | USA / Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory France / Ecole Polytechnique Germany / Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf Rumania / Extreme Light Infrastructure Nuclear Physics |
| AI-SMART x HEP Consortium | WPI-QUP, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization / NAKAHAMA Yu, Associate Professor | UK / University of Oxford USA / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory LBL Switzerland / CERN Germany / Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics |
| Spintronics and vertical devices of two-dimensional materials | Center for Innovative Integrated Electronic Systems, Tohoku University / ENDOH Tetsuo, Professor | UK / University of Cambridge France / University of Paris-Saclay |
| Center for international integration of medical modalities toward ling body modulation | The University of Tokyo / SAKAI Takamasa, Professor | Canada / University of Toronto Finland / Aalto University France / ESPCI Paris Switzerland / Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne(EPFL) |
| International Research Core for Neurogenesis | Nagoya City University / SAWAMOTO Kazunobu, Professor | Spain / University of Valencia Denmark / University of Copenhagen |
| Formation of the international hub for plant organelle research | Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo / ARIMURA Shin-ichi, Associate professor | Germany / Humboldt University of Berlin France / Centre national de la recherche scientifique |
List of FY2022 Projects
(Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2027)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| International Core-to-Core Project on Global Storm Resolving Analysis | Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo / SATO Masaki, Professor | UK / National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading Germany / Max-Plank Institute for Meteorology USA / Colorado State University |
| International Research Center for the Astrophysics on the Material-Energy Circulation in the Universe with the High-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy | Saitama University / TERADA Yukikatsu, Associate Professor | USA / National Aeronautics and Space Administration The Netherlands / European Space Research and Technology Centre |
| International Research Center for Muon Particle Physics | Kyushu University / TOJO Junji, Associate Professor | Switzerland / European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) France / National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) / Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (IN2P3) China / Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) Korea / Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Australia / Monash University |
| Integrated International Hub for Nano Carbon Device Science by Fusion of Synthesis and Devices | Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University / YAMAGO Shigeru, Professor | UK / University of St Andrews Canada / McGill University Germany / Karlsruher Institute of Technology |
| International Research Center of Nucleic Acid Chemistry for Developing Methods to Regulate Gene Expression Using Non-canonical Structure of Nucleic Acids | Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research (FIBER), Konan University / SUGIMOTO Naoki, Professor and Director | Slovenia / National Institute of Chemistry UK / University of Reading USA / Carnegie Mellon University India / Mahatma Gandhi Medical Advanced Research Institute (MGMARI), SBV University Italy / University of Padova |
| Material Intelligence: Exploiting Intrinsic Learning and Optimization Capabilities for Intelligent Systems | Osaka University / MATSUMOTO Takuya, Professor | The Netherlands / University of Twente USA / University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Poland / AGH University of Science and Technology Germany / University of Munster Italy / Politecnico di Milano |
| Molecular Physiology of Neuronal Signaling, Circuits and Behavior | Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University / SAKABA Takeshi, Professor | Germany / Neurocure (FMP, FU Berlin) Austria / IST Austria (Institute of Science and Technology Austria) Denmark / University of Copenhagen |
| International Research Network for Hyper-temporal Monitoring of Terrestrial Environment Using Multiple Geostationary Satellites | Chiba University / ICHII Kazuhito, Professor | USA / NASA Ames Research Center Korea / Seoul National University China / Beijing Normal University Australia / The University of Western Australia |
List of FY2021 Projects
(Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2026)
*Apri. 2021 - Mar. 2025
**Apri. 2021 - Mar. 2024
*Apri. 2021 - Mar. 2025
**Apri. 2021 - Mar. 2024
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| International Research Network for the Human Language Faculty | Osaka University / MIYAMOTO Yoichi, Professor | Germany / Berlin Center for Advanced Studies in the Humanities Italy / University of Milano-Bicocca |
| Formation of Center of Excellence to Promote Teacher Education for ESD: Toward Achieving SDGs* | Okayama University / FUJII Hiroki, Professor | Germany / Leuphana University of Luneburg Norway / Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Slovenia / University of Ljubljana Canada / York University |
| International research network toward the era of deep and wide near-infrared survey of the universe with space and ground-based telescopes | National Institutes of Natural Sciences / YOSHIDA Michitoshi, Professor | France / Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) USA / National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Australia / Australian National University (ANU) Taiwan / Academia Sinica |
| Molecular recognition mechanism between flexible molecules** | Institute of Science Tokyo (Tokyo Institute of Technology) / YOSHIZAWA Michito, Professor | Germany / Technische Universitaet Berlin (TU Berlin) France / CNRS, Paris-Saclay University |
| Construction of an international research exchange center for ammonia combustion and materials toward the realization of a low-carbon society | Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University / MARUTA Kaoru, Professor | France / University of Lyon USA / University of Washington Saudi Arabia / King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST) Taiwan / National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University |
| International CO2 Natural Analogues Network | University of Tsukuba / SASAKURA Yasunori, Professor | Italy / University of Palermo France / Institute for Research for Development |
| International research core on regulation of insulin-like activities for extension of health life span | Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo / TAKAHASHI Shin-Ichiro, Professor | Sweden / Karolinska Institute Spain / Achucarro Basque Neuroscience Center USA / Tulane University Canada / The University of Western Ontario Australia / Flinders University Ireland / University College Cork |
| An international network for advanced research on human immunology | Osaka University / TAKEDA Kiyoshi, Director of Immunology Frontier Research Center | Germany / University of Bonn UK / University College London |
List of FY2020 Projects
(Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2025)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Formation of an International Research Center for Experimental Financial Market | Waseda University / FUNAKI Yukihiko, Professor | France / Montpellier University The Netherlands / University of Amsterdam Taiwan / National Taiwan University Singapore / Nanyang Technological University USA / The University of Arizona |
| International research network to reveal dark matter in the universe by multidisciplinary approach in particle and astrophysics | Nagoya University / HISANO Junji, Professor | Germany / Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics Italy / INFN Padova UK / The University of Edinburgh Korea / Institute for Basic Science |
| Exploration of the origin and evolution of matter and space time: a research consortium for cosmic microwave background | The University of Tokyo / KUSAKA Akito, Associate Professor | Korea / Korea University Spain / Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) Germany / Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics USA / University of California, Berkeley UK / Cardiff University Italy / Sapienza Universita' di Roma France / Laboratoire de physique des 2 infinis Irène Joliot-Curie (IJCLab) Norway / University of Oslo Canada / University of Toronto |
| International Core-to-Core Project on Mixed Anion Research for Energy Conversion | Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University / KAGEYAMA Hiroshi, Professor | UK / University of Oxford Belgium / University of Antwerp France / University of Bordeaux China / Shenzhen Polytechnic |
| Establishing an International Research Center for Multi-Energy Harvesting Materials and Devices to Realize the IoT Society | Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University / NARITA Fumio, Professor | UK / University of Manchester China / Tsinghua University |
| International consortium of data-driven medical research toward personalized medicine | Chiba University / KAWAKAMI Eiryo, Professor | Luxembourg / University of Luxembourg Germany / University of Tubingen |
| Establishment of Global Research Institute for Uncovering Glycan Organized Life Principle | Gifu University / ANDO Hiromune, Professor | Australia / Griffith University Canada / University of Alberta France / University Lille Taiwan / Academia Sinica |
| Integrative approach for normal and leukemic stem cells | Kumamoto University / SASHIDA Goro, Professor | Sweden / Lund University Germany / German Cancer Research Center UK / Imperial College London USA / UT Health San Antonio |
| Establishment of the International Center of Excellence for Integrated Radiation Science | Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University / HARADA Hiroshi, Professor | UK / University of Oxford USA / Harvard University France / Institut Pasteur Canada / University of Toronto Korea / UNIST China / Shenzhen University Taiwan / National Taiwan University |
List of FY2019 Projects
(Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2024)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Core-to-Core Network for High-Temperature Plasma Dynamics and Structure Formation Based on Magnetic Field Diversity | Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University / NAGASAKI Kazunobu, Professor | China / Southwest Jiaotong University Germany / Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics USA / University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Establishment of the Center for Collaborative Research in Data-Driven Plasma Science | Osaka University / HAMAGUCHI Satoshi, Professor | Germany / Ruhr University Bochum France / Aix-Marseille University Ireland / Dublin City University Italy / University of Bologna |
| Establishing advanced international research base for elucidating intercellular communication based on comprehensive understanding on single molecule/single particle spectroscopy | Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University / UJII Hiroshi, Professor | Australia / The University of Melbourne Belgium / KU Leuven |
| International Network on Polyoxometalate Science for Advanced Functional Energy Materials | Hiroshima University / SADAKANE Masahiro, Professor | China / Northeast Normal University Germany / Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz France / Centrale Lille UK / Newcastle University |
| Chemistry and physics of two-dimensional conjugated polymer, coordination nanosheet | The University of Tokyo / SHIONOYA Mitsuhiko, Professor | China / Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Germany / Technical University of Dresden UK / University of Cambridge |
| Japan-Europe Research Hub for Translational Medical Engineering (JETMeE) | Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo / KIM Beomjoon, Professor | Switzerland / Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne France / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| Pan-Pacific Serendipity Lab | The University of Tokyo / GODA Keisuke, Professor | Australia / University of Wollongong Canada / University of Alberta China / Wuhan University Korea / Hanyang University Mexico / Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Taiwan / National Chiao Tung University USA / University of California, Los Angeles |
| International Research Network for spatiotemporal analysis of virus infections | Institute for Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University / NODA Takeshi, Professor | Germany / University of Freiburg France / University of Strasbourg UK / University of Glasgow USA / University of California Los Angeles |
List of FY2018 Projects
(Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2023)
*Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2022
*Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2022
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| International Research Network for Indigenous Studies and Cultural Diversity | Hokkaido University / KATO Hirofumi, Professor | Australia / Australia National University Canada / Simon Fraser University UK / University of Oxford Netherlands / University of Groningen Sweden / Uppsala University Taiwan / National Taiwan University |
| The European Union and Japan in a Fluid Global Liberal Order: Establishing an Inter-Regional Studies Centre | Waseda University / NAKAMURA Hidetoshi, Professor | Belgium / Universite Libre de Bruxelles Germany / Freie Universitat Berlin UK / University of Warwick New Zealand / University of Canterbury |
| Unexplored Universe disclosed by Gravitational Waves and Multi-messenger astronomy | Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of Tokyo / MIYOKI Shinji, Professor | Australia / Swinburne University of Technology China / Beijing Normal University Germany / Max Planck Institute UK / University of Glasgow India / Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Italy / European Gravitational Observatory Korea / Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology Taiwan / National Tsing-Hua University USA / California Institute of Technology Vietnam / Hanoi National University for Education France / Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| Global Developments of Researches in Lepton Flavor Physics with Muons | International Center for Elementary Particle Physics, The University of Tokyo / MORI Toshinori, Professor | Switzerland / Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) Italy / National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Pisa |
| Clarification of emission mechanism of thermally-activated delayed fluorescenceand challenge for novel light emitting materials | Kyushu University / ADACHI Chihaya, Professor | Australia / The University of Queensland France / Sorbonne University UK / University of St Andrews |
| Defect Functionalized Sustainable Energy Materials: Design to Devices Application * | Tokyo Institute of Technology / HOSONO Hideo, Director / Institute Professor | Canada / McGill University UK / University College London |
| An international cutting-edge network for the study of protein aggregation | Osaka University / GOTO Yuji, Specially Appointed Researcher | Australia / University of Wollongong Germany / Technical University of Munich Denmark / Aarhus University UK / University College London Hungary / Eotvos Lorand University Italy / University of Udine Poland / University of Warsaw |
| Glial brain science research by the International Glia Consortium | Kobe University / WAKE Hiroaki, Project Professor | Canada / University of Montreal Germany / Saarland University Denmark / University of Copenhagen USA / Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai UK / University College London |
List of FY2017 Projects
(Apr.2017 - Mar.2022)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Consortium for Creating the Value of Religious Cultural Heritage through Text Studies | Nagoya University / ABE Yasurou, Visiting Professor | USA / Colombia University France / College de France Germany / Free University of Berlin |
| International network to explore novel superconductivity at advanced oxide superconductor/magnet interfaces and in nanodevices | Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University / MAENO Yoshiteru, Professor | UK / University of Cambridge Korea / IBS Center for Correlated Electron Systems (IBS CCES) Italy / CNR SPIN Institute (University of Salerno) |
| Solid Oxide Interfaces for Faster Ion Transport (SOIFIT) | Kyushu University / MATSUMOTO Hiroshige, Professor | UK / Imperial College London Switzerland / Paul Scherrer Institut USA / Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| International Network of Multi-modal Medical Engineering for Precision Medicine | Chiba University / HANEISHI Hideaki, Professor | Finland / University of Eastern Finland Thailand / Thammasat University China / Shanghai Jiao Tong University Canada / University of Waterloo USA / Weill Cornell Medicine France / Laboratoire de Mecaniueet et D' Acoustique (Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics) / LMA, CNRS New Zealand / The University of Auckland |
| International Core of Excellence for Tropical Biodiversity Conservation focusing on Large Animal Studies | Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University / KOSHIMA Shiro, Specially Appointed Professor | Brazil / National Institute for Amazonian Research India / Indian Institute of Science Malaysia / Universiti Sains Malaysia Indonesia / Bogor Agricultural University China / Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology UK / University of Cambridge |
| Establishment of international agricultural immunology research-core for a quantum improvement in food safety | Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University / TAKAHASHI Hideki, Professor | USA / Texas A&M University China / Yangzhou University The Netherlands / Wageningen University Argentina / Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos |
| International Core Research Center for Phototheranostics | The University of Tokyo / URANO Yasuteru, Professor | Canada / University of Toronto USA / Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital UK / University of Cambridge Switzerland / Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Germany / Ulm University |
| Nanobiology of neural plasticity based on optical nanoscopy | Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University / SAKABA Takeshi, Professor | Germany / Free University Berlin, Neurocure, FMP France / University Paris 5 USA / University of Maryland |