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A. Advanced Research Networks
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List of Adopted Projects

A. Advanced Research Networks

List of FY2021 Projects

(Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2026)
No.	Project Title	Core Institute, Japanese Coodinator	Partner Countries	Core Institute (Partner)
1	International Research Network for the Human Language Faculty	Osaka University, MIYAMOTO Yoichi, Professor	Germany	Berlin Center for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
1		Osaka University, MIYAMOTO Yoichi, Professor	Italy	University of Milano-Bicocca
2	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
3	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
4	Molecular recognition mechanism between flexible molecules	Tokyo Institute of Technology, FUJII Masaaki, Professor	Germany	Technische Universitaet Berlin (TU Berlin)
4	Molecular recognition mechanism between flexible molecules	Tokyo Institute of Technology, FUJII Masaaki, Professor	France	CNRS, Paris-Saclay University
5	Construction of an international research exchange center for ammonia combustion and materials toward the realization of a low-carbon society	Tohoku University, MARUTA Kaoru, Professor	France	University of Lyon
			USA	University of Washington
			Saudi Arabia	King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST)
6	International CO2 Natural Analogues Network	University of Tsukuba, SASAKURA Yasunori, Professor	Italy	University of Palermo
6	International CO2 Natural Analogues Network	University of Tsukuba, SASAKURA Yasunori, Professor	France	Institute for Research & Development
7	International research core on regulation of insulin-like activities for extension of health life span	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
8	An international network for advanced research on human immunology	Osaka University, TAKEDA Kiyoshi, Director of Immunology Frontier Research Center	Germany	University of Bonn
8			UK	University College London

List of FY2020 Projects

(Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2025)
No.	Project Title	Core Institute, Japanese Coodinator	Partner Countries	Core Institute (Partner)
1	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
2	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
3	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	National Center for Scientific Research
			Norway	University of Oslo
			Canada	University of Toronto
4	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
5	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
5			China	Tsinghua University
6	International consortium of data-driven medical research toward personalized medicine	Chiba University, KAWAKAMI Eiryo, Professor	Luxembourg	University of Luxembourg
6		Chiba University, KAWAKAMI Eiryo, Professor	Germany	University of Tubingen
7	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
8	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	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
9	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)
No.	Project Title	Core Institute, Japanese Coodinator	Partner Countries	Core Institute (Partner)
1	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
2	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
			UK	University of York
			Italy	University of Bologna
3	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
3			Belgium	KU Leuven
4	International Network on Polyoxometalate Science for Advanced Functional Energy Materials	Hiroshima University, SADAKANE Masahiro, Professor	China	Northeast Normal University
			Germany	Ulm University
			France	Ecole Centrale de Lille
			UK	Newcastle University
5	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
6	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
6			France	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
7	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
8	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
No.	Project Title	Core Institute, Japanese Coodinator	Partner Countries	Core Institute (Partner)
1	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
			Russia	Far Eastern Fedral University
			Sweden	Uppsala University
			Taiwan	National Taiwan University
2	The European Union and Japan in a Fluid Global Liberal Order: Establishing an Inter-Regional Studies Centre	Waseda University, NAKAMURA Hidetoshi, Associate Professor	Belgium	Universite Libre de Bruxelles
			Germany	Freie Universitat Berlin
			UK	University of Warwick
			New Zealand	University of Canterbury
3	Unexplored Universe disclosed by Gravitational Waves and Multi-messenger astronomy	Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of Tokyo, MIYOKI Shinji, Associate Professor	Australia	University of Western Australia
			China	Beijing Normal University
			Germany	Max Planck Institute
			UK	University of Glasgow
			India	Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
			Italy	European Gravitational Observatory
			France	Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
			Netherlands	NIKHEF
			Taiwan	National Tsing-Hua University
			USA	California Institute of Technology
			Vietnam	Hanoi National University for Education
4	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)
4			Italy	National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)
5	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
			Germany	University of Regensburg
			France	Sorbonne University
			UK	University of St Andrews
6	Defect Functionalized Sustainable Energy Materials: Design to Devices Application *	Tokyo Institute of Technology, HOSONO Hideo, Director / Institute Professor	Canada	McGill University
6			UK	University College London
7	An international cutting-edge network for the study of protein aggregation	Osaka University, GOTO Yuji, Specially Appointed Professor	Australia	Australian National University
			Germany	Technical University of Munich
			Denmark	Aarhus University
			UK	University College London
			Hungary	Eotvos Lorand University
			Italy	University of Udine
			Poland	University of Warsaw
8	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

List of FY2017 Projects

(Apr.2017 - Mar.2022)
No.	Project Title	Core Institute, (Coordinator) (Japan)	Partner Countries	Core Institute (Partner)
1	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
2	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)
3	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
4	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	Riverside　Research
			France	Laboratoire de Mecaniueet et D' Acoustique (Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics) / LMA, CNRS
5	International Core of Excellence for Tropical Biodiversity Conservation focusing on Large Animal Studies	Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, KOSHIMA Shiro, 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
6	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
7	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	Ludwig-Maximilians University Muenchen
8	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

List of FY2016 Projects

(Apr.2016 - Mar.2021)
No.	Project Title	Core Institute, (Coordinator) (Japan)	Partner Countries	Core Institute (Partner)
1	Research on the Public Policies on Migration, Multiculturalization and Welfare for the Regeneration of Communities in European, Asian and Japanese Societies	Kobe University, SAKAI Kazunari, Professor	Germany	University of Hildesheim
			Belgium	University of Leuven
			Italy	University of Naples L'Orientale
			France	University of Paris Nanterre
			Vietnam	Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City
			Thailand	Mahidol University
			Taiwan	National Chengchi University
			Korea	Inha University
2	International Network of Planetary Sciences	The University of Tokyo, SUGITA Seiji, Professor	USA	The University of Arizona
			Switzerland	PlanetS (University of Bern)
			France	Observatory of Côte d'Azur
			Germany	German Aerospace Center
3	International X-ray astronomy center for the evolving Universe with new observational technique	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, TAKAHASHI Tadayuki, Professor	USA	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
			The Netherlands	Netherlands Institute for Space Research
			France	European Space Agency
4	Solid-state chemistry for transition-metal oxides: Exploring for new materials with novel functionalities	Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, SHIMAKAWA Yuichi, Professor	UK	University of Edinburgh
			France	University of Montpellier
			Germany	Max-Planck-Institute for solid state research
			Taiwan	National Taiwan University
5	Controlled Interfacing of 2D materials for Integrated Device Technology	Center for Innovative Integrated Electronic Systems, Tohoku University, ENDOH Tetsuo, Professor	UK	University of Cambridge
5			France	University of Paris Sud
6	Advanced Nanophotonics in the Emerging Fields of Nano-imaging, Spectroscopy, Nonlinear Optics, Plasmonics/ Metamaterials and Devices	Osaka University, VERMA Prabhat, Professor	China	Peking University
			Taiwan	Academia Sinica
			Singapore	Nanyang Technological University
			Philippines	University of the Philippines
			Korea	Seoul National University
			India	Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
			Australia	Australian National University
			UK	University of Oxford
			USA	Rice University
			China	City University of Hong Kong
7	International collaborative research network for drug discovery and the development of diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers	Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, TAKEDA Shunichi, Professor	USA	National Institutes of Health / National Cancer Institute
			Germany	The University of Bonn
			Italy	FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation
			UK	MRC, Laboratory of Molecular Biology
			Canada	The University of British Columbia
			Switzerland	ETH Zurich
			France	Institute of Human Genetics, CNRS
			Sweden	Karolinska Institute
			Spain	Centro Andaluz de Biologia Molecular & Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER)

List of FY2015 Projects

(Apr.2015 - Mar.2020)
No.	Project Title	Core Institute, Coordinator (Japan)	Partner Countries	Core Institute (Partner)
1	Creation of a Research Hub for Empirical Analysis on the Evolving Diversity of Corporate Governance: Multidisciplinary Approach Combining Economics, Legal Studies and Political Science	Waseda University MIYAJIMA Hideaki, Professor/ Director	UK	Said Business School, University of Oxford
			France	Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales(EHESS)
			Canada	Institute of Asian Research, The University of British Columbia
2	International Center for Observational Proof of Inflationary Universe	Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, TODIAS, The University of Tokyo, KATAYAMA Nobuhiko, Professor	USA	University of California, Berkeley
			Canada	McGill University
			Chile	University of Chile
			France	National Center for Scientific Research
			Germany	Max-Planck Institute for Astrophysics
3	Foundation of a Global Core Research Center for Mathematical Logic and its Application	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, ISHIHARA Hajime, Professor	UK	University of Leeds
			Sweden	Stockholm University
			Germany	Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
			Italy	University of Padova
			France	University of Lorraine
4	A Consortium to Exploit Spin Chirality in Advanced Materials	Hiroshima University, INOUE Katsuya, Professor	UK	University of Glasgow
4		Hiroshima University, INOUE Katsuya, Professor	Russia	Ural Federal University
5	International research center for new-concept spintronics devices	Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University SHIRAI Masafumi, Professor	UK	The University of York
5			Germany	Technical University of Kaiserslautern
6	Establishing International Research Network of Mathematical Oncology	Osaka University, SUZUKI Takashi, Professor	USA	Vanderbilt University
			France	INRIA Research Center of Bordeaux-Sud Ouest.
			UK	University of St Andrews
7	International genome study based elucidation of pathology and assembly of treatment strategy of the severe ocular surface disease	Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, KINOSHITA Shigeru, Professor	Germany	Friedrich Alexander Nurmberg Erlangen University
			Taiwan	Chang Gung University
			Korea	Yonsei University
			Brazil	Federal University of Sao Paulo
			Thailand	Mahidol University
			UK	University of Birmingham
			USA	Loyola University
			India	Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital
			Singapore	Singapore National Eye Centre
			Canada	University of Toronto