Press Release

Learning from the "Freedom" and "Happiness" Pioneered by Yukichi Fukuzawa, Especially in an Age of TurmoilYukichi Fukuzawa-Francis Wayland Memorial LectureTo be held on Thursday, May 15, at the Mita Enzetsukan (Public Speaking Hall), an Important Cultural Property celebrating its 150th anniversaryA "Moral Backbone" for the 21st Century—"Freedom," "Happiness," and "the Duty of a Maggot" in Fukuzawa's Thought—Keigo Komamura, Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University

Development of an Efficient Culture Method for Hepatocyte Organoids that Retain Metabolic Functions—Expected to Serve as a Foundational Technology for Drug Discovery, Disease Research, and Regenerative Medicine

Scientists achieve record-breaking growth in miniature, functional liver models

Groundbreaking method creates millions of functional hepatocyte organoids that revolutionize drug development and advances regenerative therapies for liver disease

Demonstration of Quantum Information Delocalization in a Periodically Driven System—Full-Scale Use of Quantum Computers for Academic Research Begins—

Keio University Opens "Yagami Innovation Laboratory," a Hub for Innovation Aimed at Solving Social Issues in Japan and Abroad and Creating New Industries—Strengthening Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration and Joint Research at the Internationally Diverse Yagami Campus—

Research on Digital Technology and the State of Workers in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Preliminary Report on the "Second Survey on the Digital Economy and Society for Workers"

Permanent Exhibition of "Sokaku" (Twin Cranes), a Circular Manufacturing System Centered on 3D Printers, in the "Factory Area" of the Japan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan—Team Also Responsible for Designing Algae Stools for Use at the Venue

Keio Museum Commons Exhibition (June 3–August 6)"Dreaming! Utamaro, Puzzling? Sharaku—An Edo Sensation" to be Held–Featuring approximately 100 ukiyo-e works centered on Kitagawa Utamaro and Toshusai Sharaku, produced by Tsutaya Juzaburo!–

Discovery that Zinc Leaching from Glassware Inhibits the Development of Fertilized Eggs—Contributing to the Development of Safer and More Effective In Vitro Fertilization Methods

Completion of Follow-Up Observations in Clinical Study on Regenerative Medicine Using iPS Cell-Derived Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells to Treat Subacute Spinal Cord Injuries