Japan

For further information related to Japanese events, contact the Coordinator:
Professor Miki Wadati
University of Tokyo
Department of Physics
Graduate School of Science
Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
tel: +81-3-5841-7633 • fax: +81-3-5841-7587
Email: wyp2005@jps.or.jp

Useful links:
www.soc.nii.ac.jp/jps

Events:

• Publication of booklet “What is physics” for wide public

• Poststamp

• Physics competition to high school students

• Special lectures

• Symposium “Towards public awareness and understanding of science”

• Physics Dialogue Projects

• Physics Outreach Projects

• Physics Instrument Projects

• Physics Contest Projects

• Physics Booklet Projects

• Physics Friends Projects

• International Relation Projects

• Publicity and Coordination

• "Physics Doctors and Children" at Science Museum, Tokyo, March 21, 2005.

• "21th Century Science from the View of Natural Beauty" at My Plaza Hall, Tokyo, April 23, 2005.

• "Noh-play: Einstein" at University of Fine Arts, Tokyo, April 24, 2005.

• "Science Festival", at Science Museum, Tokyo, August 3, 2005.

• "Physics Challenge 2005" ( High school contest for Olympiad ), at Shizutani School ( local college during 17-19th centuries ), Okayama, August 12-15, 2005.

• "Physics and Life", at Hunahori Tower Hall, Tokyo, October 15, 2005.