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ILC goes one step further
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda gives a speech at the symposium held in Tokyo On Thursday, 15 December, a symposium was held in Tokyo. This is only one event of a frequently held symposium series, but...
View ArticleJapanese interest in hosting the ILC
On behalf of my colleagues worldwide who have been working so hard to develop a design for the International Linear Collider, we enthusiastically welcome the Japanese expression of interest in hosting...
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Which way to the ILC, please?
Drivers stuck in a traffic jam in Ichinoseki city are more likely to wonder about the mysteries of the Universe than about the latest Hollywood movie – at least if they take in the billboards at the...
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Setting the course for European particle physics
The ILC is explicitly mentioned as a top priority in the update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics. Image: Rey.Hori According to the paper, top priority is given to the continued operation...
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ILC: What’s happening in Japan
This article contains more detailed information and updates concerning the on-going ILC decision process in Japan. The main components of this process were already introduced by Hitoshi Yamamoto in the...
View ArticleVoice your dream for the ILC!
As you probably know, the International Linear Collider is under discussion in Japan. Expert panels are evaluating whether Japan should host the project. The panel is seeking compelling and articulate...
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Governor of Iwate prefecture visits CERN
Takuya TASSO, Governor of Iwate Prefecture in Japan, visited CERN on 10 November to see CERN’s activities as a leading international research laboratory cooperation in the frontier of particle physics,...
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Towards global political support
Discussions with the chair of the Federation of Diet members yielded some surprising results. Image: Rika Takahashi, KEK When the LCC visited the Tohoku region in January, we had an opportunity to see...
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Building trust and big machines
The Japanese town Kesen-Numa has large expertise in the fishing and port industry, but they have never hosted a major international lab. A delegation recently visited CERN to learn how these labs work,...
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Field trip to a model lab
The delegation visited facilities like the medical service, the kindergarten or, pictured here, the CERN fire brigade. Image: LCC A delegation from Kesen-Numa City, from Japan, led by the Mayor Mr....
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Towards the realization of the International Linear Collider, an update
The 2018 Asian Linear Collider Workshop (ALCW2018) is being held in Fukuoka, Japan from 28 May to 1 June. At the meeting a statement was unanimously endorsed stressing the scientific importance of the...
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Message from politicians in response to Science Council of Japan’s final report
Hon. Takeo Kawamura, Chairperson, Federation of Diet Members for the ILC and Liaison Committee for Realizing the ILC, Liberal Democratic Party, giving a talk at the general meeting held on 7 December....
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From KEK: Regarding the “Assessment of the revised International Linear...
Image: Rey. Hori We would like to express our gratitude to the review committee of the revised International Linear Collider (ILC) project of the Science Council of Japan (SCJ) for their prompt and...
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Executive Summary of the Science Council of Japan’s Report
This is the executive summary of the Science Council of Japan (SCJ)’s report on the International Linear Collider, released on 19 December 2018. This is an unofficial translation by KEK from the...
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