■Editor's Notes

I apologize for self promotion, but I am pleased to feature fusion energy, which is seeing major advances and changes worldwide. Originally, this was a research field combining physics and engineering and born from the challenge of achieving ultrahigh-temperature plasma required for nuclear fusion reactions. However, as research and development progressed from fundamental studies to practical applications, there is now a growing need for broader transdisciplinary collaboration and participation from diverse perspectives. In response, spaces for activities are being established around the world. The newly established Transdisciplinary Fusion Energy Center and the newly launched “Fusion System Design Engineering” corporate-sponsored research program are expected to lead the world in the development of fusion energy by taking advantage of the characteristics of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at the intersection of various fields. 

Michiaki Inomoto
Chairperson of the Public Relations Committee

Date of Issue: September 2025
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Publisher: Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Chairperson: Michiaki Inomoto (Dept. of Advanced Energy)
Committee Members: Yusuke Tokunaga (Dept. of Advanced Materials Science), Junpei Baba (Dept. of Advanced Energy), Masato Okada (Dept. of Complexity Science and Engineering), Asano Ishikawa (Dept. of Integrated Biosciences), Kozo Tomita (Dept. of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences), Kazuhiko Nakamura (Dept. of Natural Environmental Studies), Ryota Wada (Dept. of Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment), Aya Yoshida (Dept. of Environment Systems), Reo kometani (Dept. of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies), Jun Sato (Dept. of Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies), Sou Morikawa (Dept. of International Studies), Eiko Saito (Sustainable Society Design Center), Fumihito MiuraIzumi(Life Science Data Research Center), Michiaki Inomoto(Transdisciplinary Fusion Energy Center), Izumi Ikeda (Strategy Planning Office)
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