Happy New Year, although it is very late.

This is an update from the last post (July).

Vu Quynh Anh Cao (Annie) from the Frontier Research Area and Roman Olson (Roman) from Korea joined us as specially appointed researchers from October. In addition,

Cheng Jingya (Jinya) and Li Hongmei (Hongmei) also joined us in the Frontier Research Area doctoral program from October. Both are from China. Kamei is also helping us as a secretary. Meanwhile,

Yin Gaohong (Gaohong) will return to his home country of China in January. He will become an associate professor at Jilin University. Wonderful.

The photo was taken after the mini-symposium to unveil the large sphere, which was held in conjunction with the Kashiwa Open House in October 2022. Yamazaki and other members of the Yamazaki Laboratory and alumni came all the way to see us.