Science and Technology

December 16, 2024
Group photo of Prof. Matsumoto and young experts
Discussion between Prof. Matsumoto and young experts

On 25 November, Prof. MATSUMOTO Yoichiro, Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, received a courtesy call by six young German experts who are visiting Japan under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' German-Japanese Junior Experts Exchange Program.

Prof. Matsumoto welcomed the participants’ visit to Japan under the program, and mentioned the importance of further enhancing exchanges and cooperation between Germany and Japan, referring to his own research experience in Germany. He also lively exchanged views and opinions with the participants on trends on policies, initiatives as well as research and development in the field of robotics worldwide, including Japan and Germany, with a focus on this year's theme of the program, 'Intelligent Robotics for Society 5.0 / Industry 4.0'.

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The German-Japanese Junior Experts Exchange Program is an annual program in which by Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites young experts from Germany to visit Japanese research institutions and private companies with the aim of building cooperation and promoting mutual understanding between Japan and Germany. It is paired with the program of inviting Japanese researchers to Germany, implemented by the Japanese-German Center Berlin.
This year, six young German experts visited Japan under the theme of ' Intelligent Robotics for Society 5.0 / Industry 4.0'.


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