The pandemic of the new coronavirus has focused attention on virus research. However, while we have seen widespread knowledge of basic epidemiological research on the speedy novel coronaviruses, we may not have much opportunity to learn about basic research in virology that has been ongoing for more than 100 years. We are promoting strategic basic research using herpes simplex virus, one of the most studied of all viruses, as a model because of its unmet medical needs and because it is one of the most studied of all viruses. In this seminar, we will present what kind of research is being developed in basic research on viruses, based on our original findings.

With the development of technology - satellite observations beginning in the 1980s and the Argo Project in 2000 - the amount of oceanographic information available to mankind has increased dramatically. However, from the perspective of not only knowing about the ocean, but also utilizing it, it must be said that ocean information is still scarce. This presentation will introduce our efforts to conduct in-situ observations in the Arctic Ocean, the frontier of the ocean, and to develop and utilize oceanographic instruments to obtain oceanographic information.

Simulation is a powerful tool to elucidate and predict the complex behavior of magnetic confinement fusion plasmas. The latest research results will be presented, including empirical studies to verify the validity of simulations by comparison with experiments, and predictive simulations of nuclear burning plasma, which will be realized for the first time in ITER, currently under construction in France.