University of Tokyo: News & Videos about University of Tokyo - CNN.comhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/University_of_TokyoFind stories, videos, and photos about University of Tokyo from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:45:47 GMT5University of Tokyo: News & Videos about University of Tokyo - CNN.comhttp://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/University_of_Tokyo14433Find stories, videos, and photos about University of Tokyo from CNN.com.Interview with Kenji Kasaharahttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/talkasia.kasahara/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/talkasia.kasahara/index.html#cnnSTCTextMixi is the biggest social networking site (SNS) in Japan with more than 10 million users and a firm grip on popular culture. Founder Kenji Kasahara started up his first company when he still was a student at Tokyo University and later set up Mixi in 2004. Although it exploded into a company which recently listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, he remains low-key about his staggering success at a young age. Talk Asia follows him at work, discussing his impact on Japanese culture and vision for the future of the Internet, before taking him back to his roots at Tokyo University's world-famous business school.Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:32:00 ESTDeveloping a successful 'gadget strategy'http://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/09/06/gadgets/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/09/06/gadgets/index.html#cnnSTCTextPetr Matous, a grad student at the University of Tokyo, is an unlikely character. First off, he excels in sumo wrestling -- despite having grown up in the Czech Republic and being rather thin.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:02:00 EDTNow you see me, now you don'thttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/08/19/invisible.cloak/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/08/19/invisible.cloak/index.htmlIf you have ever wished you could be invisible, just like Harry Potter in his magic cloak, you are in luck, thanks to an invention by a Japanese scientist.Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:44:00 EDTA LOOK INSIDE A JAPANESE SCHOOL Don't expect fancy fixtures or lots of expensive electronic gadgets. But you will find plenty ofhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/12/04/72820/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/12/04/72820/index.htmJAPAN'S STUDENTS score so high against other youngsters in standardized international tests, and its schools turn out such able workers and managers, that the country's educational system has becom...Mon, 04 Dec 1989 05:01:00 ESTWHO RUNS JAPAN? ! Answer: the bureaucrats. They're reliable, pro-business, and well entrenched. So don't worry too much that thehttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/28/72398/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/28/72398/index.htmTHINK OF THE DRUBBING that the Japanese Socialist Party gave the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in July's upper house elections. Now think of it as something like a college all-star baseball team ...Mon, 28 Aug 1989 04:01:00 EDTA RADICAL RETAILER SEIJI TSUTSUMI b. MARCH 30, 1927http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/02/71457/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/02/71457/index.htmAS DUSK SETTLES on Tokyo, sparkles of light blink atop a boutique-filled complex called Parco. Densely packed neon signs below engulf the area in a fairy tale-like glow. But this is real. This is t...Mon, 02 Jan 1989 05:01:00 ESTTHE BIGGEST BOSSES 26. YUTAKA KUME NISSAN MOTOR CREATING A NEW CULTUREhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/03/69363/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/03/69363/index.htmSince becoming president of Nissan Motor two years ago, Yutaka Kume, 66, has brought a new spirit to a company long burdened with a bureaucratic culture and a falling market share. For example, he ...Mon, 03 Aug 1987 04:01:00 EDTSUPERCONDUCTORS GET INTO BUSINESS Now that electricity can be transmitted with superefficiency, companies are exploring uses thahttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/06/22/69167/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/06/22/69167/index.htmAFTER MONTHS of rising excitement, the big breakthrough came in May at IBM's sleekly sinuous Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. Scientists had been making astoundingly ...Mon, 22 Jun 1987 04:01:00 EDTNow if they can only play footballhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/27/68977/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/04/27/68977/index.htmWhat trade war? There's at least one U.S. product Japan is trying its best to import: education. The Japanese are wooing U.S. colleges to open branch campuses in Japan away from major cities. Sever...Mon, 27 Apr 1987 04:01:00 EDT