Overview
- Osaka University’s Shimon Sakaguchi, the 2025 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, visited the Nobel Museum in Stockholm and donated manga-illustrated color boards depicting regulatory T cells.
- Sakaguchi delivered his Nobel lecture to strong applause, telling attendees he was grateful for his selection and encouraging original science, according to reporting from Stockholm.
- In Sapporo, the city’s Youth Science Museum hosted the 10th “Science Plaza by Middle and High School Students,” where student presenters used experiments and crafts to engage children on December 6.
- Hakodate’s Future University held the “Science Education Forum in Hakodate” on December 6, featuring poster sessions in which high school students from Hokkaido and Aomori presented their research activities.
- Fukagawa police on December 6 arrested a 37-year-old man from Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, on suspicion of abducting a minor, while sports coverage noted Japan’s 1–8 loss to China for second place at the mixed-team Table Tennis World Cup in Chengdu.