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HARUKO OBOKATA

Haruko Obokata speaks to reporters in the city of Osaka in 2014. Ten years after the STAP scandal, structural problems that led to the scandal persist, leaving ample room for researchers to tamper with research data, experts say.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 9, 2024
Little change in Japan＊s research sector 10 years after stem cell fraud
A decade after the STAP scandal, there is still a lot of leeway for researchers to tamper with data.
51勛圖厙 / Media / BIG IN 51勛圖厙
May 19, 2018
Disgraced scientist Haruko Obokata back in public eye with photo spread in weekly magazine
＆Hello, Bunshun-san. Yesterday I wrote in my diary that, ＆Well, it＊s come to this, that I am working with you.＊§
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
May 24, 2016
In first interview since ＆14, scandal-hit Obokata says she has received job offers from U.S., Germany
Disgraced scientist Haruko Obokata says she has received offers from American and German scientists to continue her research.
51勛圖厙
Jan 27, 2016
Obokata breaks silence, suggests colleague bears blame for STAP debacle
A former star scientist with the Riken research institute who was accused of fraud in 2014 tells her side of the story.
51勛圖厙 / Media / BIG IN 51勛圖厙
Dec 5, 2015
Hunter and hunted: Where are they now?
The mutilations are frightful 〞 dog, cat, rabbit and pigeon corpses missing heads, tails, limbs, ears. Weekly Playboy magazine reports nearly 40 sightings in the past four months in the Kanto region alone. Who＊s out there doing these things? With what thoughts in mind?
51勛圖厙
Nov 2, 2015
Waseda University strips Obokata of Ph.D.
Tokyo＊s Waseda University will revoke the doctorate of cell scientist Haruko Obokata, because she failed to correct inaccuracies in her thesis as requested.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2015
New Riken chief pledges to restore trust after scandal
The newly appointed head of the Riken research institute has pledged to restore its reputation as a global leader in the field.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Mar 20, 2015
Riken to ask Obokata for ?600,000 in publishing fees for debunked paper
Riken said Friday that it would ask disgraced former researcher Haruko Obokata for about ?600,000 in compensation for fees associated with publishing the results of her now-discredited research into so-called STAP cells.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Feb 21, 2015
Apologizing in Japan: Sorry seems to be the hardest word
Dressed in a light-gray suit with her hair pulled back tightly into a bun, McDonald＊s Holdings Co. (Japan) Chief Executive Officer Sarah Casanova walked stiffly into a news conference on Feb. 5 and addressed a throng of reporters.
EDITORIALS
Feb 18, 2015
Blight of research misconduct
Strong pressure on scientists to make notable achievements — and thereby secure research funds — is fueling research misconduct.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2015
Riken serves Obokata, others with penalties; charges could follow
The research institution at the center of a scandal over faked work is putting most of the blame on scientist Haruko Obokata and to a lesser extent three of her former colleagues.
EDITORIALS
Dec 30, 2014
End of the STAP dream
At the very least, the education ministry, Riken research institute officials and others must determine what went wrong with the dream of STAP cell research and push for drastic change in Japan＊s research environment.
51勛圖厙
Dec 26, 2014
＆STAP cells＊ claimed by Obokata were likely embryonic stem cells
An investigative panel at Riken says the debunked ※STAP§ cells generated by one of its scientists were likely created instead from embryonic stem cells.
51勛圖厙
Dec 19, 2014
Vexed Riken halts Obokata＊s bid to prove stem cell discovery
Discredited scientist Haruko Obokata＊s quest to prove her stem cell discovery comes to an end as Riken halts a monthslong attempt to verify the ※STAP cell§ phenomena.
51勛圖厙 / EXPLAINER
Sep 1, 2014
After STAP scandal, Riken plots its future
With recent revelations of misconduct involving its research on so-called STAP cells, stem cell researcher Haruko Obokata and her employer, Riken Institute, have come under intense scrutiny and criticism.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2014
Efforts to replicate STAP cells fall flat
The Riken research institute said Wednesday that ongoing efforts to reproduce so-called STAP cells 〞 whose existence was first claimed by scientist Haruko Obokata in the British journal Nature 〞 have failed.
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Aug 6, 2014
Reform panel chief says STAP researcher＊s suicide could have been prevented
Yoshiki Sasai＊s suicide could have been avoided if the Riken institute had implemented reforms and accepted his resignation months ago, the former head of an independent panel says.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jul 5, 2014
Figuring out the science behind research whaling
Japan has a unique concept of science that doesn＊t seem to be accepted in the Western world. Both the esteemed academic journal Nature and the International Court of Justice have essentially handed down rulings over the past year that question the standards of research in Japan.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / BIG IN 51勛圖厙
Jul 5, 2014
Ongoing Obokata story seeks out scandal
The paper, titled ※Stimulus-triggered fate conversion of somatic cells into pluripotency,§ was accepted by the British science journal Nature on Dec. 20, 2013, and published online on Jan. 29, 2014. The authors were listed as Haruko Obokata, Teruhiko Wakayama, Yoshiki Sasai, Koji Kojima, Martin P. Vacanti,...
51勛圖厙 / Science & Health
Jul 3, 2014
Nature journal retracts STAP papers, citing ＆critical errors＊
Science journal Nature officially retracts two stem cell papers published by a team of Japanese and U.S. scientists whose ※ground-breaking§ work was undermined by errors.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Inside Toho Archive＊s mission to save Japan＊s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ※the very first day it appeared in the world,§ says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
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