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No promotion in 15 years, switching to research position - Okayama University secures young positions

On the 22nd, Okayama University announced that it has established a new personnel system that, in principle, will remove research faculty from their research positions if they are not promoted to associate professor within 15 years of obtaining their doctorate. This will encourage them to switch to other professions. The university said it aims to increase mobility and secure positions for young researchers, and that this is how the university w…See the Story

Okayama · Okayama

BASF and Hagihara Industries Develop UV-Resistant Turf Installed at J-League Field

Yusuke Utaka (left) of Hagihara Industries and Dai Watanabe (right) of BASF Japan, avid football fans, kick back on the synthetic turf field enhanced with BASF’s Tinuvin®.Photo: BASF SE (IN BRIEF) BASF and Hagihara Industries have jointly developed an advanced formulation of Tinuvin® UV stabilizers to produce highly durable polyolefin yarns for artificial turf, improving resistance to sunlight and weather. The enhanced turf, which now boasts a l…See the Story

Toyota · Okayama

Toyota Locks Out Podium in Wild Okayama Opener

Photo: SUPER GT TOM’S pair Sho Tsuboi and Kenta Yamashita came away with a victory in an eventful SUPER GT season opener at Okayama in mixed conditions, leading an all-Toyota podium ahead of the Rookie Racing and SARD crews. Tsuboi and Yamashita’s No. 1 Toyota GR Supra emerged from an 82-lap race that started in the wet and was interrupted by a red flag and multiple safety car periods to win by 2.8 seconds from the pole-winning Rookie Toyota of …See the Story

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No promotion in 15 years, switching to research position - Okayama University secures young positions

BASF and Hagihara Industries Develop UV-Resistant Turf Installed at J-League Field

Toyota Locks Out Podium in Wild Okayama Opener

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No promotion in 15 years, switching to research position - Okayama University secures young positions

BASF and Hagihara Industries Develop UV-Resistant Turf Installed at J-League Field

Toyota Locks Out Podium in Wild Okayama Opener

Fukuzumi Breaks Lap Record, Leads All-Toyota Front Row

"You must be prepared for this" - 16-year-old commits suicide after being scolded by baseball club advisor - His father, still suffering 13 years later, speaks out

SUPER GT Okayama 300km Full Race Replay

JLOC Urges GTA Not to Deviate from SRO BoP

38,000 people excited by "Ultra Tofu" shining at tofu store: "Music flows in my head" "Makes me want to go to Tsuyama" | J-Town Net

TOM’S Reigning Champions Cruise To Win In Wet Okayama Opener

Fenestraz’s Podium on GT500 Return “A Result I Needed”

Two people killed in house fire in Okayama, possibly an elderly couple in their 80s (Kyodo News)