J-PARC News - December 2015 (Issue #128)

• Researchers Discover Phenomenon in which a "Strange Particle" Breaks Charge Symmetry of the Atomic Nucleus (November 25, Press Release) - E13 International Collaborative Experiment at the Hadron Experimental Facility -
• Agreement Reached on Establishment of KEK-TRIUMF Satellite Offices (December 4, Canadian Embassy in Japan)
• 10th Asia-Oceania Neutron Facility Directors Meeting, in Conjunction with the 15th AONSA Executive Committee Meeting (December 3-4, University of Tokyo Institute for Solid State Physics)
• Awards Received at the 15th Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neutron Science (December 10, Wako City, Saitama Prefecture)
• Winners of JSNS Awards, winning research topics, and other details
• The 7th AONSA Neutron School and the 3rd MLF School (December 1-5, J-PARC Center)
• Facility Update
• Science Cafe and Tamarokuto Science Center (November 23, Nishitokyo) - Time : What in the World is It ? -
• J-PARC Science Gallery (December 12, Tokai Village Library) - Understanding This Year's Nobel Prize in Physics in Just 30 Minutes -

J-PARC News - November 2015 (Issue #127)

• KEK Professor Emeritus Koichiro Nishikawa and K2K/T2K Collaboration Receive Breakthrough Prize (November 8, U.S.A.)
• J-PARC Receives Research and Development Prizes at Fiscal 2015 JAEA President's Awards (November 17, Atom World)
• Establishment of "Advanced 4D Nano Design"-A New Material Development Technology for Tires (November 12, Press Release)
• Muon Life Measured in Experimental Area of Muon Beam Line S1 (October 29)
• Held 2nd Meeting of T-TAC (October 28-29, J-PARC Research Building)
• Held 1st ASIA ADS Topical Meeting (October 26-27, J-PARC Research Building)
• Fiscal 2015 J-PARC Safety Audit (November 6)
• Fiscal 2015 General Training for an Emergency Situation at J-PARC-Initial Response for Exposure Treatment in an Emergency (November 13)
• Facility Updates
• J-PARC Hello Science Event Held at 2015 Tokai Village Elementary School Festival (November 7, Tokai Village)

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J-PARC News - October 2015 (Issue #126)

• Congratulations to Professor Takaaki Kajita for Receiving the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics (October 6)
  - Discovery of Neutrino Oscillation Shows that Neutrinos Have Mass -
• Discovery of a New Technique Enabling Creation and Deletion of Magnetic Vortices Simply by Pressing (October 13, Press Release)
  - Progress Toward Realization of Magnetic Memory Devices with Extreme Energy-Saving Performance -
• International Workshop on Future Potential of High-Intensity Proton Accelerators for Particle and Nuclear Physics (HINT2015)
• SiC Workshop "Exploring the Potential of SiC Composites as Accelerator Materials" (September 29, J-PARC Research Building)
• Lecture on Radiation Safety (September 29, Auditorium, Nuclear Science Research Institute of J-PARC)
• Facility Updates
• Origami Class (October 8, Nuclear Science Research Institute)
• Ozora Marche at the Muramatsu-san Kokuzodo Temple (October 11, Tokai Village)

J-PARC News - September 2015 (Issue #125)

• Successful Visualization of the Diversity and Ingenious Mechanisms of Proteins in Experiments Using Neutrons at BL03 "iBIX"
• High Marks in Demonstration Experiment to Replace Helium-3 in Neutron Detectors for Nuclear Security
• HYP2015 12th International Conference on Hypernuclear and Strange Particle Physics (September 7-11, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan)
• 2nd Symposium on Collaborative Use of Large Experimental Facilities and Supercomputers (September 2, Akihabara) - Focusing on Soft Matter Science -
• Facility Updates
• J-PARC Hello Science "Run! Spin! The Power of Magnets!" (August 29, Tokai Village Library)
• Remembering Noboru Watanabe - His Efforts to Construct the J-PARC Pulsed Spallation Neutron Source -

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J-PARC News - August 2015 (Issue #124)

• Mercury Target Vessel Displayed at National Museum of Nature and Science! (July 28 to Augusto 10, Tokyo/Ueno)
• Dr. Adi Paterson, CEO of ANSTO Visits J-PARC (August 18)
• Workshop for Neutrino Programs with facilities in Japan (August 4 - 6, Ibaraki Quantum Beam Research Center (IQBRC), Tokai Village)
• 1st Japan-Korea Joint Workshop on Polarized Neutron Reflectometry (July 30)
• Fourth ANNRI Research Meeting (August 4, Ookayama Campus, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
• Facility Updates
• J-PARC Hello Science (Held Three Times in July-August, Tokai Village Library)
  - "Make a Clock with Cardboard and Chopsticks!" Summer Workshop for Children -
• Youngsters' Science Festival, 2015 National Conference (Science Museum, Tokyo) Exhibition Theme : Learning about magnetic force with paper clip motors

J-PARC News - July 2015 (Issue #123)

• ANNOUNCEMENT OF FIRST MEASUREMENT RESULTS ON THE ELECTRON
  ANTINEUTRINO APPEARANCE PHENOMENON IN THE T2K EXPERIMENT
• CONCLUDED AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL COOPERATION WITH THE AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION (ANSTO) IN THE FIELD OF NEUTRON SCIENCE
• 2ND ASIA-OCEANIA CONFERENCE ON NEUTRON SCATTERING (AOCNS 2015)
• 10TH COLLABORATION MEETING ON MUON G-2/EDM
• MEETING TO PRESENT FY2014 RESULTS BY THE INDUSTRIAL USERS SOCIETY FOR NEUTRON APPLICATION
• FISCAL 2015 GENERAL MEETING OF MLF
• HELD MEETING OF LIAISON COMMITTEE ON SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR CONTRACTORS
• TRAINING FOR NOTIFICATION IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT AT J-PARC
• FACILITY UPDATE
• FLOWER ARRANGEMENT CLASSES

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J-PARC News - June 2015 (Issue #122)

• Announcement of First Measurement Results on the Muon Anti-Neutrino Disappearance Phenomenon (May 18)
• TAKUMI Engineering Materials Diffractometer Used to Elucidate Degradation of Superconductivity
• Held 2nd International Advisory Committee (IAC) on RADEN System for 3-Dimensional Visualization of Material Information (June 4)
• Workshop on NEUtron WAVElength-Dependent Imaging-7 (May 31-June 3)
• Facility Update
• Tea Ceremony Class for Social Interaction with J-PARC Users (June 5)
• First Preparatory Issue (Summer 2015) of Quarterly Magazine "J-PARC" Published (Middle of June)

J-PARC News - May 2015 (Issue #121)

• Ceremony Held Commemorating Completion of the J-PARC Research Building (May 11)
• Visit by Princess Sirindhorn of the Kingdom of Thailand (April 23)
• Major Progress in Elucidation of the Arrangement of Hydrogen Atoms in Enzymes which Synthesize Photosynthetic Pigments, and the Associated Reaction Mechanisms - Potential for Applications in Artificial Photosynthesis -
• R&D results for ADS - Successful Domestic Production of LBE Oxygen Concentration Sensor -
• FY2015 Workshop for Fostering Safety Culture at J-PARC (May 22)
• Periodic Inspection of J-PARC (May 25-26)
• Facility Update

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J-PARC News - April 2015 (Issue #120)

• Message from Naohito Saito, Director, J-PARC Center
• Bonding Seven Hydrogens to Chromium - Potential for New Hydrogen Storage Materials -
• Number of Protons Hit on a Target in T2K Experiment Exceeds 1 Billion Trillion (March 26)
• Facility Updates
• Hadron Experimental Facility
• Completion of J-PARC Research Building (March 27)
• Industrial Utilization of Neutron Beamlines in Ibaraki Prefecture - Progress in Use of Neutrons in Industry -
• "Open the Door to Science! - Don't Be Afraid Mom!" J-PARC Hello Science in Tokyo (March 25)

J-PARC News - March 2015 (Issue #119)

• Dr. Masatoshi Futakawa and Colleagues Receive 2014 Japan Society of Mechanical
  Engineers Medal for New Technology
• Dr. Takashi Kobayashi (Head of the Particle & Nuclear Physics Division of J-PARC) Receives 2015 Gold Medal from the Yomiuri Techno Forum
• Dr. Hiroyuki Harada Honored with 2015 Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan (March 21)
• 400 kW Operation Started at the Materials and Life Science Experimental Facility
• Flavors of New Physics (March 9-10)
• Closing in on the Evolution of the Earth with Muons
  - Discovering the Possibility of the Existence of Hydrogen Atoms in New Forms Deep inside the Earth -
• Discussions on Measures to Prevent Accident Recurrence at the Hadron Experimental Facility by the Ibaraki Prefecture Nuclear Safety Committee (March 5)
• Second Symposium on Safety in Accelerator Facilities
• 6th MLF Symposium (March 17-18, Tsukuba International Congress Center)
• Science Cafe in Ricotti (March 14)

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J-PARC News - February 2015 (Issue #118) 

• Direct Observation of Magnetic Field of Electric Motor (EM) Using Polarized Pulse Neutrons
• Prof. Takashi Kobayashi Jointly Receives the 6th Yoji Totsuka Memorial Prize
• J-PARC Safety Meeting (February 3)
• Held International Advisory Committee (IAC) and Other Meetings (February 5-17)
• T2K Collaboration Meeting (February 2-7)
• Calligraphy Class for Foreign Researchers (February 6)

J-PARC News - January 2015 (Issue #117) 

• Success in Transporting 1-MW Equivalent Beam to the MLF Target by 3-GeV Synchrotron
• New Non-Destructive Element Analysis Method Using Neutrons
• Facility Updates
• Over 50,000 Visitors Have Inspected or Toured J-PARC
• The 14th Japan - Korea Meeting on Neutron Science (January 7-9)
• SAT Technology Showcase 2015 (January 21)
• Flower Arrangement Class for Foreign Researchers (January 14)