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TCU Shibuya PXU (Tokyo City University Shibuya PXU) will be hosting a series of events called "Shibuya Salon: Science x Journalism".
In this event, we will invite science journalists Mariko Takahashi (former Asahi Shimbun) and Yuri Aono (Visiting Editorial Writer for the Mainichi Shimbun) as navigators, and each time we will invite a guest to deliver fresh and multifaceted topics surrounding "science and society."
Following the talk and Q&A session, there will be time for informal conversation over light refreshments, so please feel free to interact with others.

Our first guest is journalist Masako Furukawa.
Mr. Furukawa is serializing a detailed report in Iwanami Shoten's "Science" magazine about the Kamiokande neutrino observation device, which led to Masatoshi Koshiba's Nobel Prize in Physics.
Why was Mr. Furukawa so deeply fascinated by "Kamiokande," the massive device built underground in the Kamioka mine in Gifu Prefecture? —Through behind-the-scenes stories from his research, we explore the progress of Japanese science and find clues to understanding the future of society.
This is content that we would like not only the general public but also high school students who are interested in science to listen to.

◇Event Overview◇
Date and time
June 20, 2026, 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM (tentative) Registration starts: 1:30 PM

Sponsorship
Tokyo City University

Venue
TCU Shibuya PXU (Tokyo City University Shibuya PXU)
8th Floor, Gotoh Ikueikai Building, 1-10-7 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
*Please use public transportation on the day of the event.

Entry fee
Free
We warmly welcome participation from the general public and high school students.

program
Talk and Q&A 14:00-15:10
Informal discussion (with light refreshments) 15:10-15:40

Speakers

Navigator: Mariko Takahashi
Science journalist. Graduated from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo. For over 40 years until 2021, she was involved in science reporting at the Asahi Shimbun. She is one of the founding members of the Japan Association of Science and Technology Journalists (JASTJ, established in 1994). Her books include "Gravitational Waves Discovered!" (Shincho Sensho), "Fascinated by Science - The Life of a Female Researcher" (Nihon Hyoronsha), and she edited "A Magnitude 6+ Earthquake Strikes a Nuclear Power Plant" (Asahi Shimbun). She regularly publishes articles on "Mariko Takahashi's Science Kaleidoscope" (https://takahashimariko.theletter.jp/).

Guest: Masako Furukawa
Journalist. Graduated from Sophia University, Faculty of Letters. After working as a staff writer for a news weekly magazine, she became independent. Her books include "The Study of Cancer Patients Through 'Awareness'" (NHK Publishing New Books). In 2024, she received the JASTJ "Excellence Award for Science Journalists" for her Yahoo! News original feature, a three-part series on oral abortion pills. She is currently serializing "How Kamiokande Was Born - Standing at a Crossroads in Basic Science" in the October 2025 issue of Iwanami's "Science" magazine. It will be published as a book by Shinchosha this fall.

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