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Last Update: 12/06/2020

• Popular articles (Mostly Japanese)
  • Books
    • "Black hole thermodynamics and quantum gravity" and "Quantum gravity and superstring theory" in "Encyclopedia of relativity and universe" (Asakura Co.,Ltd, 2020)
    • "AdS/CFT duality user guide" (Springer, Lecture Notes in Physics 903, 2015) errata page English
    • "Applied string theory - uses of the AdS/CFT duality in physics" (Saiensu-sha Co.,Ltd, 2012)
    • "Invitation to string theory" (Nikkei BP Co.,Ltd, 2008)
    • "Illustrated modern quantum mechanics" (Natsume Shuppan Kikaku Co.,Ltd, 2005)
    • "String theory and the black hole paradox" in "Einstein and 21st Century Physics" (Nippon Hyoron-sha Co.,Ltd, 2005)
    • "Superstring and spacetime" in "Gendai Butsuri Saizensen 7" (Kyoritsu Shuppan Co,.Ltd, 2002)
  • Nature Physics
    • "Heavy-ion collisions where string theory meets reality?" (May 2007) English
  • Newton
    • Newton Supplement (Jan. 2020) as a scientific advisor
    • Newton Supplement (Feb. 2018) as a scientific advisor
    • Newton Supplement (Jan. 2017) as a scientific advisor
    • Newton Supplement (Aug. 2015) as a scientific advisor
    • Newton Supplement ISBN978-4-315-51976-1 (Oct. 2013) as a scientific advisor
    • "Newton special: superstring theory" (Jan. 2013) partly included in iOS English Edition (Premier issue)
  • "Parity" articles (physics magazine for non-experts) ,
    • Parity (June 2013); translaton of "From black holes to strange metals," (Physics Today, June 2012)
    • Parity (Aug 2009); translation of "Solving quantum field theories via curved spacetimes" (Physics Today, Jan. 2009)
    • Parity special issue "Broken Symmetry" (March 2009)
    • Parity (March 2009); translation of "Path integrals, Les Houches, and other adventures of Cecile DeWitt-Morette" (Physics Today, Aug 2008)
    • Parity (Aug 2008); editor for the string theory special issue "String theory confronts reality"
    • Parity (Aug 2007); translation of "To the postdocs"by Weinberg (Physics Today, March 2007)
    • Parity (Feb 2006); translation of "A small puzzle from 1905"by Harvey and Schucking (Physics Today, March 2005)
    • Parity (April 2005); translation of "Lorentz invariance on trial" by Pospelov and Romalis (Physics Today, July 2004)
    • Parity (Oct 2004); translation of "The cosmological constant problem" by Banks (Physics Today, March 2004)
    • Parity (July 2000); "String theory comes close to solving the black hole paradox"
  • Scientific American, Japanese edition
    • Nikkei Science Supplement (2007, 2012, 2013, 2016): reprints of the articles below
    • Nikkei Science (July 2015); scientific advisor for the translation of "Burning rings of fire" by Polchinski (Scientific American, April 2015).
    • Nikkei Science (Feb 2008); scientific advisor for the translation of "The great cosmic roller-coaster ride" by C. Burgess and F. Quevedo (Scientific American, Nov 2007)
    • Nikkei Science (Feb 2006); translation of "The illusion of gravity" by Maldacena (Scientific American, Nov 2005)
    • Nikkei Science (Nov 2005); scientific advisor for the translation of "The mysterires of mass" by Kane (Scientific American, July 2005)
    • Nikkei Science (Dec 2004); scientific advisor for the translation of "The search for relativity violations" by Kostelecky (Scientific American, Sep 2004)
  • "Butsuri" article (Japan Physical Society magazine)
    • Butsuri (May 2014); book review of "Einstein gravity in a nutshell"
    • Butsuri (Sep 2007); " 'Unexpected connection' between string theory and quark-gluon plasma"
    • Butsuri (March 1999); "Can string theory solve the puzzles of black holes?"
  • "Suuri Kagaku (Mathematical Sciences) " article
    • Suuri Kagaku (May 2016); "What is information paradox?"
    • Suuri Kagaku (Nov 2013); "String theory and experiments"
    • Suuri Kagaku (Dec 2011); "Holographic principle and string theory"
    • Suuri Kagaku (Feb 2008); "Gauge/gravity duality and the strong interaction"
    • Suuri Kagaku (July 2006); "Black holes and quark-gluon plasma"
  • "Nagare" article (Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics magazine)
  • Nagare (Oct 2012); "Black hole is closest to a perfect liquid?"

• Workshop organizers

• KIAS-YITP Joint Workshop 2013 "String theory, black holes and holography" (2013/7/1-5)
• YIPQS "Gauge/Gravity Duality" & YKIS2012 (2012/9-10)
• KEK Theory Workshop 2007 (2007/3/12-15)
• KEK Workshop "QCD meets string theory again"(2007/3/5-7)
• KEK Theory Workshop 2006 (2006/3/13-16)
• KEK Theory Workshop 2005 (2005/3/14-17)
• KEK Theory Workshop 2004 (2004/3/16-18)
• KEK Theory Workshop 2002 (2002/3/18-20)
• KEK Theory Workshop 2001 (2001/3/12-14)
• KEK Theory Workshop 2000 (2000/3/14-16)
• KEK Theory Workshop '99 (1999/3/16-18)
• 13th Nishinomiya Yukawa Memorial Symposium on Theoretical Physics, "Dynamics of Fields and Strings" (1998/11/12-13)
• Summer Institute 97 (1997/8/17-31)

• "Parity" editorial board (2007/4-2010/3)

• Activities related to the Elementary Particle Physics Group in Japan
  • Committee member (2012 Spring-2014- Spring)
  • Selection committee member of "Particle Physics Medal" (2005-2006)
  • Committee member (1998 Fall-2000 Fall)

• HOPE meeting (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
  • 6th mentor/moderator (2014/3/11-3/15); for Prof. Brian Schmidt
  • 5th mentor (2013/2/26-3/2); for Prof. Leo Esaki
  • 4th mentor (2012/3/7-11); for Prof. Makoto Kobayashi & Prof. Leo Esaki

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