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Hear Here: How Loudness and Acoustic Cues Help Us Judge Where a Speaker is Facing

Researchers explored how humans use loudness and other sound-related cues to understand the speaker’s facing d...

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  • #Faculty
  • #For Corporate Partners, Press and Media
  • #Department of Information and Communication Sciences
  • #Faculty of Science and Technology

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World-First Demonstration: Estimating Outdoor Pedestrian Flow from Fluctuations in Mobile Communication System’s Radio Signals Using Commercial Base Stations

Advancing toward practical sensing in the 6G era — anywhere covered by base station signals can become a sensi...

  • #Research
  • #Faculty
  • #For Corporate Partners, Press and Media
  • #Electrical and Electronics Engineering Division
  • #Department of Information and Communication Sciences
  • #Graduate School of Science and Technology
  • #Faculty of Science and Technology

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Understanding the Divide: A Deep Dive into Healthcare in Mongolia

Researchers outline the strengths and weaknesses of Mongolia’s healthcare system in rural and urban areas, not...

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  • #For Corporate Partners, Press and Media
  • #Faculty of Human Sciences
  • #Graduate School of Human Sciences
  • #Master’s Program in Nursing
  • #Department of Nursing
  • #Graduate Programs

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Meeting between Mr. Ayman Al Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan and Japanese professors in Tokyo

On 9 May 2025, there was a meeting in Tokyo between Mr. Ayman Al Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...

  • #Vice President for Academic Research Affairs
  • #Research
  • #Faculty
  • #Department of Global Studies
  • #Department of International Legal Studies
  • #Center for Global Education and Discovery
  • #Faculty of Law
  • #Faculty of Global Studies

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Universal Japanese School Lunch Program Significantly Reduces Obesity Among Teenagers, Especially Those from Lower Socioeconomic Backgrounds

A new study led by Professor Sayaka Nakamura from Sophia University in Japan and Professor Shiko Maruyama from...

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  • #For Corporate Partners, Press and Media
  • #Master’s (Doctoral) Program in Economics
  • #Department of Economics
  • #Faculty of Economics
  • #Graduate School of Economics

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Sophia University Ranked in Four Subjects in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025

On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 7pm (JST), the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 were announced, a...

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  • #For Prospective Students
  • #For Guarantors
  • #For Alumni
  • #For General Public
  • #For Corporate Partners, Press and Media

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The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Visits Sophia University to Establish a Partnership and Interact with Students

On February 20, Dr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), .........

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Social Media Posts and Transformer-Based Models for Early Detection of Heat Stroke

Researchers from Japan demonstrate the potential of combining social media posts and deep learning models for ...

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  • #Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies
  • #Master’s Program in Applied Data Science
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Sophia University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam sign Memorandum of Understanding in Amsterdam

Sophia University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

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  • #Studyabroad
  • #Graduateschoolabroad

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Offline versus online promotional media: Which drives better consumer engagement and behavioral responses?

Offline marketing facilitates consumers’ behavioral responses even in the age of digital marketing Marketers t...

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  • #For Corporate Partners, Press and Media
  • #Department of Management
  • #Faculty of Economics

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From Gender Dysphoria to Special Skills: Decoding the Link

Researchers from Japan investigate the intersection of gender, sensory traits, and savant tendencies across Kl...

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  • #For Corporate Partners, Press and Media
  • #Department of Psychology
  • #Faculty of Human Sciences

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Sophia Open Research Weeks 2024 held

Sophia Open Research Weeks have been held since 2014, organized by the Sophia Research Organization to share a...

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  • #For General Public

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