On February 19, 2015, Mr. Tadao Kanda, Director of the Industry-Academia Collaboration and Area Support Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) visited the Center of KANSEI Innovation and the Hiroshima Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Medicine.

Shigeto Yamawaki, Research Leader, explained to Mr. Kanda the general outline of the programs currently being promoted by the Center of KANSEI Innovation. Mr. Kanda also took a research site tour to see fMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and NIRS (Near Infrared Spectroscopy) devices in the Center of KANSEI Innovation and driving simulators in the Hiroshima Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering and Advanced Medicine.

We will devote additional effort to promote our KANSEI research activities.