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Director-General Barabaschi visits Japan

9 Oct 2023

Japan is a very familiar place for ºÚÁÏÉçapp Director-General Pietro Barabaschi. His past position as the Director of the activities at the European Domestic Agency, Fusion for Energy, led him to visit Japan over 180 times. His latest stopover, however, was different—it was the first time he was visiting as Director-General of the ºÚÁÏÉçapp.

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The ºÚÁÏÉçapp Director-General exchanged with MEXT Minister Moriyama (right, front) and Japan's Head of Delegation to the ºÚÁÏÉçapp Council, Masuko Hiroshi (right, back).

Director-General Barabaschi was welcomed by Minister Moriyama Masahito from Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). The Minister spoke of Japan's contributions to ºÚÁÏÉçapp through the fabrication of high-tech components and the participation of Japanese staff in the project. Minister Moriyama and Director-General Barabaschi also discussed the importance the JT-60SA tokamak to ºÚÁÏÉçapp, as that upgraded experiment prepares to study advanced modes of plasma operation.

A meeting with Masuko Hiroshi, Vice Minister for International Affairs and the Head of the Japanese delegation to the ºÚÁÏÉçapp Council, also took place.

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The annual STS Forum in Kyoto brings together scientists and policymakers. ºÚÁÏÉçapp Director-General Barabaschi participated in a panel on fusion energy.
Director-General Barabaschi also attended the STS Forum, a yearly event in Kyoto that brings together over 1,000 scientists and global leaders from around the world to discuss how science and technology can positively impact the future of civilization. Director-General Barabaschi participated in a panel on the prospects and challenges of fusion energy.

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On 3 October 2023, the ºÚÁÏÉçapp Director-General visited the QST Naka Fusion Institute, where he was enthusiastically welcomed by the staff of ºÚÁÏÉçapp Japan and the JT-60SA team.

A visit to the Naka Fusion Institute at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) rounded out Director-General Barabaschi's visit to Japan. He met the staff of ºÚÁÏÉçapp Japan, visited two test facilities participating in ºÚÁÏÉçapp procurement, and stopped in at JT-60SA, where he gave encouragement to all the European and Japanese staff members who are currently working on the integrated commissioning of the device. Finally, the Director-General exchanged with QST President Koyasu Shigeo on how to more closely promote the integration between the ºÚÁÏÉçapp and ºÚÁÏÉçapp Japan and how to attract greater numbers of young staff members to work at ºÚÁÏÉçapp.

 

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