New year’s Greeting
I sincerely offer everyone my greeting for the New Year.
Last year, the natural threats, such as the Noto Peninsula earthquake on New Year's Day, and the heavy rains and floods in the autumn, caused many damage in Japan. Looking around the world, peace is threatened with no end in sight for the war in Ukraine, the unstable situation in the Middle East, and the instability of the Korean Peninsula and other area of East Asia. We believe in the power of science and have an obligation to contribute to the future of human society.
As the president of the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), I am entering the new year for the second time, and this year I will be approaching it with a single kanji character, 「挑（idomu）」which is part of the two kanji character Japanese word for "challenge."
We are very proud that QST has achieved unique results such as the completion of NanoTerasu and the world largest plasma of JT-60SA. In 2025, QST will continue to make the most of its research environment, which has the world's highest level and cutting-edge large-scale infrastructures, and will aggressively take on the challenge of unprecedented research and development more than ever, without fear of failure, as the entire institute works together to move forward.
Quantum science and technology research and development is currently one of the most attractive research fields both in Japan and overseas. It has been 100 years since the birth of quantum mechanics, and we expect that research will accelerate even further in the future. The basic principle of QST is to "contribute to the development of a peaceful and prosperous human society through the creation of harmonious diversity using quantum science and technology." Furthermore, our goal is to "contribute to the realization of a sustainable future society in which the economy, society, and environment are in harmony by creating and providing new value through research and development related to quantum science and technology." We will continue to take up the challenge of research in the field of quantum science and technology, create and maximize research results, and make a new history of QST so that we can meet the expectations of society.
We look forward to your continued support and cooperation this year.
January 6, 2025
Shigeo Koyasu, President