{"id":84234,"date":"2017-05-16T07:26:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T04:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/"},"modified":"2017-05-16T07:26:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T04:26:55","slug":"technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology for Humanity: Japan &#038; Technion Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', 'avant garde';\"><b>Japan\u2019s Minister of Science, Technology and space Yosuke Tsuruho was at Technion on 11\/5\/17 as part of his first ever visit to Israel.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cIsrael and Japan share a common vision of developing advanced technology for the benefit of humanity,\u201d said Minister Yosuke Tsuruho, on meeting Technion President Prof. Peretz Lavie and Vice President Prof. Boaz Golany. Accompanied by a large delegation of businessmen and academics, Tsuruho also met with Itai Levinson of ReWalk Robotics Ltd and Prof. Pini Gurfil, Director of the Asher Space Research Institute (ASRI).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24048\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/japan.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24048 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/japan-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">l-r: Prof. Peretz Lavie, Minister Yosuke Tsuruho, Prof. Boaz\u00a0Golany<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTechnion graduates have always been a key factor in the technological development of the State of Israel, and the startup nation was born here,\u201d said the Prof. Lavie. \u201cWithin just 20 years, Technion graduates were involved in establishing and managing more than 1,600 companies in Israel. These companies generated revenues of more than $30 billion and created 95,500 jobs in Israel.\u201d Prof. Lavie highlighted Technion\u2019s groundbreaking global initiatives in New York and China, as well as the expansion of the Technion\u2019s network of global academic collaborations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prof. Boaz Golany, Technion Vice President for External Relations and Resource Development, referred to Technion\u2019s cooperation with Japanese companies and academic institutes. \u201cAbout two years ago, the Technion established an association of friends in Japan, and since then, the ties have been expanding,\u201d he said. \u201cThis includes support for the Technion\u2019s cyber center by the Internet Research Institute (IRI) in Tokyo; Inchia\u2019s support for photonics and chemistry; collaboration in the field of robotics; and more. Recently, a meeting of Israeli and Japanese researchers on regenerative medicine and medical applications for stem cells took place Technion. Held at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, this meeting will further strengthen ties between the Technion and Kyoto University.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minister Tsuruho thanked the Technion for its hospitality and said: \u201cWe want to understand and learn from you the secret of success and how you did it. Thank you for sharing your information and experience in order to help us achieve scientific and technological breakthroughs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan\u2019s Minister of Science, Technology and space Yosuke Tsuruho was at Technion on 11\/5\/17 as part of his first ever visit to Israel. \u201cIsrael and Japan share a common vision of developing advanced technology for the benefit of humanity,\u201d said Minister Yosuke Tsuruho, on meeting Technion President Prof. Peretz Lavie and Vice President Prof. Boaz&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/\">Continue Reading<span> Technology for Humanity: Japan &#038; Technion Israel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Technology for Humanity: Japan &amp; Technion Israel - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Technology for Humanity: Japan &amp; Technion Israel - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Japan\u2019s Minister of Science, Technology and space Yosuke Tsuruho was at Technion on 11\/5\/17 as part of his first ever visit to Israel. \u201cIsrael and Japan share a common vision of developing advanced technology for the benefit of humanity,\u201d said Minister Yosuke Tsuruho, on meeting Technion President Prof. Peretz Lavie and Vice President Prof. Boaz&hellip; Continue Reading Technology for Humanity: Japan &#038; Technion Israel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"\u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-05-16T04:26:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"shlomi ben-oz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"shlomi ben-oz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/\",\"name\":\"Technology for Humanity: Japan & Technion Israel - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-05-16T04:26:55+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d65b78b7a7446bdf9fb69078573b8320\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home Page\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Technology for Humanity: Japan &#038; Technion Israel\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/\",\"name\":\"\u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d65b78b7a7446bdf9fb69078573b8320\",\"name\":\"shlomi ben-oz\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/96b13158d164281df14ad8583ec2cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/96b13158d164281df14ad8583ec2cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"shlomi ben-oz\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/author\/ben-ozshlomitechnion-ac-il\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Technology for Humanity: Japan & Technion Israel - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Technology for Humanity: Japan & Technion Israel - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc","og_description":"Japan\u2019s Minister of Science, Technology and space Yosuke Tsuruho was at Technion on 11\/5\/17 as part of his first ever visit to Israel. \u201cIsrael and Japan share a common vision of developing advanced technology for the benefit of humanity,\u201d said Minister Yosuke Tsuruho, on meeting Technion President Prof. Peretz Lavie and Vice President Prof. Boaz&hellip; Continue Reading Technology for Humanity: Japan &#038; Technion Israel","og_url":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/","og_site_name":"\u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc","article_published_time":"2017-05-16T04:26:55+00:00","author":"shlomi ben-oz","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"shlomi ben-oz","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/","url":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/","name":"Technology for Humanity: Japan & Technion Israel - \u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-05-16T04:26:55+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d65b78b7a7446bdf9fb69078573b8320"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/technology-for-humanity-japan-technion-israel\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home Page","item":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Technology for Humanity: Japan &#038; Technion Israel"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/","name":"\u05d4\u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d9\u05d5\u05df-\u05de\u05db\u05d5\u05df \u05d8\u05db\u05e0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/d65b78b7a7446bdf9fb69078573b8320","name":"shlomi ben-oz","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/96b13158d164281df14ad8583ec2cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/96b13158d164281df14ad8583ec2cb64?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"shlomi ben-oz"},"url":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/author\/ben-ozshlomitechnion-ac-il\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}