President's Message: Thoughts for the New Year

摘要

I hope you began the New Year 2010 with novel thoughts in a fresh ambiance. Last year drastic changes took place in the administration in Japan and the first nonwhite President assumed office in the US. Let us hope these changes will pave paths to a safe and sustainable society.rnLast year also brought me considerable changes, such as assuming the presidency of AIST. During the nine months after my taking office, I have enjoyed inspiring discussions with members of universities, companies, and public institutions, of both domestic and overseas, as well as conversations with the directors of research units and those of departments for research support and management within AIST. Through such communications, I kept pondering over the meaning of "In Society, For Society", the motto in the AIST Charter.