Ed Thomson, the British Science & Innovation Consul in Osaka and the delegates paid a courtesy visit to the IFReC to meet with Director Shizuo Akira. They also met British researchers in IFReC and discussed about their research and international affairs.

Discussion

From left to right:
Ripley, Stokes, Hutchins, Smith, (IFReC) Consul Ed Thomson, IFReC Administrative director Kodama,
Consul Edward Sumoto, and Sachiko Yoshida, Science&Technology Division