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SHUJI NAKAMURA

EDITORIALS
Oct 24, 2014
Patent law must retain incentives
As the government drafts amendments to the patent law, the question is how effective the new rules will be in ensuring fair corporate remuneration to inventors so that they keep their engineering talent in Japan to enhance the nation¡¯s industrial competitiveness.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 14, 2014
Â鶹´«Ã½ Nobel win should spur Abe to action
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been quiet on one reform that truly would encourage the risk-taking culture Japan needs so badly: making sure employees get paid for their inventions.
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2014
Ingenuity key to Nobel success
The achievements of Nobel winners Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura highlight why scientific freedom and daring research should be encouraged in Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2005
Inventor of blue LED angry with settlement
The inventor of the blue light-emitting diode said Wednesday he was forced to settle with Nichia Corp. out of court for ?843 million over the diode patent.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2005
Settlement in blue LED patent suit could reach 1.5 billion yen
Nichia Corp. and former researcher Shuji Nakamura are negotiating a settlement worth ?500 million ?to ?1.5 billion over their high-profile dispute on the patent for the blue light-emitting diode, according to sources familiar with the lawsuit.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2004
Blue LED case may end out of court
The Tokyo High Court recommended that a 50-year-old researcher and Nichia Corp., his former employer, settle their dispute over the blue light-emitting diode patent without any court ruling.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 25, 2004
Cashing in on ideas
Thomas Edison¡¯s electricity, Alexander Graham Bell¡¯s telephone, the Wright Brothers¡¯ creaky biplane, H.G. Wells¡¯ time machine (OK, that last one hasn¡¯t happened yet), but through these world-changing discoveries, our daily lives have been made easier. Flick a switch and light banishes the darkness, pick...
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2004
Nichia deposits ?10 billion in spat over patent royalties
Chemical maker Nichia Corp. deposited ?10 billion at the Justice Ministry after a court approved its request to block the execution of a January ruling ordering it to pay ?20 billion ?to the inventor of a key semiconductor device, Nichia officials said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2002
Court dismisses inventor¡¯s patent claim but will consider reward
The Tokyo District Court on Thursday acknowledged Nichia Corp.¡¯s ownership of the patent for a key semiconductor device, rejecting a suit filed by the inventor, now a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2002
Inventor hopes lawsuit over diode empowers peers
Shuji Nakamura is confident that his court battle can radically change the relationship between Japanese companies and their in-house inventors.
Events
Aug 21, 2001
Electronics firms wage battle of the rays
KYOTO -- Kyoto-based Rohm Corp., one of Â鶹´«Ã½ largest makers of electronic components, is locked in a legal wrangle with Nichia Corp. of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, over patents related to blue light-emitting diodes and blue lasers.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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