Why Education Reform?
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) aims to become one of the world s top 10 research universities by 2030. Now leading the world in several research fields, the Institute is carrying out plans to further strengthen its research by creating additional research infrastructure, boosting research support, and promoting international joint research. However, it is not enough to merely become one of the top 10 leading universities in research if the education offered by the Institute does not follow suit. As research and education are inseparable, only when world-class education at the Institute has been achieved, will the Institute s goal be accomplished. Hence, education reform is needed.
Yakuza in custody for murder of rival gangsters dies in detention
By Tokyo Reporter Staff on January 3, 2021
On Thursday morning, Toshio Maruyama, 70, was found collapsed at a detention house. He was later confirmed dead.
Maruyama is believed to have died due to natural causes, the authorities said.
Maruyama, a native of Kagoshima Prefecture, was a member of the Kodo-kai. The gang is the top affiliate gang of the Yamaguchi-gumi, whose chief rival is the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi.
On October 10, 2019, Maruyama is alleged to have fatally shot Takayasu Sato, 43, and Kenji Nakagawa, 39, in front of an office of the Yamaken-gumi, a second-tier gang of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi.