Jitsugaku Issue 4, December 2018

Keio University is Japan’s oldest institute of higher education, founded in 1858 by educator and intellectual leader Yukichi Fukuzawa.

Jitsugaku is a print publication of the online platform Keio Research Highlights, which offers a taste of the important research and scientific developments from Keio University.

Keio Research Highlights is published for Keio University by the Partnership and Custom Media unit of Nature Research, part of Springer Nature, and RTCorp.

Jitsugaku is a way of learning about the world pursued by Keio University’s founder Yukichi Fukuzawa through the application of reason, observation, and verification.It is science in the true sense of the word, and a powerful tool in Keio University’s never-end-ing search for practical solutions to real-life problems.