1. Italy-Japan Tsukuba, 24-26 March 2010 ASEPS Summit A Mengoni S&T Attaché Embassy of Italy, Tokyo alberto.mengoni@esteri.it

2. Italy-Japan Tsukuba, 24-26 March 2010 ASEPS Summit From electromagnetic (atoms & molecules) to weak and strong interactions (nuclei) Field theory of beta-decay: E Fermi, 1934 Nuclear force (meson theory): H Yukawa, 1935

3. Italy-Japan Tsukuba, 24-26 March 2010 ASEPS Summit 1953 First visit by Edoardo Amaldi to Japan 1973 Second visit with Giorgio Salvini and Marcello Conversi 1975 Agreement between CNR and JSPS 1978 Italy-Japan Science Forum established promoted by Hideki Yukawa and Sin-itiro Tomonaga promoted by Hideki Yukawa and Sin-itiro Tomonaga supported by the Italian Embassy in Tokyo

4. Italy-Japan Tsukuba, 24-26 March 2010 ASEPS Summit Published in 2003

5. Italy-Japan Tsukuba, 24-26 March 2010 ASEPS Summit … meanwhile, in 1975

6. Italy-Japan Tsukuba, 24-26 March 2010 ASEPS Summit  Agreement INFN-JSPS on “Studies of Particle and Nuclear Physics including Theoretical and Experimental Research by means of advanced Accelerators”  Collaboration Agreement KEK-INFN/LNF for Research in High Energy Physics  Protocol concerning joint research activity on the development of accelerator technology INFN-Kyoto University  INFN - RIKEN agreement (Heavy Ion & Nuclear Physics) regular meetings every ~two years

7. Italy-Japan Tsukuba, 24-26 March 2010 ASEPS Summit INFN - RIKEN agreement World Scientific, 2002

8. Italy-Japan Tsukuba, 24-26 March 2010 ASEPS Summit Bilateral cooperation (MAE-MOFA) 1988: Agreement of Cooperation in S&T 2010: 9 th Executive Program 96 + 82 projects submitted (>50% in Physics) 30 financed joint laboratories For information follow S&T links on: www.ambtokyo.esteri.it

9. Italy-Japan Tsukuba, 24-26 March 2010 ASEPS Summit Publication year Number of papers 2000 – 2010859 1990 – 1999343 1980 – 198920 1970 – 19792 affiliation criteria: Italy AND Japan source: publish.aps.org

10. Italy-China Tsukuba, 24-26 March 2010 ASEPS Summit 1978: First Scientific, Technological and Industrial Agreement between Italy and China Example: 1993 INFN-IHEP agreement KLOE experiment (1999) @ DAFNE (Frascati)

11. The End Tsukuba, 24-26 March 2010 ASEPS Summit A Mengoni S&T Attaché Embassy of Italy, Tokyo alberto.mengoni@esteri.it