1. Japanese scientist Sakaguchi Shimon has expressed hope that his winning of the Nobel Prize will lead to further progress in studies of the immune system. Sakaguchi and two American scientists were named winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday. They were honored for their groundbreaking achievements in immunology, including the discovery of regulatory T cells that prevent immune cells from attacking the body.
2. Students and staff at the University of Osaka have celebrated the awarding of the Nobel Prize to scientist Sakaguchi Shimon, who serves there as a specially appointed professor.
3. A study by a global organization shows that elementary and junior high school teachers in Japan work the longest hours in the world. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development released the results of its 2024 survey on Tuesday. The study showed that while elementary school teachers around the world worked an average of 40.4 hours a week, those in Japan stayed on the job for 52.1 hours. That was followed by New Zealand at 50.6 hours and Australia at 46.3 hours.