[Science & Technology Week] Toshiko Abe, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, visited the Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (QIQB) at the University of Osaka

On April 12, 2025, Abe Toshiko, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology visited the UOsaka Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (hereinafter referred to as QIQB) on the release of the study material “One for Every Household: Quantum and Quantum Technology: 100 Year History of Quantum Computing!” during the 2025 Science & Technology Week. The purpose of this visit was to promote human resource development in the quantum field and to gain an understanding of on-site education and research and development.

On the day, the participants were guided by President Kumanogoh Atsushi, Executive Vice President Onoye Takao, Executive Vice President Inoue Kenji, Director and Specially Appointed Professor Kitagawa Masahiro, Deputy Director and Professor of Graduate School of Engineering Science Yamamoto Takashi, and Deputy Director and Professor Negoro Makoto, and received explanations about research and educational activities at QIQB. During the discussion with QIQB faculty members, they engaged in lively discussions on measures to foster young human resources, promote joint research, and enhance global collaboration.

In addition, the participants toured the actual quantum computer (Japan's third quantum computer, 100% domestically produced), where they were able to access and operate the quantum computer and had hands-on experience with the "quantum entanglement state."

The "One for Every Household" project was planned and supervised by the Center, with the Deputy Director and Professor Yamamoto serving as the chief supervisor. On the theme of "quantum," which marks exactly 100 years since the birth of the basic theory of quantum mechanics, we introduce the properties of quantum, the history of its development to date, and "quantum technology," such as quantum computers, quantum communication, and quantum sensors.

We hope that this valuable opportunity will help more people understand the efforts of QIQB.

[Comment from Yamamoto Takashi, Deputy Director of QIQB and Professor of the Graduate School of Engineering Science, and the chief supervisor of the "One for Every Household" project]
This "One for Every Household" project was planned and supervised in collaboration with many people to reflect on the development of quantum technology over the past 100 years and to give a sense of the next 100 years to come. We are now in an era in which quantum entanglement, one of the greatest mysteries of quantum mechanics, can be confirmed through experiments, and quantum technologies such as quantum computers, quantum communication, and quantum sensors come into existence that we can actually use as devices. We believe that visitors will enjoy the history of quantum technology, which holds great future prospects.

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Tour of the quantum computer "Unit 3" and the "100% domestically produced machine"

Access to and operation of the quantum computer

Commemorative photo around the “One for Every Household” poster

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