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Fieldwork, research meetings and life in the Grassland Ecology Laboratory.
13 November 2026
Visit by Mark and Helen Lieffering
Mark and Helen Lieffering visited Obihiro from New Zealand.
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31 October 2026
Laboratory members, 2026
Our laboratory group photograph for academic year 2026.
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28 September – 4 October 2026
Vietnam fieldwork with JIRCAS
Kensuke Kawamura, Misato Itoh (M2) and Nene Shibusawa (B4) visited Vietnam as part of a joint research project with JIRCAS. They conducted fieldwork in rice-growing and inundated areas and exchanged information with local research institutions.
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26–28 August 2026
9th Korea-China-Japan Grassland Conference, Jeju
Kensuke Kawamura attended the 9th Korea-China-Japan Grassland Conference in Jeju, Korea, with Professor Masaaki Hanada, formerly of the Animal Production Course, and delivered an invited lecture. Professor Hanada wore a cow costume to introduce the next conference, to be held in Japan.
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27–29 April 2026
Misato Itoh receives an Encouragement Award at NINEJP
Her presentation and photographs from NINEJP in SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026.
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27–29 March 2026
Japanese Society of Grassland Science meeting, Shimane
Kasumi Kakiuchi (M1) and Mio Ogata (B4) gave oral presentations at the 2026 Japanese Society of Grassland Science meeting in Shimane. Kasumi received an outstanding young presenter award.
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19 March 2026
Graduation ceremony, 2026
Mio Ogata, Saori Hara, Miyu Matsunaga and Haruka Yokoi graduated at the university’s graduation ceremony.
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6–7 December 2025
14th Hokkaido Livestock and Grassland Science Society meeting
Mio Ogata, Saori Hara and Haruka Yokoi presented posters at the 14th Hokkaido Livestock and Grassland Science Society meeting. Kensuke Kawamura and Kasumi Kakiuchi (M1) gave symposium presentations.
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18–19 October 2025
Japanese Agricultural Systems Society meeting, Obihiro
Miyu Matsunaga (B4) and Kensuke Kawamura gave oral presentations at the 2025 Japanese Agricultural Systems Society meeting.
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2–6 June 2025
International Rangeland Congress, Adelaide
Kensuke Kawamura and Misato Itoh (M1) presented posters at the International Rangeland Congress 2025 in Adelaide, Australia.
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19 March 2025
Graduation ceremony, 2025
Shoji Okoshi, Misato Itoh, Minoho Ohno, Kasumi Kakiuchi and Uta Kamiya graduated.
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7–8 December 2024
13th Hokkaido Livestock and Grassland Science Society meeting
Shoji Okoshi, Misato Itoh and Uta Kamiya presented posters at the Hokkaido Livestock and Grassland Science Society meeting.
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1–2 November 2024
Japanese Agricultural Systems Society meeting, Yamanashi
Misato Itoh and Minoho Ohno presented their research at the Japanese Agricultural Systems Society meeting.
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22 October 2024
Horse behaviour survey at JRA Hidaka
Field observations of horse behaviour at the JRA Hidaka training and research facility.
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26–28 September 2024
Japanese Society of Grassland Science meeting, Obihiro
Kasumi Kakiuchi presented research at the 2024 Japanese Society of Grassland Science meeting in Obihiro.
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22–27 May 2024
Grassland surveys in Sapporo and Ebetsu
Laboratory members conducted meadow field surveys in Sapporo and Ebetsu.
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11–14 May 2024
Mongolia visit through M-JEED
Laboratory members visited Mongolia through the M-JEED programme.
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3–7 October 2011
32nd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Taipei
Research presentations and exchanges at the Asian Conference on Remote Sensing in Taiwan.
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