April 22, 2019

Tunnel of wonders
UTokyo's KAGRA gravitational-wave observatory gears up for experiments that could offer new insights on the universe

April 1, 2019

Takayuki Tomaru was appointed as the professor and the director of the GWPO

May 24, 2018

KAGRA is introduced in NAOJ Topics vol.2 (video).

March 1, 2018

Dr. Yoshihide Kozai, former Director General of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), passed away on February 5.

October 4, 2017

Gravitational waves detection awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics

September 28, 2017

First simultaneous observation of the merger of two black holes by the two LIGO detectors and by the Virgo detector: triangulation is now possible.

February 17, 2017

Two members of the project office are among the recipients of the 2016 Gruber Cosmology Prize

December 6, 2016

A paper written by Dr. Shoda, Prof. Ando, and Prof. Aso, is introduced in an article in physicsworld.com.

September 26, 2016

A popular book written by Prof. Ando was published.　(in Japanese)

September 20, 2016

Kouji Nakamura has been awarded the Seitaro Nakamura prize.