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Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Binh, a native of Vietnam who served as Vice President and Professor at The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics (KCGI) until 2022, and currently Visiting Professor, was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in the 2025 Fall Decoration for his contributions to promoting friendly relations, academic exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and Vietnam.All of us at KCG extend our heartfelt congratulations.

The 3rd Otsu Hikarukun Cup Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Group World Karuta Championship was held on November 9, 2025 at Oumi Jingu-shrine Oumi Kangakukan in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, the "sacred place of karuta" for the first time in six years.Mr.Zuo also took second place in the individual competition at the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu International Karuta Exchange Tournament in Omi Jingu on the following day, the 10th.We spoke to Mr.Zuo.

Professor Mark Hasegawa Johnson of The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics (KCGI) has been named to the Forbes Accessibility 100, a list of top innovators and influencers in the field of accessibility for people with disabilities, first published in 2025 by Forbes, the world's leading economic magazine. The Speech Accessibility Project, led by Professor Johnson at the University of Illinois, where he is a professor in the United States, has been highly evaluated and recognized.