TOKYO -- Two of Japan's leading technical and medical schools joined forces as of October after two years of preparation, with hopes to help create new industries as a university competitive with the world's top research institutions.
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Japan launches top-tier science and medical research university
Institute of Science Tokyo born from merger by two of country's leading schools
The Institute of Science Tokyo is the result of a merger between the Tokyo Institute of Technology, left, and Tokyo Medical and Dental University. (Nikkei montage/Source photos obtained by Nikkei)
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