Ex-Kyoto Univ. president Matsumoto takes helm at Riken

Ex-Kyoto Univ. president Matsumoto takes helm at Riken

Hiroshi Matsumoto, former Kyoto University president and new president of the Riken research institute, speaks to the press on April 1, 2015. Matsumoto is an expert on space plasma physics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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