Nobel winner Nakamura's books shown at Univ. of Tokushima

Nobel winner Nakamura's books shown at Univ. of Tokushima

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - A doctoral dissertation on blue light-emitting diode and books by this year's Nobel Prize winner in physics Shuji Nakamura are on display at the University of Tokushima, his alma mater, in Tokushima, western Japan, on Oct. 9, 2014.

Waseda to strip Obokata of doctorate unless dissertation corrected

Waseda to strip Obokata of doctorate unless dissertation corrected

OSAKA, Japan - Hideo Miki, a lawyer for Haruko Obokata, a 31-year-old researcher at the Japanese government-affiliated Riken institute, meets the press in the city of Osaka on Oct. 7, 2014, after Waseda University said it will strip Obokata of her doctorate unless she corrects her dissertation.

Waseda to strip Obokata of doctorate unless dissertation corrected

Waseda to strip Obokata of doctorate unless dissertation corrected

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Haruko Obokata, a 31-year-old researcher at the Japanese government-affiliated Riken institute. Waseda University said Oct. 7, 2014, it will strip Obokata of her doctorate unless she corrects her dissertation, following her involvement in a scandal earlier in the year related to research on so-called STAP cells. Citing a serious fault in the dissertation screening process, the university gave Obokata a year to correct a number of irregularities including the use of material from a U.S. website.

Waseda panel says Obokata's doctorate should stay despite scandal

Waseda panel says Obokata's doctorate should stay despite scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hideaki Kobayashi, who heads an investigative panel of Waseda University, tells reporters at a Tokyo hotel on July 17, 2014, that embattled researcher Haruko Obokata should not be stripped of her doctorate, as it was not obtained "through illicit means" and inadequate screening was to blame for endorsement of her "problematic" dissertation.

Eishi Kubota receives Ph.D. in engineering at age 81

Eishi Kubota receives Ph.D. in engineering at age 81

TOKYO, Japan - Eishi Kubota (photo) has been awarded a doctorate in engineering from Nagasaki University this year at age 81. Kubota, a former boiler designer with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., enrolled in the Open University of Japan at age 71 and went on to the Ph.D. program at Nagasaki University after he got a master's degree from the Open University. Kubota, whose Ph.D. dissertation focused on how to reduce dioxin at incinerators, says he decided to conduct research on dioxin as part of his post-retirement job as a consultant for incinerator manufacturers.

Eishi Kubota receives Ph.D. in engineering at age 81

Eishi Kubota receives Ph.D. in engineering at age 81

TOKYO, Japan - Eishi Kubota (photo) has been awarded a doctorate in engineering from Nagasaki University this year at age 81. Kubota, a former boiler designer with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., enrolled in the Open University of Japan at age 71 and went on to the Ph.D. program at Nagasaki University after he got a master's degree from the Open University. Kubota, whose Ph.D. dissertation focused on how to reduce dioxin at incinerators, says he decided to conduct research on dioxin as part of his post-retirement job as a consultant for incinerator manufacturers. (Kyodo)

Waseda to strip Obokata of doctorate unless dissertation corrected

Waseda to strip Obokata of doctorate unless dissertation corrected

OSAKA, Japan - Hideo Miki, a lawyer for Haruko Obokata, a 31-year-old researcher at the Japanese government-affiliated Riken institute, meets the press in the city of Osaka on Oct. 7, 2014, after Waseda University said it will strip Obokata of her doctorate unless she corrects her dissertation. (Kyodo)

Waseda to strip Obokata of doctorate unless dissertation corrected

Waseda to strip Obokata of doctorate unless dissertation corrected

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Haruko Obokata, a 31-year-old researcher at the Japanese government-affiliated Riken institute. Waseda University said Oct. 7, 2014, it will strip Obokata of her doctorate unless she corrects her dissertation, following her involvement in a scandal earlier in the year related to research on so-called STAP cells. Citing a serious fault in the dissertation screening process, the university gave Obokata a year to correct a number of irregularities including the use of material from a U.S. website. (Kyodo)

Waseda panel says Obokata's doctorate should stay despite scandal

Waseda panel says Obokata's doctorate should stay despite scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hideaki Kobayashi, who heads an investigative panel of Waseda University, tells reporters at a Tokyo hotel on July 17, 2014, that embattled researcher Haruko Obokata should not be stripped of her doctorate, as it was not obtained "through illicit means" and inadequate screening was to blame for endorsement of her "problematic" dissertation. (Kyodo)