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Astronomy and space

Astronomy and space

Tales from a British physicist in Japan

22 Feb 2018
Taken from the February 2018 issue of Physics World

From cultural differences to grant glitches, Elizabeth Tasker describes the good, the bad and the confusing of working as a physicist in Japan

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Cultural education: Astrophysicist Elizabeth Tasker works for Japan’s space agency in Tokyo. (Courtesy: Ken Yan Photography)
“Dear Christoph and …” – my fingers paused on the keyboard. I was typing an e-mail to my gra

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Elizabeth Tasker is an associate professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sciences. She is also a science communicator and writer, and has recently penned a popular-science book, The Planet Factory
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