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Dark Matter International Research Center (DarMa)

Dark matter is a form of matter that cannot be observed through electromagnetic waves. Although its existence has been confirmed through astronomical observations, its true nature remains a mystery. Since it is highly likely to be an unknown elementary particle, uncovering the identity of dark matter is one of the major challenges spanning both astrophysics and particle physics.

At KMI, we have pursued a wide range of research efforts to explore the nature of dark matter. These include theoretical studies from a cosmological perspective, observations of gamma rays generated by dark matter annihilation, detection of nuclear recoils caused by dark matter in detectors, and searches for dark matter produced in accelerator experiments.

To foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among these and other dark matter research efforts worldwide, we established the Dark Matter International Research Center in April 2025. Through workshops, joint research projects, and other initiatives, we aim to deepen our understanding and move closer to revealing the true nature of dark matter.

Members

Flavor Physics International Research Center
Members
RADOS, Petar Kevin（Designated Assistant Professor）
HARTZ, Mark Patrick（Designated Professor）
IZUMIYAMA, Shota（Designated Assistant Professor）
MISHIMA, Kenji（Designated Professor Associate）
YAMAGUCHI, Yasuhiro（Assistant Professor）
INAMI, Kenji（Associate Professor）
HORII, Yasuyuki （Associate Professor）
TAJIMA, Hiroyasu（Professor / Chair）
HARADA, Masayasu（Professor）
KITAGUCHI, Masaaki（Associate Professor）
NAKANO, Toshiyuki（Associate Professor）
IIJIMA, Toru（Professor / Director / Chair）
TANABASHI, Masaharu（Professor）
TOBE, Kazuhiro（Associate Professor）
HISANO, Junji（Professor）
Division of Theoretical Studies
Members
ENDO, Motoi（Designated Professor Associate）
OSUGA, Kento（Assistant Professor）
ISHIBASHI, Akihiro（Professor）
YOO, Chulmoon（Associate Member）
TERADA, Takahiro（Designated Assistant Professor）
IGURO, Syuhei（Designated Assistant Professor）
SUENAGA, Daiki（Designated Assistant Professor）
SAGA, Shohei（Assistant Professor）
Nishizawa, Atsushi（Visiting Researcher）
ARAI, Shun（Researcher）
SUNAYAMA, Tomomi（Visiting Researcher）
MIYATAKE, Hironao（Associate Professor）
KOBAYASHI, Takeshi（Visiting Researcher）
KITAHARA, Teppei（Visiting Researcher）
SUGIYAMA, Naoshi（Associate Member）
ICHIKI, Kiyotomo（Professor）
IZUMI, Keisuke（Associate Professor）
SAKAI, Tadakatsu（Associate Professor）
NONAKA, Chiho（Visiting Researcher）
TANABASHI, Masaharu（Professor）
TOBE, Kazuhiro（Associate Professor）
KANNO, Hiroaki（Professor）
SHIROMIZU, Tetsuya（Professor / Chair）
HISANO, Junji（Professor）
Public Relations Office
Members
TAKAHASHI, Shota（Designated Assistant Professor）
MINAMIZAKI, Azusa（Associate Member）
Professor
Members
Secretary
Members
ARAI, Yuriko（Secretary）
Dark Matter International Research Center
Members
INAMI, Kenji（Associate Professor）
MIYATAKE, Hironao（Associate Professor）
TAJIMA, Hiroyasu（Professor / Chair）
YOKOYAMA, Shuichiro（Assistant Professor）
KAZAMA, Shingo（Associate Professor）
TOBE, Kazuhiro（Associate Professor）
SHIROMIZU, Tetsuya（Professor / Chair）
MAEKAWA, Nobuhiro（Associate Professor）
Division of Experimental Studies
Members
SHI, Xiaodong（Designated Assistant Professor）
MENJO, Hiroaki（Assistant Professor）
KURAHARA, Kohei（Researcher）
KOKEYAMA, Keiko（Associate Member）
MURAKAMI, Hikari（Designated Assistant Professor）
NAKAMURA, Yuya（Designated Assistant Professor）
KOBAYASHI, Masatoshi（Assistant Professor）
ROKUJO, Hiroki（Associate Member）
SATO, Osamu（Associate Member）
KOBAYASHI, Masahiko（Technical Assistant）
HORII, Yasuyuki （Associate Professor）
YOSHIHARA, Keisuke（Visiting Researcher）
SUZUKI, Kazuhito（Designated Professor Associate）
ZHOU, Qidong（Visiting Researcher）
TAJIMA, Hiroyasu（Professor / Chair）
SHIMIZU, Hirohiko（Associate Member）
NAKA, Tatsuhiro（Visiting Researcher）
OKUMURA, Akira（Associate Member）
HAYASAKA, Kiyoshi（Visiting Researcher）
NAKAZAWA, Kazuhiro（Associate Professor）
NAMBU, Yasusada（Associate Professor）
KAZAMA, Shingo（Associate Professor）
KITAGUCHI, Masaaki（Associate Professor）
NAKANO, Toshiyuki（Associate Professor）
ITOW, Yoshitaka（Visiting Researcher）
MATSUOKA, Kodai（Visiting Researcher）
NAKAHAMA, Yu（Visiting Researcher）
IIJIMA, Toru（Professor / Director / Chair）
KRIZAN, Peter（Professor）
TOMOTO, Makoto（Visiting Researcher）
GAZ, Alessandro（Visiting Researcher）
Associate Members
Members
Past Members
Past membesrs
Members
URAKAWA, Yuko（Designated Professor Associate）
NAKAZAWA, Yu（Designated Assistant Professor）
KANEKO, Takashi（Lecturer）
YAMANAKA, Nodoka（Assistant Professor）
KAWAMURA, Seiji（Associate Member）
NOJIRI, Shin'ichi （Professor）
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