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Information about several papers presented at the official groundbreaking ceremony of SuperKEKB, the next generation electron-positron collider experiment, at Kobayashi Hall in KEK (the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization), Japan, on November 18, 2011, is presented. The ceremony featured speeches from Hiroaki Aihara, Professor at the University of Tokyo, Michael Procario, from Office of High Energy Physics and Katsunobu Oide, Director, Accelerator Laboratory, KEK.

The article offers information on International Association of Music Libraries (AIML) Japanese Branch. The branch now has 61 individual members and 17 institutional members. It has gained some new members despite a number of members is decreasing. The annual activities of the branch include an annual meeting and three regular meetings, as well as the publication of three issues of its newsletter. The regular meetings would focus on copyright problems in the music libraries, development of professional music education in Japan in modern times, and the task of the IAML Japanese Branch. Its newsletter carries edited versions of papers given at the regular meetings and reports of annual international conference. Its homepage is updated to provide new information and carry newsletters.

Information about several topics discussed at the KONA Symposium 2012 organized by Hosokawa Powder Technology Foundation and held at Hotel Nikko Kurashiki in Okayama, Japan on September 2-5, 2012 is presented. Topics include structural joining of ceramic nanoparticles, bio-inspired functional materials, and pores-synthesis and applications. The event also featured several speakers including Dr. Steven Mullens, professor Soshu Kirihara, and professor Olivera Milosevic.