Osaka University

Also known as OSAKA UNIVERSITY, The University of Osaka, UOsaka

The University of Osaka (known in English as Osaka University until April 2025) is a Japanese national university founded in 1931 as the sixth Imperial University. Its Institute of Laser Engineering runs the GEKKO XII laser and the LFEX petawatt laser, which the IAEA World Survey of Fusion Devices lists as operating inertial confinement fusion facilities. The institute's projects include laser-based inertial fusion energy research, high-energy-density science and a laser-driven neutron source, and it hosts collaborative research by outside groups.