Kiyoshi Shimizu, former Vice Minister of Ministry of Education Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Professor of Meiji University, Lawyer at present) visited 7 facilities of Institute of Organic Materials Research in Yamagata University, including Research Center for Organic Electronics (ROEL 6000m²), Frontier Center for Organic Materials (FROM 10000 m²), Research Center for Green Material and Advanced Processing (GMAP 3000 m²), Innovation Center for Organic Electronics (INOEL 4000 m²), Development Center for Battery Device (2000 m²), Smart House Yamagata University (200 m²) and Life-3D Printing Innovation Center (LPIC).

During the 2 days (April 21~22), Kiyoshi Shimizu inspected for the status of Organic Materials Research, a new fusion field, aiming to be No.1 international hub and community recreation basing on its innovation from basic research to industrialization.