Did the Emperor of Japan really write a paper?

The name of the pictureThe name of the pictureThe name of the pictureClash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP











up vote
5
down vote

favorite












I just ask this question out of curiosity.



I would like to hear opinions from researchers in Japan about this paper:
Speciation of two gobioid species, Pterogobius elapoides and Pterogobius zonoleucus revealed by multi-locus nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses



The first author is Akihito, unless there is another person with that single unique name at that unique address.



Did he really contribute anything to that paper? Note that he doesn't have any degree, and he was 82 years old when that paper was published.










share|improve this question

















  • 2




    Did you Google it? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihito#Ichthyological_research
    – Azor Ahai
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    @AzorAhai my question is: did he really contribute anything to that paper?
    – qsp
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    This is probably better at Skeptics.SE, though the answer seems readily obtainable. Besides being listed as first author, though, it is likely to be difficult to know objectively his specific contribution to that one individual paper (as is true for any author, even when contributions are listed in the publication); however, it is consistent with his prior publishing history so I see no immediate reason to doubt it.
    – Bryan Krause
    2 hours ago







  • 1




    He has a whole bunch of papers, so he probably did have something to contribute to that specific paper, but only its authors will know the full story on that.
    – Anyon
    2 hours ago






  • 2




    I would like to hear opinions from researchers in Japan about this paper - this wording doesn't make the question objective. And you are not really asking about opinions on the paper (which I'd understand as the content of the paper, which would be off-topic), but to clarify the identity of the first author. How about editing the post?
    – corey979
    1 hour ago














up vote
5
down vote

favorite












I just ask this question out of curiosity.



I would like to hear opinions from researchers in Japan about this paper:
Speciation of two gobioid species, Pterogobius elapoides and Pterogobius zonoleucus revealed by multi-locus nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses



The first author is Akihito, unless there is another person with that single unique name at that unique address.



Did he really contribute anything to that paper? Note that he doesn't have any degree, and he was 82 years old when that paper was published.










share|improve this question

















  • 2




    Did you Google it? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihito#Ichthyological_research
    – Azor Ahai
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    @AzorAhai my question is: did he really contribute anything to that paper?
    – qsp
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    This is probably better at Skeptics.SE, though the answer seems readily obtainable. Besides being listed as first author, though, it is likely to be difficult to know objectively his specific contribution to that one individual paper (as is true for any author, even when contributions are listed in the publication); however, it is consistent with his prior publishing history so I see no immediate reason to doubt it.
    – Bryan Krause
    2 hours ago







  • 1




    He has a whole bunch of papers, so he probably did have something to contribute to that specific paper, but only its authors will know the full story on that.
    – Anyon
    2 hours ago






  • 2




    I would like to hear opinions from researchers in Japan about this paper - this wording doesn't make the question objective. And you are not really asking about opinions on the paper (which I'd understand as the content of the paper, which would be off-topic), but to clarify the identity of the first author. How about editing the post?
    – corey979
    1 hour ago












up vote
5
down vote

favorite









up vote
5
down vote

favorite











I just ask this question out of curiosity.



I would like to hear opinions from researchers in Japan about this paper:
Speciation of two gobioid species, Pterogobius elapoides and Pterogobius zonoleucus revealed by multi-locus nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses



The first author is Akihito, unless there is another person with that single unique name at that unique address.



Did he really contribute anything to that paper? Note that he doesn't have any degree, and he was 82 years old when that paper was published.










share|improve this question













I just ask this question out of curiosity.



I would like to hear opinions from researchers in Japan about this paper:
Speciation of two gobioid species, Pterogobius elapoides and Pterogobius zonoleucus revealed by multi-locus nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses



The first author is Akihito, unless there is another person with that single unique name at that unique address.



Did he really contribute anything to that paper? Note that he doesn't have any degree, and he was 82 years old when that paper was published.







publications






share|improve this question













share|improve this question











share|improve this question




share|improve this question










asked 2 hours ago









qsp

10.3k82759




10.3k82759







  • 2




    Did you Google it? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihito#Ichthyological_research
    – Azor Ahai
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    @AzorAhai my question is: did he really contribute anything to that paper?
    – qsp
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    This is probably better at Skeptics.SE, though the answer seems readily obtainable. Besides being listed as first author, though, it is likely to be difficult to know objectively his specific contribution to that one individual paper (as is true for any author, even when contributions are listed in the publication); however, it is consistent with his prior publishing history so I see no immediate reason to doubt it.
    – Bryan Krause
    2 hours ago







  • 1




    He has a whole bunch of papers, so he probably did have something to contribute to that specific paper, but only its authors will know the full story on that.
    – Anyon
    2 hours ago






  • 2




    I would like to hear opinions from researchers in Japan about this paper - this wording doesn't make the question objective. And you are not really asking about opinions on the paper (which I'd understand as the content of the paper, which would be off-topic), but to clarify the identity of the first author. How about editing the post?
    – corey979
    1 hour ago












  • 2




    Did you Google it? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihito#Ichthyological_research
    – Azor Ahai
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    @AzorAhai my question is: did he really contribute anything to that paper?
    – qsp
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    This is probably better at Skeptics.SE, though the answer seems readily obtainable. Besides being listed as first author, though, it is likely to be difficult to know objectively his specific contribution to that one individual paper (as is true for any author, even when contributions are listed in the publication); however, it is consistent with his prior publishing history so I see no immediate reason to doubt it.
    – Bryan Krause
    2 hours ago







  • 1




    He has a whole bunch of papers, so he probably did have something to contribute to that specific paper, but only its authors will know the full story on that.
    – Anyon
    2 hours ago






  • 2




    I would like to hear opinions from researchers in Japan about this paper - this wording doesn't make the question objective. And you are not really asking about opinions on the paper (which I'd understand as the content of the paper, which would be off-topic), but to clarify the identity of the first author. How about editing the post?
    – corey979
    1 hour ago







2




2




Did you Google it? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihito#Ichthyological_research
– Azor Ahai
2 hours ago




Did you Google it? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihito#Ichthyological_research
– Azor Ahai
2 hours ago




1




1




@AzorAhai my question is: did he really contribute anything to that paper?
– qsp
2 hours ago




@AzorAhai my question is: did he really contribute anything to that paper?
– qsp
2 hours ago




1




1




This is probably better at Skeptics.SE, though the answer seems readily obtainable. Besides being listed as first author, though, it is likely to be difficult to know objectively his specific contribution to that one individual paper (as is true for any author, even when contributions are listed in the publication); however, it is consistent with his prior publishing history so I see no immediate reason to doubt it.
– Bryan Krause
2 hours ago





This is probably better at Skeptics.SE, though the answer seems readily obtainable. Besides being listed as first author, though, it is likely to be difficult to know objectively his specific contribution to that one individual paper (as is true for any author, even when contributions are listed in the publication); however, it is consistent with his prior publishing history so I see no immediate reason to doubt it.
– Bryan Krause
2 hours ago





1




1




He has a whole bunch of papers, so he probably did have something to contribute to that specific paper, but only its authors will know the full story on that.
– Anyon
2 hours ago




He has a whole bunch of papers, so he probably did have something to contribute to that specific paper, but only its authors will know the full story on that.
– Anyon
2 hours ago




2




2




I would like to hear opinions from researchers in Japan about this paper - this wording doesn't make the question objective. And you are not really asking about opinions on the paper (which I'd understand as the content of the paper, which would be off-topic), but to clarify the identity of the first author. How about editing the post?
– corey979
1 hour ago




I would like to hear opinions from researchers in Japan about this paper - this wording doesn't make the question objective. And you are not really asking about opinions on the paper (which I'd understand as the content of the paper, which would be off-topic), but to clarify the identity of the first author. How about editing the post?
– corey979
1 hour ago










1 Answer
1






active

oldest

votes

















up vote
6
down vote













According to the Indian embassy of Japan he did author a similarily titled paper in 2008: link (titled Evolution of Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan populations of the
gobiid species, Pterogobius elapoides
and Pterogobius zonoleucus, based on
molecular and morphological analysis
), so it is a safe bet that the paper you are asking about is authored by His Majesty as well.



The Internet also confirms he specializes in ichtyological research.






share|improve this answer




















    Your Answer







    StackExchange.ready(function()
    var channelOptions =
    tags: "".split(" "),
    id: "415"
    ;
    initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

    StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
    // Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
    if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
    StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
    createEditor();
    );

    else
    createEditor();

    );

    function createEditor()
    StackExchange.prepareEditor(
    heartbeatType: 'answer',
    convertImagesToLinks: true,
    noModals: false,
    showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
    reputationToPostImages: 10,
    bindNavPrevention: true,
    postfix: "",
    noCode: true, onDemand: true,
    discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
    ,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
    );



    );













     

    draft saved


    draft discarded


















    StackExchange.ready(
    function ()
    StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2facademia.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f117875%2fdid-the-emperor-of-japan-really-write-a-paper%23new-answer', 'question_page');

    );

    Post as a guest






























    1 Answer
    1






    active

    oldest

    votes








    1 Answer
    1






    active

    oldest

    votes









    active

    oldest

    votes






    active

    oldest

    votes








    up vote
    6
    down vote













    According to the Indian embassy of Japan he did author a similarily titled paper in 2008: link (titled Evolution of Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan populations of the
    gobiid species, Pterogobius elapoides
    and Pterogobius zonoleucus, based on
    molecular and morphological analysis
    ), so it is a safe bet that the paper you are asking about is authored by His Majesty as well.



    The Internet also confirms he specializes in ichtyological research.






    share|improve this answer
























      up vote
      6
      down vote













      According to the Indian embassy of Japan he did author a similarily titled paper in 2008: link (titled Evolution of Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan populations of the
      gobiid species, Pterogobius elapoides
      and Pterogobius zonoleucus, based on
      molecular and morphological analysis
      ), so it is a safe bet that the paper you are asking about is authored by His Majesty as well.



      The Internet also confirms he specializes in ichtyological research.






      share|improve this answer






















        up vote
        6
        down vote










        up vote
        6
        down vote









        According to the Indian embassy of Japan he did author a similarily titled paper in 2008: link (titled Evolution of Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan populations of the
        gobiid species, Pterogobius elapoides
        and Pterogobius zonoleucus, based on
        molecular and morphological analysis
        ), so it is a safe bet that the paper you are asking about is authored by His Majesty as well.



        The Internet also confirms he specializes in ichtyological research.






        share|improve this answer












        According to the Indian embassy of Japan he did author a similarily titled paper in 2008: link (titled Evolution of Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan populations of the
        gobiid species, Pterogobius elapoides
        and Pterogobius zonoleucus, based on
        molecular and morphological analysis
        ), so it is a safe bet that the paper you are asking about is authored by His Majesty as well.



        The Internet also confirms he specializes in ichtyological research.







        share|improve this answer












        share|improve this answer



        share|improve this answer










        answered 2 hours ago









        lukeg

        2,9832725




        2,9832725



























             

            draft saved


            draft discarded















































             


            draft saved


            draft discarded














            StackExchange.ready(
            function ()
            StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2facademia.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f117875%2fdid-the-emperor-of-japan-really-write-a-paper%23new-answer', 'question_page');

            );

            Post as a guest













































































            Comments

            Popular posts from this blog

            What does second last employer means? [closed]

            Installing NextGIS Connect into QGIS 3?

            One-line joke