ノーベル賞の登竜門。睡眠の研究で何が評価された？｜Why Did a Sleep Scientist Win the Lasker Award?｜Japanese Podcast

睡眠の研究が、なぜ「ノーベル賞の登竜門」と呼ばれる賞に選ばれたのでしょうか。柳沢正史教授のラスカー賞と、「睡眠は住宅ローン」など教授の眠りの話を紹介します。私も最近、夜更かしをしてしまうことがあるんですよね。 On September 9, 2026, Professor Masashi Yanagisawa of the University of Tsukuba was named a winner of the Lasker Award, often called a stepping stone to the Nobel Prize. In simple Japanese, I explain what his research discovered, then share his advice on sleep: why sleep is like a home loan, quantity over quality, bedtime routines for kids, nightcaps, and sleeping in on weekends. You'll also hear many natural ways to report what others say, such as 〜そうです, 〜ということです, 〜とのことです, and 〜によると. ※ 睡眠についての話は、柳沢教授がテレビやインタビューで話した内容の紹介です。眠れない、昼間に強い眠気があるなど、気になることがある方は医療機関に相談してください。 ▼ 参考 / Sources 筑波大学（2026年アルバート・ラスカー基礎医学研究賞の受賞） https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/journal/awa... テレ朝NEWS「世紀の大発見『オレキシン』とは？ラスカー賞・柳沢教授に聞く“睡眠”のあれこれ」 https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_soci... TOKYO FM Dream HEART「睡眠が軽視されている日本社会」 https://www.tfm.co.jp/dreamheart/inde... 東京すくすく「日本の子どもは寝不足です」 https://sukusuku.tokyo-np.co.jp/hoiku... JST サイエンスポータル（柳沢正史教授インタビュー） https://scienceportal.jst.go.jp/stori... 【My Instagram for Japanese Learning】 https://www.instagram.com/yosuke_teac... 【Onikanji】https://onikanji.com/?ref=yosuketeach... OniKanji makes kanji learning fun and easy with real-life examples and interactive practice! It currently offers 660 kanji, with plans to expand to 2,136—covering all essential characters! Your support allows me to dedicate more time to creating new videos! I'll continue to work hard to make helpful videos for everyone, so please keep supporting me! patreon.com/YosukeTeachesJapanese This video will help you practice Japanese shadowing and listening comprehension using simple Japanese. ・You can display subtitles by pressing the subtitle button. ・Don't forget to click the good button and subscribe! If you subscribe, we can create more easy Japanese videos for you. Thank you so much for supporting my channel! ・Time stamp 0:00 Lasker Award News 0:37 Hello and Introduction 0:55 What the Award Honored 2:10 An Unexpected Discovery 3:10 A Field in the Spotlight 3:53 Why Sleep Gets Pushed Aside 4:31 Sleeping on Award Night 4:51 My All-Nighter 5:21 Naps Are Only First Aid 5:45 Sleep Is Like a Mortgage 6:31 Quantity Over Quality 6:57 Europe vs. Japan 7:31 Why Won't Kids Sleep? 7:52 A Bedtime Routine 8:26 The Golden Time Myth 9:08 Light, Music, and Sleep 9:52 The Professor's Bedtime Habit 10:20 No Nightcaps 11:03 Sleeping In on Weekends 11:25 Finding Your Sleep Need 12:26 Your Brain at Night 12:50 Why Bad Dreams Help 13:21 Final Thoughts Hi, I'm Yosuke. I am a Japanese native, born and currently living in Japan. I create videos aimed at helping people who want to learn Japanese in an easy and efficient manner. #jlpt #kanji #japaneselistening #learnJapanese