**State-of-the-Art Liquid Crystals Research in Japan**

Editors

**Shigeyuki Yamada Kyosuke Isoda Takahiro Ichikawa Kosuke Kaneko Mizuho Kondo Tsuneaki Sakurai Atsushi Seki Mitsuo Hara Go Watanabe**

*Editors* Shigeyuki Yamada Kyoto Institute of Technology Kyoto, Japan

Kosuke Kaneko Ritsumeikan University Shiga, Japan

Atsushi Seki Tokyo University of Science Tokyo, Japan

Kyosuke Isoda Sagami Chemical Research Institute Ayase, Japan

Mizuho Kondo University of Hyogo Hyogo, Japan

Mitsuo Hara Nagoya University Aichi, Japan

Takahiro Ichikawa Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Tokyo, Japan

Tsuneaki Sakurai Kyoto Institute of Technology Kyoto, Japan

Go Watanabe Kitasato University Kanagawa, Japan

*Editorial Office* MDPI St. Alban-Anlage 66 4052 Basel, Switzerland

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