Yoshiaki Arata

Yoshiaki Arata (荒田 吉明, Arata Yoshiaki; 22 May 1924^[1][2] – 5 June 2018)^[3][4][5] was a Japanese physicist. Arata was one of the pioneering researchers into nuclear fusion in Japan^[5] and a former professor at Osaka University.^[6] He was reported to be a strong nationalist, speaking only Japanese in public.^[5] He received the Order of Culture in 2006.^[7]

Yoshiaki Arata
Yoshiaki Arata
Born	(1924-05-22)22 May 1924 Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Died	5 June 2018(2018-06-05) (aged 94)
Nationality	Japanese
Awards	Order of Culture of Japan
Scientific career
Fields	Cold fusion
Institutions	Osaka University

Arata started researching and publishing in the field of cold fusion around 1998, together with his colleague Yue Chang Zhang.^[8]

Further reading

• Japan's "Cold fusion" Effort Produces Startling Claims of Bursts of Neutrons", Wall Street Journal, 4 December 1989
• "New life for cold fusion?" New Scientist, 9 December 1989, p. 19
• N. Wada and K. Nishizawa, "Nuclear fusion in solid", Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 1989, 28:L2017

Publications

• Y. Arata and Y. C. Zhang. "Achievement of intense 'cold' fusion reaction," Proceedings of the Japanese Academy, series B, 1990. 66:l.
• Y.Arata. Patent Application US 2006/0153752 A