To celebrate the 10 year collaboration between Charité and Chiba Universities, Japanese ambassador Takeshi Yagi invited members of both institutions on October 23rd to a symposium with a subsequent reception at the Japanese embassy in Berlin. The important role of CCC-Neuro for the collaboration between both institutions was highlighted in presentations by Chiba University Vice president Dr. Haruaki Nakaya, Professor Chisato Mori, the initiator of the Charité-Chiba cooperation, and Charité dean Professor Axel Radlach Pries. To our delight, CCC-Neuro member Karen Otte also had the opportunity to report on her research stay in Prof. Kuwabara’s team at Chiba University for the JSPS summer programme 2018.