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The 25th LHD experiment campaign in 2024 was successfully finished The 25th LHD experimental campaign was com- pleted without significant problems. Since March 1998,, the number of plasma shots has exceeded 190,000. In this campaign, LHD has been utilized as an Academic Research Platform, and many researchers and students from Japan and abroad have investigated plasma properties related to nuclear fusion and conducted experiments for cutting-edge science. The next, i.e., the last LHD experimental campaign, is scheduled for the Q4 of 2024. ……………………………….… 1

24th Coordinated Working Group Meeting program September 5–6, 2024, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan ……………………………………………………… 2