- theoretical progress and challenges in heavy-ion physics
- theoretical developments in high-energy QCD processes
- present status and future challenges of non-perturbative QCD
- achievements of QCD-related topics from past and recent experiments
- challenges for high-energy QCD experiments at hadron facilities
- physics case and opportunities at new QCD facilities with special focus on the role of Japan
- how Japanese accelerator communities can contribute on the future EIC project
- theoretical developments in high-energy QCD processes
- present status and future challenges of non-perturbative QCD
- achievements of QCD-related topics from past and recent experiments
- challenges for high-energy QCD experiments at hadron facilities
- physics case and opportunities at new QCD facilities with special focus on the role of Japan
- how Japanese accelerator communities can contribute on the future EIC project
