Hypernuclear Study with Hadronic Reactions, from AGS/KEK-PS to J-PARC

I will overview the hypernuclear experiments with meson beams at BNL-AGS and KEK-PS, which have been carried out with strong collaboration between US and Japan. The talk will start with the S = -1 physics; Lambda-hypernuclear spectroscopy, Sigma hypernucleus search, weak decay of the Lambda hypernuclei, gamma-ray spectroscopy of the Lambda hypernuclei, production of the neutron-rich Lambda hypernucleus, and also cover the S = -2 physics; search for H-dibaryon, double-Lambda hypernuclear studies, and so on. Many of these experiments will continue at J-PARC with upgraded experimental equipments and conditions, which will be discussed in detail by Nagae at the plenary talk.