The 9th ALMA Public Lecture titled The universe explored by ALMAE the gigantic telescope in the Andes (Part 2)Ewas held at Tsukuba Cultural Center (Aluz hall) and 65 people attended the event. The program included: introduction of the ALMA project by Masato Ishiguro, ALMA-J Project Director; and lectures titled Our solar system and others: similar or different?Eby Taishi Nakamoto, Associate Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology; and Challenge to the edge of the universeEby Masayuki Umemura, Professor at University of Tsukuba. The picture shows Professor Ishiguro, answering questions from the audience.