Japan hints at a shift to the life sciences

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Japan's five-year science and technology plan unfurled in June proposes substantial budget allocations for life sciences. The premier research projects on the anvil are those related to the brain and its information-processing capabilities, the structure and function of proteins, and treatment of neurological disorders. The Japanese government's focus on joint projects has induced the Ministry of Trade and Industry to collaborate with other ministries on multibillion-dollar long-term research programmes involving NMR parks/superconducting magnets.

Planning, Life sciences, Proteins, Brain research, Protein structure

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Merger plans worry Japan's industrialists

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Plans by the Japanese government to merge the Science and Technology Agency (STA) with the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (Monbusho) by 2001 are designed to add new impetus to the country's scientific research base. However, industrialists are expressing reservations about whether the merger will lead to improved efficiency and thus benefit research work. They point out that STA and Monbusho have very different cultures, with STA having a centralized, selective approach.

Management, Japan. Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan. Science and Technology Agency

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Japan's science spending climbs again

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Japan has approved a 17,000 Yen budget increase for science and technology starting Apr 1, 1997. Science and technology spending for all ministries will rise by 11.9% in accordance with the government's promise to increase research budget by 50% over the next five years. The Science and Technology Agency will enjoy a 22.9% budget increase, while the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture will gain 10.4 billion Yen in research grants.

Budget, Budgeting, Budgets, Science and state, Science policy, Technology and state, Technology policy

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