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Renewed investment into fields such as nanotechnology should improve job prospects for inorganic chemists in Japan, says Robert Triendl.

Japan's government is belatedly realizing that it needs to increase funding for training in bioinformatics, says Robert Triendl. But lack of specialists in the field could hinder the country's efforts.

Japan's Brain Science Institute offers young neuroscientists jobs — but doesn't guarantee them long-term employment, says Robert Triendl.

It may have profited from the increased interest in environmental issues, but ecology in Japan is still struggling to make ends meet. Robert Triendl crosses the divide within the discipline.

A lack of formal training is hampering Japan's efforts in computational neuroscience, says Robert Triendl.

Japan's push to create a virtual cell signals a new approach to research, says Robert Triendl.

Japan has the computer power for climate-change research — it just needs to attract people to use it, says Robert Triendl. Solving the skills shortage may involve a long-term change in strategy.

Opportunities in nanotechnology are opening up in Japan — especially for young researchers willing to cooperate across disciplines, says Robert Triendl.

The new Center for Allergy and Immunology aims to give Japanese immunology a fresh perspective — and better working conditions for young scientists, says Robert Triendl.

Electronics companies in Japan are slashing jobs for silicon physicists — once the veritable élite of the country's corporate R&D world. And public-sector research is only slowly picking up, says Robert Triendl.

Pacific Rim countries are vying to recruit scientists, but they face some stiff obstacles, says Robert Triendl.

Japan's Earth Simulator supercomputer could provide the most accurate models yet of the planet's climate and geophysics — but there are obstacles to realizing that potential. Robert Triendl reports.

Over the past two years, the Japanese government has increased funding for research in structural genomics. Although companies remain uncertain as to how this will benefit them, there will be more job opportunities in protein engineering and structural biology, says Robert Triendl.

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The Japan Development Bank has announced that it is to set up a dedicated biotechnology fund, a move that reflects to a growing willingness by Japanese investors to nurture domestic start-up companies.

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Japan's top science policy-making body is expected to formally approve a new ten- year plan for promoting the life sciences, with particular emphasis on strengthening those areas of research linked to possible medical applications.

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The World's scientific academies have urged governments to increase their investment in areas of basic science and technology related to sustainable development.

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Despite a struggling economy, overall research spending in Japan grew by 3.4 per cent during the fiscal year 1996.

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Japan's ambitious plans to increase public sector funds for science and technology by more than 50 per cent over the next 5 years have been thrown into doubt.

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Japan's ambitions to host the International Thermonuclear Expermental Reactor may fall victim to the new calls for restraint in government spending.

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Japan has set up a high-level committee in a bid to reach agreement on targets for reductions in carbon-dioxide emissions. The committee will be chaired by the prime minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto.

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Shuji Nakamura, who surprised physicists around the world when he announced the development of blue light-emitting diodes a few years ago, is leaving from Japan to take up an academic position in the United States.

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For what is believed to be the first time, charges of sex discrimination against a professor in a public university have been upheld by a Japanese district court.

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. The Japanese government has created an hoc expert advisory panel to help it establish common ethical principles for all human genome research in Japan.

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Scientists at two major Japanese research facilities are finalizing plans for a joint project aimed at comparing the genome of humans with that of chimpanzees.

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Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare has released a draft of new ethics guidelines for research in human genetics specifying that ‘informed consent’ is required from those providing samples for analysis.

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The Council for Science Technology, Japan's highest science policy-making body chaired by the Prime Minister, may take over some of the functions of the present Science and Technology Agency.

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X-ray astronomers in Japan received a major setback last week with the loss of Astro-E, a joint US-Japan satellite carrying several innovative X-ray sensors.

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Officials at Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA) were both surprised and disappointed when the agency's US$1.2-billion environmental monitoring satellite ADEOS ran out of power.

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The Government's genome science committee is about to issue a declaration calling for an open approach to the release of data in human genome research.

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Theree is guarded optimism that the gap between different countries on the need for strict measures to restrict greenhouse gas emissions may be closing.

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Japan's parliament is expected to approve a new law later this month prohibiting the reimplantation into the uterus of human clones, chimeras, or ‘hybrids’ — but allowing experimentation with cloned embryos.

Japan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare has released a set of guidelines covering the transplantation and medical use of human cells and tissues.

New plans to set up a high-speed genome sequencing center are being widely seen as evidence of an increased willingness by Japanese industry to invest into genomics and post-genomics research.