Japan's global connectors boost scientific research collaboration Six scientists whose transformative work reaches across borders. Catherine Armitage, David McNeill & Smriti Mallapaty News feature 24 Mar 2019
Japanese universities test collaboration Insular institutions seek ways to better accommodate international research partners. David McNeill 21 Mar 2019
Lost in Japan, a generation of brilliant women Outcry greeted the news that a Tokyo medical school was rigging entrance exam results to favour men, but prominent female scientists say the problem goes further. Catherine Armitage News 24 Aug 2018
Japan bets on science diplomacy International collaborations are rising, but not enough to put Japan on the global researcher circuit. Daniel Hurst News feature 16 Apr 2018
Japanese institutions resist reform Efforts to improve Japan's scientific status include top-down institutional change, but tradition is hard to break. Ichiko Fuyuno News feature 6 Apr 2018
Japanese government urges young scientists towards industry With permanent academic jobs scarce, the government wants industry to utilize young talent. Nature Index News feature 23 Mar 2018
Japan's woman problem Less than 15% of researchers in Japan are female. Urgent culture change is needed, argues Noriko Osumi. Noriko Osumi 8 Mar 2018
What price will Japanese science pay for austerity? Japan’s stagnated research output corresponds with a deteriorating situation for young researchers. Ichiko Fuyuno 23 Mar 2017
