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Nature 399, 511 (10 June 1999) | doi:10.1038/21018

Japan seeks targeted science funding ...

Asako Saegusa

Japan's science policy-makers are planning to make a statement of their priorities in science and technology in an attempt to safeguard funding for key research areas in government budgets. The move marks a departure from the government's traditional approach of spreading research grants thinly and evenly, and would help to identify research areas covered by different ministries and agencies.