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Nature 415, 249 (17 January 2002) | doi:10.1038/415249a
Japan sets focus on critical areas and economic pay-off
David Cyranoski
Japan may be mired in a recession, but the slump won't stop its efforts to compete internationally in fields of research that it deems to be strategically important.That is the central message of the budget for the fiscal year starting in April, which was released last month.
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