News Archive

Drug research priorities at odds with global disease toll

COMMENT: Large pharmaceutical companies do not target their scientific efforts on the deadliest diseases.

Alfredo Yegros et al.

Comment 16 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

The rise and rise of Chinese universities

China climbs the THE Asian university rankings, but Singapore is still first.

News 7 Feb 2018

Pharma could cut its losses with a bit of sharing

COMMENT: Life science companies are missing out on the benefits of open innovation.

Phillip Phan & Dean Wong

Comment 2 Jan 2018

In Japan, corporates make reluctant partners

The Japanese government wants to lure more industry funding into universities, but companies need to be convinced they’ll get value.

Ichiko Fuyuno

News 20 Dec 2017

Destination Daejeon

A focus on basic research is shifting scientific resources from Seoul to South Korea's central city.

Mark Zastrow

News feature 20 Oct 2017

Japan's strategy for growth highlights innovation

Collaboration with companies will become more important in the government’s science and technology strategies.

Ichiko Fuyuno

News 15 Aug 2017

Japan shakes up research funding system

An overhaul of Japan’s competitive grants programme could revive the country’s international science standing.

Tim Hornyak

Listings 1 Aug 2017

Far-flung and thriving: prime time for Okinawa’s grand experiment

Japan's gambit to globalize its scientific research is paying dividends.

Tim Hornyak

News 16 May 2017

Japan's plan to cultivate more entrepreneurial scientists

Although government efforts to encourage innovation face significant obstacles.

Ian Munroe

10 May 2017

Kyoto University is branching out in tough times

The university's president talks about the need for Japanese universities to stay competitive on the international stage.

Q&A

18 Apr 2017

How Todai is encouraging research spinoffs

It was the first Japanese university to establish a venture capital firm.

Ian Munroe

11 Apr 2017

Japan university reform 'unrealistic' without proper funding

To unleash the potential of universities as engines of economic growth, further investment is necessary.

Atsushi Sunami

7 Apr 2017

The rise and rise of a biology superstar

Nobel laureate Yoshinori Ohsumi’s persistent study of baker’s yeast spawned an exciting new field, and proves the value of supporting scientists in pursuit of their passion.

Tim Hornyak

30 Mar 2017

Japan loses share of research articles to China

Despite being among the top science nations, Japan's publication output has stalled over the past decade.

Nicky Phillips

News 24 Mar 2017

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

The slow decline of Japanese research in 5 charts

The country's research output is falling behind other dominant science nations.

Nicky Phillips

23 Mar 2017

China and South Korea flash the cash in R&D race

G20 countries dominate global research spending and production, but the mix is changing.

Ivy Shih

News 24 Feb 2017

Innovators file record number of patent applications in China

China's appetite for patents leads the world.

Ivy Shih

News 24 Nov 2016

Yoshinori Ohsumi's dogged attention to detail credited for Nobel win

The cell biologist's accolade is Japan's third consecutive Nobel Prize since 2014.

Tim Hornyak

News 4 Oct 2016

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