Gaijin find balmy climate for cutting-edge science

Article Abstract:

Foreign researchers in Japan report having professionally and culturally rewarding experiences. The language barrier is a problem, but lab facilities have improved and most researchers earn enough to afford the high cost of living.

Personal narratives, Cover Story, Americans abroad, Visitors, Foreign, Foreign visitors, Americans in Japan

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Science education in Japan

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Japan needs to promote basic research to achieve the technological innovation needed for continued economic success. Educational reforms at all levels will be the key in training creative scientists and promoting science in Japan.

Editorial, Science and technology policy, Sciences education, Science education, School improvement programs

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Early cultivators of science in Japan

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Japan experienced its first contact with European science in the early 16th century when the Portuguese introduced firearms. A history of scientific research in Japan from 1543 until 1890 is presented.

History, Japanese history

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