Research gets big boost one year after Kobe earthquake
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Japan has expanded its earthquake research program with $159 million in new funding. A high priority is financing an expansion of the seismic observation network. The new Earthquake Research Promotion Office of the Science and Technology Agency will oversee the programs.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
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Is Japan a step behind on genome?
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Japan is about to begin funding four research groups that will work on small-scale projects to sequence limited locations of some human chromosomes. However, a larger-scale project comparable to genome efforts in other countries is unlikely to be approved.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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New funding helps MITI reform labs
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The budget for the 15 national laboratories that are run by MITI's Agency of Industrial Science and Technology will double in 1997 to $64.5 million. Important changes will be made in hiring scientists and awarding grants to improve research quality.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
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