...As Japan seeks to bridge split on emissions policy
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Japan's government is split over its policy on the reduction of greenhouse gases. The Environment Agency and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) disagree on reduction targets and methods, with the Environment Agency lobbying for a flat-rate reduction and the MITI seeking a per-capita arrangement. The lack of consensus is delaying Japanese preparedness for the United Nations climate change meeting in Kyoto in December 1997, where it is expected that the nation will be censured for failing to meet its emissions target set at the Earth Summit in 1992.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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Japan faces opposition over plan to raise tuition fees...
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Japanese senior scientists and academics have opposed the plan to raise the tuition fees of students studying engineering, science and medicine at Japan's national universities. Scientists believe that the proposal will discourage students from taking these degrees and undermine the importance of science and technology. The Japanese finance ministry is pressurizing the education ministry to accept the proposal, to handle the increased costs involved in providing the curricula of these departments at the national universities.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1996
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Japan bids to widen brain research funds
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The members of Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) will be meeting at Strasbourg to discuss the issue of future funding wherein the Japanese officials hope to persuade other participating countries to increase their financial support. This research programme was started to pursue developments in molecular biology and brain science through international cooperation. Change in the scope and activities as well as management issues will be included in the agenda.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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