Can Japan’s ¥10 trillion excellence drive transform its research?

Scholars warn that Tokyo’s cash injection will reward the few over the many, pushing top institutions closer to industry at the expense of basic research, social sciences and humanities

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October 4, 2022

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October 6, 2022

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