Japan raises funds for £70 billion university research endowment

People stage a rally in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Oct. 18, 2020, against Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's decision not to appoint academics who have been critical of the nation's security and anti-conspiracy legislation to the Science Council o

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Japan raises funds for £70 billion university research endowment

But the eye-popping amount comes with caveats, experts say

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Japan raises funds for £70 billion university research endowment

But the eye-popping amount comes with caveats, experts say

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Tokyo tests the waters as Asia embraces bond financing

Japanese universities ‘improving on internationalisation’

Hunkering down: Japan’s higher education sector

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