Nobel Prize winners call for open society for scientists

Nobel Prize winners call for open society for scientists

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), winner for Nobel Prize in Chemistry, answers a question as Masatoshi Koshiba, winner for Nobel Prize in Physics, bursts into laughter at a working luncheon at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 31. Both voiced the need for further encouragement of scientists at work and a better verification and evaluation system. (Kyodo)

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