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Gov't plan to cut tech budget sparks criticism from scientists

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Reona Esaki, the 1973 Nobel laureate in physics, Susumu Tonegawa, the 1987 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, Shigefumi Mori, the 1990 winner of the Fields Medal, Ryoji Noyori, the 2001 Nobel laureate in chemistry, and Makoto Kobayashi, the 2008 Nobel laureate in physics, hold a joint news conference at the University of Tokyo in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2009. They severely criticized a government body's recent instruction to slash science and technology-related budget allocations.

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Imperial Palace ceremony for Order of Culture recipients

Mathematician Shigefumi Mori, 70, (R) receives the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, from Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Gov't plan to cut tech budget sparks criticism from scientists

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Reona Esaki, the 1973 Nobel laureate in physics, Susumu Tonegawa, the 1987 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, Shigefumi Mori, the 1990 winner of the Fields Medal, Ryoji Noyori, the 2001 Nobel laureate in chemistry, and Makoto Kobayashi, the 2008 Nobel laureate in physics, hold a joint news conference at the University of Tokyo in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2009. They severely criticized a government body's recent instruction to slash science and technology-related budget allocations. (Kyodo)