IP: JAPAN ATTACKS DEFICIT BY INCREASING R&D SPENDING.

[Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

3. ELSEWHERE: JAPAN ATTACKS DEFICIT BY INCREASING R&D SPENDING.
Back in April, the Science Council of Japan, the representative
organization of scientists in that country, called for a doubling
of government R&D funds to match the efforts of the United States
and advanced nations of Europe.  In November, responding to bad
economic news, the Japanese government increased the number of
one-year post-doctoral fellowships for foreigners by 80%.  Now,
at a time when Japan is cutting spending in most other areas, the
government announced a 7% increase in R&D spending for next year.