Japanese research fees for 5 years by 4 trillion yen with us and China challenges

Will follow the United States to increase scientific and technological personnel training

Xinhua news agency, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi 22, said that the next 5 years will increase 4 trillion yen budget in the field of scientific research of the Japanese government, to strengthen Japan's science and technology competitiveness, and deal with the challenges China country of science and technology etc..

Junichiro Koizumi announced the day to participate in a cabinet meeting of science and technology affairs, the Japanese government decided from 2006 onwards, in the next 5 years will research budget increase from 21 trillion yen to 25 trillion yen, especially the increase in research funding in the field of life science and technology.

"When we reduce the government budget, science and technology is only a budget increase in the sector," Junichiro Koizumi said, "I want you (by Japanese scientists) to improve the ability of science and technology in japan."

Japan Science and technology minister Matsuda Iwao said, at present in the field of science and technology competition becomes more intense, Japan will not only face the United States and other traditional science and technology challenges, and other Asian countries Chinese competitiveness in science and technology is leaps and bounds.

Japanese officials said that the Chinese government has recently decided to increase funding in the field of science and technology, so that the Japanese government is under great pressure, so the Koizumi government decided to increase the budget in the field of science and technology.

Matsuda Iwao said that Japan will follow the United States, to increase scientific and technological personnel training and education in the field of science and technology. "We hope that these measures will lead to the first generation of scientists in Japan," said Matsuda Iwao.