THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 14, 2022 at 17:45 JST
The Science Council of Japan decides at its general meeting held in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on Dec. 3, 2021, to request talks between Takaaki Kajita, its president, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the issue of the government’s longstanding decision to block the appointments of six scholars to the body. (Rintaro Sakurai)
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida moved to make peace with the Science Council of Japan, which is still fuming over the previous administration’s decision to block the entry of six scholars to the august body who had fallen afoul of the government by taking issue with official policy. [Read More]
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