Japan builds near $700M fund to lure foreign academic talent

Japan builds near $700M fund to lure foreign academic talent

: For researchers yearning to earn some yen and escape Trump 2.0

Japan Invests $700M to Attract Global Research Talent

Japan is making a bold move to bolster its academic and research landscape by establishing a nearly $700 million fund aimed at attracting top foreign talent. The initiative, driven by the government’s desire to enhance the country’s global competitiveness in science and technology, signals a significant shift in policy as Japan seeks to reverse decades of brain drain and reinvigorate its innovation ecosystem. The fund, administered through a com…

Japan Builds Near $700 Million Fund To Lure Foreign Academic Talent

An anonymous reader shares a report: Japan is the latest nation hoping to tempt disgruntled US researchers alarmed by the Trump administration's hostile attitude to academia to relocate to the Land of the Rising Sun. The Japanese government aims to create an elite research environment, and has detai...