Tokyo also looks to send more young scholars overseas
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Council for Science, Technology and Innovation meeting July 10. © Kyodo
TOKYO — Japan will award larger research fellowship grants as part of a government target set Friday to produce 20,000 Ph.D degree holders yearly by fiscal 2030.
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