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Science 13 August 1999:
Vol. 285. no. 5430, p. 997
DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5430.997b
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JAPAN:
Panel Examines National Universities

Dennis Normile

TOKYO--This week a blue-ribbon panel assembled by Japan's education ministry began debating ways to loosen the government's grip on the 98 national universities. But the promise of greater independence is mixed with fears that the government's desire to cut costs may be stronger than its commitment to high-quality university education and research.

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