JAPAN:
Millennium Projects May Provide Science Bonanza
Dennis Normile
TOKYO--Japan's scientists are cautiously applauding the government's choice last week of the types of high-profile science and technology projects to be funded next year as part of a $5 billion economic restructuring initiative. The so-called Millennium Projects, initiated by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, could add as much as $2.4 billion to next year's science budget in information technology, genetics, and environmental studies.