Since 2000, 20 Japanese or Japanese-born scientists have won a Nobel Prize in natural science for a total of 15 accolades. This was the most among Asian countries during that period, and ranked just second in the world behind the United States. This period coincided with what’s known as the lost decades of Japan.
How did Japan’s scientific endeavours scale new heights despite its lacklustre economic performance? Why do Japanese scientists think the winning streak may not last? CNA Correspondent visits Japanese universities and speaks with their Nobel laureates to decipher the secret behind the country’s Nobel Prize boom.
00:00 Introduction
00:55 Tokyo University's prizeworthy Physics discoveries
04:50 Making the world's most powerful optical sensors
08:05 Japan's Nobel Prize ambitions
10:27 Nagoya University, Japan's Nobel cradle
16:05 Government interference in research and invention
19:45 Japanese research declining in quality?
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