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据报道,日本通产省(MITI)和科学技术厅(STA)期望其1997年的财政预算能分别增长16.9％和10.7％。新增加的资金将用于资助生命科学领域的雄心勃勃的新的研究计划以及加强日本基础科学的基础设施。 日本的这两个机构和其他几个部都支持一项雄心勃勃的大脑研究计划。另外STA还寻求16亿日元用于研究蛋白质的结构与功能。政府在新的科技五年计划中已同意在今后五年内对科学技术的投入增加50％,使该时期的总投资达到17万亿日元。但这些预算申请或许会被财政部削减。但尽管政府财政状况恶化,政府对公众的许诺意味着其大幅度增加对科学的投资是有可能的。 日本首相桥本龙太郎已号召日本政府各个部之间在研究开发上加强合作。大脑研究,就是多个部合作寻求数十亿美元资助的一个长期项目。目前有好几个部都在申请资助来开展三个重大研究领域的计划。这三个研究领域是:大脑结构和功能的基础研究:有关预防和治疗神经紊乱的医学研究;复制大脑信息处理功能的研究。
It is reported that MITI and STA expect their 1997 budgets to increase by 16.9% and 10.7% respectively. The additional funding will be used to fund ambitious new research projects in the life sciences and to strengthen the infrastructure of Japan's basic sciences. Both Japan's agencies and several other ministries support an ambitious brain research project. In addition STA also seeks 1.6 billion yen for the study of protein structure and function. In the new five-year plan for science and technology, the government has agreed to increase its investment in science and technology by 50% in the next five years, bringing the total investment to 17 trillion yen during this period. However, these budget applications may be cut by the Ministry of Finance. But despite the government's deteriorating fiscal position, the government's promises to the public mean that it is possible to significantly increase investment in science. Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has called on all departments of the Japanese government to strengthen cooperation in research and development. Brain research is a long-term project where many departments are collaborating on billions of dollars. Several departments are currently applying for grants to carry out the three major research areas of the plan. These three areas of research are: Basic research on brain structure and function: Medical research on the prevention and treatment of neurological disorders; Research on the replication of brain information processing.