近期《科学》杂志刊登日本科学委员会主席伊东正郎的一篇文意指出：日本政府最近计划大幅度增加研究经费，这显得十分不同寻常，因为其他国家正努力削减这类开支，而且日本政府正面临庞大的财政赤字。不过这项计划仅仅是要求将政府的科技研究经费增加到与西方国家相当的水平， In a recent article published in the journal Science in Japan by the president of Japan's Scientific Committee, Ito Toshiro, it is quite unusual for the Japanese government to plan a substantial increase in research funding recently, as other countries are trying to reduce such expenses and the Japanese government is now Face huge budget deficits. However, this plan merely requires that the government funding for scientific and technological research be increased to a level comparable to that of western countries.