Japan to tackle low pay in bid to lure researchers fleeing Trump cuts

Government wants universities to attract 'top-level people' amid US brain drain

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U.S. research institutions like Harvard University have come under fire from President Donald Trump, causing some researchers to flee. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan seeks to overcome major hurdles like a lack of funding and relatively low pay for researchers in its 100 billion yen ($698 million) package to attract foreign talent.

The package will make Japan "the most attractive country in the world for researchers," Minoru Kiuchi, Japan's minister of state for science and technology policy, said at a news conference Friday.

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