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Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Science minister to attend Nobel Prize awards ceremony

TOKYO —

Science minister Yoshiaki Takaki will attend the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday, he told a press conference Tuesday.

While having talks with Japanese Nobel laureates—Eiichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki—the day after the ceremony, Takaki, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, will also promote Japan’s science policies during his stay in the country from Thursday to Monday, he said. ‘‘I hope to promote international exchanges in the field of science and technology by telling people from various countries that Japan is dedicated to basic research,’’ he said.

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