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Viewing cable 06TOKYO2423, JAPAN'S THIRD S&T BASIC PLAN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06TOKYO2423 2006-05-02 05:49 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Tokyo
VZCZCXRO0242
RR RUEHHM RUEHLN RUEHPB
DE RUEHKO #2423/01 1220549
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 020549Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1649
INFO RUEHZN/EST COLLECTIVE
RUEHOK/AMCONSUL OSAKA KOBE 9208
RUEHNH/AMCONSUL NAHA 8640
RUEHKSO/AMCONSUL SAPPORO 7181
RUEHNAG/AMCONSUL NAGOYA 5988
RUEHFK/AMCONSUL FUKUOKA 6013
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 TOKYO 002423 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR STAS, OES, AND EAP/J 
DEPT PASS TO WHITE HOUSE OSTP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KSCA ENRG TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPA TSPL
SENV, SOCI, AMED, ECON, ETRD 
SUBJECT: JAPAN'S THIRD S&T BASIC PLAN 
 
REF: 05 TOKYO 4326 
 
TOKYO 00002423  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
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SUMMARY 
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1.  On March 22, Japan's Council for Science and 
Technology Policy (CSTP), which is chaired by Prime 
Minister Koizumi, approved Japan's Third Five-year Basic 
Plan for Science and Technology (S&T) Policy, covering JFY- 
2006 to JFY-2010.  The Third Basic Plan identifies 62 
projects that are to receive funding and resources over 
the five-year period.  The CSTP also designated five of 
the 62 projects as technologies critical to maintaining 
Japan's S&T competitiveness, including a next generation 
super computer, an advanced ocean earth observation 
system, a fast breeder reactor, a new space transport 
system and an x-ray free electron laser.  The Ministry of 
Finance has allocated Yen 25 trillion (USD217 billion) for 
the GOJ's R&D investment budget for the five years covered 
by the plan.  The cabinet approved the plan on March 28. 
The third Basic Plan can be viewed at: 
http://www8.cao.jp/cstp/english/basic/3rd- 
BasicPolicies_2006-2010.htm. 
 
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Policy Goals and Strategic Priorities 
------------------------------------- 
 
2.  The Third Basic S&T Plan promotes projects that will 
"make a positive contribution to society and economic 
competitiveness".  The GOJ identified six key goals that 
each designated technology should achieve: 
 
-- provide a "quantum leap in knowledge" 
-- focus on discovery and creation 
-- provide breakthroughs in advanced S&T 
-- promote sustainable development 
-- reclaim Japan's S&T competitiveness 
-- improve public health 
-- improve public safety 
 
3.  The Third Basic Plan continues the Second Basic Plan's 
high-priority areas, including life sciences, information 
technology, environmental sciences, and nano-technology 
and materials.  Four second tier areas include energy, 
manufacturing technologies, infrastructure, and frontier 
sciences, such as space and ocean exploration.  Under 
these eight areas, 62 individual research projects were 
designated as strategic priorities and given specific 
goals to achieve. 
 
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Critical Technologies 
--------------------- 
 
4.  In December 2004, the Ministry of Education, Culture, 
Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) proposed ten 
critical technologies aimed at strengthening Japan's 
international competitiveness and revitalizing its S&T 
capabilities (See reftel).  The CSTP in December 2005 
selected the following five critical projects: 
 
1) Next Generation Supercomputer 
 
This project will develop and operate a next generation 
supercomputer with a ten-petaflop peak computing speed by 
JFY2010.  One-petaflop is 1000 trillion calculations per 
second.  Japan's Earth Simulator computer currently holds 
the nation's speed record at 35.6 teraflops, making it the 
fourth fastest in the world. 
 
2) Ocean and Earth Observation 
 
2-1) Next Generation Deep Sea Exploration Technology 
 
This project will develop technology to drill 7,000m below 
the seafloor by JFY 2010 and will also develop 
technologies necessary for an autonomous underwater probe 
with a 3,000km cruising range and an unmanned deep-sea 
explorer capable of working at depths near 11,000m. 
 
2-2) Earth Observation Technology 
 
TOKYO 00002423  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
 
This project will create an observation and monitoring 
system by JFY2010 to analyze global environmental changes 
using data on atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse 
gases collected by the Global Gases Observing Satellite 
(GOSAT). 
 
2-3) Disaster Monitoring Satellite 
 
This project will examine the feasibility of using data 
from Japan's Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) and 
High Accuracy Positioning Experiment System, using the 
Quasi-Zenith Satellite System to observe and monitor 
natural disasters. 
 
3) Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) 
 
With a goal of introducing commercially viable FBRs by 
JFY2050, the GOJ will begin studying technologies and 
initial plant designs for a demonstrator FBR by 2010. The 
project includes verification studies on cost effective 
technologies to produce and burn MOX fuel. 
 
4) Space Transportation System 
 
This project aims to develop a reliable space 
transportation system to replace the H2A space launch 
vehicle (SLV).  The project will also develop H2B SLVs 
capable of carrying the H2 Transfer Vehicle (HTV) and an 
eight-ton satellite to geosynchronous orbit by JFY2008. 
 
5) X-ray Free Electron Laser 
 
This project will develop an x-ray free electron laser for 
measuring and analyzing atomic-level microstructures and 
high-speed changes in chemical reactions by JFY2010.  The 
development of new measurement and analysis technologies 
will facilitate advances in nano-scale manufacturing. 
 
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Five-year R&D Investment Target 
------------------------------- 
 
5.  The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has established the 
GOJ's R&D investment target at Yen 25 trillion (USD 217 
billion) for the five-year period covered by the Third 
Basic Plan.  Investment targets for the First and Second 
Basic Plans were Yen 17 trillion (USD 148 billion) and Yen 
24 trillion (USD 209 billion), respectively.  MOF 
initially was opposed to setting an investment target for 
the current plan due to GOJ financial constraints. 
However, at the November CSTP meeting, Prime Minister 
Koizumi reportedly instructed Finance Minister Tanigaki 
and S&T Policy Minister Matsuda to establish targets. 
Koizumi argued that S&T was one of the few areas whose 
budget should be increased.  The Yen 25 trillion is 
equivalent to one percent of Japan's GDP. 
 
DONOVAN