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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

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EDITORIAL Young scientists need stability, independence to focus on researchJune 19, 2019 The white paper on science and technology, recently approved by the Cabinet, starts with remarks by four Nobel laureates stressing the importance of basic research, or endeavors seeking scientific truth and principles.
VOX POPULI Overburdened parents must call for help to avert tragic outcomeJune 19, 2019 There appears to be a “language” intelligible only to twins who have always been together since birth, according to a book by Makiko Kawamura, a freelance journalist and former Asahi Shimbun reporter, who has raised twin sons of her own.

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