Japan falls behind on courting US scholars hit by Trump budget cuts

Japan falls behind on courting US scholars hit by Trump budget cuts Japan falls behind on courting US scholars hit by Trump budget cuts

TOKYO — Some in Japan are exploring ways to lure U.S.-based scholars facing employment uncertainty under the Trump administration, though their efforts so far are falling short of state-backed recruitment campaigns by European countries and China.

Kei Sato, a professor and virologist at the University of Tokyo, said he recently began receiving questions from U.S.-based researchers about opportunities in Japan.