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Nature’s electronic version of the editorial that addressed the issue of the refusal to appoint the Japanese Academy of Sciences.
On the subject of Prime Minister Yoshii Suga’s refusal to nominate six candidate members of the Japanese Academy of Sciences, a leading Western scientific journal has reported that “politics threatens academic freedom” and is attracting attention from abroad. .. (Digital Editorial Department, Yoshito Miwa)
The electronic version of the English scientific journal Nature addressed the subject of the academic conference in an October 6 editorial titled “Why Nature Needs to Report Policy More Than More”.
He said that the relationship between politicians and science has received more attention than ever in the world due to the new corona virus pandemic, saying: “Politicians are problematic against the principle of protecting academic freedom.” There are signs. “If this principle is not followed,” it endangers the health of people, the environment and society. “
Taking the subject of the academic conference as an example, Prime Minister Kan refused to name six academics who were critical of the government’s policy, saying, “At the academic conference of an independent organization to speak for the voice of scientists. This is the first time since the Prime Minister approved the nomination in 2004. “
In addition, President Bolsonaro, whom they call “Mr. Trump of Brazil,” dismissed the director of the National Institute for Space Research, which announced that the destruction of forests in the Amazon is accelerating, and the official statistics of Indian Prime Minister Modi. There were also examples of more than 100 economists calling for an end to great influence.
The editorial concludes: “The customs that have guided the relationship between science and politics are threatened and nature cannot keep silent.”
In addition, the American scientific journal Science published an article on the 5th with the title “The new Japanese prime minister chooses to fight the academic conference. Nobel Prize winner Takaaki Kajita, president of the Japan Academy of Sciences, posted a photo of a counterargument.
In the article, investigators said the prime minister “confused” the appointment process and “sees it as a threat to academic freedom.”
