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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1997. Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5850.
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Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan

Committee on Japan Framework Statement and

Report of the Competitiveness Task Force

Committee on Japan

Office of Japan Affairs

Office of International Affairs

National Research Council

National Academy Press
Washington, D.C.
1997

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1997. Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5850.
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievement of engineers. Dr. Wm. A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

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The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. Wm. A. Wulf are chairman and vice-chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

This project was made possible with funding support from the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Energy (award no. DE-FG02-93ER30209), U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1997. Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5850.
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COMMITTEE ON JAPAN

Erich Bloch, Chairman

Council on Competitiveness

Richard J. Samuels, Vice-Chairman

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sherwood L. Boehlert

U.S. House of Representatives

Lewis M. Branscomb

Harvard University

G. Steven Burrill

Burrill & Company

Lawrence W. Clarkson

The Boeing Co.

Mildred S. Dresselhaus

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

David A. Duke

Coming Inc. (retired)

Daniel J. Fink

D. J. Fink Associates, Inc.

John O. Haley

University of Washington

Jim F. Martin

Rockwell Science Center

Joseph A. Massey

Dartmouth College

Mike M. Mochizuki

The Brookings Institution

Hugh T. Patrick

Columbia University

John D. Rockefeller IV

U.S. Senate

Robert A. Scalapino

University of California, Berkeley

Susan C. Schwab

University of Maryland

Ex Officio Members:

Harold K. Forsen, Foreign Secretary,

National Academy of Engineering

F. Sherwood Rowland, Foreign Secretary,

National Academy of Sciences

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1997. Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5850.
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COMPETITIVENESS TASK FORCE

Jim F. Martin, Chairman

Rockwell Science Center

Alan J. Bennett

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Suzanne Berger

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

David A. Duke

Corning Inc. (retired)

Edward M. Graham

Institute for International Economics

John O. Haley

University of Washington

David W. Martin, Jr.

Eos Biotechnology, Inc.

James C. McGroddy

IBM Corp. (retired)

William F. Powers

Ford Motor Co.

James J. Solberg

Purdue University

Deborah Wince-Smith

Council on Competitiveness

John Zysman

University of California, Berkeley

Ex Officio Member

Richard J. Samuels

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Research Council. 1997. Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5850.
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OFFICE OF JAPAN AFFAIRS

Since 1985 the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering have engaged in a series of high-level discussions on advanced technology and the international environment with a counterpart group of Japanese scientists, engineers, and industrialists. One outcome of these discussions was a deepened understanding of the importance of promoting a more balanced two-way flow of people and information between the research and development systems in the two countries. Another result was a broader recognition of the need to address the science and technology policy issues increasingly central to a changing U.S.-Japan relationship. In 1987 the National Research Council, the operating arm of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, authorized first-year funding for the Office of Japan Affairs (OJA). This program element of the Office of International Affairs was formally established in the spring of 1988.

The primary objectives of OJA are to provide a resource to the Academy complex and the broader U.S. science and engineering communities for information on Japanese science and technology, to promote better working relationships between the technical communities in the two countries by developing a process of deepened dialogue on issues of mutual concern, and to address policy issues surrounding a changing U.S.-Japan science and technology relationship.

Staff

Thomas Arrison, Staff Officer

Maki Fife, Program Associate

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