Japan’s Nobel wins shine light on worrying brain drain to ‘generous’ China

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Japan’s scientific community is celebrating two Nobel wins this week, but the accolades have also reignited concern over the country’s ability to retain its top researchers amid growing competition from overseas.The wins have renewed scrutiny of the country’s research system, with observers citing poor funding, job insecurity and rigid institutions as factors driving talent abroad – particularly to China.On Monday, the Nobel Assembly announced that Shimon Sakaguchi and two American colleagues...