I betragtning af, at Japan er det land, der har de største research- og development- udgifter i verden i procent af bruttonationalproduktet, må det beklages, at der er så lidt samarbejde på dette område.
In view of the fact that Japan is the country with the highest research and development expenditure in the world, expressed as a percentage of the gross national product, it is regrettable that there is little cooperation in this area.