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The strategic importance of STI is growing in today's society, and countries are competing to achieve excellence in this field. Innovation is facilitated in an environment where diverse human resources interact, collaborate, and compete.

The Asia-Pacific region has emerged as a key player in global economic growth and technological innovation.

Japanese academia is facing many problems - An issue that is widely recognized. A country's research capabilities can be measured by the number of papers published and citations of them.

Promoting international research mobility and creating international talent circulation is an essential condition for robust research and development.

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Hopfield (Princeton University, USA) and Jeffrey Hinton (University of Toronto, Canada).