Why Japan? Why Research in Japan?

Among Asian nations, Japan ranks at the top in science with regards to publications, funding, and Nobel Prize winners. Yet very few North Americans consider it for their scientific career. Peter Karagiannis, who has been working at Japanese research institutes for 10 years, will introduce some Japanese research centres and also some of the opportunities both personally and professionally for young scientists, including with RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center in Osaka.