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(2020, Japan)
Thursday, Oct. 1, 21:53
Suga rejects 6 as new science council members
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Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has refused to appoint
six nominees as new members of a leading organization of
Japanese scientists, prompting a call for the move to be retracted.

...The council said
it presented a list of 105 candidates but
six of them were not appointed.

The council said
it is the first time since the current system was adopted in 2004 that
the candidates have not been appointed.