Vol.52 No.7 July 1999

　　What's Lacking in Japanese Society

F. Takaku

Special Feature:Budgets for Scientific and Technological Research

　　�T．Budgetary Overview

　　　　　Ministry of Finance

　　�U．Budgets of Each Ministry and Agency

　　　　　１．Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture

　　　　　２．Science Council of Japan

　　　　　３．Science and Technology Agency

　　　　　４．Environment Agency

　　　　　５．Ministry of Health and Welfare

　　　　　６．Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

　　　　　７．Ministry of International Trade and Industry

　　　　　８．Ministry of Transportation

　　　　　９．Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication

　　　　１０．Ministry of Construction

　　Molecular Biology and Medicine of Infectious Diseases and Immune Disorders

K. Kato

　　About My Teachers

T. Tsuchida

　　International Research Program Initiated in the Field of Biodiversity

H. Kawanabe

　　Intentional Delaying of Decision Making

H. Harada