From J R TIPPETS
Comment touched on a recurring theme: ‘Japan is not doing enough basic
science and makes unfair use of foreign research’ (15 September). The charge
should be reversed: ‘We applaud Japan for putting to good use hard-won basic
research which would otherwise be wasted. It would be irresponsible for
the Japanese to direct their resources from applied science, product-development
and efficient production while the rest of the world so blatantly neglects
those activities.’
J R Tippetts University of Sheffield
