Request to the Prime Minister of the Science Council of Japan to explain the reason and appoint 6 people October 3, 18:26
In response to the fact that Prime Minister Suga did not appoint six of the people recommended by the Science Council of Japan, which is made up of Japanese scientists, as candidates for membership, the Science Council of Japan asked for an explanation of why it was not appointed, and 6 We have decided to submit a request for the appointment of a person to Prime Minister Suga.
The Science Council of Japan is an institution that represents Japanese scientists who make policy proposals independently of the government, and as a member who will take office on the 1st of this month, the Science Council has submitted a list recommending 105 candidates. However, Prime Minister Suga did not appoint six of them.
On the 3rd, the Science Council of Japan held a secretariat meeting where executives gathered, and addressed Prime Minister Suga to explain why the recommended member candidates were not appointed and a request for the prompt appointment of the six unappointed members. Decided to submit.
The policy is to post the request form on the homepage of the Science Council and submit it by e-mail via the department in charge of the country.
The Science Council of Japan has been urgently discussing how to deal with this matter during the general meeting and subcommittees held from the 1st of this month.
After the secretariat meeting, Professor Takaaki Kajita of the University of Tokyo, the chairman of the Science Council of Japan, said, "I can't respond unless I understand why I wasn't appointed. I want to submit the request as soon as possible."
Protests are also "attacking the entire Japanese academic field"
On the 3rd, a protest was held in front of the Prime Minister's Office about the fact that Prime Minister Suga did not appoint six of the people recommended as members of the Japan Academic Conference, and one person who was not appointed was from Waseda University. Professor Masanori Okada said, "We must recognize that the entire academic field in Japan is being attacked."
A professor at Waseda University called for the protest on SNS, and about 300 people participated in the announcement by the organizer.
Professor Masanori Okada of Waseda University also appeared as one who was not appointed, saying, "For the purpose of the law, the Prime Minister has no room for discretion of personnel rights, and the appointment cannot be refused. I won't explain the reason for the personnel, "but this is not a personnel issue, but a political-academic relationship. We must recognize that the entire Japanese academic community is being attacked."
A male university student who participated said, "I felt a sense of crisis that academic freedom was being destroyed. I think the government's response is dishonest, so please explain why you excluded the six." I was talking.
Professor Okada said, "I would like Prime Minister Suga to acknowledge and correct the mistakes as soon as possible so as not to distort Japanese scholarship and leave a stigma in the future."