*********** 022294A.ENV *********** Contributory Categories: BIO, GEO, ICE, MET, PHY, SAT Country: Japan Msg. B From: The Tokyo Office of the U. S. National Science Foundation Memorandum #94-2 January 20, 1994 Dr. Larry Weber 20 p. KEYWORDS: Japan, Global Environmental Budgets, Global Environmental Programs, JFY'93, JFY'94 +++++ First of a two part message on Japan's 1994 Fiscal Year budget requests for Global Environmental Protection. 566.2 billion yen (about $ 5.7 billion US) is requested for JFY 1994 compared with 534.4 billion yen. This message B contains the Introduction by the National Science Foundation-Tokyo Office, followed by a budget breakdown by general topic. Part II in the next message B contains a more detailed descriptions of programs by individual agencies: (o denotes Marine related programs, x denotes no or tenatively related to marine programs) o Science and Technology Agency o Ministry of International Trade and Industry o Ministry of Education, Science and Culture o Ministry of Foreign Affairs o Environmental Agency o Ministry of Transportation o Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries x Ministry of Finance x Ministry of Construction x Ministry of Health and Welfare x Economic Planning Agency x Hokkaido Development Agency ************** END Msg. A.ENV **************