Ministry of Education,Science,Sports and Culture2-2Kasumigaseki3-chome,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo100-0013,Japan Tel:(03)3581-4211This is the English edition of Part1of a report on Government policies in education science,sports and culture(Wagakuni no Bunkyo Shisaku),originally published in1999by the Ministry of Educa-tion,Science,Sports and Culture.C2000by the Ministry of Education,Science,Sports and Culture;all rights reserved.Translation and typography by Urban Connections,Inc.Printed and published by the Printing Bureau,Ministry of Finance.Printed in Japan.