1.1 Current Status of an Aging Society with Fewer Children and Challenges for Science and Technology

1.1.1 Current Status and Predictions for an Aging Society with Fewer Children

1.1.2 Issues to be Addressed by Japan and the Role of Science and Technology

1.1.2.1 Effects of the Progression of Aging Society with Fewer Children
1.1.2.2 Dealing with Aging Society with Fewer Children and the Role of Science and Technology

1.2 Science and Technology to Create a New Society

1.2.1 Science and Technology to Respond to Demographic Change

1.2.1.1 Science and Technology for Lifelong Health
1.2.1.2 Science and Technology to Improve Social Welfare
1.2.1.3 Science and Technology to Enable Diversification of Work Styles
1.2.1.4 Science and Technology to Contribute to the Effective Utilization of Social Capital
1.2.1.5 Science and Technology for Safe and Secure Society and Sustainable Society

1.2.2 Science and Technology to Vitalize the Economy

1.2.2.1 Role of Science and Technology in Economic Vitalization
1.2.2.2 Measures Connecting Science and Technology with Innovation
1.2.2.3 To Build Innovation Systems

1.2.3 Science and Technology Contributing to Building a Spiritually Wealthy Society

1.2.3.1 Science and Technology Contributing to Achieving Spiritual Wealth
1.2.3.2 Science and Technology to Contribute to Preservation/Utilization of Cultural Heritage and Creation of Arts
1.2.3.3 Science and Technology Creating Intellectual Value and Providing Answers to Intellectual Curiosity

1.2.4 Science and Technology for the People and the Human Resources to Support Them

1.2.4.1 Science and Technology for the Sake of the People
1.2.4.2 Human Resources to Support Science and Technology

1.3 Demands on Science and Technology in the Future

1.3.1 Formulation of the Third Science and Technology Basic Plan

1.3.1.1 Context and Basic Philosophy
1.3.1.2 Aims of the Third Science and Technology Basic Plan

1.3.2 Japan and Science and Technology in the Future

1.3.2.1 Science and Technology as a Source of Vitality
1.3.2.2 Becoming a Problem-solving Leader

Contacts

Research and Coordination Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau

(Research and Coordination Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau)