foreword 



The Division of Science Resources Studies of the National Science Foundation 

 has initiated efforts to obtain more recent and detailed quanhtative information on 

 foreign science and technology (S/T) capabilities and activities — principally in the 

 large research and development (R&D)-performing industrialized nations. This re- 

 port presents a statistical profile of Japan's S/T efforts since 1965 and compares it 

 with that of the United States. R&D trends in Japan at the national level as well as 

 for individual sectors are presented, and data on S/T outputs are discussed. 



William L. Stewart 

 Director, Division of 



Science Resources Studies 

 Directorate for Scientific, Technological, 



and International Affairs 



June 1988 



