The document discusses efforts in Japan to promote science literacy and communication. It describes how interest in science and technology declined in the 1980s and 1990s but recent initiatives aim to boost education, understanding, and public interest in science. These include establishing an annual National Science and Technology Week starting in 1960, organizing youth science festivals since 1992, and launching the Science For All Japanese project in 2005 to promote science as useful knowledge for everyday life through public courses, science cafes, and other outreach activities.

1. How to nurturing science literacy and promoting science communication Masataka Watanabe Science Communication Expert the 1st Asia Science Educator Academy 2010 in Seoul

2. S&T “Boom”, Decline and Change in Japan 60s & 70s: Dreams for S&T 1960: National S&T Week Begins! 80s & 90s: Disengagement with S&T Youngsters’ Science Festival since 1992 International Science and Technology Exposition in 1985

3. Youngsters’ Science Festivals since 1992 Many science shows, exhibits, workshops etc. Science is fun but . . . Shinagawa (2008) Copyright© 2009, Yusuke Nishida

4. S&T “Boom”, Decline and Change in Japan 60s & 70s: Dreams for S&T 1960: National S&T Week Begins! 80s & 90s: Disengagement with S&T 1996~2005 Promotion of Learning, Understanding and Interests 1996~: The S&T Basic Plan to achieve a higher standard of S&T in Japan Youngsters’ Science Festival since 1992 International Science and Technology Exposition in 1985

5. Performance in science and proportions of students expecting a science-related career at age 30

6. Created from the “2001 Survey on Implementation of Curriculum” conducted by the National Institute for Educational Policy Research. Do you like studying science? Boys who like science Girls who like science Science Japanese Mathematics Social science English 5th grade of elementary school 6th grade of elementary school 1st grade of junior high school 2nd grade of junior high school 3rd grade of junior high school %

7. Proportion of students who answered that they think studying will be useful to them in their daily lives or when they enter the workforce This graph shows the proportions of students who answered “Yes, I do” or “In general, I do” to the question “Do you think that studying XXXX will be useful to you in your daily life or when you enter the workforce?” It was created from the “2001 Survey on Implementation of Curriculum” conducted by the National Institute for Educational Policy Research. Japanese Mathematics English Social science Science Do you think that science is useful?

9. S&T “Boom”, Decline and Change in Japan 60s & 70s: Dreams for S&T 1960: National S&T Week Begins! 80s & 90s: Disengagement with S&T 1996~2005 Boosting Education, Understanding and Interest 1996~: The S&T Basic Plan to achieve a higher standard of S&T in Japan 2006~2010 Promotion of Science Communication Youngsters’ Science Festival since 1992 International Science and Technology Exposition in 1985 2011~ Facilitating the citizenry’s involvement in S&T Policy

13. District Phase Synchronized Phase From Isolated Information to Common Knowledge by IDOBATA DIALOGUE or Science Café Origin of Japan’s science café Networking More than 1,000 science cafés have been held around the country in 2009!

14. Social Education University Research Institution Science Museum NPO, Science Café etc. School Science Communication Facilitate Science Communication by Networking Convection/Network Mass Media

15. Science Agora in Tokyo from 2006 Foundation of network organization Admission free!

16. Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎ Convection Propagation of Science Communication Developing understanding of advanced research Participation in the decision-making processes for science policies Elimination of distrust Immunity to dubious statements, etc . Love of science Scientific rationality Human resource development, etc. Participation in the decision-making processes for science policies Create enjoyment, excitement and accessible image for Science People with high interest in science Experts in science-related field People with less interest Science Literacy