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’chemistry US.-Japan Cooperation in Analytical Chemistry Some months ago I attended the International Conference on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, held in Japan. The trip provided me with the opportunity to visit several laboratories and scientists involved in analytical chemistry. Among these were Professor Shigero Ikeda a t Osaka [Jniversity, Professor Hiroyuki Hatano at Kyoto University, and Professor Atsushi Mizuike a t Nagoya University. I also visited the headquarters of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry in Tokyo, where my host was Professor Shizuo Fujiwara, the president of the society. Everywhere I visited, the strength and vigor of analytical chemistry were evident. I would like to share some of these impressions with our readers. Prior to my visit I had read an interesting interview with the Japanese Nobel Laureate Dr. Leo Esaki, published in the Washington Post. In the interview he commented that there are different forms of genius: “Americans are motivated to make the unknown known. The Japanese are highly motivated to make the known work and function better. Which,” he asks, “is more truly creative?” As I visited the various laboratories I was indeed impressed with the creativity and attention to detail exhibited by the Japanese scientists in their research involving a wide array of modern instrumental techniques. The high-caliber research and leadership quality of a number of laboratories are becoming increasingly apparent from the articles being published by Japanese scientists in this JOURNAL. Also, an increasing number of American analytical chemists are spending their sabbatical leaves in Japan. Among those I met during my visit were Professor Klaus Biemann of MIT and Professor Herbert Hill of Washington State University. The Japanese Society for Analytical Chemistry is interested in encouraging further cooperation between Japanese and American analytical chemists. While there has been a good exchange between the scientists of our two countries during the past few decades, the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry has set as one of its goals the stimulation of even greater cooperation. Based on my observations I heartily support such a program. Perhaps it is time to initiate a U.S.-Japan workshop on analytical chemistry to further explore mutual areas of interest and cooperation. Previous US.-Japan workshops have been very effective in other disciplines of science. It is now time for analytical chemistry to profit from such an exchange.
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