In the fiscal year 2022, about **** percent of the total research and development expenditure for science and technology in Japan was utilized for life sciences. One of the most recognized life science innovations in Japan was "induced pluripotent stem cells" (iPS), which won the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 2012.
fiscal year 2013 to 2022; the Japanese fiscal year starts April 1 of the stated year and ends March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
Life sciences in Japan refer to the comprehensive studies of life phenomenon based on biology, biochemistry, medicine, phycology, ecology, and related sciences such as social sciences.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (December 15, 2023). Share of research and development (R&D) expenditure for life sciences in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039909/japan-share-expenditure-research-and-development-life-sciences/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Share of research and development (R&D) expenditure for life sciences in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022." Chart. December 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039909/japan-share-expenditure-research-and-development-life-sciences/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2023). Share of research and development (R&D) expenditure for life sciences in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039909/japan-share-expenditure-research-and-development-life-sciences/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Share of Research and Development (R&d) Expenditure for Life Sciences in Japan from Fiscal Year 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039909/japan-share-expenditure-research-and-development-life-sciences/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Share of research and development (R&D) expenditure for life sciences in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039909/japan-share-expenditure-research-and-development-life-sciences/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Share of research and development (R&D) expenditure for life sciences in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2022 [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, December 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1039909/japan-share-expenditure-research-and-development-life-sciences/
