Budget Request

Japan's bid to double KAKENHI for FY2027: what would grow, and was it really KAKENHI that got cut?

Japan's education ministry has formally requested 455.2 billion yen for KAKENHI in FY2027, against a current budget of 247.9 billion, with 204.2 billion of it in the uncapped "Strong and Prosperous Japan" investment framework. Here is what the official documents say would grow, how the Finance Ministry says it will review the request, the timeline to December, and whether the belief that KAKENHI was slashed holds up against the published data.