According to the draft report, the organization of the Science Council of Japan is a national institution, but legal independence is guaranteed, and it is given the official status and authority as a representative academic institution in Japan, and the national budgetary measures are taken. He argued that the current form is suitable for the role of the Science Council of Japan, as it has secured a stable financial base. "I don't see any reason to change this," he said.

　In the case of independence from the country, it was judged that an independent administrative agency that separated and made the government's business independent, a public interest corporation that targets social welfare corporations, religious groups, etc. is inappropriate.The special corporation established by the special law has room for consideration, but it requires a considerable preparation period, and new legislation and financial issues will arise.

　In addition, countermeasures are shown with issues such as strengthening information dissemination to overseas, reforming the decision-making process within the meeting, reviewing the member selection process, and strengthening the secretariat function.

　After Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga refused to appoint a candidate for membership in 2020, the government and the Liberal Democratic Party urged the Science Council of Japan to consider a form independent of government agencies.This draft report has the meaning of an answer to it, and Chairman Takaaki Kajita and others have explained it to Shinji Inoue, Minister of Science and Technology.

reference:[Science Council of Japan] Toward the better role of the Science Council of Japan (draft) (PDF)