Japan's Science Counil Says 'No' to ILC

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The science council of Japan has not recommended construction of the International Linear Collider in Japan, arguing that it is too expensive (800B JPY).

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20181219_38/
 
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Ouch.
I don't see another country or group of countries stepping in either. The US is busy with DUNE, Europe would probably prefer CLIC, China is collecting money for their circular accelerator.
The council says whether the costs will be shared internationally is unclear
It would have been more clear if Japan would have committed to spend some fraction of the cost. That would have given other countries a baseline.
 
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This was a sticking point. The usual rule of thumb is "host country pays half". But half of the ILC cost is civil construction, leaving nothing high-tech for Japan to contribute to.