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JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Most national universities find reform plan confusing

Administrators at 81 out of 90 public universities in Japan are confused by a government plan to turn national universities into independent administrative entities in fiscal 2004, according to a recent survey by the Japan Association of National Universities.
Japan Times
LIFE
Nov 28, 2022

Beauty over brains: Japan’s skin-deep university pageants

The contests perpetuate a culture that often places women in rigid gender roles, and have seen some contestants face abuse and harassment from organizers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 2, 2022

Female students join male peers as Afghan universities reopen

The Taliban administration has not officially announced its plan for female university students, but education officials said women were permitted to attend classes — away from male student.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2021

Workplace and university vaccinations ramp up in Japan

The government had received applications from 3,479 sites to function as vaccination venues as of Friday, with nearly 14 million people estimated to be immunized under the framework.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 19, 2020

Japan's re-entry ban threatens scholarships, admission and graduation for foreign students

Many students from developing countries heavily depend on financial aid, and it is often the only way they can pursue higher education.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 14, 2019

Fix Japan's misallocation of human resources

Medical schools at universities are becoming unprecedentedly popular among high school students seeking to advance to higher education. Many high schools' websites exhibit not only the number of graduates who have successfully entered well-known national, public and private universities, but also how...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 12, 2019

Foreign student numbers don't tell whole tale

The government's goal of strategically attracting outstanding students from abroad under its plan to accept 300,000 foreign students is far from accomplished.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2019

Must Japan's humanities go global?

There's a need for Japan humanities perspectives to be heard more by foreign audiences abroad, to have greater influence in international scholarship and the global public sphere.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 30, 2018

How about a study-abroad adventure in Europe?

For Japanese students, continental EU universities offer high-quality courses often at lower prices than U.S. colleges.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 28, 2018

Why not try Canada, eh?: For Japanese students, a university up north is worth considering

Japanese students just hoping for a cheaper college option than the U.S. by heading north may be disappointed — but there are plenty of other benefits.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 19, 2017

Japan's women's colleges grapple with shifting views on gender

It was at the end of 2015 when an all-girl junior high school affiliated with Japan Women's University received an inquiry from a mother of an elementary school student, asking if her daughter would be eligible to apply for enrollment.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2016

Recruiting foreign students to study locally

A perfect storm of demographics and economics has caused universities in both Japan and the U.S. to aggressively woo students from abroad.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2015

Rejuvenate Japan's industrial might with the humanities

Japanese manufacturers are failing to keep up with the global competition, and the narrow education their employees receive is a primary cause.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2014

Four Japanese universities slip in annual global ranking

The University of Tokyo holds onto its title as Asia's No. 1 institution of higher learning while four of its domestic contemporaries lose ground.
Reader Mail
Apr 21, 2013

Universities far from flourishing

Regarding the April 12 Kyodo brief "Japanese universities best in Asia: It would be hasty to jump to the conclusion that Japan's universities are flourishing despite the data released by the London-based Times Higher Education magazine. A reading of the original magazine article gives a little better...
EDITORIALS
Apr 16, 2013

Improving teaching at universities

The University of Tokyo seeks to improve the quality of university class instruction with a graduate course on preparing presentations and lesson plans.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2013

Universities to boost classes in English

To accelerate the internationalization of their institutions, Kyoto University and Kyushu University look to drastically boost the number of classes taught in English and educators who are foreign nationals.
Reader Mail
Feb 7, 2013

Fair tax share for universities

As one who used to work for a private educational institution, I was interested in the Feb. 3 editorial "Entrance exam change needed." It seems that it mainly refers to "software" aspects. Let me suggest a few basic things that Japan should change.
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2011

Slow transparency of universities

Since April this year, universities and colleges in Japan have been required by law to disclose information about their facilities, employees and subjects taught. Even though the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has asked only for the bare minimum of information —...
EDITORIALS
Nov 16, 2009

Transparent universities

All Japanese universities may soon be required to provide students with key statistics about their employment and dropout rates and other quantifiable facts, if a new proposal is accepted by the Central Council for Education. The list of items to publicly divulge is divided into five areas the education...
Features
Jul 18, 2004

Universities put on a show

University museums have long been part of the cultural landscape in many western countries, serving not only academic communities but the general public too.
COMMENTARY
Jun 10, 2003

'Soviet-style' reforms won't improve national universities

The Upper House of the Diet is debating legislation aimed at turning national universities into "independent agencies."
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1998

Foreign universities in Japan not recognized by ministry

The University of Tokyo's graduate schools have allowed five graduates of American universities' Japanese campuses to take entrance exams since 1991, even though this runs counter to Education Ministry policy, it was learned Wednesday.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

Focus moves to entrepreneurship, use of online tools to encourage diversity

Chuo University in Tokyo, which has almost 26,000 undergraduate students and over 1,140 graduate students, as well as over 720 full-time teachers, was originally founded in 1885 as a law school named Igirisu Horitsu Gakko (English Law School).
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

Collaborative research efforts pave way for peace-based educational outlook

Hiroshima University was founded in 1949 in the first city in the world to suffer an atomic bombing. In the spirit of pursuing peace, HU’s mission is to contribute to the well-being of humankind by realizing a free and peaceful international society.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023

As Australian colleges crack down on ChatGPT, disabled students defend AI

The program is already banned in some public schools, while some universities have announced less take-home assessments and more hand-written essays and oral exams.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 1, 2022

Japan’s policy on China is critically lacking a military perspective

While Japan has researchers, much of their innovations are not being applied to national security.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 30, 2020

Medical students in Aichi struggle to get on-site training amid pandemic

Medical departments in universities are having difficulty conducting anatomy classes, clinical rotations and other training for students.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2020

'Horrifying' new U.S. rules on online college courses leave Japanese students in limbo

Depart the country or transition to another college if classes are moved entirely online, new Trump administration regulations say.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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