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EDUCATION 4

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jun 17, 2018
Ready to send the children out to work?
Perhaps one of the more innovative children's entertainment concepts, KidZania — which first launched in Mexico nearly 20 years ago — is a fictitious 'city' where kids can obtain a taste of being a grown up.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 17, 2018
Day care centers in Japan need some help with soiled diapers
For a country with a reputation for cleanliness and hygiene, Japan has taken waste disposal in an unsavory direction with parents usually being asked to carry their children's soiled diapers home from day care.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 17, 2018
SIETAR Japan sees a time for intercultural understanding
SIETAR Japan seeks to promote intercultural communication through lectures and workshops, special interest group meetings, an annual conference, retreats and social gatherings.
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JAPAN
Jun 13, 2018
Online educator iTutorGroup sees stronger demand for English education amid Japan's tourism boom
Although iTutorGroup has turned into one of the largest online marketplaces of learning in the world, earning itself a $1 billion valuation along the way, the company can trace its roots back to the pre-internet age, when English tutoring was restricted to face-to-face interaction.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2018
Rich or poor, every child has a right to a quality education
Economic disparities should not be allowed to create a gap in the educational quality of public schools.
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WORLD / Society
Jun 3, 2018
Nearly half of Afghanistan's children do not go to school, Kabul seminar hears
Nearly half of all children in Afghanistan are out of school due to conflict, poverty, child marriage and discrimination against girls, the number rising for the first time since 2002, humanitarian organizations said Sunday in a report.
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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.
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JAPAN / Politics
May 29, 2018
Diet group drafts bill that aims to promote Japanese language learning at home and abroad
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveils a draft version of what might become Japan's first-ever law defining the government's responsibility to systematically promote Japanese language education.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 25, 2018
Unique universities can rescue rural areas
Regional universities should not be taken lightly anymore; now is the time for them to shine.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
May 23, 2018
Readers' views: katakana name frustration, U.S. gun violence and Europe as a Japan study-abroad option
A selection of responses from readers to recent stories on the Community pages.
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2018
Battling campus oppression of the freedom of expression
'Bias response teams' are squelching liberty of speech at American universities.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
May 20, 2018
Cultural education can be fun for kids
Japan's traditional matsuri (festivals) are great, but it's also important to expose the kids to cultures further afield. Here are a few Tokyo international festival recommendations. They're all fun, free and full of opportunity.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 14, 2018
Japan's universities struggling under corporate status
Instead of making education and research more efficient, the conversion of national universities into university corporations has increased inefficiency.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2018
Open doors are the key to the future
Encouraging the free flow of people both at the individual and organizational level makes perfect sense.
JAPAN
May 8, 2018
Education ministry includes 'open kitchens' in new kindergarten guidelines
The education ministry has suggested that kindergartens install open-style kitchens that allow children to watch their meals being prepared, to spark their interest in food and teach them healthy eating habits.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 28, 2018
Confronting the definition of a 'moral education'
How can people be taught to be good? What does "good" mean? "Moral education," the education ministry explains on its website, "aims to develop a Japanese citizen who will never lose the consistent spirit of respect for his fellow man; who will realize this spirit at home, at school and in other actual...
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WORLD
Apr 28, 2018
Arizona governor announces deal to raise teacher pay on second day of walkout
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday announced a deal with state legislative leaders to raise teachers' pay 20 percent by 2020, as educators stayed away from classrooms a second straight day in a spreading revolt over salaries and school funding.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2018
As kids spend more time indoors, their vision suffers
One factor associated with higher rates of myopia turns out to be education. The rise is especially stark in Asia.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 21, 2018
Refusing to give up on a stereotype
'Are you a university student?'
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BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2018
Young Japanese turn to financial education to prepare for future of uncertain pensions
Education programs to help people make financial plans for their future are spreading as young Japanese face a bleak horizon of uncertain pension benefits.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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