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EDUCATION 4

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2017
Businesses ramp up efforts to promote kids in sports
A range of businesses have been ramping up the promotion of exercise products and programs to encourage more children to take up sports.
EDITORIALS
Feb 23, 2017
Dig up all the 'amakudari' dirt
Revelations of 'amakudari' at the education ministry underline the need for all ministries and agencies to undergo strict investigations to root out the practice across the government.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Feb 23, 2017
In case you missed them: a year of responses to Community stories, part 1
The first in a series of selections of unpublished letters about Community stories from the year just passed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2017
'Amakudari' scandal widens as education ministry finds new cases
The education ministry found 17 new cases in which its personnel had been involved in illegally securing post-retirement positions for bureaucrats in recent years, the ministry said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 19, 2017
Nursery schools: quantity and quality matter
Admission into nursery school is no assurance of a quality education.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2017
40 education bureaucrats land post-retirement jobs at universities, prompting fresh 'amakudari' probe
A total of 40 education ministry bureaucrats landed post-retirement jobs at universities between January 2009 and last April, and half took up their positions just a day after leaving the ministry, government sources said.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2017
Nursery schools should encourage familiarity with Japan's national flag and anthem: guidelines
Children over the age of 3 should be “familiar” with the national flag and anthem, according to draft new guidelines for operating public and private nursery schools.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2017
South Korea protests Japan's isle claim in school curriculum guidelines
Seoul has formally protested Japan's claims over a pair of South Korean-controlled islets, after the education ministry unveiled curriculum guidelines that for the first time urge elementary and junior high schools to teach students the islets are "integral parts of Japanese territory."
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2017
New education ministry guidelines to urge schools to teach that Senkakus, Takeshima belong to Japan
The education ministry is set lay out new curriculum guidelines that bind schools to teach young students the disputed Senkaku and Takeshima islets are “integral parts of Japanese territory.”
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Feb 11, 2017
Let kids seize the day, and an opponent
It's an all too familiar sight: my two young children, exhausted after a long day at nursery, return home and proceed to jump up and down, bounce off walls and throw toys at each other's heads in a rush of post-containment energy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 7, 2017
No wide agreement on how to handle bullying
A better way for both Japan and the U.S. to handle bullying is to intervene before the problem occurs.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2017
Ex-top education official admits 'amakudari' scheme entrenched
A former top bureaucrat with the education ministry admitted Tuesday that the ministry had been systematically involved in seeking new jobs for retiring public servants.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2017
Government panel mulls limiting new universities in Tokyo in bid to halt rural depopulation
A government advisory panel on Monday began deliberations on limiting the establishment of new universities in the Tokyo area as part of the effort to prevent further population loss in regional areas.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2017
'Amakudari' scheme at ministry systemized by '13, education chief reveals
The education ministry had established a systematic practice for seeking new jobs for retiring bureaucrats via a retired official by around 2013, the education minister disclosed Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2017
Only 11 of 66 prefectures, major cities held makeup tests for high school entrance exams in 2016: survey
Eleven of the nation's 66 prefectures and major cities held makeup tests last spring for students who were unable to take their high school entrance exams due to illness, an education ministry survey showed Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 6, 2017
State-backed scholarship program to open doors to university
The government will soon launch the first state-backed scholarships in an effort to make universities more accessible as more students face financial difficulties to pursue higher education.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 6, 2017
Nagoya International School plans expansion to meet surging demand from expat families
Nagoya International School (NIS) in the Chubu region is planning an extension after seeing a sudden increase in students.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2017
Vocational universities may be the way forward
Universities in Japan and the U.S. face unprecedented challenges that will make them unrecognizable in the years ahead.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2017
Cairo University to open new institute for Japan studies
Cairo University will establish an institute for Japan studies in February for a broad spectrum of research in both arts and sciences, as well as to serve as a "bridge" to deepen understanding about Japan, university officials said.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2017
Education ministry crafted Q&A to hide role in retiree's 'amakudari' professorship
The lists, created last July by the ministry's personnel division, were intended to coordinate the stories among those involved.
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
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.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
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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