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EDUCATION 4

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2020
COVID-19 school closures open door for housekeepers and babysitters in Japan
Surveys have shown that most know about the services, but many are reluctant to try them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2020
Student workbooks flying off shelves amid Japan's coronavirus school closures
Student workbooks are flying off bookstore shelves in response to the emergency school closures requested by the government to slow down the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2020
Some schools in Japan planning to reopen despite coronavirus outbreak
Municipalities nationwide are beginning to break with the government's request to close schools in a bid to contain the new coronavirus outbreak, with some opting to reopen schools earlier than planned after briefly closing their doors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2020
Nonregular workers losing income amid viral outbreak
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus is threatening the livelihoods of nonregular workers across Japan, with many part-time and contract workers losing income.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2020
With schools closed, Japanese firms offer children easy access to e-learning
E-learning program providers are offering their services for free to help students keep up with their studies while schools in Japan remain closed over the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 6, 2020
Court orders exam-rigging Tokyo Medical University to return test fees
The school, which rigged its entrance exams to limit mostly female enrollment, is obligated to reimburse those who were penalized.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2020
New York college students in Japan to be recalled over coronavirus
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that around 300 students in the State University of New York and City University of New York systems who are studying in Japan and four other countries will be recalled to the United States over growing fears of the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2020
Almost 99% of Japan's public elementary schools shut as COVID-19 spreads
In line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's request last week that schools nationwide close their doors following the COVID-19 virus outbreak, 98.8 percent of all municipally run elementary schools have started extraordinary breaks, education ministry data has shown.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2020
Some areas short of Japanese-language teachers for foreign youth
Some areas in Japan are struggling to secure enough public school staff to teach Japanese to children with foreign roots, amid a recent surge in the number of such students in the country, a Kyodo News survey showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2020
Nearly all prefectures in Japan shut schools amid coronavirus outbreak
Some schools are leaving their facilities open so children will have a place to go if their parents are working.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2020
Working Japanese parents react with shock to Abe's total school closure request
Double-income and single-parent households are confused, frustrated and scrambling to make arrangements.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2020
All schools in Japan told to close until April over virus outbreak
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's surprise school-closure request came as the number of confirmed COVID-19 virus patients surged, exceeding 200 across Japan as of Thursday
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2020
Schools challenged to teach climate change as students join Greta Thunberg's strikes
Dozens of students packed onto a boat docked in a flood-prone area of Bangladesh listen closely to a lesson highlighting the natural life of the rivers around them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2020
Hong Kong parents want refunds as costly schools shut for months over protests and coronavirus
The emails are piling up, office queries need attention, and Jackie Yang's kids won't leave her alone.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2020
Moritomo Gakuen couple in Abe cronyism scandal found guilty of fraud
The former head of a nationalist school operator and his wife were found guilty of receiving u00a556.4 million in government subsidies illegally for the construction of an elementary school.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2020
Strong liberal arts education is key to success in Society 5.0
A liberal arts education is crucial to the development of the skills required for success in Society 5.0.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2020
Universities in Japan take precautions in response to coronavirus outbreak
Universities are scrambling to deal with the threat of infections from the coronavirus outbreak wreaking havoc in China and around the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2020
Universities scramble to cope with coronavirus outbreak amid entrance exam season
Amid the growing spread of new coronavirus 2019-nCoV, universities and high schools approaching entrance exam season nationwide are setting out precautions for examinees, including allowing them to wear masks during the tests and reimbursing test fees if an infection prevents them from sitting their...
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Feb 1, 2020
Japan Times 1970: NHK broadcasts first sex education show
The Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) was deluged with phone calls from mothers Monday morning after it presented a 45-minute television program on sex education, the first of its kind ever shown on the public broadcasting station's channel.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 1, 2020
Life lessons
'You can copy my answer to that problem if you don't know the answer.'

Longform

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'