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EDUCATION 4

JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016
12 more Japan correspondence schools caught using improper state subsidy claims to woo students
Twelve more correspondence high schools around the nation have been found to have recruited students with inappropriate claims regarding government subsidies, the education ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 30, 2016
Evidence mounts of missed red flags in case of former Tokyo teacher facing U.S. child rape charges
Fugitive 'Mr. Wonder' returned to Tokyo in the 1980s and visited St. Mary's International School, witness says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2016
Chiba woman wages multi-decade quest to train teachers in Africa
A Japanese woman has devoted herself to improving the quality of education in Africa for more than three decades.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 26, 2016
The right way to teach patriotism at school
No country is without its faults, and acknowleding them is the first step toward creating meaningful patriotism rather than blind nationalism.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2016
No excuse for Japan's increasing truancy rate
In so many other countries around the world schooling is denied those who genuinely want an education. Yet in Japan and the U.S., where education is a right, truancy persists.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2016
Census fails to identify whether 13,000 foreign kids are in school
A question about the education status of children in the 2010 census was left blank for about 13,000 foreign children, according to Kyodo News analysis of the data.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2016
Interaction benefits toddlers and elderly alike
Partnership between preschools and nursing homes have positive implications for rapidly aging countries like Japan and the U.S.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 12, 2016
'High-Stakes Schooling' paints a troubling picture of Japan's education system
In "High-Stakes Schooling," an important book for anyone interested in Japanese education within a global context, U.S. professor of education Christopher Bjork offers a comprehensive and comparative look into Japan's recent educational reforms. Bjork analyzes the impact of the controversial and deliberate...
EDITORIALS
Mar 12, 2016
Truancy among non-Japanese kids
The education system is ignoring the thousands of non-Japanese students who aren't attending school.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 12, 2016
Osaka school principal tells students it is 'most important' for women to have two kids or more
A 61-year-old male principal of a junior high school in Osaka has told his students that giving birth to two children or more is the "most important thing" for a woman, according to the city education board.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 10, 2016
Hiroshima school finds it is to blame following probe into 15-year-old student's suicide
A Hiroshima school's in-house probe into a 15-year-old student's suicide has found its poor clerical management and career guidance is responsible for the death, it emerged Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2016
Chiba schools' 'kumitaiso' exercises led to 432 injury cases
Injuries from kumitaiso, a form of physical education in which people use their bodies to express shapes, including human pyramids, numbered 432 cases in the last fiscal year at elementary and junior high schools in Chiba Prefecture, officials said.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 8, 2016
Hiroshima boy kills himself after mistakenly told he didn't qualify for entrance exam
A 15-year-old boy in Hiroshima Prefecture committed suicide in December after his school gave him wrong information about his eligibility for a high school entrance exam, the local board of education announced.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 7, 2016
Overworked teachers call for change as extracurricular supervision takes toll
As this year's elementary school graduates enter junior high school in April, one of their biggest concerns will be which extracurricular club to join.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 7, 2016
With new toe-operated fan, students put their best feet forward
Three students at Aichi Prefectural Toyohashi Technical High School have designed a new type of standing fan that can be operated by using one's toes — and it's set to be produced and sold nationwide this spring.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2016
Schools in disaster zones regroup as students decline
Parts of the Tohoku area hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami now have fewer school-age children, creating pressure to close or consolidate schools, school board data suggests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2016
Mie school under fire after students given credits for visiting theme park and ninja museum
The Iga-based school gave its correspondence students credits for off-campus activities such as counting change at theme parks and having lunch at restaurants.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2016
About 40% of Japanese schools affected by 3/11 still in temporary buildings
Forty percent of the roughly 160 schools that were seriously affected by the 2011 disasters are still holding classes in temporary buildings or by borrowing rooms at other schools, a Kyodo News tally of local education boards showed.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 2, 2016
Upon re-entry back home after expat life, brace yourself for turbulence
Survey of Japanese returnees suggests two divergent emotional journeys for those heading back home after a stretch abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 29, 2016
Parental push for children to pass exams borders on abuse: experts
Many parents are strict regarding their children's education because they want their offspring to succeed in the future, but sometimes this discipline is excessive and goes beyond what kids can endure.
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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