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EDUCATION

COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2016
Birthrates in Japan and U.S. cause for concern
Since public schools in Japan are funded on a per-pupil basis, the continuous decline in the birthrate means they will be hard pressed to maintain their level of services.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 29, 2016
Industry helps Chinese game their way into and through U.S. colleges
The advertisements were tailored for Chinese college students far from home struggling with the English language and an unfamiliar culture.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2016
Due process is being kicked off U.S. campuses
A lawsuit by a suspended Colorado university student should be remedial education for administrators.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 23, 2016
Let's discuss university scholarships for poorer students
Anti-poverty advocates have launched an online campaign calling on the government to join other developed countries in instituting a scholarship program.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2016
Future of learning on display at Tokyo's Educational IT Solutions Expo
From robotics to virtual reality technologies to 3-D printers, advanced, cutting-edge technology was on display at this year's Educational IT Solutions Expo, which kicked off Wednesday in Tokyo's Koto Ward.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
May 11, 2016
'Predatory conferences' stalk Japan's groves of academia
“Predatory conference” organizers now stalk Japan’s groves of academe, preying on unsuspecting researchers. These conferences are inferior events that contribute little to the field of academic knowledge but generate plenty of revenue for organizers’ bank accounts. Academics, some simply naive...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 9, 2016
Anti-poverty advocates launch petition for state-backed scholarship program
Anti-poverty advocates kick off a petition drive to lobby the government to establish a scholarship program for financially challenged students who want a university education.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 9, 2016
Let's discuss leadership workshops for female Japanese students
The U.S. Embassy will hold workshops for female Japanese junior high and high school students on leadership and speaking up, in a bid to promote gender equality.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
May 7, 2016
Countryside Chiba farms out the fun
If you're raising children in Japan, then there's a good chance that, like me, you are raising city kids — children who are more comfortable in an urban setting than a rural one, whether it's in downtown Tokyo or suburban Kobe.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 1, 2016
Fathers seek advice about visas for divorced dads and scholarships for dual-national kids
This week's column deals with two inquiries from American fathers of bicultural children.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 29, 2016
Digital textbooks are accompanied by caveats
It's only a matter of time before the days of students lugging around backpacks full of heavy books are over.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2016
Bangladesh ambassador champions student exchanges with Japan
Education is key to Bangladesh flourishing in the future, the country's ambassador to Japan said as she called for Tokyo and Dhaka to strengthen student exchange programs.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 25, 2016
Poverty-performance link warrants closer look
Recent studies call into question the belief that absolute poverty rates are the sole consideration in determining student performance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2016
Global education experts urge Japan to look beyond rote learning
The teaching methods of Kazuya Takahashi, 35, using Lego blocks and speaking entirely in English, may not be the norm in the Japanese education system.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2016
Korean schools in Japan riled by possibility of losing subsidies over anger toward Pyongyang
The head of the Korean School Principals Association is demanding that the education ministry retract its notice that local governments be cautious about providing subsidies to schools that serve the Korean community.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.

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