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EDUCATION

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 15, 2018
Start lifetime learning now
We need to depart from the conventional thinking that a majority of learning takes place when we are young and mainly at school.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2018
Diverse Yokohama school aims to be model for bridging cultural gaps
Yokohama has been a cultural intersection between Japanese, foreign residents and visitors from overseas ever since opening its port to international trade in 1859, leading what was once a sleepy fishing village to become home to one of the first foreign communities in the country and develop into a...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2018
LeBron James praised by Ohio school district after Trump tweet trashing
National Basketball Association star LeBron James won praise on Monday from an Ohio school district for his support of disadvantaged children in his hometown of Akron, after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked him in a weekend tweet questioning his intelligence.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 5, 2018
From balancing games to playing with poop
Inspired by the 2018 Good Toy Awards winners, announced in May by the NPO Japan Good Toy Association, this month's On: Design takes a look at a few aesthetically pleasing items to help keep the kids entertained over the summer holidays.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 30, 2018
From robots to girl power, getting Cameroon's women into work
With a flash of green light, a robot sputters and whizzes across the room, obeying the remote control commands 15-year-old Xaviera Nguefo and her team send its way.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2018
Why Japan needs recurrent education
The driving force of Japan's future economy will be new service industries and a highly educated workforce will be a key factor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 27, 2018
Japan's universities need more global ties
Japanese universities are becoming regionally more powerful, but they still have a long path ahead to rank among the top universities in the world.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jul 22, 2018
With Japan trip, New York teacher proves to inner-city students that sky's the limit
In an epic feat of fundraising, teacher Eric Jordan has completed his mission to bring some less-than-privileged students from Brownsville, Brooklyn, to Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jul 22, 2018
'Miracle' lands Japan-based Bangladeshi doctor with a teaching career once dreamed of but denied
Sabina Mahmood is an associate professor and medical educator at Okayama University, and mentors incoming International Baccalaureate graduates and foreign students at the university.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 22, 2018
India scraps tax on sanitary pads in boost for girls' education
India scrapped a controversial tax on sanitary pads Saturday, a move hailed by campaigners who say it will help more girls to go to school during their periods and boost their job prospects.
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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 16, 2018
Greenhouse gas education program developed by Aichi professor proves popular both at home and abroad
An environmental education program developed in Aichi Prefecture, designed to help children deepen their understanding of climate change through measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in places around them, has been introduced at a number of schools in the Tokai region and also in Taiwan.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 15, 2018
Japan plans to launch advanced placement system in high schools
The education ministry plans to establish a system that allows students at some 50 high schools to take university courses for credit, with the aim of developing human resources ahead of the advances expected in artificial intelligence.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jul 15, 2018
Summer with the kids can be a walk in the park
Japan has more playgrounds than you could ever visit. Admittedly, some are more like patches of dirt with a few swings, but others are spectacular constructions that can inspire the childish imagination. Here are a few worth seeking out.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2018
Ministry report calls for work-style reforms in bid to cut teachers' overtime
The education ministry vowed Friday to promote work style reform at schools in order to reduce overtime among teachers.
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WORLD / Society
Jul 12, 2018
Failure to educate girls could cost world $30 trillion a year: report
Failing to let girls finish their education could cost the world as much as $30 trillion in lost earnings and productivity annually, yet more than 130 million girls are out of school globally, the World Bank said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 11, 2018
Expose what lies behind education official's bribery
Investigators should strive to shed light on the collusive ties between universities and the education ministry.

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