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EDUCATION

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 8, 2016
Education piecemeal, risks rife in besieged Aleppo's basement schools
At the unofficial schools run by Syrian activist group Kesh Malek in opposition-held districts of Aleppo, the children don't go outside to play during breaks in case a barrel bomb should drop from the sky.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jan 24, 2016
Graduates needn't be hostages to advance contracts
For university seniors who have pledged to work for a firm after graduation, although there is no legal compulsion, there is social and ethical pressure not to back out of the deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 23, 2016
Mounting student debt may cost society dearly
The education ministry conducted a survey in 2014 of institutes of higher learning and found that the average yearly tuition for private universities was ¥864,384. In addition, the average "entry fee" (nyūgakukin) was ¥261,089. Adding other expenses, the ministry estimated it cost a student ¥1.43...
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2016
The battle over control of public schools
Traditional or progressive — whatever path Japan and the U.S. take in overhauling their schools, it won't placate everyone.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jan 9, 2016
Workshops to keep the children sweet
You and I can talk all day about differences between this country and that, and we can detail any number of parenting strategies and discuss how they differ from one culture to the next, but there are more similarities than differences, and one of the biggest common denominators is this: Kids want sweets....
EDITORIALS
Jan 9, 2016
Child poverty policy falls short
The government is taking only small steps to combat the pernicious problem of child poverty.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices
Jan 6, 2016
Views from Saitama students: What are your post-graduation hopes and dreams?
Sakurako Misaka, 19Ideally, I want to be rich when I graduate from university, and I would also like to live in London.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Jan 6, 2016
For Japan's English teachers, rays of hope amid the race to the bottom
The major economic engines of Japan Inc. — car manufacturers, appliance giants and the like — have often been caught price-fixing: colluding to keep an even market share, squeeze competitors out and maintain "harmony." Similarly, the commercial English-teaching business could be accused of wage-fixing:...
WORLD / Society
Jan 6, 2016
Illinois college moves to fire professor who said Muslims, Christians worship same God
Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian university outside of Chicago, said on Tuesday it was taking steps to fire a tenured political science professor after she wrote in a Facebook post that Muslims and Christians worship the same God.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 5, 2016
Free Japan's universities so they can flourish
If Japan's bureacracy really loves the country's universities, it should end its micromanaging and set them free.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 3, 2016
Woman leads sex education drive to enlighten clueless youths
Asuka Someya discovered she was pregnant at the age of 20 when she was a university student.
EDITORIALS
Jan 2, 2016
Education deserves more attention
The government's conservative agenda is exposed by the rise in defense spending while funding for education remains static.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2015
Pumping more money into schools is no panacea
Government preoccupation with spending on education is a distraction from more fundamental issue.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 22, 2015
Oxford lessons for Todai
An international outlook, a dedication to research and a spirit of enterprise are among the qualities that universities need to become world-leading institutions.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 21, 2015
It's time to hit the books and study 'benkyo'
Introducing some of the uses of u52c9u5f37 (u3079u3093u304du3087u3046), meaning 'to study.'
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.
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.
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.”
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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