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EDUCATION

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 11, 2013
A personal invitation to the I-hate-cherry-blossoms club
It's that time of year when the Japanese turn their thoughts to what I call the 3-S's: sakura (桜, cherry blossoms), sakamori (酒盛り, drinking parties) and shuran (酒乱, getting raucously drunk).
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2013
Colleges to double foreign students
Japan's national universities intend to double their admissions of overseas students to 10 percent by 2020 and to also increase the number of courses offered in English two-fold to around 24,000.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 5, 2013
Juku: an unnecessary evil or vital steppingstone to success?
For the past year, Tokyo sixth-grader Manami has had dinner at home an average of four times a week. The rest of the time she has had to make do with a juku-ben, a boxed dinner prepared by her mother and consumed between classes at juku, or cram school.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Mar 5, 2013
Child's quibble with U.S. 'poverty superpower' propaganda unravels a sobering story about insular Japan
Last November, a reader in Hokkaido named Stephanie sent me an article read in Japan's elementary schools. Featured in a sixth-grader magazine called Chagurin (from "child agricultural green") dated December 2012, it was titled "Children of America, the Poverty Superpower" (hinkon taikoku Amerika no...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Mar 2, 2013
Teacher cultivates more bilingual education opportunities for children
As international marriages rose in Japan in recent years, the number of bicultural families increased, and many children of such families are being raised to speak the languages of both parents. American Mary Nobuoka, director of the Bilingual Special Interest Group (B-SIG) and parent of a bicultural son, devotes much of her time and energy to helping other families in their journey of language and discovery.
EDITORIALS
Mar 1, 2013
Treat all students equally
The education ministry on Feb. 20 revised an ordinance to exclude so-called Korean high schools or pro-North Korea high schools from the government's tuition-waiver program. This change will cause various problems.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 28, 2013
Education miracles in remote Japan
It will be hard finding a replacement for the late Dr. Mineo Nakajima, who oversaw the development of a prestigious university in Akita Prefecture.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2013
More suspensions of bullies sought
A government panel on education proposes that schools enforce suspensions of bullies more strictly.
EDITORIALS
Feb 24, 2013
Whose morals will be taught?
The government's panel on improving Japan's education system has decided to have the government make morals a regular subject in schools. The Education Rebuilding Implementation Council, led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and chaired by Kaoru Kamata, president of Waseda University, intends to advise setting...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 23, 2013
American teacher's spin on Japan's racism riles Net nationalists
Japan's informal army of young, hyper-nationalist Web users puts U.S. citizen Miki Dezaki in its cross hairs for uploading a video titled 'Racism in Japan' on YouTube.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 21, 2013
Proposed inheritance tax exemption isn't really about inheritance taxes
Will old folks encouraged to think of their grandkids' education loosen their grip on unproductive savings?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Feb 8, 2013
Founder of TIS makes creativity cornerstone of school's curriculum
Patrick Newell, 47, founder of Tokyo International School, calls himself a “learning activist,” a zealot on the frontlines of learning.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 4, 2013
Navigating the Tokyo high school minefield: a foreign parent's tale
Not too long ago, I heard from a foreign resident of Tokyo looking for a high school for her daughter, a 14-year-old who will begin her final year of junior high in April. Both parent and child were extremely excited about recently discovering a nearby public school featuring a cosmopolitan atmosphere...
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2013
Not the way to reform education
As for 'resuscitating' education, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears more interested in nurturing children who will help Japan achieve its national goals.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2013
Turning the page on history books
Textbook publishers may one day no longer have to give 'special consideration' to neighboring Asian nations when describing historical events they might find offensive.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 28, 2013
Tokyo: Do you think teachers should be allowed to dish out corporal punishment?
'I don't see any benefit in corporal punishment, whether at the hands of teachers or parents.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 30, 2012
For teachers, the business of education has become even more of a business
Private high schools are relying more and more on part-time teachers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 4, 2012
Money for education ends up in the toilet
Officials finally realize that public school lavatories have been neglected too long.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 22, 2011
In Japan, you get the education you (the consumer) pay for
Why is private spending for education in Japan so much more than public spending?
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 30, 2011
Ikumen: raising new father figures in Japan
Maybe papa was rolling stone once upon a time, but these days he's expected to share the burden of raising the kids.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
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.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
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.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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