Tag - online

 
 

ONLINE

EDITORIALS
Mar 28, 2014
Online babysitter dangers
Parents must take precautions when vetting potential babysitters, including insisting on recommendations and other verifiable evidence of suitable childcare qualifications.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2014
Students in Aichi city to be banned from using cellphones after 9 p.m.
Hoping to minimize the negative effects that smartphones can have on children, students in elementary and junior high schools in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, will be banned from using cellphones after 9 p.m.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2014
Accused hacker: 'I'm innocent'
The man accused of hacking other people's computers to make a series of violent threats in 2012 maintains his “absolute innocence” as his trial opens at the Tokyo District Court.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 16, 2013
Broker SBI upgrades with eye on high-frequency future
SBI Securities Co., Japan's largest online broker, has upgraded its technology in anticipation of faster trading speeds in the world's second-biggest equity market.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Dec 1, 2013
For busy teachers, online degrees can help in the rat race
As a graduate of a competitive U.S. university, I didn't take online learning seriously. Sitting in front of a computer couldn't compare with my four-year liberal arts experience collaborating with peers and debating with professors.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Dec 1, 2013
School yourself in the basics before picking an online course
There are many professions within the field of education and just as many online graduate programs to match them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Dec 1, 2013
Crusader for social activism brings Change.org to Japan
The woman who brought Change.org to Japan says the online petition platform is just the ticket to get the normally reticent Japanese to become more active in achieving social change.
EDITORIALS
Nov 17, 2013
Regulating online sales of drugs
To better protect the public health, the government should enact a law regulating the online sales of nonprescription drugs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 28, 2013
Online courses: Collegiate equalizer?
The latest trend in online education is taking the academic world by storm.
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN WEB WATCH
Oct 15, 2013
Japan's social-networking pioneer turns matchmaker
There was a time when the only social network that mattered in Japan was Mixi, but these days, after years of stagnation, it is hardly heard of in daily conversation — being replaced in popularity by rivals such as Gree, Mobage, Twitter, Facebook and most recently Line.

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