Tag - schools

 
Menu
Search
 
November 22, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

SCHOOLS

EDITORIALS
Dec 19, 2015
Japan's woeful school funding
Japan's consistently and shockingly poor level of educational spending is being ignored by the central government and education ministry.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 14, 2015
Textbook publishers must be above reproach
Recent scandals highlight the fine line between legitimate business practices and shady dealings in the textbook industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 7, 2015
Non-Japanese students overcome obstacles to pursue dreams
High school students from overseas are working hard to overcome language and financial obstacles in Japan to achieve their dreams.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2015
South Korea protesters plan third nationwide rally on Dec. 19 over contentious history textbooks
South Korean protesters plan to hold another rally in two weeks after tens of thousands took to the streets of Seoul on Saturday to protest against President Park Geun-hye's plan to reform the labor market and adopt a state-approved history textbook for high schools.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 2, 2015
Media firm seeks to make prep schooling affordable, higher education reachable, via online lectures
Major media company Recruit Marketing Partners is waging a price war in a field of business that has thrived despite a dwindling pool of clients: preparing for entrance exams.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2015
Nationwide curriculum to end free-for-all in English teacher training
Fed up with the low English proficiency of the many educators who teach the language, the education ministry decides to standardize the curriculum for training courses in universities.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2015
Arrest of student for drug possession shines light on narcotics use among the young
A high school student held on suspicion of drug possession leads an expert to call for better anti-drug education in schools.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 9, 2015
Aichi NPO goes extra mile with language support for non-Japanese kids
Aichi Prefecture, where manufacturing businesses are heavily concentrated, currently has the largest number of young non-Japanese students in the country. There are 6,300 such students in the prefecture and the number of students requiring Japanese language support is increasing every year.
EDITORIALS
Nov 7, 2015
How's life? Not so hot in Japan
Life satisfaction in Japan stands below the OECD average, particularly in matters of pay and education.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2015
Large-scale sexting at Colorado high school results in criminal probe, suspensions
Widespread circulation of hundreds of sexually explicit photos among students at a Colorado high school via text messages has triggered a criminal investigation, multiple suspensions and the forfeiture of a football game, officials said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 4, 2015
Different strokes: navigating the Japanese school system with a learning difficulty
Japan's schools can be ill-prepared for dealing with bicultural children with learning problems.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 3, 2015
South Korea to take control of history textbooks in bid 'to correct bias'
South Korea's government on Tuesday said it would publish history textbooks for use in schools from 2017, to strip current teaching of its "ideological bias."
EDITORIALS
Oct 24, 2015
Truancy rate increases again
The education ministry must do a better job in reducing truancy by addressing the needs of students who don't fit the standard system.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 24, 2015
Student participation in politics involves risk
Providing voter education to high school students is important, but it can't be a situation where the government is the speaker and teachers its mouthpieces.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2015
Finding the right approach to sex education
Sex education in both Japanese and U.S. schools can stand a great deal of improvement.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

mission sustainability vol.12 : Kose Corp.Kose takes pride in creating beauty in the world
mission sustainability vol.12 : Kose Corp.Kose takes pride in creating beauty in the world

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER