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SCHOOLS

COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 16, 2016
Youthful voter turnout is unpredictable
The sheer newness of being able to vote too often fades unless it is underpinned by a deep sense of civic duty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2016
Japanese school uniforms get redesigns with a little manga flair
Talk about too cool for school. Some high schools are adopting uniforms that draw on contemporary cultural influences such as manga.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 27, 2016
Teen faces charges over breach of online school grades management system
A second arrest warrant is served on a 17-year-old boy over the theft of some 210,000 digital files containing the grades of students in Saga Prefecture schools.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 20, 2016
Helping foreign students to learn Japanese
The education ministry's proposal to establish hub schools where foreign students can learn Japanese is a good idea, but the plan will hinge on getting good teachers.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2016
Publisher defies ban, provides free study materials to Gifu, Nagasaki schools
Major textbook publisher Taishukan Publishing Co. has been distributing study materials for free to public high schools in Gifu and Nagasaki prefectures despite the practice being banned, prefectural education boards have revealed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2016
Japan's dispatched ALTs struggle without a safety net
In late March, 65 English assistant language teachers, or ALTs, effectively lost their jobs after dispatch agency Interac lost a contract with the Sapporo Board of Education.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jun 8, 2016
Is the Eiken doing Japan's English learners more harm than good?
Critics argue that the Eiken proficiency exams focus too heavily on vocabulary, grammar and the written word at the expense of fluency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2016
Parents of girl murdered at Osaka school in 2001 speak out about school safety
Fifteen years after a man stabbed eight children to death and injured 15 other people at an elementary school in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, the parents of one of the victims are speaking about their experience and lobbying for better security at such facilities.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 4, 2016
Vocational universities won't solve all woes
The government's initiative to create vocational universities can play an important part of the overall strategy to make tertiary education and training more useful, but it's important not to place unrealistic hopes on both.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 29, 2016
Industry helps Chinese game their way into and through U.S. colleges
The advertisements were tailored for Chinese college students far from home struggling with the English language and an unfamiliar culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2016
Kumamoto school system getting back on its feet
Several public schools resumed classes Monday in parts of Kumamoto hit hardest by twin quakes last month. The rest are set to reopen by midweek.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 29, 2016
Judge says lawsuit against former U.S. House Speaker Hastert can proceed
A $1.8 million civil lawsuit filed by a victim of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, convicted of a financial crime linked to sexual abuse of high school wrestlers decades ago, can proceed, an Illinois judge ruled Thursday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 25, 2016
Poverty-performance link warrants closer look
Recent studies call into question the belief that absolute poverty rates are the sole consideration in determining student performance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2016
Korean schools in Japan riled by possibility of losing subsidies over anger toward Pyongyang
The head of the Korean School Principals Association is demanding that the education ministry retract its notice that local governments be cautious about providing subsidies to schools that serve the Korean community.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2016
Modern moms can't find stitch in time to make traditional needlework school bags
Every year as cherry blossoms bloom, mothers across Japan toil until late at night to sew fabric bags that nursery and elementary schools require their children to have when starting class in April.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016
Three Tokyo teachers fight against national anthem rule
At risk to their careers and salaries, a group of public school teachers in Tokyo who defied a rule obliging teachers to sing the national anthem during this year's school ceremonies renewed their call Thursday for its abolishment.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016
12 more Japan correspondence schools caught using improper state subsidy claims to woo students
Twelve more correspondence high schools around the nation have been found to have recruited students with inappropriate claims regarding government subsidies, the education ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 30, 2016
Evidence mounts of missed red flags in case of former Tokyo teacher facing U.S. child rape charges
Fugitive 'Mr. Wonder' returned to Tokyo in the 1980s and visited St. Mary's International School, witness says.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 16, 2016
Ehime high schools to require notice from students who want to attend political events
All public high schools in the prefecture decide en masse to require notice from students who intend to engage in political activity.
EDITORIALS
Mar 12, 2016
Truancy among non-Japanese kids
The education system is ignoring the thousands of non-Japanese students who aren't attending school.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
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.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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.

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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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