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STUDENTS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2015
English-immersion share house offers cultural experience
On any given weekday some 15 to 20 residents of a four-story apartment building in the Tokyo suburb of Fuchu converge in the Scandinavian-style cafe-lounge at around 9 p.m. to converse in English.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2015
Colored contact lenses cited as infection risk for careless users
A government organization is trying to make youngsters aware of the risks of frivolous use of colored contact lenses, warning that bad hygiene practices could lead to eye infections and severe diseases.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2015
Shibuya shines in summertime Bon dance festival
International students and workers in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward slipped into yukata summer kimono and enjoyed traditional folk dancing Friday during the district's second annual summer festival.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 21, 2015
Campaign group SEALDs hooking Japan's youth with jazzy placards, fliers
The sticky, humid night did not stop thousands of infuriated Japanese from gathering outside the Diet on July 15. Many held eye-catching placards that displayed messages such as, “Give peace a chance” and “Our future, our choice” to protest the approval of two security bills at the special committee...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 8, 2015
China's stock-trading students see life lessons in market slide
A wild plunge in China's stock market over the past month has burned millions of retail investors, but 22-year-old student Zhu Qimeng prefers to view any losses as a valuable part of his education for a career in finance.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 24, 2015
Newspapers play a critical role in education
Attempting to shield students from the realities of life that newspapers cover on a daily basis is an exercise in futility.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2015
International students face job hunting hurdles in Japan
A 23-year-old student from China who attends the prestigious University of Tokyo is now looking for a job in Japan.
JAPAN
May 12, 2015
Academics denounce 'foolish' policy of rewriting uncomfortable facts in school textbooks
Scholars representing three academic associations call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government to revise its 'foolish' rules dictating changes in school textbooks, which they allege are designed to indoctrinate pupils with certain political views.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 1, 2015
Overuse of mobile gadgets hampers students' ability to study, sleep
Excessive use of mobile phones causes students to fare poorly in elementary, junior high and high school, not only because it makes them lose their concentration due to a lack of sleep, but also because it apparently compromises what they have studied, researchers say.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2015
School kids weak at filtering data to produce own conclusions: study
The nation's primary and junior high school students lack the skills to sift through and link information from multiple sources to solve problems, even though they can easily understand spoon-fed, pre-filtered information, a government study has found.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2015
U.S. students losing interest in China as dream jobs prove elusive
American students are getting cold feet about studying Chinese in China, with many study abroad programs in the country seeing a substantial drop in enrolment over the last few years.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2015
Teacher-student interaction needs boundaries
Instead of banning teachers from having private online communication with students, schools should to provide teachers with a set of clear guidelines followed by ongoing training.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 16, 2015
Uniqlo vows reforms as NGO deplores factory conditions in China
Fast Retailing moves to improve poor working conditions at Uniqlo's clothing plants in China after being confronted by an NGO in Hong Kong.

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