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UNIVERSITIES

COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 2, 2016
Raising university rankings
The quality of an educational institution is determined by the skills and abilities of the teachers and their educational philosophy.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 31, 2016
Tokyo University ranked 4th best in Asia
The University of Tokyo ranked 39th in this year's Times Higher Education list, making it the fourth best institution of higher learning in Asia.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2016
Caution on reforming university course offerings
Liberal arts majors often become the best software developers and technology employees because their critical thinking skills allow them to see the bigger picture.
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2016
Lure of defense research funds
The Defense Ministry's program to fund dual-use research opens up serious moral and ethical questions for university researchers.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2016
Universities should stop coddling students
Universities have many missions, but becoming safe spaces for faculty and student juvenility is not among them.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2016
Universities' failing grades
Japanese university bureaucracy must be prized open to let the nation's hopes and dreams flourish.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Sep 7, 2016
Surviving Japan on an international student's budget
Current and former international students in the capital share some of their experiences and offer advice that might help incoming students save some yen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2016
Japan and South Korea account for 17 of top 20 Asia universities, poll shows
China and India have the biggest populations in the Asia-Pacific region, and the economic news coming out of both countries usually dominates world headlines.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2016
Women in college leadership roles are still rare
Tradition dies hard when it comes to promoting women to head universities.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2016
Recruiting foreign students to study locally
A perfect storm of demographics and economics has caused universities in both Japan and the U.S. to aggressively woo students from abroad.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices
Jul 6, 2016
Views from Tokyo: What do you think about the 'Brexit,' and how might it affect the future?
Go Taira
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 20, 2016
How about killing schools' economics departments?
The humanities and social sciences are vital to analyzing the complexities of economics, a fact the education ministry would be well-served to remember.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 20, 2016
Let's discuss what young Japanese want from work
Google, All Nippon Airways and Toyota have emerged as the ideal workplaces for Japanese millennial talent, according to a survey.
EDITORIALS
Jun 18, 2016
The need for more scholarships
The ruling and opposition parties must follow through on their promises to increase university scholarships and prevent more students from having to take out crippling loans.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2016
Cloistered nun gets PhD in rocket engines
A nun in India has received a PhD for her study of scramjet engines, devices that can be used in space craft, news reports said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2016
China uses SWAT teams, prison terms to crack down on entrance exam cheats
From sending SWAT teams into exam centers to arresting rule-breakers, China's public security authorities have been cracking down hard on college entrance examination cheaters who could face jail if caught.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 8, 2016
Views from Tokyo students: How will you decide how to vote in next month's election?
Hosei University students about the issues that could determine how they vote in July's House of Councilors election, the first in which Japanese 18- and 19-year-olds will be able to cast ballots.
EDITORIALS
Jun 4, 2016
Get science back on solid ground
The government needs to assess its policies on research funding to make sure everything possible is being done to keep Japanese science on top.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Japan to give India E5 and E3 shinkansen for free
A rendering of East Japan Railway's E10 series of bullet trains
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.
Four arrested over obscene AI images in Japan first
The suspects used free AI software to create images of naked adult women, who do not exist in the real world, using prompts that included terms such as "legs open," according to NHK.
'Chikan' incidents rise as Japan grapples with mental health and cultural challenges
Overcrowded trains and a lack of legal consequences for groping in Japan have led to a rise in "chikan," or groping, which has been linked to a mental condition and compounded by cultural stigmas.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Sumo's throwback regional tours offer glimpse into sport's heart and history
Kirishima (behind) battles Atamifuji during a regional tour event in Hyogo Prefecture in 2023.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.

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