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UNIVERSITY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 21, 2014
The battle to boost universities
The government should consider the latest lackluster global rankings for Japanese universities and undertake a fundamental review of its university education policies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2014
Hosei students prepare to publish their own English-language newspaper
A joint project between The Japan Times and Hosei University in Tokyo is helping students learn reporting skills for an English-language publication.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2014
School group Nanzan sues UBS, Nomura over derivatives trading losses
UBS AG and Nomura Holdings Inc. have been sued by a Japanese school operator for ¥8.8 billion in compensation for losses on derivative transactions.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2014
Takahashi's superb passing sparks Niho University to rout over Keio University
Sophomore quarterback Ryohei Takahashi completed 19 of 23 passes for 229 yards and four touchdowns, leading the Nihon University Phoenix to a 63-20 triumph over the Keio University Unicorns on Saturday in a Kanto Collegiate League game.
EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2014
The dangers of intolerance
Two universities in Japan have received letter threats that nail-laden bombs will go off on their campuses if they don't dismiss two instructors who formerly reported on the 'comfort women' controversy for the Asahi Shimbun.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 8, 2014
Two indicted over stock price manipulation
Prosecutors indicted two former members of an investment club at Waseda University in Tokyo on Wednesday for allegedly manipulating stock prices through Internet trading.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 8, 2014
2-month-old boy undergoes successful heart surgery in Shimane Prefecture
A team at Shimane University Hospital has performed arterial switch operations on the heart of a 2-month-old baby, who is said to be recovering well.
BASKETBALL
Oct 7, 2014
Fukushima Firebonds sign Jones to bolster backcourt
The Fukushima Firebonds have signed guard Verdell Jones III, bj-league sources have told The Japan Times.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 7, 2014
Waseda to strip Obokata of doctorate unless she corrects her dissertation
Waseda University said Tuesday it will strip embattled researcher Haruko Obokata of her doctorate unless she corrects her dissertation, following her involvement in the scandal earlier this year related to research on so-called STAP cells.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2014
Group defends ex-Asahi academic, saying university must resist anonymous calls to fire him
A group of 444 lawyers, scholars, journalists and concerned members of the public calls on a university to stand up to anonymous threats that seek the dismissal of one of its lecturers.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2014
Four Japanese universities slip in annual global ranking
The University of Tokyo holds onto its title as Asia's No. 1 institution of higher learning while four of its domestic contemporaries lose ground.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2014
Universities get bomb threats over teachers who worked for the Asahi
Universities in Osaka and Hokkaido prefectures have received bomb threats in letters that demand former Asahi Shimbun reporters working for them be fired.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2014
Tsukuba University climbs to 13th in global new university rankings
The University of Tsukuba has been rated the 13th best new university worldwide, in a ranking that compares the merits of such institutions set up within the past 50 years.
Japan Times
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Sep 20, 2014
Tezuka field goal puts Keio University Unicorns ahead for good against Meiji University Griffins
Taiyo Tezuka kicked a 28-yard field goal to break a 14-14 tie with 5:14 in the fourth quarter as the Keio University Unicorns rallied to beat the Meiji University Griffins 24-14 on Saturday at Kawasaki Fujimi Stadium.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 19, 2014
IPS study offers hope to those with rare bone, cartilage diseases
Kyoto University and Hyogo College of Medicine scientists find a potential treatment for people suffering from currently incurable diseases.
COMMENTARY / World / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 13, 2014
Empowering Asian women through education
Asia University for Women, launched in 2008, is an audacious project in Chittagong, Bangladesh, that is aiming to develop the region's future leaders.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2014
Abe needs more stimulus to raise sales tax, adviser Itoh says
The administration should consider a supplementary budget this year and will need to add stimulus for the economy to weather the planned increase in the consumption tax in 2015, according to Motoshige Itoh, a member of an advisory panel to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2014
Old school is new again at India's Nalanda
Many years of work by Amartya Sen and an international team of academics has culminated in the reopening, after eight centuries, of Nalanda University — funded mainly by the governments of India, Japan and China — to its first batch of graduate students in two disciplines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2014
Close Abe adviser calls for delay to next tax hike if economy slows
The Abe administration should put off the consumption tax hike scheduled for next year or raise the rate by 1 percentage point per year if the economy stalls, according to a special adviser to the prime minister.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 9, 2014
Kyoto University professor shares Lasker medical prize
Kyoto University professor Kazutoshi Mori shares this year's Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award with Peter Walter of the University of California, San Francisco, for unraveling the inner workings of the cell to process proteins that serve as a basis for ongoing drug development for a range of...
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.

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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.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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