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US UNIVERSITIES

Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 2, 2019
Tabloid's objectification of women continues to stir controversy
The weekly magazine Spa has apologized for an article it published in December that ranked universities in terms of how easy it is to get their female students into bed. The article generated backlash but the apology was issued in response to a petition that had been drawn up in protest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jan 25, 2019
U.S. universities unplug from China's Huawei under pressure from Trump's national security law
Top U.S. universities are ditching telecommunications equipment made by Huawei Technologies and other Chinese companies to avoid losing federal funding under a new national security law backed by the Trump administration.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 23, 2019
Spa! magazine publishes apology for ranking colleges based on sexual availability of female students
Weekly tabloid magazine Spa! issued an apology in its latest edition after a list it published in December — which ranked colleges based on the perceived sexual availability of their female students — received heavy criticism and led the publication to re-evaluate its editorial process.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 18, 2019
The global decline of Japanese universities
Dark clouds hang over the future of Japanese universities due to the government's failure to recognize the importance of education and research.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 11, 2019
Japan an underdeveloped country for women
Despite its rich, industrialized economy, Japan has yet to achieve much progress in equality between men and women.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 9, 2019
Colleges named in Japan tabloid's list of schools with 'easy girls' condemn article as misogynistic
The fallout over an article in a tabloid magazine ranking colleges according to the promiscuity of their female students after drinking intensified Wednesday, with all institutions named in the article accusing the publication of sexism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 7, 2019
Tabloid mag under fire for publishing list of Japanese colleges where girls are 'easily available' for sex at drinking parties
A tabloid magazine has ignited intense backlash on social media after it published a list of colleges whose students are "easily available" for sex after drinking, underscoring what critics described as the country's systematic objectification of women.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jan 5, 2019
Japan Times 1969: Police battle students at Tokyo University
Radical students holed up in Tokyo University's Yasuda Auditorium withstood a 10-hour siege by riot police who seized control of 16 other buildings held by the students on the university's Hongo campus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2018
Invest in education and save the economy
Giving birth to dynamic companies in Japan will require nothing but education that values and nurtures extraordinary individuality.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 17, 2018
Experts question Juntendo University's reasoning behind gender discrimination in medical course entrance exams
A prominent medical university in Tokyo, which recently admitted setting a higher bar for female applicants to pass entrance exams, is now being criticized for the reasons it has given for its gender discrimination.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2018
Nine medical schools in Japan rigged entrance exams to benefit men and relatives of alumni, ministry report says
The ministry will start preparing rules to ensure fairness in the entrance exams for the 2020 year and beyond.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2018
Waseda's newly elected president aims to make university a top-notch global draw for scholars
Perhaps he won the presidency thanks to his specialized knowledge of voting behavior and public opinion, or maybe it was his casual tweets in conversations with students, his use of mocking buzzwords or his adoption of slang used by his pupils.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2018
Percentage of Japanese university students with dating experience falls to record low
The percentage of university students with dating experience stands at around 70 percent, the lowest level since surveys by a sex education body began more than 40 years ago.
WORLD
Nov 20, 2018
French universities to offer more courses in English to attract foreign students
France wants to boost the number of foreign students at its universities by more than half over the next decade and will offer more courses taught in English to attract them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2018
Let Harvard be Harvard, only much bigger
Increasing class size is the best answer for Harvard and other top schools to be more inclusive.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2018
Harvard defends admission policy as Asian-American bias trial wraps up
Harvard University defended its admissions policies Friday against a group accusing it of discriminating against Asian-American applicants in the closing arguments of a trial that could change the role of race in U.S. college admissions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2018
Women demand compensation from Tokyo Medical University over rigged entrance exams
Women who applied unsuccessfully to Tokyo Medical University are demanding it pay a total of ¥7.69 million ($68,600) in compensation for manipulating entrance exam results in favor of male applicants, their lawyers said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 28, 2018
Restore public trust in university entrance exams
Universities should compensate the medical school applicants they discriminated against.
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2018
Keep probing medical schools for discrimination
nstead of using discriminatory practices to limit opportunities for women to become doctors, the work environment at medical institutions should be changed in ways that enable more women to continue to work as doctors once they marry and have children.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2018
Choosing the best students isn't easy
In sharply unequal societies, elite universities receiving government funds can properly be expected to play a role in fostering social mobility.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
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.
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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