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US UNIVERSITIES

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 6, 2018
How Japan can attract more students from overseas
The market for studying abroad is booming, and with the right plan universities in Japan can easily enroll more international students.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Feb 2, 2018
China's Me Too movement in colleges initially encouraged by authorities, then frustrated
After declaring they were ready to fight sexual harassment on university campuses, the Chinese authorities now appear to be seeking to contain a nascent Me Too movement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2018
Kyoto University to accept 17 felled by flawed entrance test
Kyoto University said Thursday it will admit 17 applicants who were rejected after taking its entrance exam last February that contained a physics question with no possible answer.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jan 24, 2018
Why don't more Japanese study abroad? The cost and the hassle, survey shows
One student canvasses others and finds expense is crucial — even for well-off families — while support is thin on the ground.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2018
University entrance exam question on Moomins series leaves Japanese students bewildered
A confusing question on the annual university entrance exam featuring hippopotamus-like creatures and Nordic languages left many Japanese high school students scratching their heads.
EDITORIALS
Jan 14, 2018
A failing grade for universities' entrance exams
Serious errors involving university entrance exams are growing far too common.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 14, 2018
Japan still has much to learn from Martin Luther King's nonviolent struggle
Could Dr. King's nonviolent methods work in Japan, a country with a completely different relationship between government and citizen than in America?
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2018
Frigid weather disrupts university entrance exams; Hokkaido cops give students a lift
The annual unified college entrance examinations began Saturday as many parts of the country saw their coldest winter day so far cause traffic jams and force several schools to postpone the pivotal tests.
EDITORIALS
Jan 9, 2018
Revive Japan's scientific research
Japan's scientific research is on the verge of stalling.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Dec 27, 2017
Teachers and schools in Japan brace for icebergs in 2018
After a year of scandals and promises, the 'five-year rule' and demographic woes cast a shadow over education in 2018.
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2017
Rural high school grads bound for Tokyo universities to be coached on finding jobs back home
The government plans to give high school students advancing to universities in the Tokyo area more opportunities to learn about companies in other regions to encourage them to return to their home communities after graduation and find jobs there.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 24, 2017
Why Japan's universities continue to fall in global rankings
In 2013, the government's council on resuscitation of education called for having at least 10 Japanese universities among global top 100 within a decade. But the target now seems out of reach.
EDITORIALS
Dec 16, 2017
Capping enrollment in Tokyo
Only capping the enrollment capacity at universities in Tokyo will not guarantee that more youths will choose schools outside of the metropolitan area.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2017
Japan studies programs abroad falling short on giving grads clear career path into the country
European universities and employers need to improve the assistance they provide to foreign graduates looking to work in Japan, according to delegates at a recent two-day conference in London.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2017
University of Melbourne marks 100 years of teaching Japanese
From 2017 to 2019, the University of Melbourne, in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria, is celebrating 100 years of Japanese language education.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 19, 2017
1968: The year Japan truly raised its voice
During a recent conversation with a student in his sixth year at a university renowned to be an incubator for Japanese politicians, 23-year-old Atsugi Fukuhara tells me that he wants to stay a student forever.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2017
Cutting families' education costs
Is Prime Minister Abe's initiative for reducing education costs worth the money? Maybe not.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Nov 15, 2017
Tokyo campus tie-up between Temple Japan and Showa Women's University could offer model for the future
Showa Women's University and Temple University, Japan Campus have announced a unique site-sharing agreement that could offer a model to other Japanese schools.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 6, 2017
Let's discuss entrance exam reforms
Upcoming changes to Japanese university admissions have students, parents and teachers raising their hands to ask questions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 13, 2017
Japan's student grant system could leave university grads in deep black hole of debt
Everyone knows that a university education leads to a higher salary, but how much higher?
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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