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EDUCATIONAL

JAPAN / Politics
May 18, 2017
Renho says Abe should resign if Kake Education allegations prove true
The Democratic Party pressured Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to quit on Thursday if allegations that he colluded with the Kake Educational Institution prove true.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 21, 2016
Boosting Japanese innovation
To revive Japan's international competitiveness, the educational system must teach students how to think, make judgements and express themselves.
EDITORIALS
Aug 22, 2015
Much potential in new courses
The education ministry should strive to follow the new study outline for primary and secondary education, which stresses active learning to nurture independent thinking.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 28, 2014
Abe looks to instill politics in education
Conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is cranking out policies to strengthen the political grip on education, turning the postwar notion on its head that instruction of the nation's young people should be free of political influence.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 30, 2013
'Art and literature in Japan 1926-1936'
Early 20th-century Japan experienced changes in both its political and sociological structures that, as the Showa Era (1926-1989) progressed, helped creative disciplines flourish. The 20th-century thus became a period of artistic and literary renaissance that paved the way for emerging trends and movements, which included proletarian art and modernism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 14, 2013
'Medieval Japanese Art'
In medieval Japan — the Kamakura Period to the Muromachi Period (1193-1573) — power shifted from the nobility to the warrior class. Revealing the influence of this political disruption, this exhibition focuses on artwork produced at that time, much of which referenced Chinese Zen culture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 24, 2013
'Flowers in Bloom: The Culture of Gardening in Edo'
Japan has a long history of gardening, but the culture truly blossomed during the peace and stability of the Edo Period (1603-1867). As summer kicks in, the Edo Tokyo Museum is showcasing Ukiyo-e prints, screens and guidebooks related to the art of gardening and floristry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2013
LDP panel binds TOEFL to degrees
The Test of English as a Foreign Language will be needed to enter public universities and graduate from them if the LDP's educational reforms are formalized.

Longform

Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on