Issues | LAW OF THE LAND
Can Japan's laws adapt to pandemic-era privacy needs?
by Colin P.A. Jones
Identity-based discrimination is a part of Japanese law, but could our own experiences with the new coronavirus become part of our identity?
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Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
'If the virus gets in, it will spread like wildfire'
by Rosa Barbaran and David H. Slater
While authorities mull "provisional release" for some refugees currently in detention centers across the country, the people on the inside say they receive little information on the novel coronavirus.
Issues | LEARNING CURVE
Coronavirus crisis offers chance to update Japanese schools
by Louise George Kittaka
The current coronavirus pandemic has caused school closures around the world. While some have been able to make the jump to digital ways of learning, others have fallen short.
Issues | LEARNING CURVE Apr 20, 2020
Tips for teaching and learning online
by Doug Strable
Doug Strable, a freelance learning and development designer based in Tokyo, lays out some ideas, advice and warnings surrounding the new type of classroom that awaits teachers and parents in the 21st century. Communicating and learning online is here to stay: The ability to learn ...
Issues | FOREIGN AGENDA Mar 30, 2020
Facing the COVID-19 crisis in Japan with a disability
by Mark Bookman and Michael Gillan Peckitt
One thing that's clear about the coronavirus pandemic is that if even one person is left behind, it could prove disastrous to us all.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Mar 28, 2020
Dealing with anxiety during a global pandemic
by Rebecca Saunders
As coronavirus news floods our social feeds, it's important to take care of our mental well-being as well as our physical conditions.
Issues | LEARNING CURVE Mar 23, 2020
The way of the toddler: Sōranbushi and sumo
by William Lang
April is approaching and with it comes the start of the new school year. Ordinarily, this would be a time for ceremonies replete with tears and smartphone-captured sentimentality. In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, however, even such small-scale public gatherings are less visible. One ...
Issues | LEARNING CURVE Mar 9, 2020
Stockpiling food and keeping up appearances in Hokkaido's schools
by Patrick St. Michel
English teachers in Hokkaido, which apart from the Diamond Princess cruise ship has been hit hardest with coronavirus cases in Japan, struggle to make sense of measures taken at their schools.
Issues | LEARNING CURVE Mar 3, 2020
With the coronavirus canceling classes, what are English teachers to do?
by Patrick St. Michel
ALTs and English-language school employees are reporting confusion over what role their employers should play in a possible pandemic.
Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Feb 17, 2020
Bureaucrats are to blame for copy-happy hotel clerks
by Colin P.A. Jones
With data privacy being a huge issue, you may feel uneasy about hotels photocopying your passport. However, Colin P.A. Jones says the rule is more about bureaucratic culture than privacy.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Feb 3, 2020
Japanese society warms to asylum-seekers despite the government's cold shoulder
by Jesse Chase-Lubitz
Hilmneh Tegegn came to Japan from Ethiopia 11 years ago seeking refugee status here and seemed to do everything right. After more than a decade of waiting, he finally got a visa — to the United States.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Jan 30, 2020
Parents in Japan use YouTube to teach bilingual baby talk that's good for any age
by Patrick St. Michel
Mothers raising their kids in Japan head to YouTube to create a community that goes beyond basic parenting tips.
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