National Dec 3, 2020
Senior demon slayer: Grandmother gets doctorate for study on Japanese monsters
Misako Nagura, 73, first entered university at 54, and has traveled abroad to present her findings on folklore apparitions.
Asia Pacific Nov 29, 2020
China wields patriotic education to tame Hong Kong's rebellious youth
by Sarah Wu
Targeting the city's teachers has become part of a broader plan by China's leaders to reform the city's youth after last year's sometimes-violent pro-democracy demonstrations.
National Nov 27, 2020
The merger will make Keio the first university in Japan to have four medical faculties — medicine, nursing, pharmacy and dentistry.
National Nov 24, 2020
Japan not planning to shut schools despite record daily virus cases
The minister urged schools to exercise "maximum vigilance" as the number of daily coronavirus cases in Japan surpassed 2,000 for a fifth straight day on Sunday.
World / Social Issues Nov 21, 2020
Kids see many ads but few educational videos on YouTube, study shows
by Mark Bergen
A report found that adverts were present on 95% of videos analyzed, with a fifth of the ads being categorized as age inappropriate.
National Nov 17, 2020
Safe, near and short: The new normal for school trips in Japan
Some schools began to reconsider trip cancellations on the back of growing calls by the government and others for the schools to help students create good memories.
World Nov 13, 2020
Harvard University can continue to consider race in its admissions decisions, after a federal appeals court ruled that it isn’t intentionally discriminating against Asian Americans and the policy doesn’t violate the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Boston on Thursday ruled that race ...
National / Media | Japan Pulse Nov 7, 2020
Japan's students struggle to embrace online learning amid COVID-19
by Kaori Shoji
Japan's university students have had a rough six months and the immediate future isn’t looking much brighter. While much of the country has more or less returned to some semblance of normalcy, students have almost been left behind in terms of their studies. "It's like we're ...
World / Science & Health Nov 7, 2020
Experts struggle to determine whether younger people with the coronavirus are more contagious.
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Oct 31, 2020
Revised Chinese law sparks debate on sexuality education
by Sarah Wu
While the country does have some sex education, there are calls for it to go beyond biology and cover relationships and sexuality.
National | Regional voices: Chubu Oct 30, 2020
Medical students in Aichi struggle to get on-site training amid pandemic
Medical departments in universities are having difficulty conducting anatomy classes, clinical rotations and other training for students.
National Oct 29, 2020
Local governments consider using AI to rate severity of bullying cases
In the past, the Otsu Board of Education was not able to properly handle some bullying cases as its officials had to check one by one hundreds of reports.