National Sep 16, 2019
Officials in Kawasaki Ward in the city of Kawasaki have teamed up with a social welfare service provider to host a summer school this year for students who have come to Japan within the past three years.
Books Sep 14, 2019
'World Class': What a world class education looks like, and what it doesn't
by J.J. O'Donoghue
"World Class," by Teru Clavel is an examination of what a top-tier education system — and its opposite — looks like.
National Sep 12, 2019
Japan failing to cultivate elite universities, global survey suggests
Only the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University made it to the top 200 — fewer than China, Italy, Denmark and Belgium, the report said.
Commentary / Japan Sep 11, 2019
To create an immigrant-friendly Japan, start with education reform
by Asia Dobbs
The conformity that is encouraged in Japanese public schools shapes a social consciousness that is suspicious of outsiders.
Asia Pacific Sep 9, 2019
A Bangladesh university has suspended a student for being Rohingya, officials said Sunday, as impatience with the refugees grows following a second failed attempt to repatriate them to Myanmar. Some 740,000 of the Muslim minority fled to southeast Bangladesh after a military crackdown in Myanmar's ...
Business Sep 7, 2019
Agency to compile list of entrepreneurs who can talk to students about business
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency has decided to compile by the end of fiscal 2019 a list of some 10,000 entrepreneurs it can introduce to schools that are offering entrepreneurship education, it has been learned. The agency hopes that the entrepreneurs will give lectures ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Sep 6, 2019
South Korean ministerial nominee in cross-hairs over daughter's education perks
President Moon Jae-in's nominee for justice minister may soon take office under the cloud of a prosecution inquiry and public outcry over a scandal that has reignited debate over class privilege. At issue are scholarships and other perks granted to the daughter of the nominee, ...
National Sep 5, 2019
Night high schools, established after World War II for working youths who were unable to attend ordinary schools, are now providing opportunities for all kinds of people, from former truants to foreign residents with limited Japanese skills. According to the education ministry, as many as ...
Editorials Sep 5, 2019
Efforts to improve of the university exam system are welcome, but forcibly implementing reforms without proper preparation could cause problems for high school students.
National Sep 5, 2019
Educator and musician recognized by America-Japan Society for contribution to bilateral ties
by Magdalena Osumi
An American educator and a Japanese musician were recognized on Thursday by America-Japan Society Inc. for their longtime grassroots work toward deepening ties between Japan and the United States. The two were honored with the third Kaneko Award, which was founded in 2017 to commemorate ...
National Aug 30, 2019
New York state education department urges schools to also refer to Sea of Japan as 'East Sea'
The education department of the state of New York has recently advised public schools to refer to the Sea of Japan also as the "East Sea," the name pushed by South Korea. The guidance, which is not legally binding, was sent out earlier this month ...
Asia Pacific / Politics Aug 29, 2019
Elitism scandal engulfs would-be justice minister in South Korea, highlighting class division
Law professor Cho Kuk's nomination as South Korea's next justice minister could have been a step toward the presidency, but instead he faces allegations of favoritism and hypocrisy over his daughter's schooling in a scandal highlighting the country's class division. A liberal darling with an ...