Japan must restore trust in the future among the young — here’s how
According to the Cabinet Office, just 38.8% of Japanese youth are either satisfied or fully satisfied with the state of the country compared with 57.8% in the U.S. and 56.9% in England.
The exams, which come as the omicron coronavirus variant spreads rapidly across the country, are being held at 677 venues nationwide.
Ministries to support Japan's growing number of young carers
A survey last April showed one in 17 second-year junior high school students were caring for a family member due to sickness, disability or advanced age.
The education minister said that he will ask national and other public universities to offer measures to those who will be unable to take the unified entrance exams.
Japanese parents weigh pros and cons as vaccine approval for children nears
Meticulous and committed support by authorities and health experts is seen as key to promoting the inoculation of pediatric populations to help combat fears over side effects.
Top U.S. universities sued in class action for colluding to limit financial aid
Colleges targeted in the antitrust lawsuit include Yale, Columbia and MIT.
Japan's strict border controls prompt more than 300 foreign nationals to decline teaching jobs
The withdrawal comes as prospective language instructors remain in limbo over Japan's strict immigration policies since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
While many commentators with alternative calculations have questioned the extent of rising income inequality, none has succeeded in dismissing the trend.
What's next for English-language education in Japan?
English has been at the heart of discussions over nationwide university entrance exams amid growing frustrations that few Japanese students learn to speak the language fluently.
Government flip-flops on allowing students to take exams after close omicron contact
The government will allow examinees who had close contact with people infected with omicron to take school entrance exams if they have tested negative and have no symptoms.
Harvard’s conservatives shouldn't have to hide behind pseudonyms
Fearing the wrath of cancel culture, conservative writers at Harvard are reluctant put their names on student publications.
With less than a month to go until the Jan. 15-16 university entrance exams, the government will rush to research specific omicron measures and make a decision by the end of the year.
