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EDUCATION 5

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2022
Record 245,000 students absent from schools for 30 days plus in FY 2021
A total of 71,704 students absent for 30 days or more due to concerns about COVID-19 infections were not included in the figure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2022
COVID-linked demand for refunded tuition rejected in Japan
The plaintiff stated that online courses continued through his first year and that he was unable to use libraries and other university facilities during the period.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2022
Do you know how much a kid will cost you?
Parents can no longer afford to just 'figure it out' as they go when it comes to the financial expense of having kids.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2022
Tokyo to add English speaking component to high school entrance exams
The speaking test will be jointly held by the education board and distance learning provider Benesse in November for around 80,000 third-year junior high school students.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2022
Two Tokyo national universities to merge, eyeing global competition
The Tokyo Institute of Technology and the Tokyo Medical and Dental University said Friday they will merge into a new national university by the end of fiscal 2024.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2022
Top two Japan universities drop in British magazine's world ranking
The University of Tokyo fell from 35th place the year before to 39th, while Kyoto University slumped from 61st to 68th.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2022
Japan ranked last in women staff in tertiary education in 2020: OECD
Japan had the lowest share of female staff in tertiary education in 2020 among 32 comparable member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, at 30%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 7, 2022
Nomura is teaching Japan high school students how to invest
About 8 in 10 Japanese have never invested in securities, according to a lobby group for the nation's brokers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Sep 30, 2022
Chinese JETs cherish links to Japan despite soured ties
On the 50th anniversary of Japan-China ties, Chinese participants on the JET Programme tout its ability to foster understanding between the two countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2022
Top-ranked U.S. colleges all cost more than $55,000 a year
The majority of schools in the top 20 cost upwards of $60,000 per year, with only two schools coming in at under $50,000.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2022
U.S. higher education is about to get even more political
Critics of the U.S. President Joe Biden's college loan-forgiveness program see it as rewarding Democratic interests, so Republicans may retaliate at their first opportunity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2022
Number of female university teachers in Japan hits record high
Female undergraduate students also numbered an all-time high at 1,201,050, or 45.6% of all undergraduate students in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2022
Pandas and Trump teach Hong Kong kids about national security crimes
The screening was at Hong Kong's first patriotic education center, which teaches students about the city's new national security law as well as China's history and achievements.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2022
Forgiving student debt is a bad idea — just ask Indian farmers
Evidence from elsewhere in the world is clear: Canceling out debt incentivizes bad choices among borrowers and political leaders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2022
Border restrictions causing shift away from Japan studies, survey finds
According to the survey of about 300 foreign academics and students of Japanese studies, 186 respondents said there was less scholarly interest in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2022
Japan to start full use of digital textbooks from 2024
As is the case with paper textbooks, digital textbooks will be procured with state funds and made available to students for free of charge.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2022
Japanese elementary school offers rare English-immersion program
With the exception of international schools and private schools that offer lessons in English, the use of the language is usually limited at Japanese elementary schools.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2022
Biden’s student-loan relief adds new wrinkle to inflation debate
In announcing the plan Wednesday, the White House flagged that the move would have competing impacts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2022
Japan plans to increase headcount of school support staff to ease burden on teachers
The measure, part of efforts to reform teachers' work styles, may double the funds in the fiscal 2023 budget request for hiring school support staff.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2022
Japan to study ways to support young children from socially isolated families
Children 5 and under who aren't enrolled in pre-schools can sometimes be targets of neglect and abuse by parents, particularly if they are isolated in their community.

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