Tag - education

 
 

EDUCATION

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 24, 2017
Why Japan's universities continue to fall in global rankings
In 2013, the government's council on resuscitation of education called for having at least 10 Japanese universities among global top 100 within a decade. But the target now seems out of reach.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 24, 2017
Clear regulations needed for international schools
If the government allows some Japanese children to attend non-Article 1 schools, it should allow all Japanese children to do this.
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 18, 2017
In case you missed them: a year of responses to Community stories, part 3
The last in a series of selections of unpublished letters about Community stories from the previous year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Dec 17, 2017
Living it up at the Hilton — Disney style
The seemingly simple act of checking into a hotel can be a recipe for disaster with tired young children: cue tackling mundane paperwork while trying to preempt high-volume meltdowns or contain hyperactive runarounds.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 13, 2017
Taunts, tweets and tough talk: Japan's quotes of 2017
Soundbites tell the story of a roller-coaster year for Japan, from its Diet to its dohyu014d.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Dec 11, 2017
A chance encounter led Hiroki Watanabe to Dhaka, where he is tackling child poverty through education
It was a sight that presented such a stark contrast to his own fortune; a young boy standing at the entrance to a slum in Phuket, Thailand, as Hiroki Watanabe passed by in a luxury bus on his way to a yacht race.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 8, 2017
Abe's free day care pledge may be an appealing solution for the wrong problem
Just before the recent Lower House election in October, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to make public day care services and kindergartens free for children between the ages of 3 and 5 and free for children below the age of 3 if they were from lower income households.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 29, 2017
Students benefit from homestays without going overseas
Traveling overseas for a homestay to brush up their English or try life in another culture has become almost de rigueur for Japanese students, with many going as teenagers through their schools or as a private arrangement. However, the costs involved mean such an experience is often beyond the reach...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 27, 2017
All Beijing kindergartens to get permanent inspectors in wake of alleged child abuse incidents
Beijing will hire permanent inspectors to provide oversight at every one of its kindergartens following child abuse allegations at a facility run by the New York-listed RYB Education, the official Xinhua News Agency said late Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 26, 2017
Education: Best investment for our future
Japan should spend more on education, in particular to reduce average class sizes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Nov 19, 2017
Slip back in time and into a kimono
One of our family's favorite ways to learn is through hands-on experiences. Sometimes it's cooking classes. Other times it may take the form of historical reenactments or clever interactive museum exhibits. Whatever the experience, we enjoy being immersed in it rather than just reading about it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Nov 19, 2017
Home comforts, the tech way
Wrapped up in the sound system
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 19, 2017
1968: The year Japan truly raised its voice
During a recent conversation with a student in his sixth year at a university renowned to be an incubator for Japanese politicians, 23-year-old Atsugi Fukuhara tells me that he wants to stay a student forever.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2017
Cutting families' education costs
Is Prime Minister Abe's initiative for reducing education costs worth the money? Maybe not.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2017
In key policy speech, Abe sounds alarm over Japan's 'most severe security environment ever'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warns in a policy speech that Japan is facing its most severe postwar security environment ever, condemning nuclear-armed North Korea.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 16, 2017
Election pledges for free child care and kindergarten places under scrutiny by government and ruling LDP
The government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party are reviewing proposals to provide financial support to families which use unauthorized day care centers for children aged 3 to 5, in accordance with the party's campaign policy pledge for the Oct. 22 Lower House election, sources and media reports said...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Nov 15, 2017
Tokyo campus tie-up between Temple Japan and Showa Women's University could offer model for the future
Showa Women's University and Temple University, Japan Campus have announced a unique site-sharing agreement that could offer a model to other Japanese schools.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Nov 13, 2017
Aki Higuchi's mission: Giving Japan's young minds a global outlook and confidence to speak out
Aki Higuchi, 28, grew up in a multicultural home, where university students from different countries came five days a week to look after her and her younger sister up until she turned 18.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2017
LDP panel promises unconditional support for free preschool education
A ruling party panel reached broad agreement on Wednesday to provide support without exceptions to make preschool education free of charge.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 6, 2017
Let's discuss entrance exam reforms
Upcoming changes to Japanese university admissions have students, parents and teachers raising their hands to ask questions.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji