National / Crime & Legal Aug 31, 2021
A couple has admitted under questioning to having dumped the girl's body and they also hinted that they killed her, police sources have said.
National Aug 21, 2021
Japan rules out asking for blanket school closures amid virus surge
Education minister Koichi Hagiuda said the central government will respect decisions made by local governments to extend summer breaks or close schools on a temporary basis.
Business Apr 27, 2021
Japan's young adults get a lesson in how to be savvy consumers
A change to the legal age of adulthood next year will enable high school students to sign contracts to purchase expensive goods and services without parental consent.
Business Mar 19, 2021
Job-securing rate for new graduates falls for first time in decade
The rate for male students stood at 88.1%, while the figure for female students stood at 91.2%.
National / Crime & Legal Feb 17, 2021
Court backs Osaka high school's right to ask students to dye hair black
Presiding Judge Noriko Yokota also rejected a woman's claim that her natural hair color is brown.
National Jan 23, 2021
Japanese high school axes entrance exams due to COVID-19 scare
The decision was made after several students at the high school took polymerase chain reaction tests Thursday. The results on Saturday showed that all the students tested negative.
National | Regional Voices: Kyushu May 29, 2020
Japan’s farming and fisheries schools struggle to move lessons online
Students who are required to go through practical training, sometimes so they can attain national qualifications, are not able to carry that out at present.
Baseball / Japanese Baseball | Regional Voices: Chubu May 27, 2020
Local baseball federation to hand out masks made of washable antimicrobial fabric that are more breathable.
National Apr 21, 2020
In era of COVID-19, a shift to digital forms of teaching in Japan
by J.J. O'Donoghue
Even at the university level, where most students and faculty should have a degree of competency when it comes to digital tools, institutions fall short.
National | Regional voices: Chubu Jan 17, 2020
Nagoya tech school students plan to build seaplane for flood rescues
Members of Nagoya City Technical High School's airplane club are planning to develop a seaplane that can be used to rescue people from floods — an idea they came up with after learning about the Ise Bay Typhoon, a 1959 storm that swept through ...
National Jan 14, 2020
Japan Tourism Agency to promote school trips abroad, with China as major destination
The Japan Tourism Agency is set to promote school trips abroad and other overseas tours for educational purposes in order to help expand interaction between young people in Japan and those outside the nation. The government agency is eyeing China as a major destination for ...
National | Regional Voices: Hiroshima Jan 10, 2020
Avatar robot allows Hiroshima students to attend classes from hospital beds
The education board in Hiroshima Prefecture has pioneered the use of a pint-sized "surrogate robot" to realize what was previously considered impossible: allowing hospitalized students to take classes remotely without being monitored by teachers. The success of the board's tech-savvy initiative, considered an educational first ...