Business / Economy May 17, 2019
Employment rate for Japan's college graduates close to record high at 97.6% amid labor shortage
Demand remained strong among companies on the back of the labor shortage, an education ministry official said.
National Mar 19, 2019
Zama school gives helping hand to foreign students struggling with Japanese life
by Maya Kaneko
A public high school in Kanagawa Prefecture is providing a safety net to foreign students who face difficulties in their day-to-day lives, helping them with everything from the Japanese language to addressing family issues and preparing them for self-sufficiency. Sagami Koyokan High School, in the ...
National | Regional Voices: Fukushima Mar 15, 2019
As population declines, Fukushima Prefecture to lose 15 of its 96 high schools
The Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education will reduce its number of prefecture-run high schools by 15 by the end of fiscal 2023 as the region continues to struggle with a dwindling number of students due to a declining birthrate. The mergers will be implemented over ...
National / Social Issues Mar 13, 2019
The principal of a school in Ibaraki Prefecture who proposed establishing an extracurricular esports club has faced criticism from his teachers. In January, Takahiro Inose, principal of Oarai High School, proposed setting up a competitive gaming club. "After-school club activities are one of the catalysts for ...
National / Crime & Legal Mar 6, 2019
Four Niigata teens arrested over assault on high schooler captured in video that went viral in Japan
Four teenage boys were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting a high school student boy last month, police said, after a video showing the boy being hit and kicked went viral on social media. The four boys, all 16 years old and living in the ...
National / Crime & Legal Feb 20, 2019
Video of Niigata high school student being bullied goes viral on social media
A video of a first-year high school student in Niigata Prefecture being attacked by a group of schoolmates was posted online and went viral on social media, school officials said Tuesday. The video shows a male student who attends private Niigata Seiryo High School being ...
National Jan 10, 2019
Police to investigate how human skulls ended up as teaching aids at three Fukui high schools
Three public high schools in Fukui Prefecture are believed to have kept human skulls for use as teaching aids, with one having been put on display, officials of the prefectural education board said Wednesday. The board has been conducting an investigation into the matter after ...
National Aug 27, 2018
Japan to nurture young scientists by integrating high school, university education programs: sources
Plans are afoot to help talented Japanese math and science students grow into leading researchers by integrating some of the nation's high school and university programs from the next academic year, sources said Monday. The move, sources familiar with the matter say, comes as concerns ...
National Feb 15, 2018
Education ministry to introduce new compulsory subjects at high schools in Japan
The education ministry released a draft Wednesday of revised curriculum guidelines for high schools, including the introduction of rekishi sōgō (comprehensive history) and kōkyō (public affairs) as new compulsory subjects. New comprehensive history courses will cover the modern and contemporary history of both Japan and ...
National Nov 30, 2017
Osaka surveys schools over hair-color rules after lawsuit
by Mizuho Aoki
Around 80 percent of prefectural high schools in Osaka have requested students whose natural hair color is not black to confirm their original color, a Board of Education survey revealed.
National Aug 25, 2017
Teen hoops player in critical condition with heatstroke after 43 penalty laps from teacher
A Tokyo high school student is in critical condition after coming down with heatstroke during a punitive basketball practice, officials said Friday. The 15-year-old pupil at Eifuku Gakuen, a public high school for mentally disabled students, collapsed Wednesday after a teacher ordered him to do ...
National Aug 23, 2017
Ministry looks to support high schools involved in fostering regional social businesses
The education ministry has started discussions on providing support for high schools that operate social businesses, aiming to solve problems in regional communities through business methods, Jiji Press learned Tuesday. The ministry plans to offer backups, such as collating successful cases of social businesses undertaken ...