COVID-19 pushes 1,300 Japanese university students to drop out
While seeking advice at consultation centers, some students said they cannot pay tuition and others expressed loneliness, as they couldn't make friends through online classes.
The education ministry opened a section on its website for providing information on jobs at schools as a way to help maintain employment by companies hit hard amid the pandemic.
Face-to-face classes cut by over half at 187 Japanese universities
The release of the survey results was substantially delayed as many officials asked for their universities' names not to be disclosed.
273 teachers in Japan punished in fiscal 2019 for sexual misconduct
Molestation accounted for the most cases of sexual misconduct at 84, followed by intercourse at 49 and nonconsensual photography and voyeurism at 33.
Japan to downsize elementary school classes to 35 students by 2025
The reduction in class sizes will be implemented gradually, starting from lower grades.
Japan not planning to shut schools despite record daily virus cases
The minister urged schools to exercise "maximum vigilance" as the number of daily coronavirus cases in Japan surpassed 2,000 for a fifth straight day on Sunday.
Japan to recruit astronauts in 2021, first intake in 13 years
Tokyo is aiming to have a Japanese national on the moon for the first time in the latter half of the 2020s.
Government asks universities to join in mourning for Nakasone
The request, made by education minister Koichi Hagiuda in a letter dated Tuesday, has left some academics questioning its appropriateness.
Suga's deputy accused of blocking culture council nominees in 2016
The rejected candidates had voiced criticism of the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The move aims to reduce the number of would-be students not attending any form of school.
Nankai quake numbers skewed to prioritize budgets over science
When manipulated figures on the likelihood of a Nankai Trough quake were released, internal disagreements were kept hidden.
Japan and NASA sign agreement to cooperate on manned lunar probe
The two sides confirmed their intention to "develop arrangements" to give Japan opportunities to put its crew on the moon under the project.
