Extended telework and school closures in Japan worry firms and parents
Businesses are facing difficulty due to prolonged teleworking periods amid the spreading coronavirus outbreak, with such periods expected to continue longer due partly to an extended school shutdown in Tokyo. Meanwhile, parents are worried that extended school closures may deprive students of their right to ...
Aichi schools' field trip plans upended by spread of COVID-19
As the number of COVID-19 infections surge, especially in the Tokyo metropolitan area, many junior high schools in Aichi Prefecture have been forced to change their school trip schedules, which are typically held in the spring with third-year students traveling to the Kanto region, ...
Japan education officials divided on reopening schools amid COVID-19 outbreaks
A panel composed of infectious disease experts said that extending school closures in areas particularly hard-hit by COVID-19 could be an option.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will keep city-operated schools closed through May 6 and ask wards and other cities in the metropolis to follow suit, a day after coronavirus infections in the capital hit a daily record of 78. The metropolitan government had previously said it ...
South Korea to open schools online and reschedule college exam
South Korea said on Tuesday it will open school classes online next week and reschedule its annual college entrance exams slated for November as concerns persist over the coronavirus and small outbreaks continue to emerge. The country has postponed the beginning of all schools' new ...
30% of kids in Japan stressed about being stuck at home, survey finds
About 30 percent of children in Japan are stressed about not being able to go outside amid nationwide school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey by nongovernmental organization Save the Children Japan. "Children are feeling stressed as they cannot meet ...
Japan education ministry wraps up screening textbooks under new guidelines
The education ministry said Tuesday it had completed its first screening of new textbooks under revised teaching guidelines that are planned to be fully implemented from April 2021, approving 106 textbooks in 10 subjects. The average number of pages for a batch of textbooks approved ...
Guidelines on curbing virus issued as Japan's schools set to reopen
The guidelines also request that students and staff avoid conversing with others at close quarters, check their body temperature frequently and wear face masks.
Impact of Japan's school shutdowns has 70% of parents concerned
About 70 percent of parents are worried about the impact the nationwide school shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak is having on their children, a survey by a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization showed recently. Respondents cited children's mental stress from changes to their daily routine as ...
Abe urges continued caution as panel warns of 'explosive' jump in COVID-19
Abe has already asked that big events be canceled, postponed or scaled down and for all schools to shut until the end of spring break.
Free school lunches to start year early in Osaka due to coronavirus
Osaka city approved a plan Wednesday that will make it the first major city in Japan to offer free school lunches to all students at municipal elementary and junior high schools, as part of its economic measures to ease the burden on parents in ...
From online classes to video meetings, could COVID-19 spur low-carbon habits?
As the new coronavirus swept across the Seattle area, one of the hardest-hit areas in the United States, the University of Washington earlier this month shuttered its classrooms in a bid to contain the spread of the disease. But lecturer Ian Schnee's philosophy class for ...
