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SCHOOLS

JAPAN
Jul 13, 2018
Ministry report calls for work-style reforms in bid to cut teachers' overtime
The education ministry vowed Friday to promote work style reform at schools in order to reduce overtime among teachers.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2018
Two top executives at Tokyo Medical University quit amid bribery scandal
Tokyo Medical University announces that two top executives have quit over a bribery scandal centering around an education ministry grant program for private universities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jul 4, 2018
Fukuoka's 'guest teachers' of English outstay their welcome
Job insecurity, excessive secrecy and legal curbs on dispatch teachers come under the spotlight as 120 teachers lose their classes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 2, 2018
Japan's driving schools, squeezed by demographic change, target foreign residents to stay afloat
According to the National Police Agency's latest statistics, as many as 82.26 million people held driver's licenses in Japan in 2017. Of those drivers, 18.18 million — or 22.1 percent — were 65 or older.
EDITORIALS
Jun 28, 2018
Address the foreseen risks in earthquakes
While earthquakes cannot be prevented or predicted, the damage they cause can be limited by taking action to address foreseeable risks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2018
Hiroshima Prefecture to open International Baccalaureate school as it looks to move away from Japan's passive education style
Hiroshima Prefecture is set to open an International Baccalaureate boarding school next spring — a rare move by a local government that officials hope will help schools shift away from Japan's typically passive style of education.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2018
Rich or poor, every child has a right to a quality education
Economic disparities should not be allowed to create a gap in the educational quality of public schools.
BUSINESS / Tech / Deep Dive
May 20, 2018
Pilot schools cash in as drone business takes off in Japan
As Japan positions itself to take advantage of the growing trend in drones, another sector is popping up in the promising market — drone schools.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2018
Accused Texas high school gunman described as bullied loner in a trench coat
The teen accused of killing 10 people in a mass shooting at his Texas high school on Friday was described by fellow students as a quiet loner who played football but kept to himself and was reportedly the victim of some bullying.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 5, 2018
Trump back in step with NRA after doubts over Parkland shooting
President Donald Trump enthusiastically embraced the National Rifle Association on Friday, vowing not to tighten U.S. firearms laws, despite suggesting just weeks ago after a Florida school shooting that he would take on the powerful gun-rights group.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 9, 2018
How do you start your introduction: firm, school or you?
Is the entrenched practice of organizational identification discouraging many Japanese from seeking their own identity and purpose?
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope 'with open heart'
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis at the end of the funeral ceremony in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on Saturday.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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