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SCHOOLS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2023
Japanese brokerage and schools work to improve kids' financial literacy
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities and the schools will jointly hold classes from April to teach students basic financial literacy and knowledge about the stock market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023
Japan's school students won't be required to wear masks from April
Students will not be required to wear masks even when singing together, an activity believed to have a relatively high risk of infection, according to new guidelines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2023
'Barefoot Gen' manga removal from Hiroshima program sparks backlash
The manga, which centers on the life of elementary schooler Gen, is based in part on the experiences of its late creator Keiji Nakazawa.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 4, 2023
A Tokyo esports school coaxes dropouts back to class
Parents are realizing that nontraditional schooling is better than none at all.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2023
Student, 13, slashes classmate with a knife at Hiroshima school
The attack took place two days after a 17-year-old high school student was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a teacher at a junior high school in Toda, Saitama Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2023
Teen arrested in Japan school attack wanted to experience killing
The suspect told investigators that his interest in indiscriminate killing had escalated as he watched cruel videos.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 2, 2023
Japan sees record high of 512 student suicides in 2022
The 2022 suicide figure among students was the highest since comparable data became available in 1980.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2023
Details emerge on teenage suspect in stabbing at Saitama school
Police arrested the 17-year-old on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a 60-year-old teacher multiple times in the arms and stomach.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 1, 2023
High school student arrested after teacher stabbed at school in Saitama
The teacher was conscious when he was taken to hospital and the injury was not life-threatening, according to the city's board of education.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2023
Government to screen Japanese-language schools to ensure quality
New legislation will also require instructors at certified schools to obtain a new national qualification for teaching Japanese.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2023
Requirement for preschool bus safety devices set to come into force
The new rule follows a series of incidents in which children were left unattended inside buses or other vehicles, with some of them resulting in deaths.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 13, 2023
As Japan considers easing virus guidance, Okinawan children fear unmasked life
Even among adults, opinions are divided on how society should handle the coronavirus, including on the issue of whether or not to remove masks — which only adds to unease for children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 9, 2023
Panel says Japan's schools can choose mask rules for graduations
The experts still urged school officials to set specific rules beforehand, especially regarding social distancing, venue ventilation and not attending when feeling sick.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2023
Nagasaki prefecture will not appeal damages for sexually harassed U.S. teacher
The victim said she suffered mental anguish due to sexual harassment by a vice principal and an assistant language teacher in separate incidents in 2016 and 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 6, 2023
Suspect at large after high-schooler stabbed on Kawasaki street
The assailant was described as wearing a black down jacket and a white hoodie, according to police.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 4, 2023
Blaming TikTok for harming students is easy. Proving it isn’t.
About half of adolescents have had a mental health disorder at some point in their lives, and some school districts are putting at least part of the blame on social media companies that they say addict America’s youth.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2023
Government considering mask-free school graduation ceremonies
A decision will likely be made early this month based on an assessment by experts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2023
Minister hopes Japan students to join farewell events without masks
Japan's education minister says parents will be able to decide whether their children remove their masks during their farewell school events.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jan 30, 2023
Metaverse increasingly being used for education in Hiroshima
To cope with the increase of students being absent from school, the board of education of Hiroshima Prefecture has introduced metaverse-related activities as a learning option.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2023
Bomb and death threats sent to universities and high schools across Japan
Bomb threats were sent to 12 schools while death threats were sent to 138 schools, according to the education ministry and other sources.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Terunofuji, as he tends to do, returns to stamp his authority on sumo pretenders
Terunofuji (left) throws down Kirishima on Tuesday to build on his perfect record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.

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