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SCHOOLS

JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 28, 2020
Schools in Japan face tough decisions as coronavirus spreads
Some have had to close for weeks when pupils have shown symptoms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2020
South Korea closes most schools in Seoul area to battle resurgent coronavirus
South Korea on Tuesday ordered most schools in Seoul and surrounding areas to close and move classes back online, the latest in a series of precautionary measures aimed at heading off a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2020
The 'phantom risk' of COVID-19
Some parts of the economy will struggle even after most of the dangers of the virus have passed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2020
Older children and the coronavirus: A new wrinkle in the debate
A study by researchers in South Korea last month suggested that children ages 10-19 spread the coronavirus more frequently than adults — a widely reported finding that influenced the debate about the risks of reopening schools.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 8, 2020
Telework gives Japan's dads time to help kids with homework over summer break
In recent weeks, you may have noticed fathers standing with their children in your neighborhood inspecting the trees that sit beside the road with various nets in tow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2020
This grading algorithm is failing students
Schools around the world are trying to figure out what education in the time of COVID-19 will look like — and specifically how, where personal contact isn’t possible, to monitor and assess students’ progress. The experience of Hadrien Pellous, a high school senior in London, offers a caution: Don’t...
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2020
Abe's proposal to shift the academic year to September faces increased opposition
The LDP's repudiation of a move to a September start is a further setback for the prime minister, who initially welcomed such a change.
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.
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.
Toyota chairman proposes record buyout of its supplier at $42 billion valuation
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda after a meeting in Beijing last month
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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