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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 3, 2014
Two female Louisiana teachers accused of group sex with boy
Two female Louisiana high school teachers have been arrested on charges of engaging in group sex with a 16-year-old male student who then bragged about it to classmates, authorities said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2014
Student generation fuels Hong Kong's 'umbrella movement'
They are dubbed the "umbrella generation" — teenaged students who have stormed the streets of Hong Kong in their tens of thousands and electrified a long-running protest campaign against Beijing's attempts to control the financial hub.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2014
Human pyramids at school sports days spark safety concerns
As school sports days get underway, students have resumed making large human pyramids, raising concerns about the risk of serious injury.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 21, 2014
The town that's battling the demographic tide
On Oki Islands off Shimane Prefecture, a bold wave of reform seems to be having a positive effect.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Sep 14, 2014
All-Japanese families take a chance on international schools
In a notoriously homogeneous society where parents can face criticism for going against the grain, what drives these parents to shun local schools and instead seek out what the education ministry calls 'foreigner schools'?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 14, 2014
KidArt seeks to coax out Japanese students' neglected creativity
Disappointed at the lack of creativity in the English curriculum in Japanese schools, Jonathan Genji Abbott founded KidArt International in 2012.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Sep 7, 2014
Yoko and author's other furry friends help kids cope with childhood challenges
Rosemary Wells' stories — including a series about a Japanese kitten's experience at an American school — have been delighting children and adults alike around the world for over 40 years.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2014
Shizuoka governor rapped for posting school scores online
Education minister Hakubun Shimomura on Friday harshly criticized Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu for disclosing the names of public elementary schools that scored above average in this year's nationwide achievement test, saying the move goes against ministry rules.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Aug 24, 2014
Constructivist 'Pied Piper' of English education rebuilds after hitting rock bottom
David Paul lost almost everything when his Hiroshima-based company, David English House, tumbled like a house of cards in 2010.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2014
Two California youths accused of plotting high school shooting spree
Police in the Los Angeles suburb of South Pasadena said Monday they had thwarted a mass shooting plot with the arrest of two teenagers who were conspiring to kill several staffers and as many fellow students as possible at their high school.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Aug 17, 2014
Could the lingua franca approach to learning break Japan's English curse?
Learning English as a lingua franca (ELF) involves approaching the language as a tongue shared by non-native speakers around the world rather than as a lingo that must be mastered to native-speaker level.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Aug 4, 2014
The dark side of the Koshien dream
The majority of high-school baseball players end up neglected due to a dearth of coaching education and a win-at-all-costs mentality that favors the very talented few.
WORLD / Society
Jul 31, 2014
Nigeria opens battle of ideas with program to combat Boko Haram ideology
In classrooms facing a sandy courtyard in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, Maska Road Islamic School teaches a creed that condemns the violent ideology of groups like Boko Haram.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jul 27, 2014
Osaka bets big on TOEFL to boost English levels
The Osaka Prefecture Board of Education is pushing through a raft of initiatives to shake up English-language education, chief among them the introduction of TOEFL at top-performing high schools, which will be taught by an elite group of teachers earning approximately ¥8 million a year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2014
Buyer allegedly sold stolen Benesse data to 50 firms, NHK reports
A name-list broker who bought stolen customer data from a systems engineer working for a Benesse Corp. contractor allegedly sold the data to 50 companies, including cram schools, NHK reported Thursday, citing investigative sources.
WORLD
Jul 8, 2014
Nigerian mother fasts as hope of rescue for abducted girls fades
As the weeks stretch into months since her 18-year-old daughter Hauwa was kidnapped with 275 other schoolgirls by Islamist militants in the Nigerian town of Chibok, Rahila Musa Bitrus fasts and prays for her safe return.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 29, 2014
British School runners hit historic Nakasendo trade trail
A team of students, staff and parents sets out to run the Nakasendo, the ancient route linking Kyoto and Tokyo, to raise money to build a school in Cambodia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2014
Sewol survivors return to school
Holding hands as they walked through the school gates, some fighting back tears, 75 children who survived South Korea's worst maritime disaster in 20 years returned to class on Wednesday pledging to remember their lost friends.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jun 22, 2014
All-consuming school clubs worry foreign parents
School club activities — something that most Japanese parents accept as a normal and desirable rite of passage in their child's development — can leave foreign parents quaking in their boots at what lies ahead.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 13, 2014
Over 600 school students have GID, pioneering survey finds
In the first survey of its kind, at least 606 students are recognized as having gender identity disorder, the education ministry reveals.

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