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STUDENTS

EDITORIALS
Jan 2, 2016
Education deserves more attention
The government's conservative agenda is exposed by the rise in defense spending while funding for education remains static.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2015
Foreign students and workers back life in Japan, but say work for local firms 'unappealing'
Japan is overwhelmingly an appealing place to live, but the experience of working for Japanese companies is not as alluring, according to a new survey of foreign students and workers.
EDITORIALS
Dec 5, 2015
Unfair pressure during job hunt
Companies forcing university students to take the first job offer they get is piling anxiety, pressure and confusion on these young people before they even enter the workforce.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 5, 2015
Exploiting student workers, interns is easy
Although times are slowly changing, companies still hold a decidedly upper hand when it comes to violating the basic rights of student workers.
EDITORIALS
Dec 3, 2015
Labor woes of student workers
'Black companies' are exploiting the university students who work part-time for them — a practice that is taking a toll on their studies.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2015
Online survey targets problems faced by foreign workers in Japan
A team of international students is conducting an online survey to collect input from foreign workers in Japan and urge changes in tradition-bound Japanese companies, the group said Monday.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 12, 2015
Student protesters want a revitalized democracy
The large and loud crowds that regularly gather outside the Diet on Friday evenings are the result of student activists trying to do something constructive to block Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security legislation.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2015
A need to reduce school pressures
The link between the end of school breaks and a rise in child suicides highlights the need to reduce school pressures on students.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2015
Students launch hunger strike to protest security bills
Sitting upright across from the Diet building, the protesters say they know their fight against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government is going to take a heavy toll on them. But they say they have to do it nonetheless.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2015
English-immersion share house offers cultural experience
On any given weekday some 15 to 20 residents of a four-story apartment building in the Tokyo suburb of Fuchu converge in the Scandinavian-style cafe-lounge at around 9 p.m. to converse in English.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2015
Colored contact lenses cited as infection risk for careless users
A government organization is trying to make youngsters aware of the risks of frivolous use of colored contact lenses, warning that bad hygiene practices could lead to eye infections and severe diseases.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2015
Shibuya shines in summertime Bon dance festival
International students and workers in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward slipped into yukata summer kimono and enjoyed traditional folk dancing Friday during the district's second annual summer festival.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 21, 2015
Campaign group SEALDs hooking Japan's youth with jazzy placards, fliers
The sticky, humid night did not stop thousands of infuriated Japanese from gathering outside the Diet on July 15. Many held eye-catching placards that displayed messages such as, “Give peace a chance” and “Our future, our choice” to protest the approval of two security bills at the special committee...

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’