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STUDENTS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2022
Saitama University students create brochure to raise awareness of sexual violence
The booklet explains that 70% of all sexual assaults are committed by people who actually know their victims.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2022
Two junior high school students injured in Sendai knife assault
The police have arrested the alleged attacker, who fled to his home nearby after the incident, on suspicion of attempted murder.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2022
Schools and students look to boost Japan's youth voter turnout
Turnout among young people has remained low since the minimum voting age was lowered from 20 to 18 in 2016.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2022
Japan aims to up number of international students to 300,000 by 2027
The number of foreign students declined significantly due to COVID-19 and related border controls, and now the education ministry aims to get it back to the pre-pandemic level.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2022
Will a ¥10 trillion fund be the savior of Japan’s universities?
Experts say that without major reform of Japan's deeply ingrained academic culture, it will be hard to improve the quality of the nation's research — no matter how much money is spent.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2022
No more silent lunches? Some Japan schools ease COVID restrictions
With coronavirus infections dropping, some municipalities are lifting restrictions to let students socialize during the midday meal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2022
Japanese universities team up to accept students from Ukraine
The universities, including International Christian University, Meiji University and Sophia University, plan to offer approximately 70 students free education and a safe environment to study.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2022
Chinese men suspected of cheating on Japan university exam arrested
Small wireless earphones and a smartphone were confiscated during a search of one of the suspect's homes, investigators said, and an analysis of his call records and other data is under way.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2022
Government asks schools to prevent heat illnesses by telling children to remove masks
The move comes after an increasing number of students in Japan suffered heat strokes during PE class or at a school sporting event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2022
Tight labor market leading to unsavory recruitment tactics in Japan
Recruitment, which slowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, has seen a resurgence due to a pickup in demand for goods and services.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2022
Pandemic disruption to children's routines risks unhealthy habits later, researchers say
The team conducted a cross-sectional survey of 11,958 elementary and junior high school students from 48 schools and educational organizations across 14 prefectures in June 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2022
Japan to end special visas for people stranded in country due to COVID
The temporary measure has granted six-month “designated activities” residence statuses to foreign students and trainees stuck in Japan due to border controls in their home country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2022
One man's trash is another man's treasure: Japanese student turns garbage cleanup into game
In Seisochu, points are awarded based on the type and weight of litter collected within a set time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2022
Japan to provide financial aid to Ukrainian students fleeing war
Applications will be accepted from the end of May, and the government is planning to begin offering the assistance as early as July.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2022
With an eye on China, Japan asks universities to screen foreign students and scholars
The measures are also intended to help safeguard exchanges with American and European institutions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
May 16, 2022
Keeping history alive, Okinawa group tells of wartime student nurses
In the pitch darkness of Nunumachi Gama, 16- and 17-year-old girls were forced to work as student nurses during the Battle of Okinawa, 77 years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2022
30,000 foreign students entered Japan since COVID border curbs eased
Japan's long-running and stringent border controls drew fierce criticism from impacted students and academics ahead of the April start of the school year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2022
Japan students seek to bridge ties with Russia amid Ukraine crisis
Exchange students forced to suddenly depart Russia are hoping to make use of their language skills and act as a bridge between their country and Moscow.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2022
School is back in Japan. At last, so are foreign students.
Following the easing of Japan's strict border controls, at least some foreign students have been able to arrive in time for Friday's start of the academic year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2022
Japan rejects South Korean protest over school textbooks' descriptions
Relations between Tokyo and Seoul remain frosty over a group of islets controlled by South Korea but claimed by Japan, and issues related to World War II.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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