National Jul 11, 2021
In March, education minister Koichi Hagiuda asked the Central Council for Education, an advisory panel, to review the license renewal rules to ease burdens on teachers.
National Jul 6, 2021
School's out for the Tokyo Olympics as parents and teachers reconsider trips
by Ju-min Park and Ami Miyazaki
Many schools have pulled out of a program intended to let hundreds of thousands of children see the world's best athletes compete.
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jul 3, 2021
Japan’s teachers are fed up with staying after school
by Michael Hoffman
The Japanese education system, once the envy of the West, is no longer getting the support it used to according to teachers.
National / Crime & Legal | EXPLAINER May 28, 2021
Bill on rehiring teachers fired for sexual acts with children clears Diet
by Eric Johnston
A new law aims to make it more difficult for educators who lost their teaching licenses due to acts of sexual violence to work again.
Asia Pacific May 23, 2021
More than 125,000 Myanmar teachers suspended for opposing coup
The suspensions have come days before the start of a new school year, which some teachers and parents are boycotting as part of a civil disobedience campaign.
National May 20, 2021
New reforms aimed at improving elementary school education in Japan
The Japanese government will cooperate with local governments to further improve the teaching system at public elementary schools in Japan, education minister Koichi Hagiuda said this week. Hagiuda and other government officials met with representatives from local governments, including the National Governors' Association, to discuss ...
National Apr 23, 2021
Ruling party proposes database to help protect children from sex crimes
Yasufumi Tanahashi met with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to turn in the proposal, aimed at preventing people who have committed such crimes from becoming teachers or cram school tutors.
National Apr 9, 2021
Teacher-student communication scrutinized in wake of sexual misconduct
In fiscal 2019, 273 teachers at public schools received disciplinary action or a reprimand for sexual misconduct, the second-highest figure on record.
National Apr 5, 2021
School's out in much of the world, but Japanese teachers are happy to return
by Tomohiro Osaki
Japan’s situation contrasts sharply with that in other countries, where the question of whether to reopen schools has become a hot-button political issue.
National Apr 4, 2021
'No singing, eat in silence': How Japanese schools have stayed open despite the pandemic
by Tomohiro Osaki
Japanese schools — which unlike many parts of the world have mostly remained open — are experimenting with various ways to co-exist with the coronavirus while keeping children safe.
National Dec 24, 2020
273 teachers in Japan punished in fiscal 2019 for sexual misconduct
Molestation accounted for the most cases of sexual misconduct at 84, followed by intercourse at 49 and nonconsensual photography and voyeurism at 33.
Asia Pacific Nov 29, 2020
China wields patriotic education to tame Hong Kong's rebellious youth
by Sarah Wu
Targeting the city's teachers has become part of a broader plan by China's leaders to reform the city's youth after last year's sometimes-violent pro-democracy demonstrations.