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273 teachers in Japan punished in fiscal 2019 for sexual misconduct

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.

China wields patriotic education to tame Hong Kong's rebellious youth

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.

A digital pivot at Japan’s universities: ‘A lot of us expected to have our worst semesters online’

Lifestyle Sep 20, 2020

A digital pivot at Japan’s universities: ‘A lot of us expected to have our worst semesters online’

by Spencer Cohen

The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated the fall term, leaving professors and students scrambling to adapt to shifting rules and digital education.

Shift to online classes leaves Japan's university teachers exhausted

National May 24, 2020

Shift to online classes leaves Japan's university teachers exhausted

Some complain that their hours are now longer but their salaries remain the same.

Some areas short of Japanese-language teachers for foreign youth

National Mar 4, 2020

Some areas short of Japanese-language teachers for foreign youth

Some areas in Japan are struggling to secure enough public school staff to teach Japanese to children with foreign roots, amid a recent surge in the number of such students in the country, a Kyodo News survey showed Wednesday. The city of Yokohama, Saitama Prefecture ...

Japan to hire 1,726 more teachers in 2020 for elementary and junior high schools

National Dec 23, 2019

Japan to hire 1,726 more teachers in 2020 for elementary and junior high schools

The government will increase its employment quota for teachers at public elementary and junior high schools by 1,726 in fiscal 2020. The measure, included in the fiscal 2020 budget that was approved Friday, is designed to promote work-style reforms for teachers and better respond to ...

Diet passes bill giving teachers more holiday but longer work hours during busy periods

National Dec 4, 2019

Diet passes bill giving teachers more holiday but longer work hours during busy periods

As part of work style reforms, the Diet enacted a bill Wednesday to introduce a new working-hour system that will enable public school teachers to take extended holidays. The legislation to revise a special law on teacher salaries was adopted at a plenary meeting of ...

Teacher at prince's school in Tokyo admits kicking student and breaking his rib, sources say

National Nov 21, 2019

Teacher at prince's school in Tokyo admits kicking student and breaking his rib, sources say

The school consulted the police about the incident in late September and held an emergency meeting for parents to explain what happened, the sources said.

Police begin questioning Kobe teachers over force-feeding of spicy curry to colleague

National Nov 19, 2019

Police begin questioning Kobe teachers over force-feeding of spicy curry to colleague

Police on Monday started questioning schoolteachers in Kobe involved in the bullying of a 25-year-old male colleague, a source close to the matter said. The police are questioning the teachers on a voluntary basis after a local education board said last month that the male ...

Japan school boards start to rethink 'black rules' on everything from underwear to protesting

National Nov 8, 2019

Japan school boards start to rethink 'black rules' on everything from underwear to protesting

by Tomohiro Osaki

Japan’s teaching culture prizes conformity and docility, but the public is apparently getting fed up with the suffocating rules imposed to achieve that.

Bullying in Japan's schools surged nearly a third to record high in 2018

National / Social Issues Oct 18, 2019

Bullying in Japan's schools surged nearly a third to record high in 2018

The record high number of cases was credited to a greater effort by teachers to report bullies nationwide, the education ministry survey said.

Kobe teacher accused of bullying colleagues also incited students to create chaos, principal says

National Oct 10, 2019

Kobe teacher accused of bullying colleagues also incited students to create chaos, principal says

One of four teachers accused of bullying their colleagues at an elementary school in Kobe also encouraged pupils to defy authority and create chaos in class, the principal of the school said Wednesday, citing one of the bullying victims. Miki Nio said at a news ...

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