Editorials Sep 7, 2019
Japan's fiscal health is in dire straits, but record high budget requests do not show any sense of crisis by the government.
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Aug 13, 2019
Surge in arrests of foreign teachers reported as China pushes to clean up education system
by Cate Cadell
Arrests and deportations of foreign teachers in China have soared this year, lawyers, schools and teachers say, amid a broad crackdown defined by new police tactics and Beijing's push for a "cleaner," more patriotic education system. Four law firms told Reuters that requests for representation ...
Editorials Jun 23, 2019
Efforts must be explored to allow teachers to focus on their core responsibilities of teaching and interacting with their students.
National Jun 20, 2019
Japan's junior high school teachers face longest average working hours in OECD survey
The survey was conducted by the Paris-based institution from February to March 2018.
National / Crime & Legal Jun 1, 2019
National Police Agency data show 47 teachers were charged over child porn in Japan in 2018
The number of teachers in Japan charged with child pornography more than doubled to 47 in 2018 from 21 the previous year, according to National Police Agency data viewed by Jiji Press. The number of people charged in overall child pornography cases in the country ...
National | Regional Voices: Kyushu May 30, 2019
Students and teachers have mixed views on Japanese schools' strict dress and hair codes
Many high schools often have regulations on student attire and hairstyles. But in some cases, students as well as teachers are skeptical about the rigorous rules and their strict enforcement. Proponents argue that such rules are necessary to maintain discipline. But what also lies behind ...
World / Social Issues May 16, 2019
Nationwide student strike begins in Brazil over education budget cuts
Students and teachers from hundreds of universities and colleges across Brazil began a nationwide demonstration on Wednesday in "defense of education" following a raft of budget cuts announced by President Jair Bolsonaro's government. Classes were suspended in numerous establishments as demonstrations took place in 17 ...
National May 5, 2019
Education ministry draws up reference guide on gambling addiction for Japan's schoolteachers
The documents are intended to improve teachers’ understanding of various addictions by detailing the factors that cause them.
National Apr 10, 2019
Nichii Gakkan says more closures to come after shuttering 50 Coco Juku English schools across Japan
by Ryusei Takahashi
Nichii Gakkan wrote in a statement it decided to close most of the language schools as they were deemed unlikely to turn a profit.
Commentary / Japan Mar 11, 2019
At the University of Tokyo, there is power in a union
by Shaun O'dwyer
Japan still has the right to organize, and unions are good both for members and management.
National | FOCUS Feb 5, 2019
The education ministry has said it will step up efforts to encourage public schools to adopt reforms intended to tackle excessive overtime work by teachers, calling on local education boards to establish pools of support staff capable of leading extracurricular activities on behalf of ...
National Jan 25, 2019
Panel proposes Japan schoolteachers' overtime be limited to 45 hours per month
A government panel proposed Friday that overtime work for teachers in public schools be capped, in principle, at 45 hours per month and 360 hours per year. The proposal was part of a report on public school teachers' work-style reforms compiled by the Central Council ...