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TESTS

EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2013
Keep schools' test results private
Letting education boards, instead of individual public schools, decide whether to release the results of nationwide achievement tests for sixth and ninth graders would skew the purpose of education.
EDITORIALS
Mar 19, 2013
New fetal test guideline
A new prenatal detection test that can predict whether a fetus has either Down's syndrome or Trisomy 18/13 raises ethical issues.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 28, 2011
University entrance fee system profits from unstable job market
Students are being held hostage by the convoluted nyugakkin (entrance fee) system. Parents either pay up now, or the kid doesn't get in later.
Reader Mail
Jul 10, 2008
Mandarin is official in Singapore
Wayne Malcolm's assertion in his July 3 letter "Inefficient language education" that "in Singapore, people learn English and, in many cases, a dialect of Chinese" is factually wrong. In Singapore, people learn English and a so-called mother tongue, which could be Mandarin, Malay or Tamil, depending...
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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’
By Alex K.T. Martin

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