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U S STUDENTS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2023
Vocational high schools bringing value to communities in Japan
Students have been involved in a range of ventures, such as proposing local development plans to industry specialists and educating youngsters about internet safety.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 1, 2023
Universities in Japan attempt to draw more women into the sciences
A 2019 OECD survey found that only 7% of female university students in Japan major in science and engineering, the smallest share among member economies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023
Japan makes renewed push to internationalize higher education
Attention has been drawn not only to the plan’s components and feasibility, but also to past government efforts to achieve similar goals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2023
With China's borders open, international students are eager to return
Earlier this month, China removed its last cross-border control measure and reopened to the world by allowing all types of visas to be issued.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2023
High schooler in Japan excluded from graduation ceremony for cornrow hairstyle
The school had earlier told the student to cut his hair as it was too long and in violation of school rules that called for 'tidy and student-like' hairstyles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2023
Kyoto man arrested over female university student's poisoning death
The police allege that the man killed Hinako Hamano, 21, by getting her to ingest a lethal amount of a highly toxic substance that was once widely used as rat poison.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2023
Anger among Japan's opposition over plan to clear student debt for having babies
On social media, opposition politicians and others said the proposal discriminated against those who don’t — or can’t — have children.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2023
Job-hunting season begins in Japan for 2024 graduates
Prospective employees will compete for jobs amid labor shortages that reflect the normalization of economic activities after a COVID-related slump.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2023
Enrollment capacity hikes eyed for Tokyo universities
A government panel has called for allowing increases specifically for information technology-related faculties and departments.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2023
Japan's Coming of Age Day sees shifts following lowered age of adulthood
Local governments are taking diverging approaches to the ceremonies held on the day, with some continuing to only hold them for 20-year-olds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 5, 2023
Over 15% of Japan firms plan to hire more graduates in 2024
The figures improved from the same survey conducted the previous year, in which 10.9% of firms said they would increase new graduate hires in 2023.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2022
Osaka man arrested for taking online job recruitment test for money
Nobuto Tanaka, 28, was arrested Monday for allegedly standing in for a female university student and taking an online recruitment test for a credit card company in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2022
Japan and U.S. urging more students to study in each other's countries
The two governments will launch a campaign in November asking current and former students in such programs to post photos, videos and stories of their experiences.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 30, 2022
Nearly half of Japan's LGBTQ teens have considered suicide: survey
LGBTQ teens were 3.8 times more likely consider suicide, yet over 90% said they couldn't talk about their sexuality with parents, guardians or teachers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2022
Tokyo to add English speaking component to high school entrance exams
The speaking test will be jointly held by the education board and distance learning provider Benesse in November for around 80,000 third-year junior high school students.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2022
Japan to set up ¥10 trillion university fund to boost support for research
The fund will give several tens of billions of yen per year to each of the universities in order to enhance their research capabilities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2022
Top-ranked U.S. colleges all cost more than $55,000 a year
The majority of schools in the top 20 cost upwards of $60,000 per year, with only two schools coming in at under $50,000.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 9, 2022
Court orders Tokyo Medical University to pay damages over rigged exams
The university admitted in 2018 that it had been marking down exam scores since at least 2006 to curb female enrollment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2022
Japanese-language school decertified over abuse of Vietnamese student
The incident occurred following a disagreement between the school and the man in his 20s over his wish to change schools.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2022
School resumes in the Philippines, ending one of world’s longest shutdowns
Even before the pandemic, the Philippines had among the world's largest education gaps, with more than 90% of students unable to read and comprehend simple texts by age 10.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.

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