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UNIVERSITIES

BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2018
Mizuho Financial Group looks to attract creative thinkers in new hiring strategy
One of Japan's biggest banks is throwing away the cookie cutter when it comes to hiring fresh graduates.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 30, 2018
The direction of education in Japan
Japan has the 6-3-3-4 education system — compulsory education of six years in elementary school and three years in junior high school. Students then commonly go on to three years in high school and four years in university.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Sep 29, 2018
At the Kyoto dorm that time forgot, Japanese students dig in
The reception area at Yoshida Dormitory, a 105-year-old student residency in Kyoto University, is reached via a short lane lined by tall gingko trees and rows of bicycles, some of which look like they have been stationary for as long it would take to complete a Ph.D. The classic wooden entrance is a...
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2018
Top Japanese universities climb in world rankings
A record 103 Japanese universities made it onto this year's Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings list, with the nation's two top universities — the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University — moving up in the standings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2018
Trigger warning: An embarrassing fragility on campuses
'Un-intellectual' academic bureaucrats have turned students into 'eggshell plaintiffs' traumatized by a multitude of 'microaggressions.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2018
Legal issues and entrenched ideas about education keep talented students from skipping grades in Japan
Academic acceleration systems, which enable students who excel in school to skip grades and study at a faster rate than others, have become increasingly commonplace globally. In the United States, around 180,000 students under 18 years old skip grades and enter universities early every year. But in Japan,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Aug 26, 2018
Tokyo Medical University scandal is a throwback to when discrimination against women was the norm
Listening to the excuses being given for discrimination today, it's almost as if 1985's Equal Opportunity Act never happened.
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 26, 2018
Views From Tokyo: What do you think about the Tokyo Medical University test scandal?
Women in the capital were asked about their feelings about the gender discrimination in the medical school exam-fixing case and the situation where they live and work.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Aug 22, 2018
Osaka student fights for Syrians' right to study in safety in Japan
When Yahya Almasri heard Japan had closed the door on other students fleeing war, he decided he had to do something.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 16, 2018
Florida university becomes latest to cut ties with China's Confucius Institute
The University of North Florida will close a campus branch of a Chinese-run cultural institute, the latest U.S. college to do so amid criticism from U.S. legislators that China uses the institute to influence American higher education.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2018
Tokyo Medical University admits subtracting points from repeat male applicants' scores and boosting others to secure donations
Lawyers tasked with investigating Tokyo Medical University's alleged discrimination against female prospective students said Tuesday that they have confirmed the practice occurred, and criticized the actions taken by the institution.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2018
Why Japan needs recurrent education
The driving force of Japan's future economy will be new service industries and a highly educated workforce will be a key factor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 27, 2018
Japan's universities need more global ties
Japanese universities are becoming regionally more powerful, but they still have a long path ahead to rank among the top universities in the world.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jul 22, 2018
'Miracle' lands Japan-based Bangladeshi doctor with a teaching career once dreamed of but denied
Sabina Mahmood is an associate professor and medical educator at Okayama University, and mentors incoming International Baccalaureate graduates and foreign students at the university.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
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.
China says Philippine ship ‘deliberately rammed’ coast guard vessel in South China Sea
A China Coast Guard ship navigates near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in August.
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
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.

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