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UNIVERSITIES

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 9, 2016
China's colleges must serve the Communist Party, Xi says
China's President Xi Jinping has called for allegiance to the ruling Communist Party from the country's colleges and universities, the latest effort by Beijing to tighten its hold on education.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Nov 27, 2016
'Five-year rule' triggers 'Tohoku college massacre' of jobs
I have discussed the "five-year rule" several times before in this column — the revision of the Labor Contract Law (Rodo Keiyaku Ho) enacted in 2013. Under the amendment, any worker employed on serial fixed-term contracts (yūki koyō) for more than five years can give themselves permanent status....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2016
Did U.S. academia help elect Donald Trump?
U.S. institutions of supposedly higher education are awash with hysteria, authoritarianism, obscurantism, philistinism and charlatanry.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / OBITUARY
Nov 16, 2016
Stefan Lippert: remembering an educator in search of excellence
Stefan Lippert, a luminary from our community of Japan thought leaders, died recently at the age of 47.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 2, 2016
Raising university rankings
The quality of an educational institution is determined by the skills and abilities of the teachers and their educational philosophy.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 31, 2016
Tokyo University ranked 4th best in Asia
The University of Tokyo ranked 39th in this year's Times Higher Education list, making it the fourth best institution of higher learning in Asia.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2016
Caution on reforming university course offerings
Liberal arts majors often become the best software developers and technology employees because their critical thinking skills allow them to see the bigger picture.
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2016
Lure of defense research funds
The Defense Ministry's program to fund dual-use research opens up serious moral and ethical questions for university researchers.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2016
Universities should stop coddling students
Universities have many missions, but becoming safe spaces for faculty and student juvenility is not among them.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2016
Universities' failing grades
Japanese university bureaucracy must be prized open to let the nation's hopes and dreams flourish.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Sep 7, 2016
Surviving Japan on an international student's budget
Current and former international students in the capital share some of their experiences and offer advice that might help incoming students save some yen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2016
Japan and South Korea account for 17 of top 20 Asia universities, poll shows
China and India have the biggest populations in the Asia-Pacific region, and the economic news coming out of both countries usually dominates world headlines.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2016
Women in college leadership roles are still rare
Tradition dies hard when it comes to promoting women to head universities.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2016
Recruiting foreign students to study locally
A perfect storm of demographics and economics has caused universities in both Japan and the U.S. to aggressively woo students from abroad.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices
Jul 6, 2016
Views from Tokyo: What do you think about the 'Brexit,' and how might it affect the future?
Go Taira
Pentagon eyeing plan to halt U.S. Forces Japan upgrade, reports say
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Myoko ski resort area feels trepidation as foreign money pours in
Visitors at Myoko Suginohara Ski Resort in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture, on March 5
‘DEI’ purge prompts Pentagon to remove webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
A signed picture by photographer Joe Rosenthal of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jima is shown as part of a display at the new National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, in November 2006.
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
Tokyo subway sarin gas attack remembered 30 years on
Shizue Takahashi offers flowers and pays tribute to the victims of the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult during a memorial service at Kasumigaseki Station on Thursday. Her husband, Kazumasa, who was working as an assistant stationmaster at Kasumigaseki Station, was killed in the attack.
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
Shohei Ohtani belts a home run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs.
What's the fuss over Ishiba's gift vouchers?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waits for a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee to begin in Tokyo on Friday.
At Tokyo Dome, a stage so big that even Shohei Ohtani felt nervous
Shohei Ohtani tips his batting helmet during the opening game of the MLB season between the Dodgers and Cubs on Tuesday at Tokyo Dome
Assassin’s Creed Shadows puts samurai style over substance
Releasing on March 20, Assassin's Creed Shadows excels in atmosphere and open-world gameplay but falls short of narrative expectations.
At Ventinove, Tuscan specialties taken to new heights
Tucked away behind the historic Tsuchida sake brewery, Ventinove's location and sleek, angular architecture make for impressive destination dining.

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