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UNIVERSITIES

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2022
Number of Japanese students studying abroad down 98% in 2020 due to COVID
The survey also showed the number of foreign students enrolling at universities, Japanese language schools and other institutions in Japan as of May 2021 fell 13.3% from a year earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2022
Easing of border rules met with relief by education sector, but some criticize scope
With the door to Japan set to be opened somewhat, the key for the government will be setting out the specifics of the policy, of which there are presently few details.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2022
Japan to shorten or drop quarantine requirements for most arrivals from March
The government is also expected to raise the cap on daily new entrants from overseas to 5,000 from the current 3,500.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2022
Kishida says Japan looking to ease entry restrictions on foreign workers and students
'We will take into account the scientific knowledge we've gained about the omicron variant and changes in the infection situation both at home and abroad,' the prime minister said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 11, 2022
Japan’s entry ban leaves students and universities counting the cost
Restrictions on new entries have seen projects disrupted, scholarships lost, international exchange undermined, career plans left in tatters and much more.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2022
Calls for Japan to relax COVID-19 entry restrictions intensify
Foreign business groups and students have weighed in on the issue, warning of international damage to the country's reputation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2022
Japan's entry ban affecting foreign students' mental health, survey shows
The poll found that 58.4% of 3,115 respondents felt their mental health had 'significantly declined' as a result of not being able to take up their studies in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2022
Student, 17, arrested after three people stabbed near University of Tokyo ahead of entrance exam
The suspect, a high school student from Nagoya who was not taking the exam, said he was not doing well with his studies and wanted to die, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 14, 2022
Japanese university uses iPS cells in first treatment of spinal cord injury
Some 5,000 people sustain spinal cord injuries every year in Japan and the number of people living with spinal cord injuries is said to exceed 150,000.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 11, 2022
Top U.S. universities sued in class action for colluding to limit financial aid
Colleges targeted in the antitrust lawsuit include Yale, Columbia and MIT.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2021
Government flip-flops on allowing students to take exams after close omicron contact
The government will allow examinees who had close contact with people infected with omicron to take school entrance exams if they have tested negative and have no symptoms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2021
Japan's college graduate employment rate down for second year amid pandemic
The number of university graduates who landed a job fell to 432,790, the education ministry data showed last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2021
80% of art professors and award judges in Japan are male, survey shows
The survey highlights the gender imbalance in the field, which some critics say creates 'a hotbed for harassment.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 17, 2021
Despite eased entry ban, overseas students face long wait to enter Japan
Due to the substantial paperwork required by authorities and a daily cap on arrivals, some foreign students are losing hope.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 11, 2021
Aichi universities resume exchange programs as vaccines ease pandemic fears
While many students have been unable to join exchange programs in person, online classes have lowered costs and made some more determined to go abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2021
Japan's first typhoon research institute opens at Yokohama National University
The center also aims to promote research to make typhoons into a source of renewable energy that can contribute to Japan's goal of achieving carbon neutrality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2021
Japan has lowest share of women studying science: OECD report
Among STEM fields, the proportion of women entering natural sciences, mathematics and statistics at the tertiary education level in Japan was at 27%, far below the OECD average of 52%.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2021
Japan's universities to tighten background checks on foreign students
Some universities ask students whether they wish to find a military-related job, while others request details about research funding students receive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2021
Curtain divides male and female students as Afghan universities reopen
What happens in universities and schools is being closely watched by foreign powers, who want the Islamist militant movement to respect the rights of women.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2021
In Japan, college students attending virtual classes struggle with isolation
Recent data has shown the havoc the pandemic is wreaking on the mental health of young people.

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