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UNIVERSITIES

COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2016
Conservatives in academia need to 'come out'
Unless left-wing academics come to value, or at least tolerate, political diversity, intellectual inquiry in the humanities and social sciences faces a bleak future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2016
Job-hunting season kicks off for university students in Japan
Amid a lingering labor shortage at Japanese companies, the job-hunting season for university students due to graduate next spring began Tuesday, with company information sessions being held nationwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 11, 2016
Student team makes mulberry plant discovery
A research team led by Japanese high school and university students has discovered that mulberry leaves contain biogenic minerals known as opal phytoliths, rigid microscopic structures that persist after death and can have forensic value.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2016
Oxford rejects political correctness, sort of ...
University students are free to speak out against whatever they wish, but not to erase history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016
Japan's student loans system seen falling short, but change underway
The government is working to lighten the burden of student loan repayments in an effort to help those who have difficulty finding work after college.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 27, 2016
Simulated patients pitch Japan's medical students cultural curve balls
An innovative program matches foreign volunteer 'patients' with Japanese medical students for role-play.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jan 24, 2016
Graduates needn't be hostages to advance contracts
For university seniors who have pledged to work for a firm after graduation, although there is no legal compulsion, there is social and ethical pressure not to back out of the deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 23, 2016
Mounting student debt may cost society dearly
The education ministry conducted a survey in 2014 of institutes of higher learning and found that the average yearly tuition for private universities was ¥864,384. In addition, the average "entry fee" (nyūgakukin) was ¥261,089. Adding other expenses, the ministry estimated it cost a student...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2016
Toward a new Islamic golden age
Muslim nations must reverse their sorry state of science if they are to provide better lives for their booming populations and keep up with global development.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jan 17, 2016
Bringing art — and Super 8 — to students in the sticks
An American teacher seeks to bring out students' creativity and help keep Super 8 medium alive through project at university in Tochigi.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 10, 2016
Entrance exam watchdog releases decade-long tally of cheating cases
Japan's unified college entrance exams have been tainted by 65 irregularities — including two substitute test-takers — over the past decade, the exam's supervising body has revealed.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices
Jan 6, 2016
Views from Saitama students: What are your post-graduation hopes and dreams?
Sakurako Misaka, 19Ideally, I want to be rich when I graduate from university, and I would also like to live in London.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 5, 2016
Free Japan's universities so they can flourish
If Japan's bureacracy really loves the country's universities, it should end its micromanaging and set them free.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Dec 31, 2015
The issues that grabbed you or got your goat in the Year of the Sheep
Readers praise and pan Community articles from the past 12 months.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 22, 2015
Oxford lessons for Todai
An international outlook, a dedication to research and a spirit of enterprise are among the qualities that universities need to become world-leading institutions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2015
American higher education is a house divided
On all too many U.S. campuses, faux scholars representing specious disciplines exploit academia as a jobs program for otherwise unemployable propagandists hostile to freedom of expression.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2015
U.S. military's ¥226 million in donations to Japanese research institutions stoke concern
The U.S. military has provided a total of ¥226.46 million ($1.8 million) in research funds to at least 12 universities and research institutions in Japan since 2000.
EDITORIALS
Dec 5, 2015
Unfair pressure during job hunt
Companies forcing university students to take the first job offer they get is piling anxiety, pressure and confusion on these young people before they even enter the workforce.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 5, 2015
Exploiting student workers, interns is easy
Although times are slowly changing, companies still hold a decidedly upper hand when it comes to violating the basic rights of student workers.
EDITORIALS
Dec 3, 2015
Labor woes of student workers
'Black companies' are exploiting the university students who work part-time for them — a practice that is taking a toll on their studies.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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