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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 19, 2020
Fears about the marriage market might deter Japanese women from attending Todai
This gender imbalance represents a real national problem
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2020
Nara university rugby team reports coronavirus cluster
According to university officials and the Nara Prefectural Government, the 24 infected players have exhibited mild or no symptoms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2020
Travel bans throttle Japanese universities’ global ambitions
Non-Japanese students and faculty find study and research plans upended by pandemic restrictions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2020
All national universities in Japan now control exports of sensitive technology
The universities have all created teams to prevent nuclear, radar and other high-level technologies with potential for military use from being transferred abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2020
WeChat U.S. ban cuts off users link to families in China
U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on transactions using popular Chinese messaging app WeChat will cut ties to families and friends in China, millions of users in the United States fear, as they become the latest casualties in the standoff between the two nations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2020
Japanese students in U.S. breathe sigh of relief after visa curbs dropped
The stunning reversal was announced at the beginning of a court session Tuesday in Boston.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2020
Graduate job hunting drags on in Japan as pandemic stalls hiring process
73.2 percent of job seekers graduating next spring had secured jobs as of July 1, sharply lower than the 85.1 percent who had done so at the same point in 2019.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2020
U.S. reverses foreign student visa curbs after fight with Harvard and MIT
The resolution ends a standoff that could have sent thousands of students back to their home countries and left schools scrambling to plan for the fall.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 13, 2020
Dozens of U.S. universities support challenge to Trump's order on foreign students
About 60 U.S. universities on Sunday filed a brief supporting a lawsuit by two others, seeking to block a Trump administration rule barring foreign students from remaining in the country if educational institutions don't hold in-person classes this fall.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2020
'Horrifying' new U.S. rules on online college courses leave Japanese students in limbo
Depart the country or transition to another college if classes are moved entirely online, new Trump administration regulations say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2020
Japan's foreign student digs likely to survive — and thrive — after pandemic
Investors believe demand in housing market is here to stay, with Japan widely expected to remain an appealing option for those from abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2020
Two Osaka universities evacuated after bomb threat over merged school name
Two universities in Osaka Prefecture evacuated their campuses on Monday after a bomb threat was made out of apparent anger over the English name of their planned merged school, the operator of the schools said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 28, 2020
Princeton dumps U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s name over ‘racist thinking’
Princeton University is removing Woodrow Wilson’s name from its public policy school and one of its residential colleges after trustees concluded that the 28th U.S. president’s "racist thinking and policies” made him "an inappropriate namesake.” The Ivy League school’s trustees made...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2020
Japan drugmaker to tie up with universities to develop new test method for coronavirus
Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co. said Monday that it will collaborate with universities in the country to put into practical use a new testing method for the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 19, 2020
Japan's re-entry ban threatens scholarships, admission and graduation for foreign students
Many students from developing countries heavily depend on financial aid, and it is often the only way they can pursue higher education.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2020
Over half of young adults in Japan felt education gap as schools closed over coronavirus
Some cited discrepancies depending on the location and family situations of students, such as whether they could secure equipment for online learning.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2020
Japan looks to hold university entrance exams in January as planned
A survey of public and private high schools found that 69.0 percent hope the tests will be held according to the current schedule.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 10, 2020
A chill descends on Chinese scholars in Japan
Universities have a duty to stand up for them in the name of academic freedom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2020
Japan's new graduate recruiting fully starts amid coronavirus scare
Major firms in Japan on Monday fully started interviews, written tests and other activities to hire students graduating in spring 2021, with companies and students both struggling to adjust to unprecedented online recruiting methods introduced to cope with the new coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
Japan university students launch multilingual COVID-19 support project
The project team members hope the website will help ease the anxiety of foreign residents and be a step toward building a more inclusive society.
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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