‘Please understand’: Japanese town distributes student-made labels to people who cannot wear masks November 11, 2021 [ad_1] TAKAYAMA, Gifu – Wooden tags asking for understanding for people who have difficulty wearing masks due to hypersensitivity, skin or respiratory diseases or…
Eastern Japanese city creates first government-run helpdesk for young caregivers November 3, 2021 [ad_1] (Getty images) TOKYO – To support young caregivers required to care for and care for their family members, starting in fiscal 2022, the…
Adult stress linked to record number of child suicides in Japan, education ministry says October 15, 2021 [ad_1] The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology can be seen in this file photo taken in the Chiyoda district of Tokyo…
Silent media on Japanese culture of sexual exploitation May 22, 2021 [ad_1] When it comes to sexual harassment in Japan, the image emerges of the stereotypical train mugger or chikan – the deviant middle-aged man…
Community and police in central Japanese city decide to remove accident-infested crosswalk May 6, 2021 [ad_1] This April 20, 2021 photo shows the passage where a fatal accident occurred in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture. Although there are two lanes in…
Japanese Education Ministry’s Social Media Recruitment Campaign Slammed By Teachers April 6, 2021 [ad_1] Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Koichi Hagiuda (Mainichi / Masahiro Kawata) TOKYO – The Education Ministry’s social media campaign to…
Western Japanese city to start providing free sanitary napkins amid coronavirus pandemic March 22, 2021 [ad_1] Akashi’s municipal government can be seen in this file photo from September 26, 2019 (Mainichi / Toshihiro Hamamoto) AKASHI, Hyogo – The government…
Growing indifference to educational inequality in Japan February 5, 2021 [ad_1] In the past, many Japanese believed in the ideal that all children deserved the same access to education. However, more and more parents…
Lawsuit draws attention to sexual abuse in Japanese education system December 25, 2020 [ad_1] We’ve seen how difficult it is for victims of sexual assault in Japan to get even a minimum of justice in the case…
City in southwestern Japan sees 12 new cases of coronavirus, group suspected at school June 1, 2020 [ad_1] A special worker is seen disinfecting the building of Moritsune Primary School, where a cluster infection is believed to have occurred, in Kitakyushu…
Southwestern Japanese city sees 46 new COVID-19 cases in 6 days after lull May 29, 2020 [ad_1] People wearing masks walk to work and school at JR Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture on the morning of May 29, 2020…
[Speaking Out] Japanese Ministry of Education should be more transparent in screening textbooks March 21, 2020 [ad_1] On December 25, 2019, the Japanese Ministry of Education disapproved of the Jiyusha Publishing Middle School history textbook prepared by the Japan Society…
Japanese Ministry of Education seeks to expand teacher system in specialized subjects April 18, 2019 [ad_1] Education Minister Masahiko Shibayama is seen during a press conference at the ministry’s headquarters in Tokyo in this file photo taken on December…
Teacher’s passion drives city in central Japan to promote education for foreign children February 10, 2019 [ad_1] Foreign children study the basics of the Japanese language in a class for these young people in Kani City, central Japan, Gifu Prefecture,…
Japan education fair opens doors to Khmer students October 26, 2018 [ad_1] Getting a scholarship is every student’s goal; but it is also every student’s turmoil. Due to lack of information and the complicated process,…
Hyoe Yamamoto delves into Japanese corporate corruption culture in “Samurai and Idiots: The Olympus Affair” May 16, 2018 [ad_1] As a Japanese, it’s a little disheartening to see the words âsamuraiâ and âidiotâ in the same sentence. Filmmaker Hyoe Yamamoto’s documentary “Samurai…
The Japanese Ministry of Education is reallocating thousands of school buildings, emptied by the country’s dwindling population. – Quartz October 28, 2015 [ad_1] Japan’s Ministry of Education has over a thousand vacant school buildings that they would like to sell to you. The rapidly aging country…
Education Ministry urges schools to let transgender children use preferred bathrooms: report April 30, 2015 [ad_1] Japan’s education ministry reportedly sent out a statement on Thursday urging schools to increase support for transgender students. The Japan Times reported that…
Japanese Minister of Education and schools scandal March 10, 2015 [ad_1] TOKYO – Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology may need lessons in morals, honesty and political finance laws from Japan….
Japanese education minister aims to nurture global talent August 25, 2013 [ad_1] TOKYO – Hakubun Shimomura, Japan’s Minister of Education and Science, has been working to make the country’s universities more competitive globally since his…