COVID-19 against the culture of collectivism in Japan

May 22, 2020

[ad_1] Kawaguchi, Pref. Saitama. – Tokyo cherry blossoms bloomed in late March. The public could not resist. The number of COVID-19 cases has increased,…

Japan education officials divided over reopening schools amid COVID-19 outbreaks

April 2, 2020

[ad_1] Education officials across the country are scrambling to decide whether or not to reopen schools in their districts following recommendations from a high-level…

G20 summit highlights how Fukushima reached Japan’s climate plans

June 27, 2019

[ad_1] Receive free updates on climate change We will send you a MyFT Daily Summary email gathering the latest news on climate change every…

Scandal shakes Japan’s education ministry as senior official resigns

September 22, 2018

[ad_1] TOKYO – Japan’s scandal-ridden Ministry of Education saw the second resignation of a senior official in less than two years, revealing an institutional…

Japanese culture of discrimination undermines “womenomics”

August 29, 2018

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Palme d’Or winner director Kore-eda turns down invitation from Japanese culture ministry

June 8, 2018

[ad_1] TOKYO – Director Hirokazu Kore-eda declined an invitation from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to celebrate his film…

Japanese Education Minister Apologizes After Magazine Reveals ‘Sexy Yoga’ Studio Visit With Official Car

April 25, 2018

[ad_1] Education Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi apologized on Wednesday after a magazine reported the day before that he had used an official ministry car to…

Japanese Education Minister visits ‘sexy yoga’ studio in official car

April 24, 2018

[ad_1] Education Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi used an official ministry car to tour a “sexy yoga” studio in Tokyo run by a former porn actress,…

Will the silent return of coal threaten Japan’s climate goals?

April 6, 2017

[ad_1] Author: Florentine Koppenborg, Free University of Berlin The Paris climate agreement was an important step in the fight against global warming and another…

Japan’s education reforms revive memories of wartime indoctrination

April 5, 2017

[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – A push for patriotic content on the ethics curriculum in Japanese schools is reigniting fears that children will learn to…

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 overtime culture thwarts Abe’s plans for more working mothers

July 30, 2014

[ad_1] Hiroko Yano, who worked for the same company for 20 years, recently learned that she could become a manager. The mother-of-three, who averages…

Japanese education panelist urges moms to quit jobs and stay home

September 5, 2013

[ad_1] Simply closing the employment gap, according to a 2010 Goldman Sachs report, could increase Japan’s gross domestic product by 15%. This is twice…

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…

Japanese culture warriors enlist an emblem of imperial past

August 16, 2013

[ad_1] In the entrance hall of the Yushukan War Museum in Tokyo, temple of Japanese revisionism, the first thing you notice is the dark…

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