mattotcha, 12 days ago to Japan Japan’s push to make all research open access is taking shape https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01493-8 #japan #science #research #OpenAccess #MEXT
Japan’s push to make all research open access is taking shape https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01493-8 #japan #science #research #OpenAccess #MEXT
thejapantimes, 14 days ago to Japan Japan's education ministry will fully exempt teachers at elementary, junior high and senior high schools from repaying scholarship loans they took out during their graduate studies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/society/teachers-scholarship-loans/ #japan #society #education #teachers #debt #schools #mext #teachingshortage
Japan's education ministry will fully exempt teachers at elementary, junior high and senior high schools from repaying scholarship loans they took out during their graduate studies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/29/japan/society/teachers-scholarship-loans/ #japan #society #education #teachers #debt #schools #mext #teachingshortage
thejapantimes, 28 days ago to Japan An advisory panel to the education ministry is set to review the Japanese romanization system for the first time in 70 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/romanization-review-first-time-in-70-years/ #japan #language #mext #names
An advisory panel to the education ministry is set to review the Japanese romanization system for the first time in 70 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/japan/romanization-review-first-time-in-70-years/ #japan #language #mext #names
thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan The English proficiency of public junior and senior high school students in Japan is continuing to improve, an education ministry survey has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/japan/japanese-students-english-level/ #japan #language #education #mext
The English proficiency of public junior and senior high school students in Japan is continuing to improve, an education ministry survey has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/japan/japanese-students-english-level/ #japan #language #education #mext
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Japan's education ministry urged prefectural boards of education in November last year to take into account business stability when selecting operators for school lunch and other services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/society/school-lunch-operators-screening/ #japan #society #schools #food #hoyu #hiroshima #bankruptcy #mext
Japan's education ministry urged prefectural boards of education in November last year to take into account business stability when selecting operators for school lunch and other services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/society/school-lunch-operators-screening/ #japan #society #schools #food #hoyu #hiroshima #bankruptcy #mext
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Goodbye Kokutai? Miyagi's governor Yoshihiro Murai suggested scrapping the sporting event altogether due to heavy financial burdens on host prefectures and the low participation of top athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/09/japan/miyagi-gov-scrapping-kokutai-sports-event/ #japan #yoshihiromurai #miyagi #kokutai #japangames #mext
Goodbye Kokutai? Miyagi's governor Yoshihiro Murai suggested scrapping the sporting event altogether due to heavy financial burdens on host prefectures and the low participation of top athletes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/09/japan/miyagi-gov-scrapping-kokutai-sports-event/ #japan #yoshihiromurai #miyagi #kokutai #japangames #mext
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Japan's Children and Families Agency has yet to fulfill its initial aims of exercising leadership over child-related policies and breaking down sectionalism among government bodies, one year after its launch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/japan/politics/japan-children-agency-one-year/ #japan #politics #childrenandfamiliesagency #children #ayukokato #mext #mhlw
Japan's Children and Families Agency has yet to fulfill its initial aims of exercising leadership over child-related policies and breaking down sectionalism among government bodies, one year after its launch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/japan/politics/japan-children-agency-one-year/ #japan #politics #childrenandfamiliesagency #children #ayukokato #mext #mhlw
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ordered the head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church to pay a fine of ¥100,000 for the group's refusal to answer some questions put to it by the culture ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-japan-head-fined/ #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #japanesecourts #mext
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ordered the head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church to pay a fine of ¥100,000 for the group's refusal to answer some questions put to it by the culture ministry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-japan-head-fined/ #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #japanesecourts #mext
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan Japan will introduce a new national accreditation system for Japanese-language schools from April in an effort to ensure their quality meets the needs of the country's growing foreign population. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/23/japan/society/japanese-schools-accredidation/ #japan #society #schools #education #mext #language #languageteachers #immigraiton #expats
Japan will introduce a new national accreditation system for Japanese-language schools from April in an effort to ensure their quality meets the needs of the country's growing foreign population. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/23/japan/society/japanese-schools-accredidation/ #japan #society #schools #education #mext #language #languageteachers #immigraiton #expats
thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan The government plans to expand the scope of foreign university students eligible for its scholarships from April to provide more academic opportunities to children of the country's growing number of foreign workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/17/japan/society/foreign-students-scholarships/ #japan #society #students #universities #visas #mext #foreignworkers
The government plans to expand the scope of foreign university students eligible for its scholarships from April to provide more academic opportunities to children of the country's growing number of foreign workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/17/japan/society/foreign-students-scholarships/ #japan #society #students #universities #visas #mext #foreignworkers
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan The Japanese government received approval from an advisory panel of experts for its plan to designate the Unification Church as a religious corporation subject to stricter monitoring of its assets under a special law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/06/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-stricter-scrutiny/ #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #mext #japanesecourts
The Japanese government received approval from an advisory panel of experts for its plan to designate the Unification Church as a religious corporation subject to stricter monitoring of its assets under a special law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/06/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-stricter-scrutiny/ #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #mext #japanesecourts
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan Japan has issued an urgent notice to schools after a first grader choked to death on a boiled quail egg served at lunch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/28/japan/society/boy-dies-suffocation-school-lunch/ #japan #society #schools #children #food #mext
Japan has issued an urgent notice to schools after a first grader choked to death on a boiled quail egg served at lunch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/28/japan/society/boy-dies-suffocation-school-lunch/ #japan #society #schools #children #food #mext
thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan A government scheme to drive digitalization in classrooms has seen an insufficient percentage of students utilizing newly provided digital devices on a daily basis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/25/japan/society/teachers-digitalization-drive/ #japan #society #informationtecnology #schools #education #mext
A government scheme to drive digitalization in classrooms has seen an insufficient percentage of students utilizing newly provided digital devices on a daily basis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/25/japan/society/teachers-digitalization-drive/ #japan #society #informationtecnology #schools #education #mext
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan Only 20% of Japanese public high schools have quotas for accepting foreign students in entrance exams for the academic year starting April, a Kyodo News survey showed, despite the government's guidance to introduce such special entry frameworks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/04/japan/japan-foreign-student-quotas/?utm_content=buffer55b9a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #schools #students #mext #surveys
Only 20% of Japanese public high schools have quotas for accepting foreign students in entrance exams for the academic year starting April, a Kyodo News survey showed, despite the government's guidance to introduce such special entry frameworks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/04/japan/japan-foreign-student-quotas/?utm_content=buffer55b9a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #schools #students #mext #surveys
thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan The number of teachers who took leave due to mental illness at public schools in Japan climbed to a record high in fiscal 2022, with an increased workload amid the COVID-19 pandemic cited as a possible factor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/03/japan/teachers-mental-health-leave/?utm_content=bufferfc81a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #teachers #students #schools #mext #education #children #mentalhealth
The number of teachers who took leave due to mental illness at public schools in Japan climbed to a record high in fiscal 2022, with an increased workload amid the COVID-19 pandemic cited as a possible factor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/03/japan/teachers-mental-health-leave/?utm_content=bufferfc81a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #teachers #students #schools #mext #education #children #mentalhealth
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan A little under half of takers passed this year's national bar exam. For decades the rate was much lower, but the improvement has cost several regulatory blunders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/11/20/japan/japan-bar-exam-pass-rate/?utm_content=buffer35946&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #education #law #universities #mext #justiceministry
A little under half of takers passed this year's national bar exam. For decades the rate was much lower, but the improvement has cost several regulatory blunders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2023/11/20/japan/japan-bar-exam-pass-rate/?utm_content=buffer35946&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #commentary #japan #education #law #universities #mext #justiceministry
thejapantimes, 6 months ago to business The government plans to establish a new ¥1 trillion ($6.6 billion) fund in a bid to develop the country’s outer space industry, as starry-eyed officials push to enhance Japan’s capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/13/japan-space-business-budget/?utm_content=buffer308b5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #jaxa #space #astronomy #budgets #mext
The government plans to establish a new ¥1 trillion ($6.6 billion) fund in a bid to develop the country’s outer space industry, as starry-eyed officials push to enhance Japan’s capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/13/japan-space-business-budget/?utm_content=buffer308b5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #jaxa #space #astronomy #budgets #mext
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan The Unification Church plans to propose a system in which it entrusts up to ¥10 billion to the government to compensate former followers for the damage they claim to have suffered. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/06/japan/society/unification-church-compensation-proposal/?utm_content=bufferb5a2c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #unificationchurch #japanesecourts #mext
The Unification Church plans to propose a system in which it entrusts up to ¥10 billion to the government to compensate former followers for the damage they claim to have suffered. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/06/japan/society/unification-church-compensation-proposal/?utm_content=bufferb5a2c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #unificationchurch #japanesecourts #mext
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan Two opposition parties are calling for legislation to ensure that Unification Church assets will be used to help victims of the controversial religious group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/15/japan/politics/unification-church-assets-law/?utm_content=buffer8d73c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #unificationchurch #mext #japanesecourts #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai
Two opposition parties are calling for legislation to ensure that Unification Church assets will be used to help victims of the controversial religious group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/15/japan/politics/unification-church-assets-law/?utm_content=buffer8d73c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #unificationchurch #mext #japanesecourts #ldp #cdp #nipponishinnokai
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan The government sought a court order on Friday to strip the Unification Church of its religious corporation status. What’s next for the organization? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/13/japan/explainer/unification-church-explainer/?utm_content=buffera48bf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #explainer #unificationchurch #shinzoabeassassination #japanesecourts #mext
The government sought a court order on Friday to strip the Unification Church of its religious corporation status. What’s next for the organization? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/13/japan/explainer/unification-church-explainer/?utm_content=buffera48bf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #explainer #unificationchurch #shinzoabeassassination #japanesecourts #mext
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan The education ministry on Thursday sent out to Tokyo District Court a notice asking it to impose an administrative fine on the religious group known as the Unification Church. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/08/japan/unification-church-education-ministry-court/?utm_content=bufferd8054&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #unificationchurch #mext #japanesecourts
The education ministry on Thursday sent out to Tokyo District Court a notice asking it to impose an administrative fine on the religious group known as the Unification Church. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/08/japan/unification-church-education-ministry-court/?utm_content=bufferd8054&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #unificationchurch #mext #japanesecourts
thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan When the education ministry named Tohoku University as the first recipient of a ¥10 trillion new university endowment fund, it came as a shock to Japan's academic community. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/05/japan/society/tohoku-university-fund/?utm_content=bufferb07b1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #tohokuuniversity #universities #mext #aid #budgets #education
When the education ministry named Tohoku University as the first recipient of a ¥10 trillion new university endowment fund, it came as a shock to Japan's academic community. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/05/japan/society/tohoku-university-fund/?utm_content=bufferb07b1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #tohokuuniversity #universities #mext #aid #budgets #education
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan The government may try to disband the Unification Church after it failed to properly answer questions about its practices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/03/japan/crime-legal/court-order-disband-unification-church/?utm_content=bufferef28a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #mext
The government may try to disband the Unification Church after it failed to properly answer questions about its practices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/03/japan/crime-legal/court-order-disband-unification-church/?utm_content=bufferef28a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #mext
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan Tohoku University has been conditionally selected as the first recipient of subsidies under Japan's Universities for International Research Excellence scheme, the education ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/01/japan/tohoku-university-research-fund/?utm_content=buffere2872&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #tohokuuniversity #universities #mext #aid #budgets
Tohoku University has been conditionally selected as the first recipient of subsidies under Japan's Universities for International Research Excellence scheme, the education ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/01/japan/tohoku-university-research-fund/?utm_content=buffere2872&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #tohokuuniversity #universities #mext #aid #budgets
thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan An advisory panel for Japan's education minister has proposed a plan to check classroom hours at all public elementary and junior high schools as part of working style reform for teachers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/28/japan/classroom-hours-check/?utm_content=buffer5cc1f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #education #schools #teachers #mext
An advisory panel for Japan's education minister has proposed a plan to check classroom hours at all public elementary and junior high schools as part of working style reform for teachers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/28/japan/classroom-hours-check/?utm_content=buffer5cc1f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #education #schools #teachers #mext