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Members of the Kokugakuin University 身endan cheer group perform during a competition between university cheerleading squads in Tokyo on June 3.
SPORTS
Jul 23, 2023
Japan＊s macho cheerleaders fight to save a tradition
Dressed in old-fashioned, school-style uniforms, cheering squads are a mass of black at college baseball games as they shout out chants and bang taiko drums.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2020
The shape of post-pandemic university education
Will online teaching and distance learning become the ＆new normal＊?
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Jun 13, 2018
Private-sector test results to account for 20% of national university English entrance exam scores
The Japan Association of National Universities (JANU) has adopted its new English proficiency benchmarks for entry into state-run universities, which now measure English speaking and writing skills, giving high school students a better grasp of the language before entering college.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2017
Free college helps the rich the most
Making college free for all isn＊t the right way to insure poor students have access to higher education.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 8, 2017
Higher education keeps overreaching
Since the mid-2000s, the number of Japanese people who turn 18 in a given year has remained constant at about 1.2 million. That will change with the high school graduating class of 2018, which will be smaller than the class of 2017.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / EXPLAINER
Feb 6, 2017
State-backed scholarship program to open doors to university
The government will soon launch the first state-backed scholarships in an effort to make universities more accessible as more students face financial difficulties to pursue higher education.
EDITORIALS
Jan 3, 2017
State-sponsored scholarships
The launch of government-sponsored university scholarships for financially challenged students is a meaningful first step, but it needs to be expanded.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / EXPLAINER
Oct 31, 2016
The bright side, and dark, of Japan＊s university beauty contests
On Oct. 4, Keio University in Tokyo announced that a student group responsible for organizing its annual beauty pageant had been ordered to disband for conducting ※dangerous acts,§ including forcing minors to drink.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2016
Pakistan Taliban kill at least 19 as they storm university
Islamist Taliban militants stormed a university in volatile northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens as the army hunted for any gunmen still holed up on the campus, officials said.
Japan Times
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Nov 13, 2015
Nationwide curriculum to end free-for-all in English teacher training
Fed up with the low English proficiency of the many educators who teach the language, the education ministry decides to standardize the curriculum for training courses in universities.
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Oct 2, 2014
Four Japanese universities slip in annual global ranking
The University of Tokyo holds onto its title as Asia＊s No. 1 institution of higher learning while four of its domestic contemporaries lose ground.
Japan Times
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Sep 24, 2014
Tsukuba University climbs to 13th in global new university rankings
The University of Tsukuba has been rated the 13th best new university worldwide, in a ranking that compares the merits of such institutions set up within the past 50 years.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2014
Speech rules turn college into no-thought zone
In the U.S., vague bans on ＆offensive＊ language and other ＆politically correct＊ measures that most people think of when they imagine college speech codes are increasingly being joined by quarantine policies that restrict all student speech, regardless of its content.
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Mar 6, 2014
University of Tokyo still Asia＊s top-ranked institution of learning: survey
The University of Tokyo remained the most prestigious Asian institution of higher education in an annual university reputation survey released Wednesday.
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Feb 27, 2014
Parents up allowances to university students: poll
Monthly allowances sent by parents to university students living away from home increased last year for the first time in seven years, according to a survey on college life.
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Feb 13, 2014
Job hunters: No OT pay a key trait of ＆black companies＊
Not paying overtime is the biggest ※sin§ a potential employer can commit to get labeled as an abusive ※black company§ to be avoided by college students entering the job market, according to a survey of young job hunters.
51勛圖厙 / EXPLAINER
Dec 2, 2013
Entrance exams get failing grade
National university exams are notorious for their emphasis on book learning.
51勛圖厙 / EXPLAINER
Oct 28, 2013
Online courses: Collegiate equalizer?
The latest trend in online education is taking the academic world by storm.
Japan Times
51勛圖厙 / EXPLAINER
Sep 16, 2013
TEAP stresses pragmatic approach
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s Liberal Democratic Party forges ahead with its strategy of nurturing ※internationally minded§ talent to aid economic growth, the prospect that students＊ scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) will be used as criteria for entering university looms increasingly...
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo＊s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo＊s ＆stadium of desire＊

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan＊s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan＊s utility poles won＊t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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